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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Goliath Daydreamer
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Boldwyr Aggressor
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Giantfall
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Brambleback Brute
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Calamity Bearer
97%inclusion609 decks629 decks
96%synergy
Cyclone Summoner
94%inclusion594 decks629 decks
93%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
92%inclusion580 decks629 decks
91%synergy
Squash
89%inclusion561 decks629 decks
88%synergy
Thundercloud Shaman
88%inclusion554 decks629 decks
87%synergy
Quakebringer
86%inclusion544 decks629 decks
86%synergy
Sunrise Sovereign
85%inclusion537 decks629 decks
85%synergy
Stinkdrinker Daredevil
85%inclusion535 decks629 decks
84%synergy
Inferno Titan
85%inclusion533 decks629 decks
84%synergy
Glimpse the Cosmos
84%inclusion528 decks629 decks
83%synergy
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Tectonic Giant
82%inclusion515 decks629 decks
81%synergy
Basalt Ravager
82%inclusion514 decks629 decks
81%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
81%inclusion509 decks629 decks
80%synergy
Borderland Behemoth
80%inclusion503 decks629 decks
79%synergy
Crush Underfoot
79%inclusion494 decks629 decks
78%synergy
Battle of Frost and Fire
78%inclusion491 decks629 decks
77%synergy
Invasion of the Giants
77%inclusion484 decks629 decks
76%synergy
Surtland Elementalist
75%inclusion473 decks629 decks
75%synergy
Surtland Flinger
75%inclusion471 decks629 decks
74%synergy
Archmage of Runes
71%inclusion166 decks234 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
21%inclusion130 decks629 decks
-9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion91 decks629 decks
-11%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion85 decks629 decks
-12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion61 decks629 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Prophetic Titan
70%inclusion441 decks629 decks
70%synergy
Hamletback Goliath
66%inclusion416 decks629 decks
66%synergy
Frost Titan
64%inclusion400 decks629 decks
63%synergy
Giant Harbinger
60%inclusion377 decks629 decks
60%synergy
Galvanic Giant
55%inclusion343 decks629 decks
54%synergy
Warchief Giant
54%inclusion339 decks629 decks
53%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
48%inclusion299 decks629 decks
47%synergy
Crystalline Giant
43%inclusion272 decks629 decks
43%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
42%inclusion264 decks629 decks
24%synergy
Taurean Mauler
31%inclusion198 decks629 decks
31%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
28%inclusion177 decks629 decks
27%synergy
Titan of Littjara
27%inclusion171 decks629 decks
27%synergy
Grabby Giant
27%inclusion168 decks629 decks
26%synergy
Shatterskull Charger
27%inclusion168 decks629 decks
27%synergy
Cinderheart Giant
25%inclusion159 decks629 decks
25%synergy
Surtr, Fiery Jötun
25%inclusion108 decks431 decks
25%synergy
Two-Headed Hunter
23%inclusion143 decks629 decks
22%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
22%inclusion136 decks629 decks
-8%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
21%inclusion134 decks629 decks
21%synergy
Hammerfist Giant
18%inclusion116 decks629 decks
18%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
16%inclusion100 decks629 decks
13%synergy
Roaming Throne
15%inclusion96 decks629 decks
10%synergy
Magma Giant
15%inclusion95 decks629 decks
15%synergy
Firbolg Flutist
15%inclusion94 decks629 decks
15%synergy
Bloodfire Colossus
15%inclusion94 decks629 decks
15%synergy
Two-Headed Giant
15%inclusion94 decks629 decks
14%synergy
Bearer of the Heavens
15%inclusion92 decks629 decks
14%synergy
Hill Gigas
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Doomskar Titan
13%inclusion83 decks629 decks
13%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
12%inclusion78 decks629 decks
2%synergy
Furnace Host Charger
12%inclusion76 decks629 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion68 decks629 decks
-18%synergy
Beluna's Gatekeeper
10%inclusion66 decks629 decks
10%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
10%inclusion61 decks629 decks
-24%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
10%inclusion61 decks629 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.1%inclusion51 decks629 decks
6%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.9%inclusion50 decks629 decks
-1%synergy
Iron-Fist Pulverizer
7.7%inclusion41 decks532 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.6%inclusion30 decks395 decks
-13%synergy
Frostfist Strider
7.2%inclusion45 decks629 decks
7%synergy
Anger
6.8%inclusion43 decks629 decks
4%synergy
Furystoke Giant
6.0%inclusion38 decks629 decks
6%synergy
Stoneshock Giant
5.6%inclusion35 decks629 decks
6%synergy
Rimeshield Frost Giant
5.6%inclusion35 decks629 decks
5%synergy
Wonder
5.4%inclusion34 decks629 decks
3%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
5.1%inclusion32 decks629 decks
-34%synergy
Instants
Abrade
67%inclusion422 decks629 decks
48%synergy
Fall of the Hammer
63%inclusion398 decks629 decks
63%synergy
Lightning Bolt
63%inclusion394 decks629 decks
34%synergy
Flame of Anor
60%inclusion375 decks629 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion366 decks629 decks
5%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion271 decks629 decks
10%synergy
Wizard's Retort
41%inclusion255 decks629 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion247 decks629 decks
-3%synergy
Starstorm
34%inclusion216 decks629 decks
33%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
32%inclusion203 decks629 decks
31%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
29%inclusion132 decks455 decks
28%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
26%inclusion162 decks629 decks
22%synergy
Comet Storm
24%inclusion150 decks629 decks
18%synergy
Demon Bolt
23%inclusion144 decks629 decks
22%synergy
Saw It Coming
21%inclusion135 decks629 decks
20%synergy
Soul's Fire
