Card Kingdom’s Zendikar Rising Giveaway
Hey, Card Kingdom community! In celebration of our stream with Gavin Verhey, we’re doing a giveaway for all of the packs of Zendikar Rising that we open on stream! Here are the rules and conditions for our giveaway. HOW TO ENTER: There will be two separate entry periods for our Zendikar Rising Giveaway (ALL TIMES PST). Entrants will be required to ... Read More...
Analyzing Zendikar Rising’s Impact on Modern
Zendikar Rising has shown that it has a number of cards that are Modern-playable, and many of them are already bearing results. While I wrote about how premier decks such as Amulet Titan and Death’s Shadow were getting new toys, it was the dark horses of Modern that had the most to gain. Death and Taxes, Dimir Mill, and Belcher ... Read More...
Standard Ladder Tier List: Zendikar Rising Week One
This week, we have another edition of the tier list article for you! This Standard format is super fresh — you can play any form of Omnath you like! Maybe things will be different next week? In the meantime, if you’re looking for the best build of Omnath — or how to beat the deck — check out my article ... Read More...
How to Beat Omnath Decks in Standard
Week one of Zendikar Rising Standard is behind us, and there is a huge four-armed shadow looming over this format. Four-Color Omnath has been the breakout deck of the set, and like many decks before it (such as Fires of Invention) it can produce large sums of mana as early as turn four. This has led to a proverbial gold ... Read More...
Zendikar Rising Draft Guide
This past week has seen drafters on MTG Arena and MTGO make their long-awaited return to Zendikar — and the plane of hedrons is NOT as we left it! Not only are we free to explore the wilds without Eldrazi interference for the first time since original Zendikar, but there are these new double-faced “spell lands” running around everywhere, challenging ... Read More...
Kicker – MTG Keywords Explained
This week, we’ll return to the world of Zendikar with the release of the newest Magic set, Zendikar Rising. Each time we return to a favorite plane, we get to experience a mix of old and new elements; oftentimes, Wizards will design cards that use Magic’s mechanics in new and unexpected ways. Like, say, putting the kicker ability on a ... Read More...
Building for Brawl With Zendikar Rising’s Class Tribes
Zendikar Rising has turned the spotlight on some creature types that don’t often get tribal support: clerics, rogues, warriors, and wizards. Most of the cards in this set that care about these creature types focus on the party mechanic, which requires you to have some of each. But there are also four legends that each care about one of these ... Read More...