News of the Realm – 4/1/2022
With News of the Realm, we take a quick look at everything that went on at Card Kingdom, with our friends, and in the Magic world this week! Welcome one and all to News of the Realm! Here’s what we and our friends had going on for the week leading up to April 1st, 2022. And yes, it’s April Fool’s Day, ... Read More...
Organized Play Announcement
WotC announced their new plan for Organized Play, including the return of the Pro Tour! Mason breaks everything down and talks about what it can mean for you. Today is the day that many Magic players have been waiting for with baited breath: the Organized Play announcement. If you haven’t read it, here is the link:https://magic.gg/news/return-of-the-pro-tour-your-path-to-playing-magic-at-the-highest-level TLDR: it’s good! This ... Read More...
Predictions for Streets of New Capenna
The release of Streets of New Capenna is on the horizon, and Tom looks ahead and tries to predict what the new set will bring! Streets of New Capenna season has arrived with the beginning of Story Month, along with some select card previews trickling out of the WotC mothership. Like Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, this set also promises to explore ... Read More...
Reinforce – MTG Keywords Explained
Reinforce is a mechanic originally from Lorywn block, and lets you use cards to buff up your creatures. Reinforce, always written as Reinforce N, is an activated ability that works when the card with Reinforce is in your hand. It essentially turns the card into a modal card. You can play the card normally and pretty much ignore Reinforce. Or, ... Read More...
Why Casual Decks Should Have a Weakness
Sometimes, perfection can be boring. Scott talks about how building a weakness into your casual EDH deck can be more fun! Deck building can be a difficult skill to master, especially when you’re building for casual Commander. Finding the right amount of synergy and power to suit the games you want to play can be tough; power levels are extremely ... Read More...
The Commander Toolbox: 30 Cards to Own for Building Any Deck
Kristen is here with 30 cards any Commander player should have in their collection. With this toolbox of universal cards to own, you’ll be able to add consistency and power to whatever EDH deck you choose to build! For every cry that the format is becoming “homogenous”, there are just as many asking about what singles it’s best to pick ... Read More...
Modern Tier List Update: March 2022
Welcome back for the March 2022 edition of the Modern Tier List. Last weekend we had the Team Trios event, and a $5K in Indianapolis, as well as the MTGO challenges to take data from. While a Team Trios event isn’t the most concrete source to take data from with regard to win rate, we can still look at popularity. ... Read More...