Black-White Midrange in Pioneer
Pioneer was the hot new thing at the end of 2019, and now we’re living through its first big test as a format. As tuned, consistent combo lists like UB Inverter and Lotus Breach take a firm grip on the metagame, many players seem to feel the format is losing the creative spirit that its name evoked. But even with ... Read More...
Andrea Radeck Tokens
At Card Kingdom, we pride ourselves on supporting the talented creators in the Magic community. This past fall, we began partnering with community artists to create exclusive tokens – in fact, you may have already received one with an order! Our first featured artist is Andrea Radeck, who’s known for her work on Unstable and the “OMG KITTIES!” Secret Lair ... Read More...
Blood Moon Decks in Modern
Modern seems to have finally recovered from the banning of Mox Opal and Oko, Thief of Crowns. Out of the rubble, we’ve seen various builds of Amulet Titan emerge as the decks to beat. But an unfortunate side effect to having a best deck is that people will often want to see cards in that deck banned from the format. ... Read More...
Card Kingdom’s Valentine’s Day Giveaway
Hey, Card Kingdom community! In celebration of Valentine’s Day (or maybe Palentine’s Day), we’re doing a giveaway for a box of Battlebond! Here are the rules and conditions for our social media giveaway. HOW TO ENTER: Reply to this tweet, tag a friend, and include the hashtag (#) #MyMagicPalentine in your reply. In addition, you must be following the @Card_Kingdom ... Read More...
How to Play Two-Headed Giant
Valentine’s Day is coming up soon, and you know what that means, Magic players: time to head to your local game store’s Two-Headed Giant event! Two-Headed Giant is the ideal Magic format for couples, so it’s common for stores to mark the day of romance with a tournament. But 2-Headed Giant events also happen all year round, at prereleases and ... Read More...
Pioneer Tier List: Post-Players Tour Edition
This past weekend was yet another showcase for Pioneer, and it did not disappoint. With the Players Tour and Grand Prix happening in Phoenix, as well as the SCG Team Open and Classic in Philadelphia, there was no shortage of the Pioneer metagame on display. Some of the big questions going into the weekend involved Inverter and Underworld Breach decks. ... Read More...
Humans in Pioneer
At Players Tour Nagoya, I played Five-Color Humans. This probably wouldn’t seem odd if you assumed I was playing Modern, but no — I played Five-Color Humans in Pioneer. So, why did I register a Modern deck that was missing half its cards in a Pioneer tournament? At the start of my testing, I didn’t know what was good. I ... Read More...