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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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100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
93%synergy
Assault Formation
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
83%synergy
Axebane Guardian
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
82%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
81%synergy
Wall of Omens
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
81%synergy
Wall of Roots
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
74%synergy
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78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
73%synergy
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78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
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78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
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78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
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Overgrown Battlement
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
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78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Wall of Junk
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
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67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
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67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Stoneskin
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Wall of Frost
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
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Farewell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Shield-Wall Sentinel
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Walking Bulwark
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Riptide Turtle
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Perimeter Captain
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Tree of Redemption
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Wall of Runes
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Glacial Wall
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Portcullis Vine
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Mist
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Jungle Barrier
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Rampart Architect
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Angelic Wall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Thallid Shell-Dweller
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Steel Wall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Tears
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Consulate Skygate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Fortified Rampart
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Mulch
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Ulvenwald Captive
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Academy Wall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Ice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Crystal Barricade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Vine Trellis
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Mourning
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Saruli Caretaker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dragon's Eye Sentry
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Pride Guardian
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Shifting Wall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Instants
Bar the Door
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Growth Spiral
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Return to Dust
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Solidarity
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Cancel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-40%synergy
Shape the Sands
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Akroma's Will
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Reroute Systems
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Eerie Interlude
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Eureka Moment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Heroic Intervention
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Fog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Not on My Watch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dissolve
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bant Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Smite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Parting Gust
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Semester's End
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Return to Nature
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Tenacity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chemister's Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Brokers Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rewind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Naturalize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Collective Resistance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Neutralize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Overprotect
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-26%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Refuse to Yield
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Endless Detour
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Path to Exile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-37%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Celestial Purge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Slaughter the Strong
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Cultivate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Rampant Growth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Farseek
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Harmonize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Reunion of the House
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Overrun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Don't Move
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Divination
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Time Wipe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Quasiduplicate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Lore
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Concentrate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Raise the Past
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Runic Shot
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cleansing Nova
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Secrets of the Golden City
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Winged Words
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mirror Shield
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Panharmonicon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Bident of Thassa
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
The Birth of Meletis
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Brave the Sands
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Assemble the Players
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Angelic Shield
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Apathy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Glaring Aegis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Builder's Talent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Builder's Blessing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Extravagant Replication
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Unable to Scream
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gift of Paradise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Planar Disruption
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lignify
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wild Growth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
New Horizons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Charitable Levy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Silkwrap
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Spreading Seas
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fortified Area
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Medomai's Prophecy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Angelic Chorus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Buried in the Garden
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teyo, the Shieldmage
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
The Wanderer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ajani, the Greathearted
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Idyllic Grange
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Memorial to Unity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Access Tunnel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Sol Ring
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Selesnya Signet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Simic Signet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Moss Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Selesnya Locket
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Simic Locket
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Locket
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Unity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Seaside Citadel
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Prairie Stream
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Glacial Fortress
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Blossoming Sands
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Canopy Vista
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Brushland
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Mystery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Vivid Grove
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Bant Panorama
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Azorius Chancery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Meandering River
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Vivid Creek
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-29%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Scattered Groves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-32%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Tranquil Cove
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Treva's Ruins
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Tranquil Expanse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gateway Plaza
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Elfhame Palace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Heath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Vivid Meadow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mirage Mesa
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Plenty
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Temple Garden
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-33%synergy
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