Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Sacrifice

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
Eclipsed Steppe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Emeritus of Truce
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Turbulent Moor
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Merchant of Venom
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nested Shambler
77%inclusion242 decks316 decks
75%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
73%inclusion231 decks316 decks
69%synergy
Grateful Apparition
71%inclusion224 decks316 decks
69%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
70%inclusion220 decks316 decks
67%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
71%inclusion224 decks316 decks
67%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
67%inclusion206 decks308 decks
63%synergy
Drown in Ichor
65%inclusion204 decks316 decks
62%synergy
Deadly Dispute
79%inclusion249 decks316 decks
57%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
57%inclusion181 decks316 decks
55%synergy
Karn's Bastion
58%inclusion183 decks316 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
64%inclusion202 decks316 decks
42%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
60%inclusion190 decks316 decks
48%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion182 decks316 decks
-6%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
57%inclusion181 decks316 decks
49%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
57%inclusion179 decks316 decks
48%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
57%inclusion179 decks316 decks
38%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
56%inclusion177 decks316 decks
52%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
54%inclusion171 decks316 decks
43%synergy
Cathar Commando
53%inclusion167 decks316 decks
46%synergy
Viscera Seer
53%inclusion167 decks316 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
31%inclusion97 decks316 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
10%inclusion31 decks316 decks
-5%synergy
Farewell
7.0%inclusion22 decks316 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
6.6%inclusion21 decks316 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
51%inclusion162 decks316 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion158 decks316 decks
35%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
49%inclusion154 decks316 decks
47%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
49%inclusion154 decks316 decks
48%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
47%inclusion150 decks316 decks
32%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
47%inclusion150 decks316 decks
43%synergy
Sun Titan
43%inclusion136 decks316 decks
31%synergy
Accursed Marauder
42%inclusion129 decks305 decks
35%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
42%inclusion132 decks316 decks
38%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
38%inclusion119 decks316 decks
18%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
37%inclusion118 decks316 decks
36%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
36%inclusion113 decks316 decks
24%synergy
Spirited Companion
35%inclusion112 decks316 decks
30%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
35%inclusion92 decks261 decks
34%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
34%inclusion109 decks316 decks
34%synergy
Daxos the Returned
32%inclusion100 decks316 decks
31%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
31%inclusion98 decks316 decks
17%synergy
Selfless Spirit
30%inclusion96 decks316 decks
19%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
29%inclusion92 decks316 decks
17%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
29%inclusion92 decks316 decks
24%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
26%inclusion83 decks316 decks
20%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
26%inclusion81 decks316 decks
19%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
25%inclusion78 decks316 decks
13%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
24%inclusion76 decks316 decks
8%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
21%inclusion66 decks316 decks
20%synergy
Plaguecrafter
21%inclusion65 decks316 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion65 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Company Commander
20%inclusion62 decks316 decks
18%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
19%inclusion59 decks316 decks
15%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
17%inclusion55 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Teysa Karlov
17%inclusion53 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
16%inclusion50 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Flickerwisp
15%inclusion48 decks316 decks
12%synergy
Warren Soultrader
15%inclusion47 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
15%inclusion47 decks316 decks
12%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion46 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
15%inclusion46 decks316 decks
11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion45 decks316 decks
-8%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion43 decks316 decks
-17%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
14%inclusion43 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Ophiomancer
14%inclusion43 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
14%inclusion43 decks316 decks
13%synergy
Skullport Merchant
13%inclusion41 decks316 decks
12%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Voice of Victory
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
12%inclusion39 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
51%inclusion161 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
40%inclusion126 decks316 decks
39%synergy
Despark
32%inclusion101 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Ephemerate
31%inclusion98 decks316 decks
24%synergy
Generous Gift
30%inclusion94 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
27%inclusion85 decks316 decks
25%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
24%inclusion77 decks316 decks
-17%synergy
Inkshield
23%inclusion72 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Cloudshift
18%inclusion58 decks316 decks
13%synergy
Unbounded Potential
14%inclusion45 decks316 decks
14%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion40 decks316 decks
-9%synergy
Fracture
12%inclusion38 decks316 decks
-8%synergy
Akroma's Will
11%inclusion35 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
9.5%inclusion30 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.5%inclusion30 decks316 decks
-15%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
9.2%inclusion29 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
9.2%inclusion29 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.0%inclusion28 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Affliction
8.9%inclusion28 decks316 decks
8%synergy
Pyrrhic Strike
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.2%inclusion26 decks316 decks
-5%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.9%inclusion25 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.9%inclusion25 decks316 decks
-4%synergy
Carrion
7.6%inclusion24 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.5%inclusion23 decks308 decks
5%synergy
Secure the Wastes
7.3%inclusion23 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Flicker of Fate
7.0%inclusion22 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.7%inclusion21 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Scrollshift
6.6%inclusion21 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.6%inclusion21 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Grand Crescendo
6.3%inclusion20 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
51%inclusion161 decks316 decks
33%synergy
Damn
36%inclusion113 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Vat Emergence
34%inclusion107 decks316 decks
33%synergy
Austere Command
27%inclusion84 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Final Vengeance
20%inclusion43 decks210 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion41 decks316 decks
-5%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
11%inclusion34 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion32 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion31 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Back for Seconds
9.5%inclusion30 decks316 decks
9%synergy
Desperate Plea
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Vindicate
9.2%inclusion29 decks316 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.9%inclusion28 decks316 decks
-9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Martial Coup
7.9%inclusion25 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
7.9%inclusion25 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.6%inclusion24 decks316 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
7.6%inclusion24 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Precision
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.0%inclusion22 decks316 decks
-10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.3%inclusion20 decks316 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
6.3%inclusion20 decks316 decks
-10%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Citywide Bust
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Lingering Souls
5.4%inclusion17 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
