Come Find Card Kingdom at Magic 30!
Magic 30, Wizards of the Coast’s celebration of Magic: The Gathering‘s 30th anniversary, takes place this weekend from Friday to Sunday — and Card Kingdom will be there to enjoy the festivities right there with you. We’re thrilled to be part of the Magic 30 celebration, and we want nothing more than to meet with the community and be a ... Read More...
Aggro Is Running Over Pioneer
The Brothers’ War previews have just begun, and in that time Pioneer has produced some really great innovations. However almost all come from a singular archetype: Beatdown, otherwise known as Aggro. While normally not thought of very highly by most players, the goal of Magic is to make your opponent dead, and these decks do that in spades. Aggro has ... Read More...
Jumpstart 2022: Jumpstart Restarted
During last week’s WeeklyMTG video, Wizards of the Coast Communications Director Blake Rasmussen confirmed Jumpstart 2022 will be out on Dec. 2 after being announced waaay back in August 2021. We’ll finally get a deserving sequel to Magic’s best new idea since Commander precons. A FRESH START Jumpstart 2022 signals a return to the strongest points of the original concept. ... Read More...
Getting Started with Starter Commander Decks
Starter Commander Decks are coming on Dec. 2, but what exactly are they? Are they any good? Let’s dive in and take a closer look — first at the product overall, then at each deck. What Are These? The Starter Commander Decks are five, standalone Commander decks, designed to come in at a lower price point (somewhere in the neighborhood ... Read More...
Evolve – MTG Keywords Explained
Evolve is a triggered ability that appears on creatures, and it means that whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, if it has greater power or toughness than the creature with Evolve, you put a +1/+1 counter on the creature with Evolve. And that’s the basics! As long as the new creature’s power is greater than the Evolve ... Read More...
Fringe Format: 7-Point Highlander
Despite the online grumbling, Eternal Magic is a lot of fun! With the widest pool of cards legal to play, you can sleeve up the idealized version of your favorite strategy from the game’s entire 30-year history and take on the world. Of course, while sitting down to play doesn’t always work out quite as advertised, the 7-Point Highlander format ... Read More...
The Five Spookiest Planes in Magic
This week, I’m taking a break from my “This Day in Magic History” series. Instead, I’m going to give my picks for the spookiest planes in the Magic multiverse! In Magic, planes are self-contained universes that serve as the settings for each set. These are the five planes you least want to be trapped on because they are home to ... Read More...