Aegar, the Freezing Flame (Commander) - Core Giants

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Invasion of the Giants
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Calamity Bearer
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Cyclone Summoner
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Surtland Flinger
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
91%synergy
Battle of Frost and Fire
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
91%synergy
Squash
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
91%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
90%synergy
Borderland Behemoth
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
83%synergy
Surtland Elementalist
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
83%synergy
Thundercloud Shaman
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
83%synergy
Top Cards
Glimpse the Cosmos
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
83%synergy
Basalt Ravager
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
83%synergy
Quakebringer
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
83%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
82%synergy
Tectonic Giant
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Frost Titan
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Sunrise Sovereign
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Inferno Titan
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Stinkdrinker Daredevil
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Crush Underfoot
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Creatures
Prophetic Titan
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Giant Harbinger
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Archmage of Runes
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Warchief Giant
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Hamletback Goliath
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Galvanic Giant
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Bloodfire Colossus
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Titan of Littjara
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Taurean Mauler
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Hill Gigas
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Cinderheart Giant
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Crystalline Giant
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Two-Headed Giant
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Surtr, Fiery Jötun
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Shatterskull Charger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Firbolg Flutist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Akroan Horse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Hammerfist Giant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Stoneshock Giant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Grabby Giant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Magma Giant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mercurial Pretender
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Furystoke Giant
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Two-Headed Hunter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Varchild's War-Riders
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Angrath's Marauders
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Patron Wizard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Firebrand Archer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Mercurial Chemister
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Brine Giant
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Beluna's Gatekeeper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Littjara Kinseekers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Boldwyr Intimidator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Boldwyr Heavyweights
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Image
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ascendant Spirit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Inga Rune-Eyes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Comet Storm
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Abrade
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Fall of the Hammer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Wizard's Retort
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Starstorm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Electrodominance
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Demon Bolt
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Chaos Warp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-27%synergy
Graven Lore
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Frost Bite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Soul's Fire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Heat Ray
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Saw It Coming
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Invert // Invent
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Fires of Victory
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Skred
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Conduct Electricity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Offering
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Stonesplitter Bolt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Soul Sear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-26%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Magmatic Sinkhole
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dissolve
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Deliberate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Rage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-36%synergy
Smite the Deathless
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Outmaneuver
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Siege Smash
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Discontinuity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Fateful Showdown
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Twinferno
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Delay
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Blasphemous Act
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Fire Giant's Fury
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Star of Extinction
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Hell to Pay
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Calamity of Cinders
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Disaster Radius
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Insult // Injury
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Nahiri's Warcrafting
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Crush the Weak
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Torch the Witness
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Tundra Fumarole
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Meteor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Waltz of Rage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Volcanic Salvo
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Ravenform
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Volcanic Vision
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Bonfire of the Damned
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lacerate Flesh
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Incite Rebellion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Alchemist's Gambit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Inner Fire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Past in Flames
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Mass Diminish
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Anger of the Gods
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Crash Through
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Thunderwave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Foresee
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rolling Earthquake
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Giant's Ire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Howl of the Horde
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
By Force
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Burn from Within
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Earthquake
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Demise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Crater's Claws
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hour of Devastation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Creative Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Teleportal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Giant's Amulet
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Magmatic Galleon
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Herald's Horn
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Armillary Sphere
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Magebane Armor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
The Fire Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Icebind Pillar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mirror of the Forebears
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sanctuary Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Incubator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hazoret's Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Giant's Grasp
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Warstorm Surge
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Molten Echoes
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Kindred Discovery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Wizard Class
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Double Vision
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Sorcerer Class
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Blood Mist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
City on Fire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mass Hysteria
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Archmage Ascension
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rune of Flight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Future Sight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Marit Lage's Slumber
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Call to the Kindred
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ferocity of the Wilds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Repercussion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tibalt, Rakish Instigator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
The Royal Scions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ral Zarek
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Hall of Storm Giants
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Faceless Haven
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Forgotten Cave
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Restless Spire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Scrying Sheets
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Skyline Cascade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mouth of Ronom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Frostwalk Bastion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Sky Diamond
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Fire Diamond
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Thought Vessel
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Replicating Ring
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Locket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Arcum's Astrolabe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Path of Ancestry
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Mountain
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Island
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Volatile Fjord
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Fiery Islet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Shimmerdrift Vale
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Molten Tributary
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Highland Lake
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Steam Vents
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Prismari Campus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-25%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Conduit Pylons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Grotto
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Eroded Canyon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Opal Palace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Training Center
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-35%synergy