52%inclusion163 decks316 decks
25%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
37%inclusion118 decks316 decks
19%synergy
Throne of Geth
20%inclusion63 decks316 decks
18%synergy
Noble's Purse
16%inclusion52 decks316 decks
16%synergy
Contagion Clasp
14%inclusion45 decks316 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion44 decks316 decks
-11%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
14%inclusion21 decks153 decks
13%synergy
Oketra's Monument
11%inclusion36 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion36 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.2%inclusion26 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Relic Vial
8.2%inclusion26 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.2%inclusion26 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
7.9%inclusion25 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.3%inclusion20 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.3%inclusion20 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion20 decks316 decks
-13%synergy
Blood Fountain
6.3%inclusion20 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Foot Chopper
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
5.4%inclusion17 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Blade of Selves
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
47%inclusion149 decks316 decks
46%synergy
Bitterblossom
28%inclusion90 decks316 decks
20%synergy
Muster the Departed
27%inclusion81 decks303 decks
25%synergy
Tolls of War
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion77 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
23%inclusion73 decks316 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion54 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17%inclusion53 decks316 decks
-1%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
17%inclusion53 decks316 decks
12%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
16%inclusion51 decks316 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion49 decks316 decks
-13%synergy
Teleportation Circle
15%inclusion48 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Far Traveler
13%inclusion40 decks316 decks
11%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
13%inclusion27 decks214 decks
11%synergy
March of the Canonized
10%inclusion33 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
10%inclusion31 decks316 decks
8%synergy
Court of Grace
9.5%inclusion30 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
8.5%inclusion27 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Anointed Procession
7.6%inclusion24 decks316 decks
-1%synergy
Airbender Ascension
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Rabble Rousing
7.3%inclusion23 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Murder Investigation
7.0%inclusion22 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.6%inclusion21 decks316 decks
-3%synergy
Felidar Retreat
6.3%inclusion20 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.1%inclusion19 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
6.0%inclusion19 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
-2%synergy
Seal of Doom
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
13%inclusion41 decks316 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
23%inclusion72 decks316 decks
20%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
18%inclusion57 decks316 decks
16%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
10%inclusion31 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion158 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
50%inclusion157 decks316 decks
17%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
27%synergy
High Market
30%inclusion94 decks316 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
26%inclusion81 decks316 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion73 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
16%inclusion52 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion48 decks316 decks
-8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion44 decks316 decks
-7%synergy
The Dross Pits
14%inclusion43 decks316 decks
13%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion34 decks316 decks
6%synergy
The Fair Basilica
11%inclusion34 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Fountainport
10%inclusion27 decks263 decks
8%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
8.9%inclusion28 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.2%inclusion26 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.2%inclusion26 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
8.2%inclusion26 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.9%inclusion25 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.9%inclusion25 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion20 decks316 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.0%inclusion19 decks316 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion19 decks316 decks
-2%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.4%inclusion17 decks316 decks
-4%synergy
Volatile Fault
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion252 decks316 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion246 decks316 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
66%inclusion210 decks316 decks
43%synergy
Orzhov Signet
52%inclusion164 decks316 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion153 decks316 decks
34%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
47%inclusion149 decks316 decks
-6%synergy
Staff of Compleation
22%inclusion71 decks316 decks
21%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion43 decks316 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion42 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion40 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion37 decks316 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.9%inclusion28 decks316 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
6.3%inclusion20 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion312 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion311 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion276 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
72%inclusion229 decks316 decks
53%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
68%inclusion215 decks316 decks
54%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
68%inclusion214 decks316 decks
28%synergy
Isolated Chapel
54%inclusion171 decks316 decks
-13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
53%inclusion166 decks316 decks
-5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
52%inclusion163 decks316 decks
48%synergy
Myriad Landscape
51%inclusion162 decks316 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Field
43%inclusion136 decks316 decks
-8%synergy
Godless Shrine
41%inclusion129 decks316 decks
-10%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion117 decks316 decks
-3%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion103 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
32%inclusion100 decks316 decks
-10%synergy
Fabled Passage
31%inclusion98 decks316 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Silence
30%inclusion95 decks316 decks
-9%synergy
Escape Tunnel
23%inclusion73 decks316 decks
21%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
23%inclusion73 decks316 decks
-14%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion73 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Heath
22%inclusion69 decks316 decks
-19%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19%inclusion61 decks316 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion57 decks316 decks
-8%synergy
Promising Vein
17%inclusion54 decks316 decks
16%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion53 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Esper Panorama
17%inclusion53 decks316 decks
16%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Shire Terrace
16%inclusion49 decks316 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion40 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Silent Clearing
13%inclusion40 decks316 decks
-2%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion36 decks316 decks
-6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion34 decks306 decks
4%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
11%inclusion34 decks316 decks
-16%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
10%inclusion31 decks316 decks
-11%synergy
Demolition Field
9.5%inclusion30 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.2%inclusion29 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
9.2%inclusion29 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.2%inclusion29 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
9.0%inclusion28 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.0%inclusion28 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.9%inclusion28 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.9%inclusion28 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.5%inclusion27 decks316 decks
-15%synergy
Scrubland
7.9%inclusion25 decks316 decks
-4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.9%inclusion25 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.9%inclusion25 decks316 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.6%inclusion24 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.3%inclusion23 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.1%inclusion19 decks312 decks
-2%synergy