Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Julia Maddalena
Dec 26, 2025
Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Azlask, the Swelling Scourge?
This week on Fire and Ice, Julia breaks down the hot and cold cards for a popular Eldrazi commander: Azlask, the Swelling Scourge.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Daydream
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Restoration Seminar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Erode
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Emeritus of Truce
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Nita, Forum Conciliator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grateful Apparition
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
69%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
62%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Nested Shambler
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Drown in Ichor
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Dispute
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Village Rites
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Cathar Commando
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Skullclamp
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
Pitiless Plunderer
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Viscera Seer
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Flickerwisp
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Accursed Marauder
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Teysa Karlov
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Spirited Companion
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Sun Titan
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Corpse Knight
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Company Commander
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Timeline Culler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Carrion Feeder
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Vampire Gourmand
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sarevok, Deathbringer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Selfless Spirit
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Loyal Warhound
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Restoration Angel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Stirring Honormancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Despark
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Path to Exile
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-24%synergy
Grim Affliction
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Mortify
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-0%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Ephemerate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Fanatical Offering
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Cloudshift
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Unbounded Potential
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Inkshield
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Rabid Attack
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Personify
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Eerie Interlude
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Flicker of Fate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Parting Gust
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Altar's Reap
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
The Last Ronin's Technique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Spectacular Tactics
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Guiding Bolt
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Cast Down
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Charm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Semester's End
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Carrion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Szat's Will
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Final Vengeance
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Vat Emergence
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Austere Command
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Shredder's Technique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lingering Souls
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Forever Young
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Another Round
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Fumigate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Zombify
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Noble's Purse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Contagion Engine
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Throne of Geth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Relic Vial
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Horn of Valhalla
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Vampiric Rites
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Muster the Departed
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Far Traveler
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Teleportation Circle
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Murder Investigation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Intangible Virtue
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Gift of Immortality
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-0%synergy
Monologue Tax
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
True Conviction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Legion Loyalty
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Rabble Rousing
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Martyr's Cause
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Airbender Ascension
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Tolls of War
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
9%synergy
High Market
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Minas Tirith
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Guildless Commons
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
The Fair Basilica
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Locket
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Tainted Field
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-0%synergy
Caves of Koilos
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Silence
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Isolated Chapel
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-28%synergy
Obscura Storefront
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Fetid Heath
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Escape Tunnel
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Thriving Heath
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Shire Terrace
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-27%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Brokers Hideout
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Promising Vein
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Esper Panorama
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy