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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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MTGStocks
Adept Watershaper
3.1%inclusion2 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
2.9%inclusion2 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Kinbinding
2.9%inclusion2 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Personify
2.9%inclusion2 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
2.2%inclusion4 decks186 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grateful Apparition
60%inclusion518 decks859 decks
58%synergy
Nested Shambler
59%inclusion506 decks859 decks
57%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
59%inclusion511 decks859 decks
56%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
57%inclusion493 decks859 decks
53%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
56%inclusion437 decks778 decks
52%synergy
Drown in Ichor
51%inclusion441 decks859 decks
49%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
51%inclusion441 decks859 decks
49%synergy
Karn's Bastion
48%inclusion416 decks859 decks
43%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
40%inclusion340 decks859 decks
37%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
36%inclusion311 decks859 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion498 decks859 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
56%inclusion482 decks859 decks
35%synergy
Village Rites
45%inclusion390 decks859 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion365 decks859 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion365 decks859 decks
-7%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion345 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion345 decks859 decks
24%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
39%inclusion337 decks859 decks
19%synergy
Sun Titan
39%inclusion332 decks859 decks
26%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
38%inclusion324 decks859 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
37%inclusion316 decks859 decks
16%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
36%inclusion305 decks859 decks
31%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
35%inclusion300 decks859 decks
33%synergy
Spirited Companion
33%inclusion286 decks859 decks
28%synergy
Cathar Commando
32%inclusion279 decks859 decks
25%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
32%inclusion272 decks859 decks
28%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
29%inclusion251 decks859 decks
20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
29%inclusion251 decks859 decks
18%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
28%inclusion242 decks859 decks
27%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
28%inclusion239 decks859 decks
11%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
26%inclusion222 decks859 decks
24%synergy
Selfless Spirit
25%inclusion216 decks859 decks
14%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
25%inclusion203 decks818 decks
21%synergy
Flickerwisp
24%inclusion202 decks859 decks
20%synergy
Accursed Marauder
23%inclusion181 decks774 decks
16%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
23%inclusion58 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Daxos the Returned
23%inclusion194 decks859 decks
22%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
22%inclusion192 decks859 decks
19%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
22%inclusion186 decks859 decks
16%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
22%inclusion56 decks259 decks
20%synergy
Company Commander
21%inclusion181 decks859 decks
19%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
20%inclusion147 decks722 decks
19%synergy
Teysa Karlov
19%inclusion167 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
19%inclusion163 decks859 decks
11%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
19%inclusion159 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
19%inclusion159 decks859 decks
-1%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
18%inclusion156 decks859 decks
15%synergy
Corpse Knight
18%inclusion154 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
18%inclusion152 decks859 decks
-8%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
17%inclusion150 decks859 decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion147 decks859 decks
-5%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
17%inclusion145 decks859 decks
1%synergy
Restoration Angel
17%inclusion144 decks859 decks
13%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
17%inclusion142 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
16%inclusion141 decks859 decks
14%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
16%inclusion137 decks859 decks
14%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
16%inclusion137 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion137 decks859 decks
-15%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
15%inclusion124 decks816 decks
3%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion128 decks859 decks
11%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion127 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
15%inclusion126 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion125 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Charming Prince
14%inclusion124 decks859 decks
11%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
14%inclusion117 decks816 decks
9%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
14%inclusion36 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
14%inclusion116 decks859 decks
12%synergy
Skullport Merchant
13%inclusion115 decks859 decks
13%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
13%inclusion115 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
13%inclusion31 decks233 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Ephemerate
36%inclusion309 decks859 decks
29%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
32%inclusion279 decks859 decks
22%synergy
Despark
31%inclusion267 decks859 decks
0%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
28%inclusion244 decks859 decks
27%synergy
Cloudshift
28%inclusion240 decks859 decks
23%synergy
Generous Gift
24%inclusion202 decks859 decks
-1%synergy
Inkshield
22%inclusion193 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
22%inclusion185 decks859 decks
-19%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
17%inclusion149 decks859 decks
16%synergy
Unbounded Potential
17%inclusion144 decks859 decks
16%synergy
Fracture
16%inclusion135 decks859 decks
-3%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion135 decks859 decks
-7%synergy
Eerie Interlude
16%inclusion135 decks859 decks
11%synergy
Flicker of Fate
15%inclusion125 decks859 decks
11%synergy
Grim Affliction
12%inclusion106 decks859 decks
12%synergy
Fanatical Offering
12%inclusion104 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
12%inclusion102 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion90 decks859 decks
-3%synergy
Secure the Wastes
10%inclusion88 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion85 decks859 decks
-13%synergy
Akroma's Will
10%inclusion83 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.4%inclusion81 decks859 decks
-2%synergy
Semester's End
9.0%inclusion77 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Parting Gust
8.9%inclusion65 decks730 decks
5%synergy
Scrollshift
8.3%inclusion71 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
8.1%inclusion70 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion60 decks779 decks
-5%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.7%inclusion66 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.9%inclusion59 decks859 decks
1%synergy
Utter End
6.9%inclusion59 decks859 decks
-6%synergy
Long Road Home
6.3%inclusion54 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Grand Crescendo
6.2%inclusion53 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.2%inclusion48 decks779 decks
-1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.8%inclusion50 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.8%inclusion45 decks778 decks
4%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
5.6%inclusion48 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.5%inclusion47 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
5.5%inclusion47 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.4%inclusion46 decks859 decks
1%synergy
Murder
5.2%inclusion45 decks859 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
5.2%inclusion45 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.0%inclusion43 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
30%inclusion260 decks859 decks
12%synergy
Damn
24%inclusion209 decks859 decks
-9%synergy
Austere Command
24%inclusion206 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Vat Emergence
21%inclusion177 decks859 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion155 decks859 decks
0%synergy
Martial Coup
12%inclusion107 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion102 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion101 decks859 decks
-5%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion73 decks663 decks
9%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
11%inclusion91 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion87 decks859 decks
-2%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
8.8%inclusion76 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.7%inclusion75 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
7.8%inclusion67 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
7.8%inclusion67 decks859 decks
-5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.7%inclusion66 decks859 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
7.3%inclusion63 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.3%inclusion63 decks859 decks
0%synergy
Lingering Souls
7.1%inclusion61 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
6.9%inclusion59 decks859 decks
-1%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.7%inclusion49 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
5.2%inclusion45 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Cut a Deal
5.2%inclusion45 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
34%inclusion294 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion162 decks859 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion125 decks859 decks
-11%synergy
Contagion Clasp
14%inclusion119 decks859 decks
13%synergy
Noble's Purse
14%inclusion118 decks859 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Geth
14%inclusion117 decks859 decks
12%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion102 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Relic Vial
11%inclusion93 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
9.4%inclusion81 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.8%inclusion76 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.4%inclusion72 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
8.0%inclusion69 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.1%inclusion61 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
7.0%inclusion60 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.6%inclusion57 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.4%inclusion55 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion54 decks859 decks
-14%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.3%inclusion54 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.1%inclusion52 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.7%inclusion34 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
31%inclusion267 decks859 decks
30%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion194 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion158 decks859 decks
-11%synergy
Far Traveler
17%inclusion142 decks859 decks
15%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
16%inclusion136 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion131 decks859 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion130 decks859 decks
-6%synergy
Teleportation Circle
14%inclusion118 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion118 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
13%inclusion112 decks859 decks
8%synergy
Muster the Departed
12%inclusion96 decks770 decks
11%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
12%inclusion99 decks859 decks
8%synergy
Tolls of War
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Rabble Rousing
10%inclusion88 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Felidar Retreat
10%inclusion86 decks859 decks
7%synergy
March of the Canonized
9.0%inclusion77 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.8%inclusion76 decks859 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.7%inclusion75 decks859 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.7%inclusion68 decks779 decks
1%synergy
Court of Grace
8.3%inclusion71 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Intangible Virtue
7.2%inclusion62 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.1%inclusion61 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.9%inclusion59 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Airbender Ascension
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.4%inclusion55 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
6.3%inclusion54 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Life Insurance
5.8%inclusion50 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Legion Loyalty
5.7%inclusion49 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
5.7%inclusion49 decks859 decks
