Julia Maddalena
As EDHREC's designated Duchess of Data, Julia is new to Magic but no stranger to finding interesting patterns in complex data. With her master's degree in statistics and extensive data science experience, she is the point person for digging into EDHREC's rich collection of deck data. Her deep dive into card popularity over time within each commander led to the advent of the Fire and Ice article series, a weekly series cowritten with EDHREC's seasoned editorial staff.
- Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Marvo, Deep Operative?
DataJulia breaks down clash-loving Marvo, Deep Operative's hottest rising cards, its cooling includes, and a full sample deck list.
- Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for the "Second Draw Matters" Scryfall Tag? | Fire and Ice
DataJulia analyzes Fire and Ice scores for a new subcategory of cards: Scryfall o-tags, with this week's focus on "second-draw-matters."
- Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin? | Fire and Ice
cEDHEDHREC data on Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin: what’s hot and cold in this cEDH Rakdos deck, from Casey Jones to the fading All Will Be One.
- Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Tergrid, God of Fright?
DataIn honor of the final day of Salt Week, Julia looks at the saltiest commander of 2025's vote to see what's hot and cold for Tergrid, God of Fright.
- Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Kibo, Uktabi Prince?
DataWhat's hot and cold for Commander decks led by the banana magnate, Kibo? Julia peels through the data to find out.
- Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Ragost, Deft Gastronaut?
DataWhich cards are hot and cold for Edge of Eternity's famous space lobster? Julia analyzes the data to see what's popular and what's being cut.
- Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Arcum Dagsson?
cEDHThe cards heating up and cooling off in cEDH Arcum Dagsson decks, from H.E.R.B.I.E. and Sewer-veillance Cam to counterspells losing ground.
- Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Inalla, Archmage Ritualist? | Fire and Ice
DataThe cards heating up and cooling off in Inalla, Archmage Ritualist decks, from Wizard's Staff and Gandalf to the countermagic in vogue today.
- Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Krenko, Mob Boss? | Fire and Ice
DataKrenko, Mob Boss gains a fresh crop of Goblins from The Hobbit. See which new cards are heating up for Krenko, and which are cooling off.
- Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for The Mycotyrant?
ArticlesWhich cards are rising and falling in The Mycotyrant decks? EDHREC data on Commander's best self-mill Fungus commander, plus a full list.