Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Core

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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Endless Foot Assault
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Fix What's Broken
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Daydream
4.8%inclusion2 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Erode
4.8%inclusion2 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Conciliator's Duelist
4.3%inclusion2 decks46 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grateful Apparition
61%inclusion512 decks844 decks
59%synergy
Nested Shambler
59%inclusion499 decks844 decks
57%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
60%inclusion505 decks844 decks
56%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
58%inclusion491 decks844 decks
54%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
57%inclusion470 decks819 decks
53%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
53%inclusion450 decks844 decks
51%synergy
Drown in Ichor
51%inclusion434 decks844 decks
49%synergy
Karn's Bastion
49%inclusion412 decks844 decks
44%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
40%inclusion340 decks844 decks
38%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
36%inclusion304 decks844 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion490 decks844 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
56%inclusion476 decks844 decks
34%synergy
Village Rites
45%inclusion377 decks844 decks
22%synergy
Path to Exile
43%inclusion361 decks844 decks
-7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion358 decks844 decks
29%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion337 decks844 decks
6%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
40%inclusion336 decks844 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
39%inclusion332 decks844 decks
24%synergy
Sun Titan
38%inclusion322 decks844 decks
26%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
37%inclusion315 decks844 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
7.2%inclusion61 decks844 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
36%inclusion308 decks844 decks
16%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
36%inclusion300 decks844 decks
32%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
35%inclusion295 decks844 decks
33%synergy
Cathar Commando
33%inclusion276 decks844 decks
26%synergy
Spirited Companion
33%inclusion275 decks844 decks
28%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
32%inclusion267 decks844 decks
20%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
31%inclusion265 decks844 decks
27%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
30%inclusion252 decks844 decks
21%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
28%inclusion235 decks844 decks
26%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
28%inclusion234 decks844 decks
27%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
27%inclusion226 decks844 decks
10%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
26%inclusion80 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Selfless Spirit
26%inclusion216 decks844 decks
14%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
26%inclusion216 decks844 decks
22%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
25%inclusion79 decks315 decks
24%synergy
Accursed Marauder
24%inclusion196 decks815 decks
17%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
23%inclusion191 decks844 decks
17%synergy
Flickerwisp
23%inclusion190 decks844 decks
19%synergy
Daxos the Returned
22%inclusion188 decks844 decks
21%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
21%inclusion178 decks844 decks
17%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
21%inclusion160 decks763 decks
20%synergy
Teysa Karlov
20%inclusion173 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Company Commander
20%inclusion170 decks844 decks
18%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
19%inclusion157 decks844 decks
2%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion156 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
18%inclusion153 decks844 decks
-2%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
18%inclusion150 decks844 decks
10%synergy
Corpse Knight
18%inclusion148 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion144 decks844 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion143 decks844 decks
-5%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
17%inclusion143 decks844 decks
16%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
17%inclusion142 decks844 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
17%inclusion140 decks844 decks
-9%synergy
Restoration Angel
16%inclusion139 decks844 decks
13%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
16%inclusion138 decks844 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion130 decks844 decks
-15%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
15%inclusion129 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion129 decks844 decks
3%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
15%inclusion127 decks844 decks
3%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion126 decks844 decks
10%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
15%inclusion126 decks844 decks
13%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
14%inclusion122 decks844 decks
9%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
14%inclusion42 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Woe Strider
14%inclusion119 decks844 decks
10%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
14%inclusion119 decks844 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
14%inclusion119 decks844 decks
7%synergy
Charming Prince
14%inclusion117 decks844 decks
10%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
14%inclusion43 decks316 decks
11%synergy
Doomed Traveler
13%inclusion111 decks844 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion107 decks820 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Ephemerate
35%inclusion297 decks844 decks
28%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion282 decks844 decks
23%synergy
Despark
30%inclusion256 decks844 decks
0%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
29%inclusion242 decks844 decks
27%synergy
Cloudshift
27%inclusion228 decks844 decks
21%synergy
Inkshield
23%inclusion194 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion188 decks844 decks
-1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
22%inclusion187 decks844 decks
-19%synergy
Unbounded Potential
17%inclusion141 decks844 decks
16%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
16%inclusion136 decks844 decks
15%synergy
Fracture
16%inclusion136 decks844 decks
-3%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion133 decks844 decks
-7%synergy
Eerie Interlude
15%inclusion123 decks844 decks
10%synergy
Flicker of Fate
14%inclusion116 decks844 decks
10%synergy
