Avatar: The Last Airbender Commander Set Review

Kristen GregoryCommander, Products

It’s time to get stuck into Avatar: The Last Airbender, the latest Magic set, which releases on November 21. It’s a big set, and there’s lots to talk about. You can find other recent set reviews here: Card Kingdom’s set review only cares about broadly relevant cards, because we want to maximize the usefulness of the cards in your collection. …

6 Fantastic Six-Drops You Should Try in Commander

Kristen GregoryCommander

When you think about what Haymakers to slot in at the top of your curve in Commander, you’re wanting a balance of power and efficiency, and solid raw stats. These 6 Fantastic Six-Drops tick all of the boxes.  CHOOSING A GOOD SIX DROP When you choose a good six-drop for your deck, you want it to be something you’re always …

The Top 20 Cards in Avatar Jumpstart

Kristen GregoryCommander, Products

Avatar: The Last Airbender, the latest Universes Beyond set, releases November 21. Avatar’s product lineup includes a Jumpstart set, replete with 64 brand-new cards legal in Eternal formats. Which of those cards are hits? Join us as we look at the Top 20 Cards from Avatar: The Last Airbender Jumpstart.  AVATAR JUMPSTART Before we get stuck into the list proper, …

5 Five-Drops I Can’t Stop Playing in Commander

Kristen GregoryCommander

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 …

7 Underrated Cards to Power Up a Shrines Deck

Kristen GregoryCommander

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 …

Avatar Brings Powerful New Shrines to Commander

Magic the Gathering’s Avatar Brings Powerful New Shrines to Commander

Kristen GregoryCommander

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 …

The Two Sides of Transform Commanders

Kristen GregoryCommander, Products

Transform Commanders are some of the most flavorful and fun Commanders you can choose, but they often come with significant drawbacks. Let’s look at the two sides of Transform Commanders. DOUBLE-FACED TRANSFORM COMMANDERS Double-faced Transform cards were first introduced in Innistrad, a gothic horror themed set, and they were used to represent the grisly transformations of denizens of the plane, …

Commander Brackets & Game Changers Update

Kristen GregoryCommander

The Commander Brackets Beta received the latest update on October 21, 2025. Brackets have been updated, tutor restrictions have been removed, and 10 cards have been removed from the Game Changers list. Join us as we recap the changes. COMMANDER BRACKETS UPDATE The latest one-pager that details the Brackets has been released, so let’s break down the changes. Rachel Weeks …

Aristocrats Decks are a Trap in Commander

Kristen GregoryCommander, Strategy

Aristocrats is a popular archetype in Commander. It involves sacrificing the peons, the proles and the plebians in order to advance your cause, crushing the tokens and small creatures underfoot in a relentless pursuit of power. But is it all that it’s cracked up to be, or is it something of a trap? THE ALLURE OF ARISTOCRATS DECKS Aristocrats decks …

Hofri Ghostforge, the Boros Deck with 8 Win Conditions

Kristen GregoryCommander, Strategy

Sometimes you end up needing more than one win condition for higher power play. Sometimes you end up with more than one win condition by nature of the deck you’ve put together. Hofri Ghostforge is my Boros Commander Deck with 8 Win Conditions – here’s how it works, and why I love to play it. I’ve always loved Boros Reanimator, …