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
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grateful Apparition
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
71%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Nested Shambler
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Drown in Ichor
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Dispute
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Village Rites
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Skullclamp
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Cathar Commando
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Viscera Seer
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Sun Titan
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Teysa Karlov
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Spirited Companion
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Accursed Marauder
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Flickerwisp
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
23%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
22%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Corpse Knight
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Timeline Culler
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Restoration Angel
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Sarevok, Deathbringer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Carrion Feeder
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Company Commander
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dockside Chef
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Judge Magister Gabranth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Guardian of Ghirapur
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Plaguecrafter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Vampire Gourmand
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Despark
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Grim Affliction
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Unbounded Potential
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Mortify
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Ephemerate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Fanatical Offering
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Path to Exile
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-30%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Eerie Interlude
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Parting Gust
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Cloudshift
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Spectacular Tactics
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Personify
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Carrion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Semester's End
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Inkshield
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Fracture
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Reprieve
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Guiding Bolt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Flicker of Fate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Strike
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Scorpion's Sting
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Final Vengeance
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Vat Emergence
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Damn
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Eaten Alive
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Lingering Souls
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Forever Young
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Another Round
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Fumigate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Zombify
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Throne of Geth
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Relic Vial
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Contagion Engine
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Noble's Purse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Horn of Valhalla
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Hot Dog Cart
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Nutrient Block
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Hylderblade
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Far Traveler
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Muster the Departed
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Vampiric Rites
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
March of the Canonized
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Teleportation Circle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Legion Loyalty
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Murder Investigation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Life Insurance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Rabble Rousing
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Monologue Tax
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Intangible Virtue
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
True Conviction
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Martyr's Cause
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Tolls of War
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Web Up
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Chorale of the Void
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Aang's Iceberg
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Westvale Abbey
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
High Market
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Minas Tirith
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Guildless Commons
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
The Fair Basilica
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Orzhov Signet
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Marble Diamond
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
White Auracite
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Tainted Field
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Caves of Koilos
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-28%synergy
Obscura Storefront
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Heath
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Escape Tunnel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Thriving Heath
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-24%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Shire Terrace
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Promising Vein
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Crystal Grotto
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Esper Panorama
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy