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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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Teferi's Protection
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85%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
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99%synergy
The One Ring
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94%synergy
Rhystic Study
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80%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
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94%synergy
Force of Will
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94%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
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86%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
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86%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
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82%synergy
Worldly Tutor
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89%synergy
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Ulvenwald Captive
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100%synergy
Axebane Guardian
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93%synergy
Soulsworn Jury
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100%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
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95%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
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94%synergy
Wall of Ice
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99%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
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98%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
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93%synergy
Wall of Roots
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96%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
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95%synergy
Walking Ballista
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92%synergy
Overgrown Battlement
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92%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
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97%synergy
Esper Sentinel
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85%synergy
Wall of Omens
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92%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
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93%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
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97%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
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95%synergy
Walking Bulwark
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96%synergy
Wall of Shards
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98%synergy
Arbor Adherent
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98%synergy
Wall of Denial
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92%synergy
Secret Door
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99%synergy
Fortified Rampart
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97%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
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97%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
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94%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
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93%synergy
Shield Sphere
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97%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
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92%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
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97%synergy
Instants
Mental Misstep
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97%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
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97%synergy
Eladamri's Call
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90%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
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98%synergy
Force of Vigor
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98%synergy
Angel's Grace
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99%synergy
Mana Drain
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90%synergy
Silence
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95%synergy
Permission Denied
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99%synergy
Force of Negation
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95%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
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38%synergy
Path to Exile
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52%synergy
Pact of Negation
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96%synergy
Mystical Tutor
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95%synergy
Akroma's Will
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92%synergy
Sorceries
Fell the Mighty
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95%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
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98%synergy
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Sensei's Divining Top
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97%synergy
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Freed from the Real
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96%synergy
Counterbalance
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100%synergy
Assault Formation
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94%synergy
High Alert
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93%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
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98%synergy
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Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
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99%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
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82%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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85%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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29%synergy
Lotus Petal
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96%synergy
Sol Ring
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19%synergy
Chrome Mox
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96%synergy
Mox Diamond
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97%synergy
Lands
Tundra
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87%synergy
Command Tower
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10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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70%synergy
Breeding Pool
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55%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
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60%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
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69%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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92%synergy
Sea of Clouds
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70%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
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93%synergy
Savannah
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87%synergy
Tropical Island
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87%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
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70%synergy
Cavern of Souls
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95%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
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97%synergy
Island
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6%synergy
Forest
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6%synergy
Plains
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7%synergy
Arid Mesa
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94%synergy
Hedge Maze
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89%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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93%synergy
Meticulous Archive
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91%synergy
Lush Portico
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90%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
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76%synergy
Nimbus Maze
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99%synergy
Polluted Delta
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92%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
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56%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
91%synergy
Temple Garden
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
56%synergy
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