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Julia Maddalena
Oct 31, 2025
Julia Maddalena
Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Oct. 31?
This week on Fire and Ice, our Duchess of Data shows us cards heating up and cooling down for Ms Bumbleflower and Raphael, Fiendish Savior.
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Archfiend of Despair
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
97%synergy
Lord of the Void
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
78%synergy
Liliana's Contract
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
78%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Demonic Counsel
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
73%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Crypt Ghast
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Jet Medallion
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
66%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
73%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Ancient Tomb
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Ad Nauseam
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Rune-Scarred Demon
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Harvester of Souls
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Plague Drone
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Sower of Discord
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
43%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Roaming Throne
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Arbiter of Woe
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Shadowborn Demon
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Accursed Marauder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Desecration Demon
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Demonlord of Ashmouth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Retrofitted Transmogrant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Shefet Archfiend
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Taskmaster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Extractor Demon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Blood Speaker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Demon of Catastrophes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Demon of Loathing
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Nightmare
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Doom Whisperer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Demon of Fate's Design
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Myojin of Night's Reach
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Dreadhound
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Archfiend's Vessel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Spawn of Mayhem
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Spite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Abyssal Persecutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Imp's Mischief
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Defile
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Darkness
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Altar's Reap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Pact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Slip
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Dominance
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Temporal Extortion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-10%synergy
Mutilate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Buried Alive
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Damnation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Pox Plague
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Final Act
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Haunting Voyage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Blood Money
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dark Petition
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Consume Spirit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-15%synergy
Assassinate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Urza's Incubator
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Herald's Horn
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Bontu's Monument
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mindcrank
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-14%synergy
Strionic Resonator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Sword of the Animist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Enchantments
Demonic Covenant
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Black Market Connections
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Exquisite Blood
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Black Market
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-0%synergy
Contamination
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Out of the Tombs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Grave Pact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Blood Reckoning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Painful Quandary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Revel in Riches
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Hissing Miasma
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
68%synergy
Cabal Coffers
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Temple of the False God
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Westvale Abbey
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Mortuary Mire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Three Tree City
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Rogue's Passage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Wasteland
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lotus Field
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Volatile Fault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Deserted Temple
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Foul Roads
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-21%synergy
Séance Board
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Caged Sun
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Mox Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-15%synergy
Cavern of Souls
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
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