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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Cyclone Summoner
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99%synergy
Calamity Bearer
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
95%synergy
Squash
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
91%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
86%synergy
Invasion of the Giants
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
83%synergy
Glimpse the Cosmos
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
83%synergy
Quakebringer
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
83%synergy
Boldwyr Aggressor
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83%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
82%synergy
Surtland Flinger
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
79%synergy
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Bonecrusher Giant
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
79%synergy
Thundercloud Shaman
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
79%synergy
Inferno Titan
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
75%synergy
Borderland Behemoth
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
75%synergy
Battle of Frost and Fire
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75%synergy
Surtland Elementalist
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
75%synergy
Sunrise Sovereign
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75%synergy
Tectonic Giant
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
71%synergy
Stinkdrinker Daredevil
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71%synergy
Frost Titan
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71%synergy
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Basalt Ravager
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
71%synergy
Prophetic Titan
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Archmage of Runes
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Hamletback Goliath
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
60%synergy
Giant Harbinger
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Warchief Giant
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Galvanic Giant
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Taurean Mauler
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Titan of Littjara
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Crystalline Giant
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodfire Colossus
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Brambleback Brute
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Cinderheart Giant
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Firbolg Flutist
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Grabby Giant
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Two-Headed Hunter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Surtr, Fiery Jötun
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Shatterskull Charger
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Stoneshock Giant
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Two-Headed Giant
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Magma Giant
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Hill Gigas
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Furystoke Giant
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Beluna's Gatekeeper
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Frostfist Strider
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Doomskar Titan
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-31%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-26%synergy
Guttersnipe
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Akroan Horse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Hammerfist Giant
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Iron-Fist Pulverizer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Crush Underfoot
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Giantfall
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Bolt
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Wizard's Retort
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Fall of the Hammer
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Flame of Anor
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Starstorm
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Comet Storm
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Electrodominance
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Soul's Fire
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Demon Bolt
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Saw It Coming
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-24%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-32%synergy
Invert Polarity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Skred
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Graven Lore
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Soul Sear
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Frost Bite
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Rage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Heat Ray
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Annul
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Twinferno
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Invert // Invent
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6%synergy
Depart the Realm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fire // Ice
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6%synergy
Fires of Victory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
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6%synergy
Lightning Strike
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Witchstalker Frenzy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Ashling's Command
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
61%synergy
Chain Reaction
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Fire Giant's Fury
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Hell to Pay
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Mana Geyser
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Star of Extinction
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Calamity of Cinders
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Flame Slash
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Volcanic Salvo
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Orbital Plunge
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Disaster Radius
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Nahiri's Warcrafting
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Giant's Ire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Soul Immolation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Insult // Injury
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Crush the Weak
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Torch the Witness
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Tundra Fumarole
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Meteor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-26%synergy
Waltz of Rage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Scorching Shot
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Pyroclasm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Vision
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Giant's Amulet
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Herald's Horn
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Urza's Incubator
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Magmatic Galleon
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Gathering Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Rimefire Torque
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
The Fire Crystal
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Armillary Sphere
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Magebane Armor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Warstorm Surge
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Giant's Grasp
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Wizard Class
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Collective Inferno
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Molten Echoes
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Kindred Discovery
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sorcerer Class
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Double Vision
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Call to the Kindred
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Repercussion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Royal Scions
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Forgotten Cave
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Faceless Haven
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Restless Spire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Secret Tunnel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Signet
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Vessel
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Fire Diamond
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Patchwork Banner
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Replicating Ring
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-24%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Island
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Mountain
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
66%synergy
Sulfur Falls
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Fjord
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Steam Vents
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Training Center
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Fiery Islet
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Prismari Campus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Shimmerdrift Vale
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Highland Lake
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Eroded Canyon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy