It’s about time that graveyard decks popped back up in Modern. Traditionally, whenever Modern becomes centered around interaction, decks like Dredge creep back into the metagame to exploit the midrange decks. Without Faithless Looting, Dredge is only at a fraction of its former power level, which allows other decks to challenge it for the title of Best Graveyard Deck. Last ... Read More...

Standard has had a lot of churn these past few weeks. Since Omnath’s ban, five or six different decks have become top dog, only to be dethroned a few days later. This is great for Standard, if you ask me! But the amount of change we’ve seen may also leave you feeling unsure what to play in the Arena Open ... Read More...

Commander Kingdom is our new monthly Commander gameplay series! Tune in to watch us play some fun, casual games of Commander with special guests from the Magic community. Today, we broadcast our first episode, “Monster Mash”: a showdown between werewolves, zombies, spirits, or Eldrazi horrors. Our two special guests, Kristen Gregory and Benjamin Wheeler, faced off against Card Kingdom’s own ... Read More...

Good evening, my readers of the night! We draw near to the spookiest night of the year, and so naturally I found myself pondering the most eerie and haunted periods in Magic history for this week’s article. The myth and imagery of horror have been a huge part of Magic since its earliest days. The game was barely a year ... Read More...

Most new Magic: The Gathering players learn that you win the game by dealing 20 damage to your opponent. But there are plenty of other ways to win games of Magic. In the last few years, we’ve seen the proliferation of cards that allow you to win the game or force your opponents to lose. And, of course, there’s the ... Read More...

Everyone’s experiences with Commander are as unique as the decks they play. No matter whether you play cEDH or your favorite deck is Crab Tribal, two of your games will never play out exactly the same way. There’s an enjoyable feeling of transience to every game for me, knowing that each game you experience is unique. I also try to ... Read More...

It’s almost Halloween, and so there’s no excuse to not spook things up a little. Ahead of the inaugural Commander Kingdom stream on the 28th, let’s sit down, light a fire, and bust out some ghost stories. Gather ‘round, ye Vorthos! Once Upon a Time There’s a certain feeling of unease that comes from telling spooky stories. Even the most ... Read More...