The return of creature decks to Modern

The Return of Creature Decks to Modern

Mason ClarkModern, Strategy

Modern, as a format, has always been propped up by a “you can do whatever you want” mentality. However, during the last year, Yorion made playing creature decks in Modern incredibly difficult due to cards like Solitude, Fury, Prismatic Ending and Unholy Heat.  The good news for creature fans in Modern is that many of these cards are on the …

Jumpstart 2022 Bottom-up Commander

Jumpstart 2022: Bottom-Up Commander Design

Tom AndersonCommander

I don’t always have the energy to keep up with the flow of new spoilers from day to day, but I definitely made an exception for Jumpstart 2022. Not only do I look forward to the normal Jumpstart 2022 experience, but this sort of product represents a unique, creative opportunity for the team at Wizards of the Coast regarding Commander …

Bestow – MTG Keywords Explained

Chris CornejoStrategy

Bestow is an alternate casting cost that appears on Enchantment Creatures, so we’re getting pretty specific already as those are somewhat uncommon to begin with. If you cast the Bestow creature for its normal mana cost, it enters the battlefield and behaves like any other creature spell. If you choose to cast it for its Bestow cost, it instead enters …

Modern Tier List November 2022

Modern Tier List: Nov. 2022

Michael RappModern

Welcome back for the Nov. 2022 update to the Card Kingdom Modern Tier list! This month was a bit slow for Modern tournaments, as both SCG Philadelphia and all of the Regional Championships played Pioneer. However, we still have some solid, online data to look at for November. The Brothers’ War has been out for a couple of weeks, and …

No such thing as Free in Commander

There’s no Such Thing as Free in Commander

Kristen GregoryCommander, Strategy

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, and likewise, no such thing as “free” in Commander. Kristen is here to help us with some cost-benefit analysis.  Everyone loves free, right? Free bonus cards in your Secret Lair; free door-prizes at the LGS, a free drink with your meal deal. But none of those things are ever truly free.  The …

Lessons Learned from DreamHack Atlanta Regional Championship

Lessons Learned from DreamHack’s Regional Championship

Mason ClarkPioneer

Last weekend, DreamHack Atlanta featured the 2023 season’s first Regional Championship. I competed in the event and secured a Pro Tour invite, learning plenty along the way. So, today we are going to talk about three decks that taught some lessons and secured their pilots pro tour invites.  The “best” deck for the moment Izzet Phoenix was the “best deck” …

Jumpstart 2022 Early look

Jumpstart 2022: An Early Look

Chris CornejoLimited, Products

Jumpstart 2022, the fittingly-named follow up to the original Jumpstart, comes out right quick, releasing on Dec. 2. If you have questions about this supplemental set, which is an entire Limited ecosystem unto itself, we’ve gathered all the information available right here in one place. So without further ado, let’s jump in with the basics.  What is Jumpstart?  You may …