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Julia Maddalena
Aug 29, 2025
Fire and Ice: What Cards are Hot and Cold for August 29th?
On this week's Fire and Ice, we're seeing what's hot and cold for Myrkul, Lord of Bones and Gev, Scaled Scorch.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ophiomancer
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Bitterblossom
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Reanimate
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Animate Dead
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Bloodghast
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Prized Statue
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Jet Medallion
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Ghast
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Grave Pact
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Necropotence
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Zulaport Cutthroat
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Plaguecrafter
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Massacre Wurm
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Nether Traitor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Timeline Culler
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Great Unclean One
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Accursed Marauder
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Viscera Seer
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Warren Soultrader
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Gravecrawler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Dark Confidant
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Opposition Agent
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Cult Conscript
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Vile Entomber
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Girl
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Infestation Sage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Carrion Feeder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Entomb
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Imp's Mischief
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Culling the Weak
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Ritual
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Defile
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Snuff Out
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Tragic Slip
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Saw in Half
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Hagra Mauling
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sacrifice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Flare of Malice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Fatal Push
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Withering Boon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Undying Evil
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Murder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Shallow Grave
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Wake the Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Exsanguinate
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Intent
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Buried Alive
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Dread Return
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Unearth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Unmarked Grave
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Lively Dirge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Will of the Abzan
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Smog
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Thoughtseize
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Expedition Map
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Mephitic Draught
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Blood Fountain
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Servo Schematic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Tithing Blade
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
World Map
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
The Masamune
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Necromancy
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Treacherous Blessing
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Dance of the Dead
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Blight Mound
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-27%synergy
Contamination
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Tortured Existence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Necrodominance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Into the Pit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Lake of the Dead
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Witch's Cottage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Barad-dûr
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Drownyard Temple
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
High Market
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Vesuva
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Peat Bog
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Pit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Urza's Cave
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy