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
Fix What's Broken
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-15%synergy
Turbulent Moor
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-15%synergy
Daydream
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
4.5%inclusion3 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grateful Apparition
60%inclusion507 decks841 decks
58%synergy
Nested Shambler
59%inclusion493 decks841 decks
57%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
59%inclusion497 decks841 decks
55%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
58%inclusion489 decks841 decks
54%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
57%inclusion477 decks830 decks
53%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
54%inclusion450 decks841 decks
51%synergy
Drown in Ichor
51%inclusion430 decks841 decks
49%synergy
Karn's Bastion
49%inclusion414 decks841 decks
44%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
40%inclusion336 decks841 decks
38%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
36%inclusion300 decks841 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion489 decks841 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
57%inclusion477 decks841 decks
35%synergy
Village Rites
45%inclusion377 decks841 decks
23%synergy
Path to Exile
43%inclusion363 decks841 decks
-6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion353 decks841 decks
29%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion337 decks841 decks
6%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
40%inclusion335 decks841 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion333 decks841 decks
25%synergy
Sun Titan
39%inclusion327 decks841 decks
27%synergy
Viscera Seer
37%inclusion312 decks841 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
7.3%inclusion61 decks841 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Denethor, Ruling Steward
35%inclusion298 decks841 decks
32%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
35%inclusion292 decks841 decks
33%synergy
Cathar Commando
33%inclusion275 decks841 decks
26%synergy
Spirited Companion
32%inclusion273 decks841 decks
28%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
32%inclusion272 decks841 decks
20%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
32%inclusion265 decks841 decks
27%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
30%inclusion254 decks841 decks
21%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
28%inclusion234 decks841 decks
26%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
28%inclusion232 decks841 decks
27%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
27%inclusion223 decks841 decks
11%synergy
Selfless Spirit
26%inclusion217 decks841 decks
15%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
26%inclusion84 decks326 decks
18%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
26%inclusion216 decks841 decks
22%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
24%inclusion80 decks329 decks
23%synergy
Accursed Marauder
24%inclusion200 decks826 decks
17%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
23%inclusion194 decks841 decks
17%synergy
Daxos the Returned
22%inclusion186 decks841 decks
21%synergy
Flickerwisp
22%inclusion183 decks841 decks
18%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
21%inclusion164 decks775 decks
20%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
21%inclusion175 decks841 decks
17%synergy
Teysa Karlov
20%inclusion170 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Company Commander
20%inclusion169 decks841 decks
18%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
19%inclusion161 decks841 decks
3%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
19%inclusion157 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
18%inclusion151 decks841 decks
-2%synergy
Corpse Knight
18%inclusion149 decks841 decks
6%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
17%inclusion145 decks841 decks
9%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion144 decks841 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion143 decks841 decks
-5%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
17%inclusion142 decks841 decks
-8%synergy
Restoration Angel
16%inclusion137 decks841 decks
12%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
16%inclusion136 decks841 decks
14%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
16%inclusion136 decks841 decks
16%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion133 decks841 decks
-14%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
16%inclusion132 decks841 decks
14%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
16%inclusion131 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion129 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
15%inclusion126 decks841 decks
3%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion124 decks841 decks
10%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
15%inclusion123 decks841 decks
10%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
15%inclusion48 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
15%inclusion122 decks841 decks
12%synergy
Woe Strider
14%inclusion119 decks841 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
14%inclusion118 decks841 decks
7%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
14%inclusion43 decks307 decks
14%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
14%inclusion116 decks841 decks
7%synergy
Charming Prince
14%inclusion116 decks841 decks
10%synergy
Doomed Traveler
13%inclusion110 decks841 decks
7%synergy
Ophiomancer
13%inclusion109 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion106 decks831 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Ephemerate
35%inclusion297 decks841 decks
28%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion280 decks841 decks
22%synergy
Despark
30%inclusion252 decks841 decks
0%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
28%inclusion239 decks841 decks
27%synergy
Cloudshift
27%inclusion227 decks841 decks
21%synergy
Inkshield
23%inclusion197 decks841 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion184 decks841 decks
-1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
22%inclusion183 decks841 decks
-19%synergy
Unbounded Potential
17%inclusion140 decks841 decks
16%synergy
Fracture
16%inclusion135 decks841 decks
-4%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
16%inclusion134 decks841 decks
15%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion134 decks841 decks
-6%synergy
Eerie Interlude
14%inclusion121 decks841 decks
9%synergy
Flicker of Fate
14%inclusion114 decks841 decks
10%synergy
Grim Affliction
12%inclusion100 decks841 decks
12%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
12%inclusion97 decks841 decks
