Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Aristocrats

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
Daily Bugle Newspaper
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
4%synergy
The Mind Stone
1.8%inclusion1 decks57 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nested Shambler
64%inclusion190 decks298 decks
62%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
66%inclusion196 decks298 decks
62%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
62%inclusion186 decks298 decks
60%synergy
Grateful Apparition
60%inclusion179 decks298 decks
58%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
62%inclusion185 decks298 decks
58%synergy
Drown in Ichor
55%inclusion164 decks298 decks
53%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
56%inclusion167 decks298 decks
52%synergy
Karn's Bastion
50%inclusion149 decks298 decks
45%synergy
Deadly Dispute
66%inclusion197 decks298 decks
44%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
46%inclusion137 decks298 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion185 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
58%inclusion174 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
58%inclusion174 decks298 decks
40%synergy
Village Rites
54%inclusion162 decks298 decks
32%synergy
Viscera Seer
54%inclusion162 decks298 decks
35%synergy
Skullclamp
52%inclusion156 decks298 decks
26%synergy
Victimize
51%inclusion151 decks298 decks
33%synergy
Path to Exile
46%inclusion138 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
46%inclusion137 decks298 decks
38%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
44%inclusion131 decks298 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
22%inclusion67 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Farewell
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Martyr for the Cause
42%inclusion126 decks298 decks
42%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
42%inclusion124 decks298 decks
29%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
40%inclusion120 decks298 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
40%inclusion119 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Teysa Karlov
40%inclusion119 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
40%inclusion118 decks298 decks
24%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
39%inclusion117 decks298 decks
35%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
38%inclusion61 decks160 decks
31%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
38%inclusion113 decks298 decks
36%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
38%inclusion112 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
38%inclusion112 decks298 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
36%inclusion107 decks298 decks
21%synergy
Cathar Commando
36%inclusion106 decks298 decks
29%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
33%inclusion96 decks287 decks
32%synergy
Sun Titan
33%inclusion99 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
33%inclusion97 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Marauder
32%inclusion96 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
32%inclusion94 decks298 decks
26%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
30%inclusion89 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Selfless Spirit
30%inclusion88 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
29%inclusion86 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
29%inclusion86 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
28%inclusion82 decks298 decks
24%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
28%inclusion82 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
27%inclusion81 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
23%synergy
Daxos the Returned
24%inclusion73 decks298 decks
23%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
23%inclusion70 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Spirited Companion
21%inclusion64 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Corpse Knight
21%inclusion63 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Ophiomancer
21%inclusion63 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
21%inclusion63 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion62 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
21%inclusion62 decks298 decks
20%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
20%inclusion31 decks155 decks
20%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
18%inclusion55 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Plaguecrafter
18%inclusion53 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
17%inclusion51 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
17%inclusion50 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Doomed Traveler
17%inclusion50 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
15%inclusion45 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Warren Soultrader
14%inclusion43 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
12%inclusion20 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion36 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
12%inclusion35 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
11%inclusion20 decks176 decks
5%synergy
Woe Strider
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Carrion Feeder
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Hunted Witness
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
38%inclusion113 decks298 decks
27%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
34%inclusion100 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion98 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Inkshield
32%inclusion95 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
26%inclusion78 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Mortify
24%inclusion71 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Ephemerate
23%inclusion69 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion62 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion49 decks298 decks
-9%synergy
Cloudshift
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Fracture
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Akroma's Will
14%inclusion43 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Unbounded Potential
13%inclusion39 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion36 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
-0%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion31 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Grim Affliction
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Nasty End
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Personify
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Grand Crescendo
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Erode
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Eerie Interlude
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Secure the Wastes
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Will of the Mardu
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Oblivion
39%inclusion117 decks298 decks
31%synergy
Damn
29%inclusion87 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Austere Command
24%inclusion72 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Vat Emergence
20%inclusion59 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Final Vengeance
18%inclusion48 decks273 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion45 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Martial Coup
12%inclusion35 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion35 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Vindicate
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.1%inclusion24 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.1%inclusion24 decks298 decks
-9%synergy
Unearth
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Desperate Plea
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.6%inclusion19 decks250 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
-0%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Lingering Souls
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Fix What's Broken
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
-0%synergy
Bone Shards
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Wrath of God
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
-0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Eaten Alive
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
41%inclusion121 decks298 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
32%inclusion96 decks298 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion52 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Relic Vial
17%inclusion51 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion43 decks298 decks
-10%synergy
Oketra's Monument
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
-10%synergy
Noble's Purse
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Contagion Clasp
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
8.1%inclusion24 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Geth
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
6.4%inclusion16 decks249 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Blade of Selves
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
42%inclusion126 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Call for Unity
29%inclusion85 decks298 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion78 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
26%inclusion78 decks298 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion70 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
18%inclusion55 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Tolls of War
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Grave Pact
13%inclusion38 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Muster the Departed
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Far Traveler
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Airbender Ascension
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Court of Grace
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Anointed Procession
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
-0%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Felidar Retreat
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
6.9%inclusion19 decks274 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Teleportation Circle
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Life Insurance
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Open the Graves
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
4%synergy
March of the Canonized
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Land Tax
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
-7%synergy
Ninja Teen
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Rabble Rousing
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
15%inclusion45 decks298 decks
13%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
14%inclusion42 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
12%inclusion35 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
45%inclusion133 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion132 decks298 decks
-0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion95 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
27%inclusion81 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
26%inclusion43 decks163 decks
22%synergy
High Market
25%inclusion74 decks298 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion64 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion46 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
14%inclusion26 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion39 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
12%inclusion35 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Fountainport
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
-0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion240 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion240 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion163 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion120 decks298 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
39%inclusion115 decks298 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion81 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
23%inclusion49 decks210 decks
23%synergy
Staff of Compleation
15%inclusion45 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion42 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion295 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion295 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion259 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Isolated Chapel
64%inclusion191 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
58%inclusion174 decks298 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
51%inclusion151 decks298 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Field
50%inclusion148 decks298 decks
-0%synergy
Caves of Koilos
49%inclusion146 decks298 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
48%inclusion144 decks298 decks
34%synergy
Godless Shrine
46%inclusion138 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Silence
45%inclusion133 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion116 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion110 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
36%inclusion106 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion104 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Fetid Heath
31%inclusion93 decks298 decks
-11%synergy
Marsh Flats
28%inclusion84 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion74 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Scoured Barrens
25%inclusion74 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
23%inclusion68 decks298 decks
20%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
21%inclusion44 decks211 decks
-3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
20%inclusion61 decks298 decks
-6%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19%inclusion58 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion53 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion48 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion48 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
15%inclusion46 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Turbulent Moor
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion37 decks298 decks
-11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion36 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion36 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
-0%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Escape Tunnel
10%inclusion31 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Silent Clearing
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Scrubland
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Esper Panorama
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
-0%synergy
Demolition Field
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Promising Vein
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Shire Terrace
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
1%synergy