20%inclusion124 decks629 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion120 decks629 decks
0%synergy
Electrodominance
17%inclusion107 decks629 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion94 decks629 decks
-14%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
14%inclusion32 decks222 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion90 decks629 decks
-30%synergy
Soul Sear
13%inclusion80 decks629 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion71 decks629 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion71 decks629 decks
-5%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion65 decks629 decks
-26%synergy
Deflecting Swat
10%inclusion64 decks629 decks
-10%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
10%inclusion63 decks629 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion63 decks629 decks
-26%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
10%inclusion61 decks629 decks
8%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
10%inclusion61 decks629 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion42 decks460 decks
-8%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.8%inclusion40 decks455 decks
-3%synergy
Bolt Bend
8.6%inclusion54 decks629 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
8.1%inclusion51 decks629 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Axe
7.8%inclusion49 decks629 decks
7%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Smite the Deathless
7.5%inclusion47 decks629 decks
7%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Fling
7.3%inclusion46 decks629 decks
5%synergy
Arcbond
7.3%inclusion46 decks629 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Spite
7.3%inclusion46 decks629 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.5%inclusion41 decks629 decks
-3%synergy
Twinferno
6.2%inclusion39 decks629 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Offering
6.0%inclusion38 decks629 decks
6%synergy
Witchstalker Frenzy
5.6%inclusion35 decks629 decks
5%synergy
Galvanize
5.6%inclusion35 decks629 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Victory
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Mizzium Mortars
70%inclusion441 decks629 decks
67%synergy
Blasphemous Act
68%inclusion430 decks629 decks
30%synergy
Fire Giant's Fury
59%inclusion369 decks629 decks
58%synergy
Chain Reaction
44%inclusion277 decks629 decks
38%synergy
Hell to Pay
33%inclusion199 decks596 decks
31%synergy
Mana Geyser
32%inclusion204 decks629 decks
12%synergy
Calamity of Cinders
31%inclusion121 decks388 decks
31%synergy
Star of Extinction
26%inclusion161 decks629 decks
25%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
22%inclusion140 decks629 decks
19%synergy
Ravenform
21%inclusion135 decks629 decks
19%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
19%inclusion117 decks629 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion115 decks629 decks
-9%synergy
Flame Slash
16%inclusion103 decks629 decks
16%synergy
Orbital Plunge
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Giant's Ire
16%inclusion100 decks629 decks
16%synergy
Waltz of Rage
16%inclusion48 decks303 decks
15%synergy
Crush the Weak
15%inclusion97 decks629 decks
15%synergy
Storm's Wrath
15%inclusion93 decks629 decks
14%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
15%inclusion92 decks629 decks
7%synergy
Scorching Shot
14%inclusion74 decks547 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion78 decks629 decks
-22%synergy
Volcanic Salvo
11%inclusion71 decks629 decks
10%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion69 decks629 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion68 decks629 decks
-27%synergy
Disaster Radius
10%inclusion62 decks629 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.2%inclusion58 decks629 decks
-13%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
8.4%inclusion53 decks629 decks
8%synergy
Distant Melody
6.4%inclusion40 decks629 decks
3%synergy
Volcanic Vision
6.4%inclusion40 decks629 decks
4%synergy
Torch the Witness
6.0%inclusion38 decks629 decks
6%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
5.9%inclusion37 decks629 decks
1%synergy
Brotherhood's End
5.6%inclusion35 decks629 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Giant's Amulet
46%inclusion290 decks629 decks
46%synergy
Herald's Horn
37%inclusion232 decks629 decks
35%synergy
Magmatic Galleon
31%inclusion193 decks629 decks
30%synergy
Urza's Incubator
29%inclusion185 decks629 decks
28%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion150 decks629 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion130 decks629 decks
-9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion115 decks629 decks
-6%synergy
Ruby Medallion
12%inclusion78 decks629 decks
3%synergy
Magebane Armor
11%inclusion70 decks629 decks
11%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Gathering Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.3%inclusion52 decks629 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.9%inclusion50 decks629 decks
7%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
7.6%inclusion48 decks629 decks
6%synergy
The Fire Crystal
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.9%inclusion37 decks629 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
53%inclusion336 decks629 decks
52%synergy
Warstorm Surge
52%inclusion325 decks629 decks
50%synergy
Giant's Grasp
46%inclusion290 decks629 decks
46%synergy
Wizard Class
31%inclusion197 decks629 decks
23%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
21%inclusion133 decks629 decks
19%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
12%synergy
City on Fire
15%inclusion96 decks629 decks
12%synergy
Molten Echoes
13%inclusion82 decks629 decks
13%synergy
Kindred Discovery
13%inclusion80 decks629 decks
10%synergy
Collective Inferno
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
10%inclusion61 decks629 decks
10%synergy
Repercussion
9.4%inclusion59 decks629 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.4%inclusion59 decks629 decks
2%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
8.0%inclusion24 decks299 decks
