Aegar, the Freezing Flame (Commander) - 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
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Calamity Bearer
97%inclusion736 decks760 decks
96%synergy
Cyclone Summoner
95%inclusion719 decks760 decks
93%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
93%inclusion705 decks760 decks
91%synergy
Squash
89%inclusion680 decks760 decks
89%synergy
Thundercloud Shaman
88%inclusion669 decks760 decks
87%synergy
Quakebringer
88%inclusion666 decks760 decks
87%synergy
Sunrise Sovereign
87%inclusion658 decks760 decks
86%synergy
Stinkdrinker Daredevil
86%inclusion654 decks760 decks
85%synergy
Inferno Titan
85%inclusion648 decks760 decks
84%synergy
Glimpse the Cosmos
83%inclusion628 decks760 decks
82%synergy
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Tectonic Giant
83%inclusion629 decks760 decks
82%synergy
Basalt Ravager
82%inclusion625 decks760 decks
82%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
81%inclusion619 decks760 decks
80%synergy
Borderland Behemoth
81%inclusion613 decks760 decks
80%synergy
Crush Underfoot
79%inclusion603 decks760 decks
79%synergy
Battle of Frost and Fire
79%inclusion597 decks760 decks
78%synergy
Invasion of the Giants
77%inclusion585 decks760 decks
76%synergy
Surtland Elementalist
76%inclusion581 decks760 decks
76%synergy
Surtland Flinger
75%inclusion572 decks760 decks
75%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
70%inclusion533 decks760 decks
67%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion148 decks760 decks
-10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
13%inclusion102 decks760 decks
-13%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion94 decks760 decks
-13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.4%inclusion64 decks760 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Archmage of Runes
70%inclusion166 decks237 decks
58%synergy
Prophetic Titan
69%inclusion528 decks760 decks
69%synergy
Hamletback Goliath
67%inclusion509 decks760 decks
66%synergy
Frost Titan
65%inclusion495 decks760 decks
65%synergy
Giant Harbinger
61%inclusion462 decks760 decks
60%synergy
Warchief Giant
56%inclusion429 decks760 decks
56%synergy
Galvanic Giant
56%inclusion424 decks760 decks
55%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
48%inclusion361 decks760 decks
47%synergy
Crystalline Giant
45%inclusion342 decks760 decks
45%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
42%inclusion317 decks760 decks
24%synergy
Taurean Mauler
31%inclusion235 decks760 decks
30%synergy
Grabby Giant
28%inclusion215 decks760 decks
28%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
28%inclusion214 decks760 decks
27%synergy
Shatterskull Charger
28%inclusion210 decks760 decks
27%synergy
Cinderheart Giant
26%inclusion201 decks760 decks
26%synergy
Titan of Littjara
26%inclusion198 decks760 decks
26%synergy
Surtr, Fiery Jötun
26%inclusion117 decks451 decks
26%synergy
Two-Headed Hunter
24%inclusion180 decks760 decks
23%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
21%inclusion161 decks760 decks
-8%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
21%inclusion160 decks760 decks
21%synergy
Hammerfist Giant
20%inclusion150 decks760 decks
20%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
18%inclusion137 decks760 decks
15%synergy
Hill Gigas
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Firbolg Flutist
16%inclusion123 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Bearer of the Heavens
16%inclusion120 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Magma Giant
16%inclusion119 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Two-Headed Giant
16%inclusion119 decks760 decks
14%synergy
Bloodfire Colossus
15%inclusion115 decks760 decks
15%synergy
Roaming Throne
15%inclusion112 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Doomskar Titan
13%inclusion101 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Furnace Host Charger
13%inclusion95 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
12%inclusion91 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion84 decks760 decks
-18%synergy
Beluna's Gatekeeper
10%inclusion79 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
10%inclusion78 decks760 decks
-24%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion76 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
10%inclusion75 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion74 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Frostfist Strider
8.0%inclusion61 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Anger
7.8%inclusion59 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Iron-Fist Pulverizer
7.6%inclusion43 decks563 decks
7%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.3%inclusion30 decks412 decks
-14%synergy
Wonder
6.4%inclusion49 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Furystoke Giant
6.2%inclusion47 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Rimeshield Frost Giant
5.5%inclusion42 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Stoneshock Giant
5.3%inclusion40 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Zalto, Fire Giant Duke
5.1%inclusion39 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Abrade
67%inclusion509 decks760 decks
47%synergy
Fall of the Hammer
65%inclusion491 decks760 decks
64%synergy
Lightning Bolt
62%inclusion468 decks760 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion445 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
58%inclusion441 decks760 decks
46%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion334 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Wizard's Retort
41%inclusion315 decks760 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion298 decks760 decks
-4%synergy
Starstorm
34%inclusion256 decks760 decks
32%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
33%inclusion249 decks760 decks
31%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
29%inclusion138 decks477 decks
27%synergy
Comet Storm
26%inclusion195 decks760 decks
20%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
25%inclusion187 decks760 decks
21%synergy
Demon Bolt
23%inclusion174 decks760 decks