Grim Affliction
12%inclusion103 decks844 decks
12%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
11%inclusion97 decks844 decks
8%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion92 decks844 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion90 decks844 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion85 decks844 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion83 decks844 decks
-15%synergy
Akroma's Will
10%inclusion81 decks844 decks
3%synergy
Secure the Wastes
9.5%inclusion80 decks844 decks
6%synergy
Parting Gust
8.8%inclusion68 decks771 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.5%inclusion70 decks820 decks
-4%synergy
Semester's End
8.4%inclusion71 decks844 decks
6%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
7.9%inclusion67 decks844 decks
7%synergy
Scrollshift
7.5%inclusion63 decks844 decks
6%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.5%inclusion63 decks844 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.6%inclusion56 decks844 decks
1%synergy
Utter End
6.5%inclusion55 decks844 decks
-6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.3%inclusion52 decks820 decks
-1%synergy
Grand Crescendo
6.3%inclusion53 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.2%inclusion52 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Long Road Home
6.0%inclusion51 decks844 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.9%inclusion48 decks819 decks
4%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
5.6%inclusion47 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.2%inclusion44 decks844 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.2%inclusion44 decks844 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
5.2%inclusion44 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
5.1%inclusion43 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
32%inclusion270 decks844 decks
14%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion211 decks844 decks
-8%synergy
Austere Command
24%inclusion203 decks844 decks
7%synergy
Vat Emergence
20%inclusion172 decks844 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion146 decks844 decks
-1%synergy
Martial Coup
12%inclusion102 decks844 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion101 decks844 decks
-6%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion97 decks844 decks
2%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion75 decks704 decks
9%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
10%inclusion86 decks844 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion83 decks844 decks
-2%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
8.5%inclusion72 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.1%inclusion68 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.9%inclusion67 decks844 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
7.5%inclusion63 decks844 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.5%inclusion63 decks844 decks
0%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
7.2%inclusion61 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Lingering Souls
6.6%inclusion56 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
6.6%inclusion56 decks844 decks
-1%synergy
Desperate Plea
5.1%inclusion11 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
36%inclusion300 decks844 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion163 decks844 decks
1%synergy
Noble's Purse
14%inclusion121 decks844 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion119 decks844 decks
-11%synergy
Throne of Geth
14%inclusion114 decks844 decks
12%synergy
Contagion Clasp
13%inclusion112 decks844 decks
12%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion102 decks844 decks
7%synergy
Relic Vial
11%inclusion93 decks844 decks
10%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
9.4%inclusion79 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.5%inclusion72 decks844 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.8%inclusion66 decks844 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.8%inclusion66 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.8%inclusion57 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.8%inclusion57 decks844 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.6%inclusion56 decks844 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.4%inclusion54 decks844 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.4%inclusion54 decks844 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.4%inclusion54 decks844 decks
-13%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
5.7%inclusion48 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.6%inclusion36 decks638 decks
5%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
5.2%inclusion44 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
31%inclusion259 decks844 decks
30%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion190 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion166 decks844 decks
-9%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion137 decks844 decks
-6%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
16%inclusion136 decks844 decks
11%synergy
Far Traveler
16%inclusion133 decks844 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion130 decks844 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
15%inclusion124 decks844 decks
7%synergy
Teleportation Circle
14%inclusion114 decks844 decks
9%synergy
Muster the Departed
12%inclusion101 decks811 decks
11%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
12%inclusion101 decks844 decks
7%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
11%inclusion96 decks844 decks
8%synergy
Tolls of War
11%inclusion23 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.3%inclusion76 decks820 decks
1%synergy
Felidar Retreat
9.1%inclusion77 decks844 decks
6%synergy
Rabble Rousing
9.0%inclusion76 decks844 decks
8%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.9%inclusion75 decks844 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.4%inclusion71 decks844 decks
-1%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.1%inclusion68 decks844 decks
2%synergy
Court of Grace
7.9%inclusion67 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Airbender Ascension
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.3%inclusion62 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.8%inclusion57 decks844 decks
2%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.8%inclusion57 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Intangible Virtue
6.3%inclusion53 decks844 decks
2%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.1%inclusion13 decks214 decks
5%synergy
Legion Loyalty
6.0%inclusion51 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
5.9%inclusion50 decks844 decks
-1%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
5.7%inclusion48 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
5.5%inclusion39 decks712 decks
4%synergy
Life Insurance
