5 Underrated Commander Cards From Innistrad

5 Underrated Commander Cards From Innistrad

Jacob LacknerCommander

Duskmourn: House of Horror preview season is just around the corner. This modern horror-inspired plane is going to be perfect for the spookiest season of them all. I thought that also meant this would be a good time to take a look at underrated Commander cards from Magic’s first visit to the gothic horror-inspired plane – Innistrad. Overall, Innistrad has …

The Cutest Animals in Magic

The Cutest Animals in Magic

Jacob LacknerCommander

Bloomburrow is a set filled with tons of very cute critters. I don’t think any of them are cuter than  Warren Warleader’s Offspring token. Just look at him! Trying to wield a weapon way too big for him and attempting to look as tough as possible. But all I can see is cute. All the cute art in Bloomburrow got …

Squirreled Away Bloomburrow Precon Commander Upgrade Guide

Squirreled Away Bloomburrow Commander Precon Upgrade Guide

Jacob LacknerCommander

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 …

Is Grouping Creature Types Good for Magic?

Is Grouping Creature Types Together Good for Magic?

Jacob LacknerDesign

Typal (formerly “tribal”) decks are very popular in all of Magic’s formats. These are strategies that revolve around playing a bunch of creatures with the same type alongside cards that give you bonuses for that creature type. Recently, cards that offer typal bonuses to more than one creature type have become more common. In this article, I’ll discuss the history …

Underrated Commander Cards From Planeshift

Underrated Commander Cards From Planeshift

Jacob LacknerCommander

I started playing Magic: the Gathering in Fall of 1998 and my first was Urza’s Saga. This means for the first two years I played Magic, I bore witness to an era dominated by noncreature spells and monocolored cards. So, when Invasion Block came out two years later with a big focus on multicolored cards and powerful creatures, it felt …

5 Underrated Commander Cards from Dragon's Maze

5 Underrated Commander Cards from Dragon’s Maze

Jacob LacknerCommander

Magic players love Ravnica sets. The plane has 10 separate two-color factions tasked with doing different things to maintain order. These separate factions, the flavor behind them, and their internal synergies are what Magic players love the most about Ravnica. Overall, if a set is on the plane of Ravnica, it’s been a real crowd pleaser. However there is one …

5 Underrated Commander Cards From Visions

5 Underrated Commander Cards From Visions

Jacob LacknerCommander

Visions is an important set in the history of Magic. Not only was it part of Magic’s very first cohesive Block (Mirage Block), it also introduced enter-the-battlefield abilities. Love them or hate them, these days tons of creatures come with ETB abilities, and it all started with Visions. However, when it comes to Commander, Visions isn’t exactly a set filled …