6%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
7.8%inclusion49 decks629 decks
7%synergy
Gimli's Reckless Might
7.8%inclusion49 decks629 decks
8%synergy
Call to the Kindred
5.9%inclusion37 decks629 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.3%inclusion21 decks395 decks
-2%synergy
Burning Anger
5.2%inclusion33 decks629 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Royal Scions
5.7%inclusion36 decks629 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion407 decks629 decks
15%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
54%inclusion337 decks629 decks
52%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
34%inclusion213 decks629 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion188 decks629 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion122 decks629 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
14%inclusion89 decks629 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion83 decks629 decks
0%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
13%inclusion81 decks629 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion70 decks629 decks
-7%synergy
Three Tree City
9.5%inclusion38 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.7%inclusion42 decks629 decks
0%synergy
Rivendell
6.5%inclusion41 decks629 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.2%inclusion39 decks629 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.2%inclusion39 decks629 decks
0%synergy
Restless Spire
6.0%inclusion38 decks629 decks
1%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.9%inclusion37 decks629 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion542 decks629 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion540 decks629 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
73%inclusion459 decks629 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
66%inclusion414 decks629 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
62%inclusion393 decks629 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion248 decks629 decks
15%synergy
Fire Diamond
31%inclusion193 decks629 decks
23%synergy
Patchwork Banner
30%inclusion118 decks392 decks
27%synergy
Sky Diamond
27%inclusion169 decks629 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion155 decks629 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion128 decks629 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18%inclusion116 decks629 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion80 decks629 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.3%inclusion46 decks629 decks
-4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.7%inclusion42 decks629 decks
3%synergy
Replicating Ring
5.4%inclusion34 decks629 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion34 decks629 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.1%inclusion32 decks629 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
89%inclusion559 decks629 decks
-8%synergy
Island
88%inclusion556 decks629 decks
-9%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion542 decks629 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
67%inclusion422 decks629 decks
53%synergy
Sulfur Falls
66%inclusion415 decks629 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
59%inclusion368 decks629 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
56%inclusion352 decks629 decks
-3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
46%inclusion292 decks629 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
45%inclusion282 decks629 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
41%inclusion257 decks629 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion221 decks629 decks
18%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion209 decks629 decks
-10%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion207 decks629 decks
-15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
31%inclusion197 decks629 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion181 decks629 decks
11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
28%inclusion177 decks629 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Fjord
25%inclusion160 decks629 decks
20%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion153 decks606 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion137 decks629 decks
-9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
21%inclusion132 decks629 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion123 decks629 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion123 decks629 decks
-14%synergy
Thundering Falls
17%inclusion107 decks629 decks
-4%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion102 decks629 decks
7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
15%inclusion95 decks629 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Islet
14%inclusion89 decks629 decks
-13%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
13%inclusion84 decks629 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion81 decks629 decks
10%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion75 decks629 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion72 decks629 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion72 decks629 decks
10%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion69 decks629 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
11%inclusion67 decks629 decks
-4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
10%inclusion63 decks629 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
9.2%inclusion58 decks629 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion42 decks460 decks
-8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
7.2%inclusion45 decks629 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.0%inclusion44 decks629 decks
-1%synergy
Highland Lake
7.0%inclusion44 decks629 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.7%inclusion42 decks629 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.5%inclusion41 decks629 decks
-3%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.0%inclusion38 decks629 decks
4%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.5%inclusion30 decks548 decks
-2%synergy