Read Ahead – MTG Keywords Explained

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Read Ahead is a mechanic that appears only on Sagas. Sagas normally get a lore counter when they enter the battlefield, and then another lore counter at the beginning of your precombat main phase, triggering the appropriate chapter each time. Once it has as many lore counters as it does chapters and the final chapter trigger resolves, the Saga gets …

Enlist – MTG Keywords Explained

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Enlist is a combat mechanic that involves two creatures. When a creature with it attacks, you may tap a non-attacking creature you control that has already gotten over its “summoning sickness.” In other words, a creature with haste or that you’ve controlled since at least when your turn began. When you tap a creature this way, the creature with Enlist …

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At Card Kingdom, our customers are what matter most — which is why your experience using the site is one of our central focuses. To deliver the best experience possible, we decided to update our look and we’re excited to share the changes with you. Since this could catch those who are used to our current layout by surprise, we …

Miracle – MTG Keywords Explained

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Miracle appears on instants and sorceries and provides an alternative cost for casting the spell…if you can jump through one little hoop. This is technically two abilities; the first states that you may reveal the card if it’s the first card you draw in a turn. The second is a triggered ability that goes off when you reveal the card …

Undying – MTG Keywords Explained

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Undying is creature-based recursion mechanic that is essentially the mirror of persist. If a creature with it dies, it will return to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. If it already had a +1/+1 counter, it will stay dead in the graveyard. So yes, it is very much like persist, but with +1/+1 counters instead of -1/-1 counters. …

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Card Kingdom Shipping Update: August 2022 

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Starting on Aug. 22, you will see a few changes to Card Kingdom shipping. These changes will include new shipping options as well as adjusting the prices of our existing options.   Our goal continues to be providing exceptional shipping experiences to our customers — getting you the cards you want when you need them. This includes providing flexibility in shipping …

Living Weapon – MTG Keywords Explained

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Drawing a piece of equipment when you don’t have any creatures on board can sometimes be a bit of a letdown, as while you can get the equipment on the board, it can’t really help you out right away. Living Weapon from Scars of Mirrodin Block solves that potential problem. When you cast an Equipment with Living Weapon, as it …

Battle Cry – MTG Keywords Explained

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Battle Cry is a combat mechanic that appears solely on creatures, and is a little unique in that it’s an attack-encouraging mechanic that affects every attacking creature except for the one that has it. When a creature with Battle Cry attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until the end of the turn. This means that if you have multiple …

Infect – MTG Keywords Explained

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All right. This is a pretty divisive mechanic, but for now, we’ll just stick with how it works. So: Infect is a static ability that can appear on any card type, and modifies the manner in which it deals damage. To wit: damage dealt by a source with Infect does not cause a play to lost life, but rather gives …

Card Kingdom Welcomes a Union

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Today, the National Labor Relations Board announced the results of the union election process for Card Kingdom’s Operations employees. With a majority of votes, the United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 3000, has been elected to represent Operations employees from Card Kingdom. We continue our commitment to our employees. We maintain our long-term aspiration to become a truly employee-centered gaming …