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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.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grateful Apparition
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Nested Shambler
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Drown in Ichor
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
46%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Dispute
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Village Rites
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-24%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Call for Unity
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Reassembling Skeleton
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Teysa Karlov
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Cathar Commando
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Sun Titan
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Viscera Seer
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Timeline Culler
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Corpse Knight
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Flickerwisp
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Claim Jumper
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Spirited Companion
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Sarevok, Deathbringer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Restoration Angel
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Carrion Feeder
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Marauder
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Dockside Chef
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
High-Society Hunter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Selfless Spirit
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Guardian of Ghirapur
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Company Commander
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Priest of Ancient Lore
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Despark
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Grim Affliction
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Ephemerate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Fanatical Offering
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Mortify
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Parting Gust
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Cloudshift
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Path to Exile
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-36%synergy
Unbounded Potential
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fracture
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Spectacular Tactics
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Raise the Alarm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Altar's Reap
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Guiding Bolt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Eerie Interlude
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Carrion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Flicker of Fate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Semester's End
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Inkshield
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Strike
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Scorpion's Sting
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Coordinated Maneuver
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Damn
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Final Vengeance
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Vat Emergence
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Come Back Wrong
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Lingering Souls
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Fumigate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Zombify
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Another Round
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Noble's Purse
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Contagion Clasp
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Relic Vial
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Throne of Geth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Contagion Engine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Fountainport Bell
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Horn of Valhalla
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Hylderblade
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Hot Dog Cart
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Nutrient Block
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Muster the Departed
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Rites
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Far Traveler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Murder Investigation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
March of the Canonized
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Legion Loyalty
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Martyr's Cause
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Tolls of War
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rabble Rousing
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Intangible Virtue
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Chorale of the Void
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Web Up
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Champions from Beyond
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Static Snare
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-26%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Guildless Commons
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
High Market
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
The Dross Pits
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Nesting Grounds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Minas Tirith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
The Fair Basilica
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Orzhov Signet
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Marble Diamond
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
White Auracite
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Evolving Wilds
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Temple of Silence
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Field
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-25%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Obscura Storefront
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Scoured Barrens
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Fetid Heath
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Thriving Heath
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Glasswing Grace
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Escape Tunnel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Shire Terrace
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Esper Panorama
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Grotto
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Neglected Manor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Crossroads Village
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy