Five-drops are the new Seven-drops. There, I said it. If you want a high impact card in Commander now, and you’re not prepared to cheat it out via reanimation, rituals, treasure, mana dorks or blitzing? Well, you’re going to have to look at cards that are a little less mana than the seven and eight mana creatures of yore. Five-drops ... Read More...

I write more than a few blogs on this site where I discuss deckbuilding and strategy for Commander. But I rarely focus on my own personal decks as an example for others to follow. The way I see it, every Commander player has different priorities: I build my decks based on an idea I think is cool, and I tailor ... Read More...

Avatar: The Last Airbender releases on November 21st and the presale is underway here at Card Kingdom. We’re also in the second and final week of preview season, and while the set has really cool and innovative new mechanics like the various forms of elemental bending, there’s also a major recurring theme in the set that is very notable – ... Read More...

Shrines decks are one of the more popular enchantress options, providing focus in deckbuilding. Whether you’re on Go-Shintai of Life’s Origin or Hei Bai, Forest Guardian, here are seven underrated cards that power up a Shrines deck. ANNIE JOINS UP This one might have passed you by if you weren’t huge on Outlaws of Thunder Junction, but Annie Joins Up ... Read More...

Shrines decks have been popular ever since Go-Shintai of Life’s Origin was printed in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. Now, with Avatar: The Last Airbender, Shrines decks are getting a much needed boost with some powerful new cards. The Shrines in the Avatar set are, much like before, Legendary Enchantments with a subtype of Shrine. Some of the previous Shrine cards have ... Read More...

In terms of aesthetics, Magic has perhaps the broadest range of any tabletop game. And it gets broader all the time. From its high fantasy roots, traveling to different sets and planes have allowed us to see science fiction, westerns, classic mythology, magitek, cyberpunk, fairytales and even other pop culture IPs through Magic’s cardboard lens. But by far the most ... Read More...

Happy Halloween week everyone! In observance of the holiday, it’s time for a spooky Magic article. Magic has a long history of designing cards and sets with horror themes. In fact, in the earliest days of Magic classic horror characters were lifted directly from the page and turned into Magic cards – like Frankenstein’s Monster and Headless Horseman. This practice ... Read More...