-1%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
5.7%inclusion38 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.5%inclusion47 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.2%inclusion23 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.2%inclusion45 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
9.3%inclusion80 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
17%inclusion147 decks859 decks
14%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
12%inclusion102 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
10%inclusion84 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
5.5%inclusion47 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
39%inclusion331 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion308 decks859 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion236 decks859 decks
8%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion169 decks859 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
18%inclusion46 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
16%inclusion134 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion119 decks859 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion114 decks859 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion98 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
9.0%inclusion77 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
7.9%inclusion31 decks391 decks
5%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.5%inclusion64 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion60 decks859 decks
-1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.0%inclusion60 decks859 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.9%inclusion59 decks859 decks
-14%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.6%inclusion57 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.5%inclusion56 decks859 decks
3%synergy
The Fair Basilica
6.5%inclusion56 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.4%inclusion55 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.3%inclusion54 decks859 decks
0%synergy
Fountainport
6.2%inclusion45 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.2%inclusion53 decks859 decks
-1%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.1%inclusion44 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.0%inclusion43 decks859 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion668 decks859 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion648 decks859 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion475 decks859 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion432 decks859 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
41%inclusion353 decks859 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion269 decks859 decks
15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion147 decks859 decks
11%synergy
Marble Diamond
16%inclusion139 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion136 decks859 decks
-5%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
15%inclusion75 decks490 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion122 decks859 decks
11%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion121 decks859 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.1%inclusion70 decks859 decks
-6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.4%inclusion55 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion850 decks859 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion848 decks859 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion723 decks859 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
59%inclusion503 decks859 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
59%inclusion503 decks859 decks
38%synergy
Isolated Chapel
52%inclusion446 decks859 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion404 decks859 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Field
46%inclusion398 decks859 decks
-5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion386 decks859 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Silence
42%inclusion361 decks859 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion328 decks859 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
34%inclusion296 decks859 decks
-7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
30%inclusion258 decks859 decks
26%synergy
Godless Shrine
27%inclusion233 decks859 decks
-23%synergy
Vault of Champions
22%inclusion191 decks859 decks
-18%synergy
Scoured Barrens
22%inclusion189 decks859 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Heath
22%inclusion187 decks859 decks
-17%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
20%inclusion175 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion164 decks859 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion160 decks859 decks
9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
19%inclusion159 decks859 decks
-16%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion147 decks859 decks
-13%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
15%inclusion132 decks859 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion125 decks859 decks
-9%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion105 decks848 decks
-3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
12%inclusion105 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion92 decks779 decks
0%synergy
Escape Tunnel
12%inclusion100 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
11%inclusion96 decks859 decks
-10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
11%inclusion95 decks859 decks
-11%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion90 decks859 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
10%inclusion47 decks491 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.4%inclusion81 decks859 decks
-2%synergy
Silent Clearing
9.2%inclusion79 decks859 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.7%inclusion75 decks859 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.7%inclusion68 decks779 decks
1%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.1%inclusion70 decks859 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.8%inclusion64 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion60 decks779 decks
-5%synergy
Demolition Field
7.5%inclusion64 decks859 decks
4%synergy
Promising Vein
7.5%inclusion64 decks859 decks
6%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.2%inclusion62 decks859 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.1%inclusion55 decks774 decks
0%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.4%inclusion13 decks204 decks
5%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.8%inclusion50 decks859 decks
5%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.8%inclusion50 decks859 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.1%inclusion44 decks859 decks
-1%synergy