Bloomburrow releases on July 26, and with it comes four new Precon Commander decks: Animated Army, Family Matters, Peace Offering and Squirreled Away. What are the highlight cards from the precons? What new cards are worth checking out?  EMBARKING ON A JOURNEY TO BLOOMBURROW It seems fitting we start with Flubs, the Fool, the Buy-a-Box promo for Bloomburrow. Flubs is ... Read More...

Bloomburrow brings with it four new Commander Precon decks, and today we’re focusing on Peace Offering, a rather curious idea for a precon. Not because it’s lackluster or anything like that, but rather because the archetype it embraces, Group Hug, is one of the most tricky and political archetypes to pilot. That said, the pieces are definitely already here for ... Read More...

With so many great commander options are being printed these days, the biggest challenge for a new precon deck is to stand out. Newer players want a strong identity to latch onto and guide their early card choices, while veterans want unique themes that let them approach deckbuilding and gameplay with fresh eyes. The Bloomburrow Commander decks answer this call ... Read More...

Family Matters is the Jeskai Commander Precon from Bloomburrow. It features the main set mechanic Offspring, and encourages you to go deep on tokens while growing your Commander. Find out how to bolster this build with our $50 Budget Upgrade Guide. Bloomburrow Commander has four Commander decks: Animated Army, Family Matters, Peace Offering and Squirreled Away. Today we’re going to ... Read More...

Bloomburrow releases on August 2nd and with it comes four new commander preconstructed decks. As Card Kingdom’s resident rodent lover, I’m very excited to take a look at the Golgari Squirreled Away deck. This deck looks to generate tons of tokens and mana to overwhelm your opponent. In this article I’m going to review the deck’s contents and suggest some ... Read More...

Commander Staples are staples for a reason: they’re widely played, powerful and are a good choice for the average deck. They aren’t necessarily best-in-slot for your deck, though. Kristen shares some tips and truths about how to refine your decks further. What if I told you that you don’t actually want to be running Swords to Plowshares in your build? ... Read More...

If you ask “why is ‘bear’ accepted Magic slang for a 2/2 creature?”, the answer is simple. Grizzly Bears was printed as a vanilla 2/2 in Limited Edition Alpha and set the precedent for describing similar low-complexity combat creatures. But maybe that answer isn’t good enough, and you ask: “no, I mean why would that term be the one to ... Read More...