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Kristen brings us an update on everyone’s favorite Dominarian hero, Captain Sisay, with a rundown of the exciting Commander upgrades Sisay, Weatherlight Captain has received from Dominaria United and other recent sets. Sisay, Weatherlight Captain Among the five color Commanders, Sisay is popular for a reason: she can helm a versatile deck full of your favorite cards, she can be …
Read Ahead is a mechanic that appears only on Sagas. Sagas normally get a lore counter when they enter the battlefield, and then another lore counter at the beginning of your precombat main phase, triggering the appropriate chapter each time. Once it has as many lore counters as it does chapters and the final chapter trigger resolves, the Saga gets …
Standard is back on the menu thanks to Dominaria United. After years of waning support, the format will take center stage at the next Regional Championship cycle. Combine that with rotation 2022 in sight and this is the most exciting time of year for Standard. The format was previously dominated by cards like Goldspan Dragon from the day of its …
Enlist is a combat mechanic that involves two creatures. When a creature with it attacks, you may tap a non-attacking creature you control that has already gotten over its “summoning sickness.” In other words, a creature with haste or that you’ve controlled since at least when your turn began. When you tap a creature this way, the creature with Enlist …
Dominaria United is bringing Commander back to the home plane of Magic at last, with its deep wellspring of legacy characters and lore references stretching back almost 30 years. It’s appropriate, then, that the primary commander choice for today’s Painbow precon upgrade guide is also making his triumphant return after a prolonged absence: TIP OF THE WUBRG Once upon a …
I wanted to try something different from my normal longer, more in-depth pieces focusing on one deck, so welcome to Card Kingdom’s first Modern Deck Spotlight. The goal of this series is to introduce new or interesting decks from the past weekend of high level play, just to help familiarize players with decks they may not have seen before. Last …
To commemorate Dominaria United releasing next week in paper and this week on Magic Online, we are going over five decks featuring new cards for the Pioneer format. These archetypes range from familiar faces to possible new contenders, so they should prepare players for the new challenges ahead of them. Jeskai Ascendancy Jeskai Ascendency is one of the cards people …
Miracle appears on instants and sorceries and provides an alternative cost for casting the spell…if you can jump through one little hoop. This is technically two abilities; the first states that you may reveal the card if it’s the first card you draw in a turn. The second is a triggered ability that goes off when you reveal the card …
All of the sweet new Dominaria United cards will become legal on Sept. 9, and as always, I’m keeping a close eye on the spoilers to see if anything can impact the Modern landscape. The good news is we’re in business! Unlike some recent Standard release sets that contained little more than sideboard cards or fringe roleplayers, Dominaria United has …
Preview season for the fall set is in full swing, and the player base is rejoicing as new, exciting Dominaria United cards are revealed. Today we’re going over some of the ones to keep your eye on with the set coming out in just a few short weeks. Founding the Third Path This saga is a card with interesting ramifications. …