5.5%inclusion46 decks844 decks
2%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.5%inclusion46 decks844 decks
3%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.5%inclusion46 decks844 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
8.9%inclusion75 decks844 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
17%inclusion145 decks844 decks
15%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
12%inclusion103 decks844 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
10%inclusion83 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
5.6%inclusion47 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.2%inclusion44 decks844 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion335 decks844 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion303 decks844 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion227 decks844 decks
7%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion169 decks844 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
19%inclusion60 decks316 decks
14%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
15%inclusion125 decks844 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion122 decks844 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion122 decks844 decks
-8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion93 decks844 decks
6%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
9.2%inclusion78 decks844 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.6%inclusion31 decks359 decks
3%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
8.2%inclusion36 decks440 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.2%inclusion61 decks844 decks
-1%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.2%inclusion61 decks844 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.1%inclusion60 decks844 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion58 decks844 decks
-1%synergy
Fountainport
6.3%inclusion48 decks764 decks
4%synergy
The Fair Basilica
6.3%inclusion53 decks844 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.2%inclusion52 decks844 decks
3%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.2%inclusion52 decks844 decks
-1%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.2%inclusion52 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.8%inclusion49 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.7%inclusion48 decks844 decks
0%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion660 decks844 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion641 decks844 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion470 decks844 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
49%inclusion413 decks844 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
41%inclusion343 decks844 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion256 decks844 decks
15%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
18%inclusion96 decks538 decks
17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion132 decks844 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Compleation
15%inclusion130 decks844 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion126 decks844 decks
-6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion123 decks844 decks
12%synergy
Marble Diamond
15%inclusion123 decks844 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.9%inclusion67 decks844 decks
-6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.2%inclusion52 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion836 decks844 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion834 decks844 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion716 decks844 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
59%inclusion500 decks844 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
58%inclusion491 decks844 decks
38%synergy
Isolated Chapel
54%inclusion458 decks844 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Field
47%inclusion398 decks844 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion394 decks844 decks
33%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion380 decks844 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Silence
40%inclusion341 decks844 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion314 decks844 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion300 decks844 decks
-6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
30%inclusion251 decks844 decks
26%synergy
Godless Shrine
29%inclusion248 decks844 decks
-22%synergy
Fetid Heath
24%inclusion202 decks844 decks
-17%synergy
Vault of Champions
23%inclusion198 decks844 decks
-16%synergy
Scoured Barrens
22%inclusion184 decks844 decks
-2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
20%inclusion171 decks844 decks
9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion166 decks844 decks
-16%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion165 decks844 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion157 decks844 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion153 decks844 decks
-7%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
17%inclusion143 decks844 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion122 decks844 decks
-9%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion114 decks844 decks
-3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion107 decks820 decks
1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
12%inclusion103 decks844 decks
-11%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
12%inclusion99 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Escape Tunnel
12%inclusion98 decks844 decks
10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
12%inclusion98 decks844 decks
-9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
11%inclusion58 decks539 decks
-13%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion88 decks844 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion85 decks844 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
9.4%inclusion79 decks844 decks
-6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.3%inclusion76 decks820 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.5%inclusion70 decks820 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.4%inclusion71 decks844 decks
0%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.3%inclusion70 decks844 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.8%inclusion66 decks844 decks
3%synergy
Promising Vein
7.5%inclusion63 decks844 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
7.5%inclusion63 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.2%inclusion59 decks815 decks
0%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.4%inclusion54 decks844 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.1%inclusion16 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.9%inclusion50 decks844 decks
1%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.8%inclusion49 decks844 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.6%inclusion47 decks844 decks
0%synergy