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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Endless Foot Assault
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
4.8%inclusion5 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Personify
2.9%inclusion3 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Shredder, Unrelenting
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
2.4%inclusion5 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grateful Apparition
60%inclusion513 decks852 decks
58%synergy
Nested Shambler
59%inclusion503 decks852 decks
57%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
60%inclusion507 decks852 decks
56%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
58%inclusion492 decks852 decks
53%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
56%inclusion449 decks795 decks
52%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
52%inclusion442 decks852 decks
49%synergy
Drown in Ichor
51%inclusion438 decks852 decks
49%synergy
Karn's Bastion
48%inclusion412 decks852 decks
43%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
40%inclusion339 decks852 decks
37%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
37%inclusion311 decks852 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion492 decks852 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
56%inclusion473 decks852 decks
34%synergy
Village Rites
45%inclusion384 decks852 decks
23%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion361 decks852 decks
-7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion360 decks852 decks
29%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion338 decks852 decks
24%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
39%inclusion335 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
39%inclusion329 decks852 decks
19%synergy
Sun Titan
38%inclusion324 decks852 decks
26%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
37%inclusion317 decks852 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
7.4%inclusion63 decks852 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
36%inclusion307 decks852 decks
15%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
35%inclusion299 decks852 decks
31%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
35%inclusion296 decks852 decks
33%synergy
Spirited Companion
33%inclusion282 decks852 decks
28%synergy
Cathar Commando
32%inclusion275 decks852 decks
25%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
31%inclusion266 decks852 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion259 decks852 decks
19%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
29%inclusion245 decks852 decks
19%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
28%inclusion239 decks852 decks
27%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
27%inclusion228 decks852 decks
10%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
26%inclusion225 decks852 decks
25%synergy
Selfless Spirit
25%inclusion214 decks852 decks
14%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
25%inclusion209 decks835 decks
21%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
24%inclusion67 decks280 decks
16%synergy
Accursed Marauder
24%inclusion187 decks791 decks
16%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
23%inclusion66 decks283 decks
22%synergy
Flickerwisp
23%inclusion196 decks852 decks
19%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
22%inclusion189 decks852 decks
18%synergy
Daxos the Returned
22%inclusion188 decks852 decks
21%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
22%inclusion188 decks852 decks
17%synergy
Company Commander
21%inclusion176 decks852 decks
19%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
21%inclusion152 decks739 decks
19%synergy
Teysa Karlov
20%inclusion170 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
19%inclusion158 decks852 decks
-1%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
18%inclusion157 decks852 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion157 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Corpse Knight
18%inclusion152 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
17%inclusion149 decks852 decks
15%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
17%inclusion148 decks852 decks
17%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
17%inclusion147 decks852 decks
1%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
17%inclusion146 decks852 decks
-9%synergy
Restoration Angel
17%inclusion144 decks852 decks
13%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion142 decks852 decks
-6%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion141 decks852 decks
8%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
16%inclusion136 decks852 decks
14%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
16%inclusion135 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
16%inclusion133 decks852 decks
14%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion131 decks852 decks
-16%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion129 decks852 decks
10%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
15%inclusion126 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
15%inclusion127 decks852 decks
8%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion125 decks852 decks
10%synergy
Charming Prince
14%inclusion123 decks852 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
14%inclusion123 decks852 decks
2%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
14%inclusion120 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
14%inclusion40 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
14%inclusion116 decks852 decks
7%synergy
Doomed Traveler
13%inclusion115 decks852 decks
7%synergy
Skullport Merchant
13%inclusion114 decks852 decks
13%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
13%inclusion112 decks852 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Ephemerate
36%inclusion306 decks852 decks
29%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion279 decks852 decks
22%synergy
Despark
31%inclusion261 decks852 decks
0%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
28%inclusion242 decks852 decks
27%synergy
Cloudshift
28%inclusion236 decks852 decks
22%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion198 decks852 decks
-1%synergy
Inkshield
22%inclusion188 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
21%inclusion182 decks852 decks
-19%synergy
Unbounded Potential
17%inclusion145 decks852 decks
16%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
17%inclusion143 decks852 decks
15%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion134 decks852 decks
-7%synergy
Fracture
15%inclusion132 decks852 decks
-4%synergy
Eerie Interlude
15%inclusion129 decks852 decks
10%synergy
Flicker of Fate
15%inclusion124 decks852 decks
11%synergy
Grim Affliction
12%inclusion105 decks852 decks
12%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
12%inclusion99 decks852 decks
