Salty Commander Cards that are Healthy for the Format

Salty Commander Cards that are Healthy for the Format

Kristen GregoryCommander

It’s easy to get salty when playing Commander if you let yourself. While there are plenty of cards that everyone can agree are hyper salt-inducing, Kristen argues that some cards that make opponents salty aren’t actually that bad – and may even be good for the format.  In Commander in 2024, the format has never been faster. Still, playing hatebears …

Five Underrated Commanders From Zendikar

Five Underrated Commanders From Zendikar

Kristen GregoryCommander

Zendikar is one of our favorite Magic: the Gathering planes here at the Card Kingdom Blog, and this week we’re diving into five underrated Commanders that hail from Zendikar.  Last time we covered five underrated Commanders from Strixhaven, but when you go further back in time, there are fewer Legendary Creatures. So, this time, rather than looking at just one …

Bloomburrow Commander Set Review

Bloomburrow Commander Set Review

Kristen GregoryCommander

It’s Bloomburrow Commander Set Review time, baby! If you love all things fauna, with lashings of Beatrix Potter and Redwall homage, then Bloomburrow is for you. You can find other recent Commander set reviews here: Like usual, we’re not concerned with niche picks for typal decks. We’re analyzing how good these cards are more broadly, for brewing and collecting. Let’s …

Bloomburrow Commander Precon Highlights

Bloomburrow Commander Precon Highlights

Kristen GregoryCommander

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 …

Family Matter Bloomburrow Commander Precon Upgrade Guide

Family Matters Bloomburrow Commander Precon Upgrade Guide

Kristen GregoryCommander

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 …

Commander Staples Aren't Always The Right Cards

Commander Staples Aren’t Always The Right Cards

Kristen GregoryCommander

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? …

10 of the Best Legendary Matters Commanders

10 of the Best Legendary-Matters Commanders

Kristen GregoryCommander

Having Legendary synergy in your Commander Deck is a fun way to bring together your favorite Heroes and Villains from the Magic universe under one banner. Legendary-matters has received a lot of support in recent years, so here are 10 of the best Legendary Matters Commanders to helm your rag-tag bunch of adventurers.  THE BEST LEGENDARY MATTERS COMMANDERS So usually …