Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Upgraded 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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Metastatic Evangel
76%inclusion41 decks54 decks
72%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
62%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
62%synergy
Drown in Ichor
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
57%synergy
Karn's Bastion
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
56%synergy
Grateful Apparition
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
55%synergy
Deadly Dispute
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Nested Shambler
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
48%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
43%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
46%synergy
Skullclamp
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Victimize
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Teysa Karlov
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
46%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Protection
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Farewell
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-0%synergy
Creatures
Pitiless Plunderer
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Accursed Marauder
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Viscera Seer
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Cathar Commando
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Selfless Spirit
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Daxos the Returned
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Sun Titan
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Ophiomancer
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Spirited Companion
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Carrion Feeder
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Corpse Knight
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Voice of Victory
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Acolyte
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Inkshield
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Fracture
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Cloudshift
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Ephemerate
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Akroma's Will
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Eerie Interlude
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Grand Crescendo
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Personify
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Mardu
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Clever Concealment
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Altar's Reap
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Parting Gust
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-0%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Secure the Wastes
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Carrion
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Undying Malice
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Szat's Will
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Nasty End
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Oblivion
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Damn
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Vat Emergence
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Plea
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-0%synergy
Vindicate
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Martial Coup
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Split Up
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Oketra's Monument
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Noble's Purse
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Relic Vial
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Blade of Selves
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Clasp
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Contagion Engine
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Geth
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Bitterblossom
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Call for Unity
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Grave Pact
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Felidar Retreat
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Muster the Departed
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Ninja Teen
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Far Traveler
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Teleportation Circle
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Tolls of War
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Airbender Ascension
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Divine Visitation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Anointed Procession
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Champions from Beyond
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Smile at Death
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Intangible Virtue
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Land Tax
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Court of Grace
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
-0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
23%synergy
High Market
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Minas Tirith
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Fountainport
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Arid Archway
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion45 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Staff of Compleation
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion53 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion53 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion49 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
74%inclusion40 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Vault of Champions
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Caves of Koilos
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Tainted Field
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Silence
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Turbulent Moor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Silent Clearing
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-0%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-0%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Shire Terrace
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Arid Mesa
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Escape Tunnel
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Esper Panorama
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy