Marvel Super Heroes Super-Team Synergies

Tom AndersonProducts, Strategy

Marvel Super Heroes is the biggest crossover yet under the Universes Beyond banner… not only in terms of hype, but in the sheer number of beloved and awesome characters making their first appearance on Magic cards! From Earth’s Mightiest Heroes down to some of the deep cuts and cult classics of the Marvel roster, there’s a good chance your favorite …

Marvel Super Heroes Prerelease Guide

Tom AndersonProducts, Strategy

Planeswalkers and Avengers alike – assemble now for the biggest blockbuster release on this year’s Magic calendar!  Marvel Super Heroes has finally arrived, bringing the star-studded superhero roster of Marvel’s comics and movies to the tabletop arena. Your first opportunity to get in on this multiverse-shattering debut is also one of the best ones: attending an official prerelease event at …

Magic Villains Worthy of Equipping Mjolnir

Kristen GregoryStrategy

Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor is the headline equipment card in Marvel Super Heroes. It represents the phenomenal power of Thor’s signature weapon, and as such has a lot of utility packed into one card. However, only those that are worthy may equip it… or so it seems. Turns out a fair few of Magic’s iconic villains are worthy to hold …

An Epic Fight is the Endgame for Our Marvel Super Heroes Preview Card

Kristen GregoryProducts, Strategy

Marvel Super Heroes previews are officially here, and Card Kingdom is thrilled to share our two exclusive preview cards, courtesy of Wizards of the Coast. The cards we’re previewing today are two epic versions of the same card – one with a classic Marvel match-up, and the other part of a sprawling scene that you can collect and build with …

An Introduction to the Premodern Format

Jacob LacknerPremodern, Strategy

Magic: the Gathering has no shortage of formats, so you can always find one that appeals to you. One of Magic’s newest formats is Premodern. In this article I’m going to break down what this format is about and whether it might appeal to you, while also discussing the kinds of decks that are viable in this format. THE BASICS …

Secrets of Strixhaven Draft Guide

Tom AndersonStrategy

Secrets of Strixhaven is a uniquely challenging Draft set to wrap your head around. Unique, that is… unless you played the original Strixhaven! Much like its predecessor this new set has a heavy emphasis on instants and sorceries, and their interplay with the students and professors of Strixhaven’s five colleges.  As a Draft format this provides some really memorable archetypes …

Mechanic Breakdown: Prepare

Tom AndersonStrategy

Secrets of Strixhaven is showing us parts of Arcavios that lie beyond the bounds of Strixhaven School, but this is still a set primarily themed around mage academia. The mechanic which really anchors that theme is “prepare” – a new ability which, appropriately, lets creatures learn to cast their own instants and sorceries! On the surface it may look like …

Score Big and Go Ape with our Secrets of Strixhaven Preview Cards

Kristen GregoryProducts, Strategy

Secrets of Strixhaven previews continue, and Card Kingdom is excited to share our two exclusive free preview cards, courtesy of Wizards of the Coast. The cards we’re previewing today are from the Mystical Archive bonus sheet, and are reprints of highly played Commander cards in blue and red decks. SECRETS OF STRIXHAVEN MYSTICAL ARCHIVE PREVIEW CARD: BIG SCORE The first …

How Will Secrets of Strixhaven Expand Strixhaven’s Mechanics?

Tom AndersonStrategy

I often explain to people that Magic as a hobby is more about studying than it is playing games.  You can spend countless hours improving your knowledge, even as a veteran planeswalker – looking up cards, reading about combos, pondering the possibilities of your deck. Perhaps that passion for learning is what makes the multiversal wizard school Strixhaven, and its …