Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Modern”
Editor’s note: This article was published on June 19, 2019, before Leyline of Abundance was previewed. We’ve updated the article to include it. Mana is the foundation of all magic in the Multiverse. Each plane has its own distinct mana, which can be found along a network of paths called leylines. These leylines have often been relevant to Magic story …
Modern Horizons has arrived, and Magic players are stocking up on new cards to test-drive in Modern. Plenty of cards in the set have gotten buzz, but there’s one name has risen above the din this past week: Hogaak. Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis is one of the weirdest and most powerful creatures printed in a long time, so let’s go through …
Modern Horizons is all about celebrating Magic’s history. It’s packed with exciting mechanics and references to old cards that the player community remembers fondly. Here are the ten references that the Card Kingdom community is most excited about. Collected Conjuring Collected Company has made its mark in Standard and Modern alike. Collected Conjuring does the same thing as Collected Company, …
With the introduction of Neoform in War of the Spark, a brand new Neoform deck has started seeing play in Modern. Popularized by Piotr “Kanister” Glogowski, the deck features a combo that can win as early as turn one or two. Neoform Combo 1 Pact of Negation4 Summoner’s Pact4 Serum Visions1 Noxious Revival1 Wild Cantor2 Dissenter’s Deliverance2 Manamorphose4 Neoform1 Lightning …
We all know the feeling: Sometimes you have too many Magic: The Gathering decks, and you can’t keep track of all of them! Even if you use different colored deck boxes, you may have trouble remembering where you put each of your decks. Well, good news for Modern players: With the release of Modern Horizons, we’re introducing new Modern Archetype …
As Modern Horizons preview season has progressed, one thing has become increasingly clear: Tribal decks are getting more support in Modern. Tribal decks are creature-based decks that take advantage of synergies between creatures that share a type. These decks have been and continue to be mainstays of the Modern format, but some have overperformed of late while others have faded …
With Mythic Championship II just behind us and Modern Horizons coming up, there’s been a lot of buzz about the Modern format. We’ve also seen a huge influx of new Magic players to the competitive ecosystem with the advent of MTG Arena, so we wanted to offer a quick introduction to the Modern format. Modern is a non-rotating format that …
With KCI no longer around to prey on fair decks, we’ve seen a spike in grindier strategies in Modern. This shift, along with the printing of Creeping Chill, has propelled Dredge to the peak of popularity. Dredge attacks on a different axis than other creature-based strategies, using the graveyard more heavily than any other deck in Modern. The Dredge mechanic …
Matt Nass has Top 8’d the last three Grand Prix and won two of them with one of Modern’s most talked-about decks: Krark-Clan Ironworks combo. While many had initially dismissed the deck, it’s proven more resilient and powerful than initially estimated, even showing up in the Top 4 of Pro Tour 25 in the hands of Ben Stark. With that …
Several members of our CK community traveled to Las Vegas earlier this month for one of Magic’s biggest events of the year. While there were plenty of panels to attend, friends to meet, and Beta draft qualifiers firing off, thousands of players chose to compete in one of two main events and put their spell-slinging skills to the test. Seattle …
