Aegar, the Freezing Flame (Commander) - Burn

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Joshua Wood
Jul 6, 2023
Nearly Identical - Adeliz or Balmor?
What makes these two Izzet spellslinger commanders unique? Who will come out on top as the better pick? Joshua is here to find out!
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Battle of Frost and Fire
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Chain Reaction
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Sunrise Sovereign
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Toralf, God of Fury
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17%synergy
Surtr, Fiery Jötun
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Shatterskull Charger
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Stormcatch Mentor
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Roaming Throne
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
Guttersnipe
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Archaeomancer
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Bearer of the Heavens
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Crush Underfoot
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Counterspell
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Fall of the Hammer
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Negate
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Wizard's Retort
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Chaos Warp
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Starstorm
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Ghostfire Slice
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Comet Storm
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Delayed Blast Fireball
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Demon Bolt
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Izzet Charm
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Electrodominance
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Soul Sear
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Lightning Axe
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Saw It Coming
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Soul's Fire
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Fiery Annihilation
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Opt
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Behold the Multiverse
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
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Bolt Bend
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3%synergy
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Fires of Victory
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6%synergy
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Fire Giant's Fury
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41%synergy
Hell to Pay
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Star of Extinction
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Flame Slash
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Mana Geyser
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Calamity of Cinders
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Ill-Timed Explosion
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27%synergy
Scorching Shot
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22%synergy
Ravenform
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17%synergy
Storm's Wrath
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Vandalblast
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Jaya's Immolating Inferno
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Crush the Weak
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Chandra's Ignition
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Waltz of Rage
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Roast
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14%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
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13%synergy
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Expressive Iteration
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Giant's Ire
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11%synergy
Immolating Gyre
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8%synergy
Nahiri's Warcrafting
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10%synergy
Torch the Witness
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Crackle with Power
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1%synergy
Disaster Radius
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9%synergy
Ponder
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Faithless Looting
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Brotherhood's End
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8%synergy
Beacon Bolt
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7%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
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6%synergy
Preordain
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Volcanic Vision
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5%synergy
Meteor Swarm
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7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
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Treasure Cruise
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Hour of Devastation
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5%synergy
Earthquake
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4%synergy
Step Through
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5%synergy
Lava Coil
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5%synergy
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Magmatic Galleon
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35%synergy
Giant's Amulet
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33%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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10%synergy
Herald's Horn
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18%synergy
Magebane Armor
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16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-8%synergy
Ruby Medallion
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6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-14%synergy
Mithril Coat
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10%synergy
Urza's Incubator
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13%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
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7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
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7%synergy
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Invasion of the Giants
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56%synergy
Warstorm Surge
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35%synergy
Giant's Grasp
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36%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
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33%synergy
Wizard Class
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23%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
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22%synergy
Repercussion
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20%synergy
City on Fire
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13%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
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17%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
11%inclusion49 decks461 decks
3%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
9.5%inclusion23 decks243 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.9%inclusion28 decks315 decks
1%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.6%inclusion35 decks461 decks
-13%synergy
Fiery Inscription
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-4%synergy
Double Vision
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3%synergy
Molten Echoes
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6%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
6.7%inclusion31 decks461 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
6.5%inclusion30 decks461 decks
6%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
5.8%inclusion15 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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15%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
43%inclusion196 decks461 decks
41%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
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30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
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4%synergy
Temple of the False God
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6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
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3%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
12%inclusion55 decks461 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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-7%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
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1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
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-2%synergy
Restless Spire
7.6%inclusion35 decks461 decks
3%synergy
Rivendell
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3%synergy
Forgotten Cave
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0%synergy
Three Tree City
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4%synergy
Castle Vantress
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0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
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1%synergy
Izzet Signet
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15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
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12%synergy
Thought Vessel
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25%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion181 decks461 decks
14%synergy
Fire Diamond
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23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-4%synergy
Sky Diamond
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18%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
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16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
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2%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
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5%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.5%inclusion30 decks461 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Locket
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2%synergy
Hedron Archive
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1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
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0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
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0%synergy
Island
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Mountain
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-12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
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3%synergy
Shivan Reef
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2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
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20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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47%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
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6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion217 decks461 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
41%inclusion191 decks461 decks
1%synergy
Training Center
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-8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
34%inclusion156 decks461 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion147 decks461 decks
15%synergy
Steam Vents
31%inclusion145 decks461 decks
-16%synergy
Volatile Fjord
26%inclusion122 decks461 decks
21%synergy
Ferrous Lake
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2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
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7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion114 decks461 decks
7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
22%inclusion101 decks461 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion95 decks461 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion94 decks461 decks
-13%synergy
Fiery Islet
18%inclusion81 decks461 decks
-9%synergy
Thundering Falls
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-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion74 decks461 decks
4%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion74 decks461 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
15%inclusion70 decks461 decks
13%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
15%inclusion68 decks461 decks
10%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
14%inclusion66 decks461 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion66 decks461 decks
12%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
13%inclusion60 decks461 decks
11%synergy
Volcanic Island
11%inclusion52 decks461 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion48 decks461 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion35 decks348 decks
-7%synergy
Prismari Campus
9.3%inclusion43 decks461 decks
4%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
8.9%inclusion41 decks461 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.6%inclusion35 decks461 decks
-1%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.6%inclusion35 decks461 decks
5%synergy
Highland Lake
7.2%inclusion33 decks461 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
6.9%inclusion32 decks461 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.9%inclusion32 decks461 decks
6%synergy
Eroded Canyon
6.5%inclusion26 decks397 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.9%inclusion27 decks461 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.6%inclusion26 decks461 decks
3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
5.2%inclusion24 decks461 decks
-5%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.2%inclusion24 decks461 decks
2%synergy