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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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Smothering Tithe
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Perimeter Captain
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Tree of Redemption
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Vine Trellis
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Wall of Glare
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Wall of Runes
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Flumph
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Wall of Roots
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Wingmantle Chaplain
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Walking Bulwark
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35%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
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33%synergy
Carven Caryatid
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32%synergy
Wall of Shards
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32%synergy
Angelic Wall
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Wall of Mulch
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Riptide Turtle
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26%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
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Towering Titan
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Fortified Rampart
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23%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
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Fog Bank
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Fecund Greenshell
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Towering Viewpoint
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Orator of Ojutai
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19%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
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16%synergy
Noble Hierarch
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Rampart Architect
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16%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
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14%synergy
Birds of Paradise
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-17%synergy
Glacial Wall
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Jungle Barrier
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Path to Exile
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Counterspell
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Beast Within
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Eerie Interlude
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12%synergy
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18%synergy
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Swan Song
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8%synergy
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Ghostway
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12%synergy
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Negate
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7%synergy
Robe of Stars
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Brave the Sands
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51%synergy
Stoneskin
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Guardian Project
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12%synergy
Primal Rage
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14%synergy
Angelic Chorus
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14%synergy
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4%synergy
Sylvan Library
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13%synergy
Unnatural Growth
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
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2%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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Aluren
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
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6%synergy
True Conviction
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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1%synergy
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0%synergy
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4%synergy
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14%synergy
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10%synergy
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19%synergy
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37%synergy
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29%synergy
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20%synergy
Access Tunnel
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20%synergy
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0%synergy
Three Tree City
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
Command Beacon
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6%synergy
Temple of the False God
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-2%synergy
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Sol Ring
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11%synergy
Arcane Signet
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12%synergy
Thought Vessel
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3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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9%synergy
Mana Crypt
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14%synergy
Azorius Signet
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5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-1%synergy
Selesnya Signet
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6%synergy
Simic Signet
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
Mox Diamond
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8%synergy
Talisman of Progress
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0%synergy
Chrome Mox
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.4%inclusion34 decks530 decks
3%synergy
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-1%synergy
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4%synergy
Savannah
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81%synergy
Tropical Island
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81%synergy
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80%synergy
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-4%synergy
Breeding Pool
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44%synergy
Temple Garden
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45%synergy
Forest
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-5%synergy
Island
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-5%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
88%inclusion466 decks530 decks
44%synergy
Flooded Strand
81%inclusion430 decks530 decks
49%synergy
Windswept Heath
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48%synergy
Misty Rainforest
80%inclusion426 decks530 decks
50%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
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32%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
70%inclusion370 decks530 decks
39%synergy
Sea of Clouds
69%inclusion365 decks530 decks
39%synergy
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68%inclusion359 decks530 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion247 decks530 decks
-10%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
43%inclusion228 decks530 decks
0%synergy
Seaside Citadel
42%inclusion223 decks530 decks
-10%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
42%inclusion223 decks530 decks
-6%synergy
Glacial Fortress
41%inclusion216 decks530 decks
-6%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
35%inclusion183 decks530 decks
12%synergy
Deserted Beach
32%inclusion170 decks530 decks
12%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
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0%synergy
Mana Confluence
22%inclusion117 decks530 decks
14%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion115 decks530 decks
13%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
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11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion101 decks530 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
18%inclusion98 decks530 decks
-12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion98 decks530 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion94 decks530 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion92 decks530 decks
10%synergy
Brushland
17%inclusion90 decks530 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion90 decks530 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion88 decks530 decks
11%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
16%inclusion84 decks530 decks
-8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
16%inclusion83 decks530 decks
8%synergy
Hushwood Verge
15%inclusion45 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Urban Retreat
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Prairie Stream
15%inclusion81 decks530 decks
-30%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
15%inclusion79 decks530 decks
9%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
15%inclusion77 decks530 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion76 decks530 decks
10%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
14%inclusion75 decks530 decks
8%synergy
Canopy Vista
14%inclusion75 decks530 decks
-32%synergy
Lush Portico
14%inclusion72 decks530 decks
3%synergy
Hedge Maze
12%inclusion66 decks530 decks
2%synergy
Meticulous Archive
12%inclusion64 decks530 decks
3%synergy
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