22%synergy
Saw It Coming
23%inclusion174 decks760 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion154 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Soul's Fire
19%inclusion142 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Electrodominance
16%inclusion124 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion114 decks760 decks
-30%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
14%inclusion32 decks225 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion106 decks760 decks
-15%synergy
Soul Sear
12%inclusion94 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Command
12%inclusion90 decks760 decks
-4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
11%inclusion84 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
11%inclusion82 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Opt
11%inclusion80 decks760 decks
-26%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion80 decks760 decks
-6%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
9.5%inclusion72 decks760 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.9%inclusion68 decks760 decks
-26%synergy
Bolt Bend
8.9%inclusion68 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.8%inclusion67 decks760 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.3%inclusion40 decks483 decks
-8%synergy
Smite the Deathless
8.0%inclusion61 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.0%inclusion38 decks477 decks
-4%synergy
Volcanic Spite
7.9%inclusion60 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Axe
7.5%inclusion57 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Fling
7.4%inclusion56 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Arcbond
7.0%inclusion53 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Witchstalker Frenzy
7.0%inclusion53 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
6.6%inclusion50 decks760 decks
-14%synergy
Volcanic Offering
6.2%inclusion47 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Galvanize
5.8%inclusion39 decks673 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.8%inclusion44 decks760 decks
-4%synergy
Twinferno
5.8%inclusion44 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
5.0%inclusion38 decks760 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
69%inclusion522 decks760 decks
30%synergy
Fire Giant's Fury
59%inclusion449 decks760 decks
59%synergy
Chain Reaction
45%inclusion343 decks760 decks
39%synergy
Hell to Pay
32%inclusion202 decks635 decks
30%synergy
Mana Geyser
31%inclusion237 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Calamity of Cinders
31%inclusion124 decks405 decks
30%synergy
Star of Extinction
26%inclusion200 decks760 decks
26%synergy
Ravenform
23%inclusion173 decks760 decks
20%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
22%inclusion148 decks679 decks
19%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
20%inclusion151 decks760 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion137 decks760 decks
-9%synergy
Waltz of Rage
17%inclusion54 decks312 decks
17%synergy
Crush the Weak
17%inclusion129 decks760 decks
17%synergy
Storm's Wrath
17%inclusion128 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Giant's Ire
16%inclusion125 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Flame Slash
16%inclusion124 decks760 decks
15%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion118 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Orbital Plunge
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Scorching Shot
13%inclusion77 decks580 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion90 decks760 decks
-23%synergy
Disaster Radius
12%inclusion89 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Volcanic Salvo
11%inclusion82 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion81 decks760 decks
-28%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
10%inclusion75 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion74 decks760 decks
-13%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
10%inclusion73 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Vision
6.8%inclusion52 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Distant Melody
6.6%inclusion50 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Torch the Witness
6.2%inclusion42 decks682 decks
6%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.1%inclusion46 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Nahiri's Warcrafting
5.7%inclusion43 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Brotherhood's End
5.5%inclusion42 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Hour of Devastation
5.0%inclusion38 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.0%inclusion38 decks760 decks
-28%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Giant's Amulet
46%inclusion353 decks760 decks
46%synergy
Herald's Horn
38%inclusion289 decks760 decks
36%synergy
Magmatic Galleon
29%inclusion224 decks760 decks
29%synergy
Urza's Incubator
28%inclusion211 decks760 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion188 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion165 decks760 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion135 decks760 decks
-6%synergy
Ruby Medallion
12%inclusion93 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Magebane Armor
11%inclusion87 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.7%inclusion66 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
8.7%inclusion66 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.8%inclusion59 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.8%inclusion44 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
54%inclusion413 decks760 decks
53%synergy
Warstorm Surge
54%inclusion407 decks760 decks
52%synergy
Giant's Grasp
47%inclusion356 decks760 decks
46%synergy
Wizard Class
33%inclusion248 decks760 decks
25%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
21%inclusion160 decks760 decks
18%synergy
City on Fire
17%inclusion126 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Molten Echoes
14%inclusion106 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Kindred Discovery
12%inclusion92 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
