There have been virtually no Universes Beyond cards reprinted since Wizards launched the product line in 2020. Coming up on six years later, could the first chance for meaningful reprints be on the horizon? Or will The Hobbit quash hopes of reprints in the foreseeable future? UNIVERSES BEYOND HAS A REPRINT PROBLEM Fifty… Eighty… over One-Hundred dollars. That’s the market …
The Best Ninjas (and Turtles) of TMNT
The buzz this week has all been around spoilers for our next Universes Beyond set: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I’m not familiar with any of the brand’s incarnations, but if I had any expectations for the set going in it would be some new Mutant, Ninja and Turtle cards – and of course I was right. The goal of Universes …
Why Isn’t “Sneak” Just “Ninjutsu”?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the next set on the horizon, with a release date of March 6th, and from what we’ve seen so far, the most prominent new mechanic in the set is Sneak. It’s an alternating casting cost that you gain access to when you have a creature that is unblocked during the declare blockers step. You pay …
Lorwyn Eclipsed Draft Guide
Lorwyn Eclipsed is a Limited format that wears its heart on its sleeve. When a set is built from the ground up around a handful of key creature types, changelings, and other typal synergies, most players don’t need a fancy strategy guide like this one to tell them what’s up. You just jump into this set, choose a type like …
A Brief History of Mutants in Magic: the Gathering
Magic’s next set is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which releases on March 6th and is available for preorder here at Card Kingdom. Unsurprisingly, the Mutant, Ninja, and Turtle creature types are all quite prominent in the set. While “Mutant” might seem like the kind of creature type that is exclusive to Universes Beyond sets like TMNT and the upcoming Marvel …
Has Lorwyn Finally Figured Out Evoke?
For a set with a lot of expectations riding on it after an 18-year buildup, Lorwyn Eclipsed seems to be at least an initial success. While it’s hard to define exactly what makes a Magic set “good” overall, there’s a lot of specific qualitative boxes this one has managed to tick. There’s a strong aesthetic and mechanical identity. The Limited …
Lorwyn Commander Set Review: Best Cards in the 99
Lorwyn Eclipsed releases January 23rd, and it’s a return to a plane of Merfolk, Faeries, Giants, Kithkin and more. Let’s review the set for Commander. You can find other recent set reviews here: Card Kingdom’s set reviews only care about broadly relevant cards, because we want to maximize the usefulness of the cards in your collection. That said, with Lorwyn …
The Juiciest Commons and Uncommons of Lorwyn Eclipsed
Lorwyn Eclipsed is out and looking to be an absolute treat. I had a great time last weekend at the prerelease, enjoying some Two-Headed Giant with my mates and feeling the new mechanics in action for the first time. The other big benefit of playing prereleases is coming home with a double-armful of commons and uncommons to sort through. We …
Lorwyn Eclipsed is So Good It Deserved Another Set
Playing with Lorwyn Eclipsed feels bitter-sweet. It’s everything I love about Magic, but it feels more ephemeral than ever – and it deserves more. We deserve more. This is why Lorwyn deserved another set to shine this year. LORWYN ECLIPSED I went to the Lorwyn prerelease this weekend, and it very much felt like something special was in the air. …
Lorwyn Eclipsed Blight Curse Commander Deck Upgrade Guide
Lorwyn Eclipsed releases January 26. Alongside the main set, there are two new Commander Precons with some fun new cards. In this article, I’m going to review the Blight Curse Precon deck, and discuss the best ways to upgrade it. The Blight Curse deck features Jund counters as a theme. Jund combines red, black and green, and most of the …