9%synergy
Fanatical Offering
12%inclusion98 decks852 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion92 decks852 decks
-3%synergy
Secure the Wastes
10%inclusion86 decks852 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion84 decks852 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion81 decks852 decks
-2%synergy
Akroma's Will
9.4%inclusion80 decks852 decks
3%synergy
Semester's End
9.0%inclusion77 decks852 decks
7%synergy
Parting Gust
9.0%inclusion67 decks747 decks
5%synergy
Scrollshift
8.6%inclusion73 decks852 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.2%inclusion65 decks796 decks
-4%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
8.0%inclusion68 decks852 decks
7%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.9%inclusion67 decks852 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.7%inclusion57 decks852 decks
1%synergy
Long Road Home
6.3%inclusion54 decks852 decks
6%synergy
Utter End
6.3%inclusion54 decks852 decks
-6%synergy
Grand Crescendo
6.3%inclusion54 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.2%inclusion49 decks796 decks
-1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.1%inclusion52 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.9%inclusion47 decks795 decks
4%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
5.4%inclusion46 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
5.4%inclusion46 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.3%inclusion45 decks852 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
5.3%inclusion45 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.0%inclusion43 decks852 decks
3%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.0%inclusion43 decks852 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
30%inclusion259 decks852 decks
12%synergy
Damn
24%inclusion204 decks852 decks
-9%synergy
Austere Command
24%inclusion203 decks852 decks
6%synergy
Vat Emergence
21%inclusion177 decks852 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion150 decks852 decks
0%synergy
Martial Coup
12%inclusion103 decks852 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion100 decks852 decks
-6%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion99 decks852 decks
2%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion73 decks680 decks
9%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
11%inclusion91 decks852 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion85 decks852 decks
-2%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
8.9%inclusion76 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.6%inclusion73 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.7%inclusion66 decks852 decks
-2%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
7.6%inclusion65 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
7.4%inclusion63 decks852 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.2%inclusion61 decks852 decks
0%synergy
Lingering Souls
7.0%inclusion60 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
6.6%inclusion56 decks852 decks
-1%synergy
Cut a Deal
5.3%inclusion45 decks852 decks
3%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.3%inclusion45 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
5.3%inclusion45 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Spread the Sickness
5.2%inclusion44 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
35%inclusion295 decks852 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion162 decks852 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion125 decks852 decks
-11%synergy
Noble's Purse
14%inclusion123 decks852 decks
14%synergy
Throne of Geth
14%inclusion119 decks852 decks
12%synergy
Contagion Clasp
13%inclusion115 decks852 decks
13%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion105 decks852 decks
7%synergy
Relic Vial
11%inclusion93 decks852 decks
9%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
9.4%inclusion80 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.7%inclusion74 decks852 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
8.2%inclusion70 decks852 decks
8%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.1%inclusion69 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.0%inclusion60 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.7%inclusion57 decks852 decks
2%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.7%inclusion57 decks852 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.6%inclusion56 decks852 decks
-13%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.5%inclusion55 decks852 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.3%inclusion54 decks852 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.1%inclusion52 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.7%inclusion35 decks612 decks
5%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
5.2%inclusion44 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
30%inclusion259 decks852 decks
29%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion191 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion161 decks852 decks
-11%synergy
Far Traveler
16%inclusion137 decks852 decks
14%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
16%inclusion136 decks852 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion135 decks852 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion132 decks852 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion116 decks852 decks
6%synergy
Teleportation Circle
14%inclusion116 decks852 decks
9%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
13%inclusion107 decks852 decks
7%synergy
Muster the Departed
12%inclusion97 decks787 decks
11%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
11%inclusion95 decks852 decks
8%synergy
Tolls of War
10%inclusion18 decks176 decks
9%synergy
Felidar Retreat
10%inclusion86 decks852 decks
7%synergy
Rabble Rousing
10%inclusion82 decks852 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.2%inclusion73 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.8%inclusion75 decks852 decks
8%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.6%inclusion73 decks852 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.6%inclusion73 decks852 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Grace
8.2%inclusion70 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Airbender Ascension
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.4%inclusion63 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
7.0%inclusion60 decks852 decks
2%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.9%inclusion59 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
5%synergy
Intangible Virtue
6.6%inclusion56 decks852 decks
2%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
6.0%inclusion51 decks852 decks
6%synergy
Legion Loyalty
5.8%inclusion49 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Life Insurance
5.8%inclusion49 decks852 decks
2%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.8%inclusion49 decks852 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