10%inclusion75 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion73 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Gimli's Reckless Might
8.8%inclusion67 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
8.8%inclusion27 decks308 decks
7%synergy
Repercussion
8.0%inclusion61 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
7.5%inclusion57 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Call to the Kindred
6.3%inclusion48 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.6%inclusion23 decks412 decks
-2%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
5.4%inclusion41 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Burning Anger
5.0%inclusion38 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Double Vision
5.0%inclusion38 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Royal Scions
5.7%inclusion43 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion492 decks760 decks
15%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
53%inclusion406 decks760 decks
52%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
33%inclusion250 decks760 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion214 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion149 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
13%inclusion98 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion98 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion98 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion79 decks760 decks
-8%synergy
Three Tree City
9.1%inclusion38 decks418 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
6.6%inclusion50 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Restless Spire
6.4%inclusion49 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.3%inclusion48 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.1%inclusion46 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.8%inclusion44 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.7%inclusion43 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion654 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion650 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
72%inclusion548 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
63%inclusion481 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
61%inclusion465 decks760 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion297 decks760 decks
14%synergy
Fire Diamond
30%inclusion231 decks760 decks
22%synergy
Patchwork Banner
28%inclusion116 decks409 decks
26%synergy
Sky Diamond
27%inclusion205 decks760 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion183 decks760 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion165 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion150 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion98 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.2%inclusion55 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.0%inclusion53 decks760 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.1%inclusion46 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Replicating Ring
5.9%inclusion45 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion41 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Mountain
89%inclusion673 decks760 decks
-9%synergy
Island
88%inclusion671 decks760 decks
-10%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion649 decks760 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
68%inclusion513 decks760 decks
54%synergy
Sulfur Falls
65%inclusion496 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
58%inclusion442 decks760 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
56%inclusion428 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion356 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
46%inclusion352 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
41%inclusion308 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion274 decks760 decks
18%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion252 decks760 decks
-10%synergy
Steam Vents
31%inclusion235 decks760 decks
-16%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
29%inclusion219 decks760 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion218 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion202 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Fjord
26%inclusion197 decks760 decks
21%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion156 decks647 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion153 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
20%inclusion151 decks760 decks
-4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion149 decks760 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion148 decks760 decks
-14%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion123 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
16%inclusion123 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion105 decks692 decks
-5%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
13%inclusion102 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion100 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion98 decks760 decks
-14%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
13%inclusion98 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion95 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion86 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
11%inclusion84 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
10%inclusion75 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
9.5%inclusion72 decks760 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.8%inclusion67 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.3%inclusion40 decks483 decks
-8%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.2%inclusion55 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Highland Lake
6.8%inclusion52 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
6.7%inclusion51 decks760 decks
-7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.4%inclusion49 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.8%inclusion44 decks760 decks
-4%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
5.4%inclusion41 decks760 decks
3%synergy