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Julia Maddalena
Nov 21, 2025
Fire and Ice: Which Cards are Hot and Cold for Shilgengar?
This week on Fire and Ice, we're seeing which cards are heating up or cooling down for the Elder Demon Shilgengar.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Winnowing
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Prideful Feastling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Giada, Font of Hope
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
74%synergy
Angel of Suffering
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Thief of Blood
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
67%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Resplendent Angel
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Youthful Valkyrie
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Renegade Reaper
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Starnheim Aspirant
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Angel of Indemnity
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Firja, Judge of Valor
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Bishop of Wings
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Dazzling Angel
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Herald of the Host
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Sanctuary Warden
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Wojek Investigator
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Firemane Commando
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Serra Paragon
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Exemplar of Light
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Angel of Despair
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Valkyrie Harbinger
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Archangel of Thune
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Angel of Vitality
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Drana and Linvala
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Karmic Guide
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Voldaren Bloodcaster
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Serra's Emissary
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Guardian of Ghirapur
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Angel of Finality
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Breathkeeper Seraph
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Angel of Serenity
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Angel of Destiny
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Reya Dawnbringer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Gluttonous Guest
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Fain, the Broker
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Seraph of the Scales
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Angelic Field Marshal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Merchant of Truth
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Sunblast Angel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Metropolis Reformer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Wispweaver Angel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Starfield Shepherd
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Moonstone Eulogist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Eerie Interlude
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Ghostway
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Semester's End
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Despark
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Fracture
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Ephemerate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Brought Back
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Akroma's Will
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Cloudshift
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Faith's Reward
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Vanishing Verse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Cosmic Intervention
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Cloud's Limit Break
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Restoration Magic
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Desperate Measures
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Pointed Discussion
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Buried Alive
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Damn
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Austere Command
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Aether Snap
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Diresight
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Emeria's Call
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Starfall Invocation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Stargaze
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Funeral Rites
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Fated Clash
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Requisition Raid
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Starnheim Unleashed
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Winds of Abandon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Another Round
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Fumigate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Entreat the Angels
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Unburial Rites
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Inspiring Statuary
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Pearl Medallion
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
6%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Incubator
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Herald's Horn
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Blood Fountain
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Monument to Endurance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Seraphic Greatsword
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Power Conduit
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Solemnity
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Firja's Retribution
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Court of Grace
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Angelic Accord
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Lunar Convocation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Out of the Tombs
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Cleric Class
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Black Market
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Monologue Tax
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Serra the Benevolent
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Three Tree City
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Minas Tirith
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
High Market
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mistveil Plains
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dark Depths
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Marble Diamond
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Godless Shrine
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Field
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Fetid Heath
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Silence
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Champions
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Emeria's Call
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Great Hall of Starnheim
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Voldaren Estate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Heath
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy