Thanks to this handy quiz, you’ve likely figured out where your guild allegiances lie, but you may not be sure what to do with that information. Lucky for you, the staff here at Card Kingdom have been studying the skies of Ravnica and have some recommendations to help you live your best Guild life. Azorius Senate Your life has been …
Guilds of Ravnica Preview Cards
Thanks to Wizards of the Coast for sending us THREE preview cards from Guilds of Ravnica! In case you missed the Boros Legion’s announcement on our Twitter account, here are the new cards in all their glory. You can preorder all the Guilds of Ravnica singles you need at CardKingdom.com. Plus, don’t forget to tune in to …
Guilds of Ravnica: What We Know So Far
Fall has come to Ravnica, and the city-plane is in for some big changes. Ral Zarek is in charge of the Izzet League, the Boros are buffer than ever, and the Golgari Elf Shamans are now Zombie Elf Shamans. Plus, the Dimir might be the heroes of this story? Strange times indeed. Today, as we launch our Guilds of Ravnica …
Spotlight On: Phyrexian Obliterator
A long time ago in Magic history, creatures were bad. Really bad. Three mana didn’t get you much compared to…other options available. Take these two rares from Ice Age: A 2/2 Swampwalk vs. One of the most busted cards in Magic history. Fast forward a few years to Urza’s Destiny and the printing of this absolute monster: I …
Unstable Preview Cards!
Greetings, Agents. It’s come to our attention that some of you may have missed our top secret transmission yesterday, so we’re releasing this classified information for your eyes only. Definitely don’t share this file with your friends, or on social media. (Just kidding. Go right ahead.) Preorder Clocknapper, Suspicious Nanny, and more Unstable cards from CardKingdom.com! Story by Terra Clarke …
What is a Deck Check?
You’re at a Magic event, and you sit down for your match across from you opponent. You go through your pre-game routine: pulling out your playmat, deck box, and life pad. You remove your deck from the deck box and begin shuffling. The Head Judge announces for the round to begin and with shuffling done, you present your deck to …
Top 10 Creepy Magic Cards for Halloween
Halloween is finally here! Time to jump into an Innistrad draft on Magic Online, carve Magic-themed pumpkins with friends, and marvel at some of the game’s most hair-raising pieces of art. We’ve compiled a list of the ten creepiest Magic cards, based on their art and flavor text, and while fear is subjective, we think this list captures the breadth …
Judge’s Tower: APNAP Time!
APNAP (Active Player/Non-Active Player) is one of those little rules things underpinning Magic that serves to hold everything together without drawing too much attention to itself. It’s one of the many bits that lets the game function without becoming a tangled mess of unclear priority passes, garbled timing, and…The Batch. For anyone who played prior to the Sixth Edition rules …
Judge’s Tower: Turn it Up
When it comes to Magic, I fully subscribe to a school of thought that isn’t the most…friendly: Magic is inherently a zero-sum game. In any given game, there’s a certain amount of fun to be had, and I want to make sure that I have the most fun that I can every time I play. I can think of almost …
Judge’s Tower: Playing with Layers, Pt. 2
Once more, with feeling! We’re looking at layers again today, mostly because there’s still a lot of weirdness that goes on with the different layers interacting with one another. Getting the order of operations down can be a little tricky, but it’s worth hammering home. So, to start, a quick review of what the layers are, along with examples of …