5.6%inclusion48 decks852 decks
-1%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
5.5%inclusion38 decks688 decks
4%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.5%inclusion47 decks852 decks
3%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.0%inclusion23 decks460 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
9.0%inclusion77 decks852 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
17%inclusion144 decks852 decks
14%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
12%inclusion104 decks852 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
10%inclusion85 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
5.4%inclusion46 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.0%inclusion43 decks852 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
39%inclusion329 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion303 decks852 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion234 decks852 decks
8%synergy
High Market
19%inclusion165 decks852 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
18%inclusion51 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
15%inclusion128 decks852 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion117 decks852 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion115 decks852 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion98 decks852 decks
6%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
9.3%inclusion79 decks852 decks
7%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
8.5%inclusion35 decks412 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.4%inclusion63 decks852 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion61 decks852 decks
-1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.0%inclusion60 decks852 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.8%inclusion58 decks852 decks
-14%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.7%inclusion57 decks852 decks
6%synergy
The Fair Basilica
6.6%inclusion56 decks852 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.5%inclusion55 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.3%inclusion54 decks852 decks
3%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.1%inclusion52 decks852 decks
-1%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.1%inclusion52 decks852 decks
0%synergy
Fountainport
6.1%inclusion45 decks740 decks
3%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.0%inclusion43 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion664 decks852 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion644 decks852 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion471 decks852 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion423 decks852 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
41%inclusion347 decks852 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion258 decks852 decks
14%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
17%inclusion87 decks510 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion143 decks852 decks
11%synergy
Marble Diamond
16%inclusion133 decks852 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion133 decks852 decks
-5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion123 decks852 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion121 decks852 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.5%inclusion72 decks852 decks
-6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.1%inclusion52 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion844 decks852 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion842 decks852 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion720 decks852 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
59%inclusion503 decks852 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
59%inclusion502 decks852 decks
38%synergy
Isolated Chapel
52%inclusion446 decks852 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion402 decks852 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Field
47%inclusion397 decks852 decks
-5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion381 decks852 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Silence
42%inclusion354 decks852 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion320 decks852 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion299 decks852 decks
-6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
30%inclusion253 decks852 decks
26%synergy
Godless Shrine
28%inclusion235 decks852 decks
-23%synergy
Fetid Heath
23%inclusion192 decks852 decks
-17%synergy
Vault of Champions
23%inclusion192 decks852 decks
-17%synergy
Scoured Barrens
22%inclusion188 decks852 decks
-2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
21%inclusion175 decks852 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion162 decks852 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion161 decks852 decks
-6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
18%inclusion157 decks852 decks
-16%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion148 decks852 decks
-12%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
16%inclusion137 decks852 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion125 decks852 decks
-9%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion108 decks852 decks
-3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion97 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
12%inclusion103 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
11%inclusion97 decks852 decks
-10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
11%inclusion96 decks852 decks
-11%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion95 decks852 decks
9%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion88 decks852 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
10%inclusion50 decks511 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion81 decks852 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.2%inclusion73 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Silent Clearing
9.2%inclusion78 decks852 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.7%inclusion74 decks852 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.2%inclusion65 decks796 decks
-4%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.1%inclusion69 decks852 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.8%inclusion65 decks835 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
7.5%inclusion64 decks852 decks
4%synergy
Promising Vein
7.2%inclusion61 decks852 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.1%inclusion56 decks791 decks
0%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.8%inclusion58 decks852 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.9%inclusion50 decks852 decks
1%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.8%inclusion49 decks852 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.2%inclusion44 decks852 decks
-1%synergy