Black Friday 2023 at Card Kingdom

Black Friday 2023 at Card Kingdom

Jason KrellCard Kingdom Updates

Looking for great deals on Magic: The Gathering this holiday season? Card Kingdom will be offering 10% back on orders* on Friday, Nov. 24 from midnight PST to 11:59 p.m. PST! Read on to get all the details on this Card Kingdom Black Friday offer for 2023. 10% STORE CREDIT BACK* On Black Friday, you’ll receive 10% in promotional store credit back …

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Ahoy Mateys Precon Upgrade Guide

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan: Ahoy Mateys Precon Upgrade Guide

Jason KrellCommander

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan has four new Commander decks with classic Ixalan archetypes, meaning pirates have raised their sails once again to raid a pod near you. But even before they start boarding, we’re going to look at the Ahoy Mateys precon and ways to upgrade it. AHOY MATEYS: NEW COMMANDERS The face commander for Ahoy Mateys is Admiral …

Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle-earth Elven Council Commander Precon Upgrade Guide

The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle-earth Elven Council Precon Upgrade Guide

Jason KrellCommander

Elven Council puts a strategic spin on politics and planning, and Jason is here to teach players how to embrace their inner, immortal wisdom in this Commander precon upgrade guide. Commander players love politics (or they really hate it). Usually this meta-mechanic plays out through the form of deal-making or negotiations, but turning to the council codifies this process into …

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth sealed product shipping early

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth sealed product shipping early

Jason KrellProducts, Standard

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is the latest adventure into Universes Beyond, and the first one to receive a full Magic: The Gathering set. At the same time, this is also the first time Card Kingdom plans to ship sealed preorders early, on June 16, giving players a head start at exploring everything Middle-earth has to offer. …

MagicCon Minneapolis Previews

MagicCon Minneapolis previews: Doctor Who, Commander Masters and more

Jason KrellCommander, Modern, Products, Standard

As has become tradition for big events these days, Wizards of the Coast used MagicCon Minneapolis to give players their first previews of the upcoming Doctor Who Commander decks, set the tone for the Wilds of Eldraine, show off face cards in the Commander Masters precons and begin tempting us with another look at Lord of the Rings: Tales of …

March of the Machine Cavalry Charge Precon Upgrade Guide

March of the Machine: Cavalry Charge Precon Upgrade Guide

Jason KrellCommander

Cavalry Charge is a new direction for Esper, and Jason will help control players finger their inner aggression as he reviews and suggests an upgrade for this March of the Machine Commander precon. If you had put together a bingo card for March of the Machine and slapped an “Eminence returns” space on there, I never would have thought we’d …

March of the Machine Madness heroes of the multiverse power ranking

March of the Machine Madness, Heroes of the Multiverse Power Ranking

Jason KrellMagic Story

Welcome to March of the Machine Madness, where we’re taking the next week to ask you which Magic characters would win in a fight. Considering March of the Machine is taking us all over the multiverse, forcing characters against each other in mortal combat, we thought the timing was perfect. However, we would never just pit two characters against each …

March of the Machine Madness, Villains of the Multiverse Power Ranking

March of the Machine Madness, Villains of the Multiverse Power Ranking

Jason KrellMagic Story

Welcome to March of the Machine Madness, where we’re taking the next week to ask you which Magic characters would win in a fight. Considering March of the Machine is taking us all over the multiverse, forcing characters against each other in mortal combat, we thought the timing was perfect. However, we would never just pit two characters against each …

March of the Machine, flavor check

March of the Machine: Flavor Check

Jason KrellCommander, Design, Standard

As Magic players, most of us primarily care about how the game actually plays. However, so much more goes into a set than the cards themselves — from worldbuilding to characters and the places they intersect. Often, these qualities outside of gameplay are called flavor, and they help sets taste different, even if they are similar in some ways to what has …