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Azlask, the Swelling Scourge
Legendary Creature — Eldrazi · 3
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Azlask, the Swelling Scourge is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Azlask or another colorless creature you control dies, you get an experience counter.
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: Creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of experience counters you have. Scions and Spawns you control gain indestructible and annihilator 1 until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.45
Comes in the precon Eldrazi Incursion
Average lands in decks for Azlask, the Swelling Scourge: 35
EldraziTokensExperience CountersSacrificeDevoidAnnihilatorAristocratsMorph
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🛠️ Build a deck for Azlask, the Swelling Scourge 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Azlask, the Swelling Scourge deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (67/100)
- Consistency81
- Speed57
- Interaction41
- Resilience95
- Closing65
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 2 Island, 1 Swamp, 1 Mountain, 4 Forest)
Sol Ring · Glaring Fleshraker · Awakening Zone · Arcane Signet · Path of Annihilation · Chittering Dispatcher · From Beyond · Writhing Chrysalis · Spawnbed Protector · Meren of Clan Nel Toth · Kozilek's Unsealing · Echoes of Eternity · Idol of False Gods · Ezuri, Claw of Progress · Catacomb Sifter · Kozilek's Command · Minthara, Merciless Soul · Chromatic Lantern · All Is Dust · Brood Monitor · Spawn-Gang Commander · Forsaken Monument · Eldrazi Displacer · Eldrazi Confluence · Eyeless Watcher · Skittering Invasion · Emrakul's Hatcher · Drowner of Hope · Propagator Drone · Skullclamp · Eldrazi Repurposer · Herald of Kozilek · Idol of Oblivion · Sifter of Skulls · Eldritch Immunity · Kozilek's Predator · Brood Birthing · Glimpse the Impossible · Warping Wail · Null Elemental Blast · Sire of Stagnation · Emrakul's Messenger · Growth Spasm · It That Heralds the End · Snapping Voidcraw · Drowner of Truth // Drowned Jungle · Unfathomable Truths · Otharri, Suns' Glory · Smothering Abomination · Ulalek, Fused Atrocity · Ugin, the Ineffable · Eldrazi Monument · Rapacious One · Farseek · Swords to Plowshares · Eldrazi Skyspawner · Call the Scions · Vile Redeemer · Fellwar Stone · Basking Broodscale · Blisterpod · Nulldrifter · Parallel Lives · Kozilek, the Broken Reality · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Eldrazi Temple · Path of Ancestry · Yavimaya Coast · Llanowar Wastes · Cascading Cataracts · Karplusan Forest · Brushland · Secluded Courtyard · Shivan Reef · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · Adarkar Wastes · Caves of Koilos · Underground River · Battlefield Forge · Tomb of the Spirit Dragon · Spawning Bed · Unclaimed Territory · Sulfurous Springs · Reliquary Tower · Corrupted Crossroads · The World Tree · Tranquil Landscape · Twisted Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Azlask, the Swelling Scourge
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Azlask, the Swelling Scourge, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Glaring Fleshraker | 82% | +76% |
| Awakening Zone | 79% | +75% |
| Path of Annihilation | 76% | +72% |
| From Beyond | 70% | +67% |
| Chittering Dispatcher | 70% | +66% |
| Writhing Chrysalis | 67% | +64% |
| Meren of Clan Nel Toth | 65% | +63% |
| Spawnbed Protector | 66% | +61% |
| Kozilek's Unsealing | 64% | +60% |
| Ezuri, Claw of Progress | 60% | +59% |
| Idol of False Gods | 61% | +58% |
| Catacomb Sifter | 58% | +57% |
| Echoes of Eternity | 62% | +56% |
| Minthara, Merciless Soul | 57% | +56% |
| Eldrazi Temple | 59% | +54% |
| Kozilek's Command | 57% | +54% |
| Spawn-Gang Commander | 55% | +53% |
| Brood Monitor | 55% | +53% |
| Eldrazi Displacer | 53% | +50% |
| Eyeless Watcher | 51% | +49% |
| All Is Dust | 55% | +49% |
| Emrakul's Hatcher | 49% | +48% |
| Eldrazi Confluence | 51% | +47% |
| Forsaken Monument | 53% | +47% |
💰 The best cards for your Azlask, the Swelling Scourge deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Glaring Fleshraker
- Awakening Zone
- Path of Annihilation
- From Beyond
- Chittering Dispatcher
- Writhing Chrysalis
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Eldrazi Temple
- Kozilek's Command
- All Is Dust
- Forsaken Monument
- Skullclamp
- Eldritch Immunity
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Eldrazi Confluence
- Parallel Lives
- Eye of Ugin
- Toph, Earthbending Master
- Katara, Waterbending Master
- Aang, Airbending Master
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Azlask, the Swelling Scourge
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Ulalek, Fused Atrocity + Glaring Fleshraker + Echoes of Eternity → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite damage, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite copies of abilities you control on the stack, Infinite copies of a specific creature
- Rosie Cotton of South Lane + Basking Broodscale → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- The World Tree + Maskwood Nexus → Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
- Ulalek, Fused Atrocity + Echoes of Eternity + Kozilek's Unsealing → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite copies of abilities you control on the stack, Infinite copies of a specific creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Ulalek, Fused Atrocity + Echoes of Eternity + Writhing Chrysalis → Infinite copies of abilities you control on the stack, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Frequently asked questions
What is Azlask, the Swelling Scourge's color identity?
Azlask, the Swelling Scourge is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Azlask, the Swelling Scourge come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Azlask, the Swelling Scourge deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Azlask, the Swelling Scourge deck run?
Real Azlask, the Swelling Scourge decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Azlask, the Swelling Scourge?
The three highest-synergy cards are Glaring Fleshraker, Awakening Zone, Path of Annihilation. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Azlask, the Swelling Scourge decks.
What combos does Azlask, the Swelling Scourge have?
Azlask, the Swelling Scourge has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Azlask, the Swelling Scourge deck cost?
You can start cheap: Glaring Fleshraker, Awakening Zone, Path of Annihilation are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.