8%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion92 decks841 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion86 decks841 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion85 decks841 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion84 decks841 decks
-15%synergy
Secure the Wastes
10%inclusion81 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Akroma's Will
10%inclusion80 decks841 decks
3%synergy
Parting Gust
8.8%inclusion69 decks782 decks
4%synergy
Semester's End
8.3%inclusion70 decks841 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion69 decks831 decks
-4%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
7.7%inclusion65 decks841 decks
7%synergy
Scrollshift
7.5%inclusion63 decks841 decks
6%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.4%inclusion62 decks841 decks
6%synergy
Utter End
6.8%inclusion57 decks841 decks
-5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.4%inclusion54 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.4%inclusion54 decks841 decks
1%synergy
Grand Crescendo
6.3%inclusion53 decks841 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.3%inclusion52 decks831 decks
-1%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.0%inclusion50 decks830 decks
4%synergy
Long Road Home
5.8%inclusion49 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
5.6%inclusion47 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
5.4%inclusion45 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.2%inclusion44 decks841 decks
1%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
5.1%inclusion43 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.1%inclusion43 decks841 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Oblivion
37%inclusion309 decks841 decks
28%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion275 decks841 decks
15%synergy
Damn
26%inclusion215 decks841 decks
-7%synergy
Austere Command
24%inclusion204 decks841 decks
7%synergy
Vat Emergence
20%inclusion172 decks841 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion145 decks841 decks
-1%synergy
Martial Coup
12%inclusion102 decks841 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion101 decks841 decks
-6%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion98 decks841 decks
2%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion76 decks716 decks
9%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
10%inclusion84 decks841 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion83 decks841 decks
-2%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.2%inclusion69 decks841 decks
5%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
8.2%inclusion69 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.1%inclusion68 decks841 decks
-2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.6%inclusion64 decks841 decks
0%synergy
Unearth
7.3%inclusion61 decks841 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.0%inclusion59 decks841 decks
0%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
7.0%inclusion59 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Lingering Souls
6.7%inclusion56 decks841 decks
3%synergy
Eaten Alive
5.2%inclusion44 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Desperate Plea
5.2%inclusion12 decks231 decks
5%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
36%inclusion303 decks841 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
20%inclusion164 decks841 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion119 decks841 decks
-11%synergy
Noble's Purse
14%inclusion119 decks841 decks
14%synergy
Throne of Geth
13%inclusion113 decks841 decks
12%synergy
Contagion Clasp
13%inclusion110 decks841 decks
12%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion103 decks841 decks
7%synergy
Relic Vial
11%inclusion91 decks841 decks
9%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
9.4%inclusion79 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.6%inclusion72 decks841 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.5%inclusion63 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.4%inclusion62 decks841 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.8%inclusion57 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.8%inclusion57 decks841 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion56 decks841 decks
-13%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.4%inclusion54 decks841 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.4%inclusion54 decks841 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.3%inclusion53 decks841 decks
3%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.8%inclusion38 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
5.6%inclusion47 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
31%inclusion257 decks841 decks
30%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion192 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion168 decks841 decks
-9%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion140 decks841 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
16%inclusion137 decks841 decks
9%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
16%inclusion135 decks841 decks
11%synergy
Far Traveler
15%inclusion130 decks841 decks
13%synergy
Bitterblossom
15%inclusion123 decks841 decks
7%synergy
Teleportation Circle
14%inclusion115 decks841 decks
9%synergy
Muster the Departed
12%inclusion102 decks822 decks
11%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
12%inclusion98 decks841 decks
7%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
11%inclusion95 decks841 decks
8%synergy
Tolls of War
10%inclusion23 decks231 decks
9%synergy
Felidar Retreat
9.3%inclusion78 decks841 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.0%inclusion75 decks831 decks
1%synergy
Rabble Rousing
8.8%inclusion74 decks841 decks
8%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.7%inclusion73 decks841 decks
8%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Airbender Ascension
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.1%inclusion68 decks841 decks
-1%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.0%inclusion67 decks841 decks
2%synergy
Court of Grace
8.0%inclusion67 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.3%inclusion61 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
7.0%inclusion59 decks841 decks
6%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.7%inclusion56 decks841 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
6.3%inclusion53 decks841 decks
-1%synergy
Intangible Virtue
6.3%inclusion53 decks841 decks
2%synergy
Legion Loyalty
6.1%inclusion51 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.1%inclusion14 decks231 decks
5%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
5.6%inclusion47 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Life Insurance
5.6%inclusion47 decks841 decks
2%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.6%inclusion47 decks841 decks
2%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.5%inclusion46 decks841 decks
3%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
5.4%inclusion39 decks724 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
8.6%inclusion72 decks841 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
17%inclusion144 decks841 decks
15%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
12%inclusion105 decks841 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
10%inclusion84 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
5.6%inclusion47 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.2%inclusion44 decks841 decks
-1%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
5.1%inclusion23 decks453 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion333 decks841 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion306 decks841 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion230 decks841 decks
8%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion170 decks841 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
19%inclusion62 decks330 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion124 decks841 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
15%inclusion124 decks841 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion120 decks841 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion92 decks841 decks
6%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
9.3%inclusion78 decks841 decks
7%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
8.6%inclusion39 decks452 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion31 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.3%inclusion61 decks841 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion60 decks841 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.0%inclusion59 decks841 decks
-14%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.9%inclusion58 decks841 decks
2%synergy
Fountainport
6.3%inclusion49 decks776 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.2%inclusion52 decks841 decks
3%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.2%inclusion52 decks841 decks
-1%synergy
The Fair Basilica
6.1%inclusion51 decks841 decks
5%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.9%inclusion50 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.6%inclusion47 decks841 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.6%inclusion47 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion657 decks841 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion637 decks841 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion465 decks841 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
49%inclusion408 decks841 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
41%inclusion346 decks841 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion254 decks841 decks
16%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
18%inclusion97 decks550 decks
17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion129 decks841 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Compleation
15%inclusion126 decks841 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion125 decks841 decks
-7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion123 decks841 decks
12%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion120 decks841 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.6%inclusion64 decks841 decks
-6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.9%inclusion50 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion833 decks841 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion831 decks841 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion712 decks841 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
59%inclusion496 decks841 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
59%inclusion493 decks841 decks
39%synergy
Isolated Chapel
54%inclusion455 decks841 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
48%inclusion402 decks841 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Field
47%inclusion396 decks841 decks
-4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion378 decks841 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Silence
40%inclusion336 decks841 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion311 decks841 decks
19%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion297 decks841 decks
-6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
30%inclusion255 decks841 decks
27%synergy
Godless Shrine
30%inclusion251 decks841 decks
-21%synergy
Fetid Heath
24%inclusion202 decks841 decks
-17%synergy
Vault of Champions
23%inclusion196 decks841 decks
-16%synergy
Scoured Barrens
22%inclusion186 decks841 decks
-1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion172 decks841 decks
-16%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
20%inclusion170 decks841 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion167 decks841 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion158 decks841 decks
-7%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion157 decks841 decks
-11%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
17%inclusion143 decks841 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion123 decks841 decks
-9%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion115 decks841 decks
-4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion106 decks831 decks
1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
12%inclusion102 decks841 decks
-11%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
12%inclusion100 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
12%inclusion97 decks841 decks
-9%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion96 decks841 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
11%inclusion58 decks551 decks
-13%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion88 decks841 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion85 decks841 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
10%inclusion81 decks841 decks
-5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.0%inclusion75 decks831 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.9%inclusion75 decks841 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion69 decks831 decks
-4%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.2%inclusion69 decks841 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
7.7%inclusion65 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.7%inclusion65 decks841 decks
3%synergy
Promising Vein
7.5%inclusion63 decks841 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.9%inclusion57 decks826 decks
0%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.5%inclusion55 decks841 decks
2%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.9%inclusion50 decks841 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.6%inclusion47 decks841 decks
0%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.6%inclusion47 decks841 decks
1%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.4%inclusion15 decks280 decks
4%synergy