5 Spookiest Commanders To Play With This October
It’s October 1st, so spooky season is officially upon us! Forget Christmastime, for me Halloween is definitely the most wonderful time of the year. It’s always nice to do festive things during this spookiest of all months, and that can even extend to Magic. I love this time of year so much that I always do Halloween-themed MTG Top 10s ... Read More...
10 Cards that Make Me Want to Build Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima
MagicCon Atlanta saw the biggest Magic preview panels of the year. We got to see the roadmap for 2026, which features a variety of sets, and the roadmap for some of the Secret Lair products coming soon. One SLD is the Playstation Superdrop, which will go up for sale on October 27. The Ghost of Tsushima drop, which features Jin ... Read More...
What’s the Perfect Number of Commander Decks?
When you play Commander, you end up having way more decks than when you play other formats. How many is too many? What’s the right number for you? Let’s figure it out. WHY IS IT SO EASY TO KEEP BREWING COMMANDER DECKS? The first question we need to answer to figure out how many decks to have in your roster ... Read More...
5 Underrated Commander Cards From Shadowmoor
Lorwyn Eclipsed releases early next year, and it’ll be our first full-scale return to the plane since the original Lorwyn-Shadowmoor block which was released from 2007 to 2008. Lorwyn is a unique plane, because it transforms into Shadowmoor every several hundred years and vice versa. While Lorwyn is an idyllic world where it’s always daytime, Shadowmoor is the exact opposite ... Read More...
Stone Cold Stunner – Hylda Tap-Down in Commander
As a Commander player, I’m very picky about what decks I build. I’m on the record on this blog about the keys to a fun deck: identity, ownership, and potential to win. The third one is more negotiable, since I enjoy having decks in different power brackets, but the first two are absolutely essential. I need a deck that does ... Read More...
5 Commanders That Prove Grixis Gets All the Fun
When you sit down to build a new Commander deck, picking something that’ll be fun to play is near or at the top of the list for most players. In Kristen’s mind, some color combinations can offer more fun options than others. So, here are five recent Grixis Commanders that prove that Grixis gets to have all the fun. GRIXIS ... Read More...
What’s on Our Playmats: Card Kingdom Staff Deck Confessions
Ever wonder what the people behind the counter play after hours? We asked our fellow Card Kingdom employees to confess their favorite deck secrets. Forget the top tier meta; we’re talking about the jank, the joy, and the just plain silly decks that truly capture the spirit of Commander. What we found was a treasure trove of personality and creativity. ... Read More...