What Are Graded Cards & Why Grade Yours?

Haelee WoodGraded, Products

If you’ve ever dipped your toes into the world of trading cards, you’ve probably come across the term “graded cards.” Maybe you’ve seen them encased in sleek plastic slabs or noticed they command higher prices than their ungraded counterparts. But what exactly does it mean to grade a card, and why is it such a big deal? Whether you’re a …

Clashing Clans: Analyzing the New Siege Cycle

Tom AndersonProducts

When the clans of Tarkir debuted in 2014, their evocative presentation established enduring identities for each of the three-color “wedges”. Despite the interference of Tarkir’s resurrected dragon flights, the five clans have persisted, and in Tarkir: Dragonstorm they have recovered enough strength to once again make war at epic scale.  But unlike their struggle for survival against the dragons, represented …

Tarkir: Dragonstorm First Look

Card KingdomEvents, Products

Magic: The Gathering has always been a game of grand stories and breathtaking worlds, and few planes have captured the imagination quite like Tarkir. Originally introduced as a plane of warring clans and absent dragons, Tarkir’s timeline was rewritten in Fate Reforged, bringing dragons back to their rightful place as the rulers of the skies. Now, in Tarkir: Dragonstorm, we …

Mechanics We Might Find in Final Fantasy

Tom AndersonProducts, Strategy

Wizards has allowed us our first glimpses of the long-anticipated Universes Beyond tie-in with Final Fantasy! Already, we can see the ambitious scope of the set, featuring iconic characters from across the full breadth of the beloved JRPG franchise and its spinoff games. At least a few of them are getting multiple cards, or dual-faced transforming cards – giving designers …

Aetherdrift Draft Guide

Aetherdrift Draft Guide

Tom AndersonLimited, Products, Standard, Strategy

Get your wheels on the starting line and your foot on the accelerator, because it’s time for Card Kingdom’s Aetherdrift Draft Guide! The expectation for this vehicle-heavy set was that it would be a lightning-fast race to finish off your opponent… but in reality that’s only half true. It’s certainly an unforgiving competition though, so make sure you read on …

How Aetherdrift Mechanics Redefine Speed

Tom AndersonProducts, Strategy

I’m writing this piece after my first experience with Aetherdrift over the prerelease weekend and wow, what a rush that was!  I’m a “Melvin” according to Wizards’ well-known player profiles – meaning I’m most excited by cards which use the Magic rules in clever or exciting ways – and it felt like so much of this set really touched that …

How to Build a Foundation in Magic

Building a Foundation in Magic The Gathering

Chris CornejoProducts

Foundations is a set that’s all about making a new baseline for Magic. Cards from the set are going to be Standard-legal through 2029. So at least for the next half-decade, this set will be a good starting point to use for anyone. As the spiritual successor to the Core Sets, with a simpler design philosophy than other Standard-legal sets, …

What to Expect from Magic in 2025

Card KingdomCommander, Design, Legacy, Limited, Modern, Pioneer, Products, Standard

MagicCon Las Vegas happened this past weekend, and with it came a presentation from Wizards of the Coast breaking down what we have to look forward to from Magic in 2025. We’ve gathered that information here for you – so without further ado, prepare for THE FUTURE!  Ahem.  Anyway, the future starts with a look to the past:  Innistrad Remastered – …