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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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Sodden Verdure
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
High Alert
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
93%synergy
Axebane Guardian
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
93%synergy
Overgrown Battlement
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
92%synergy
Walking Bulwark
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
85%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
82%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
82%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
81%synergy
Vine Trellis
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
73%synergy
Crystal Barricade
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Hover Barrier
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
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Stalwart Shield-Bearers
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Tower Defense
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Wall of Omens
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Wall of Frost
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Wall of Denial
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Bar the Door
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Fell the Mighty
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Brave the Sands
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Game Changers
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Corrupted Shapeshifter
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Glacial Wall
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Tree of Redemption
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Junk
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Geist of the Archives
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Glare
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Flumph
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Steel Wall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Perimeter Captain
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Portcullis Vine
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Fortified Rampart
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Runes
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Wall of Mulch
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Roots
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Fog Bank
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Carven Caryatid
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Riptide Turtle
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Towering Titan
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Rampart Architect
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Saruli Caretaker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Pride Guardian
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Shards
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Mist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Angelic Wall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Coral Colony
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Kaijin of the Vanishing Touch
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Doorkeeper
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Colossus of Akros
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Solidarity
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Eerie Interlude
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Dovin's Veto
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Growth Spiral
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Heroic Intervention
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Beast Within
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Return to Nature
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Aegis of the Heavens
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Valorous Stance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Decisive Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Incubation // Incongruity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Condemn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Turn Aside
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dissipate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Blink of an Eye
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thwart the Enemy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Opt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Retribution
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Argivian Find
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kabira Takedown
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Peerless Recycling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Clinging Mists
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bant Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Didn't Say Please
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Give No Ground
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Naturalize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Neutralize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ghostway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Convolute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Refuse to Yield
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Safe Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Glyph of Delusion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Akroma's Will
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
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Slaughter the Strong
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Rampant Growth
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Farseek
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Reunion of the House
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Austere Command
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Raise the Past
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Armageddon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Return to the Ranks
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kodama's Reach
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Wargate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Peregrination
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Far Wanderings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Last March of the Ents
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Adventurous Impulse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Lore
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Road of Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Broken Bond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Cleansing Nova
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Offering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fabricate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Explore
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Impede Momentum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Seasons Past
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Meekstone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Shield of the Righteous
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Peregrine Mask
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Noetic Scales
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hedgewitch's Mask
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Prowler's Helm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Guidelight Pathmaker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Assault Formation
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Stoneskin
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Assemble the Players
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Buried in the Garden
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Intruder Alarm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Assemble the Entmoot
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lightmine Field
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Weakstone's Subjugation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lure
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Rolling Stones
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Levitation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Will
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Privileged Position
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Ground
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Boon Reflection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rising Waters
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gossip's Talent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Concerted Effort
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Angelic Chorus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Teyo, the Shieldmage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Access Tunnel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sapseep Forest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Steppe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Detection Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stirring Wildwood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Selesnya Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Simic Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Buried Treasure
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Glacial Fortress
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Seaside Citadel
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Prairie Stream
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Port Town
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Canopy Vista
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Urban Retreat
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Tranquil Cove
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Brushland
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Azorius Chancery
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Thriving Grove
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Blossoming Sands
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Horizon Canopy
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Lush Oasis
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Tangled Islet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Mystery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Thornwood Falls
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Grove
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Gate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Abandoned Campground
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Breeding Pool
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-34%synergy
Shimmerdrift Vale
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Grove
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Scattered Groves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Fortified Village
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Graypelt Refuge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
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