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Julia Maddalena
Mar 6, 2026
Julia Maddalena
Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Arcades, the Strategist?
This week on Fire and Ice, we'll see which cards are getting chucked over the wall. What's hot and what's not for Arcades, the Strategist?
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Overgrown Battlement
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92%synergy
Wall of Omens
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92%synergy
Wall of Denial
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92%synergy
Hover Barrier
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95%synergy
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92%synergy
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95%synergy
Axebane Guardian
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59%synergy
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62%synergy
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66%synergy
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61%synergy
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60%synergy
Geist of the Archives
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62%synergy
Steel Wall
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65%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
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60%synergy
Vine Trellis
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62%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
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63%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
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60%synergy
Walking Bulwark
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63%synergy
Flumph
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63%synergy
Carven Caryatid
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63%synergy
Perimeter Captain
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28%synergy
Wall of Reverence
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33%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
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31%synergy
Wakestone Gargoyle
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33%synergy
Wall of Essence
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32%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
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33%synergy
Excavated Wall
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33%synergy
Wall of Ice
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33%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
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32%synergy
Floriferous Vinewall
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33%synergy
Indomitable Ancients
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33%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
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33%synergy
Fog Bank
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30%synergy
Geist of the Lonely Vigil
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33%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
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29%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Vines
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Tears
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Coral Colony
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33%synergy
Saruli Caretaker
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32%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
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32%synergy
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Tower Defense
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61%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
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4%synergy
Blur
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ephemerate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
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33%synergy
Run Away Together
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Triton Tactics
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33%synergy
Beast Within
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6%synergy
Return to Nature
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31%synergy
Cancel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Scrollshift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Kindred Summons
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-4%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-15%synergy
Akroma's Will
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
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Slaughter the Strong
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Destined Confrontation
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Fell the Mighty
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Hallowed Respite
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33%synergy
Full Steam Ahead
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33%synergy
Rampant Growth
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8%synergy
Cultivate
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-5%synergy
Reunion of the House
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32%synergy
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Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
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29%synergy
Meekstone
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29%synergy
Spellbook
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33%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
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33%synergy
Cathar's Shield
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33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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5%synergy
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Assault Formation
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94%synergy
High Alert
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
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30%synergy
Assemble the Players
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Intruder Alarm
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28%synergy
Brave the Sands
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28%synergy
Curse of Predation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Stoneskin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Unnatural Growth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Prison Realm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rancor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
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22%synergy
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Invasion of Ikoria
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32%synergy
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Teyo, the Shieldmage
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31%synergy
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Access Tunnel
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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19%synergy
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Arcane Signet
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29%synergy
Sol Ring
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-15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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27%synergy
Obelisk of Bant
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33%synergy
Honored Heirloom
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33%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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27%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
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33%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
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33%synergy
Manalith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bounty Board
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33%synergy
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Command Tower
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10%synergy
Island
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6%synergy
Forest
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6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Canopy Vista
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Glacial Fortress
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-13%synergy
Azorius Chancery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-23%synergy
Seaside Citadel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-19%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-10%synergy
Prairie Stream
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-12%synergy
Fortified Village
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Mystery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Plenty
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Thornwood Falls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Deserted Beach
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-15%synergy
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