What is a Mystery Booster?
For the past few weeks, people around the Magic community have been asking: What’s in a Mystery Booster? This past Thursday at MagicFest Richmond, we finally found out what’s inside those mysterious black booster packs. In case you missed it, here are the details. What’s in the Pack? Each Mystery Booster contains fifteen cards, just like a normal booster pack. ... Read More...
Sultai Pioneer Deck Guide
By now, you’re probably familiar with Magic’s newest format, Pioneer. (If you haven’t heard of it or need a refresher, check out our intro article.) We’re here today to talk about one of my favorite decks to emerge in Pioneer thus far: Sultai Midrange. Sultai is your classic midrange deck, featuring a suite of interaction, flush with versatile and adaptable ... Read More...
Post-Ban Pioneer Watch List
And just like that, the landscape of Pioneer has changed. Felidar Guardian, Leyline of Abundance, and Oath of Nissa are banned. According to WotC, Copycat and Green Devotion decks were the winningest decks since the format’s inception; cards from these decks needed to be banned to ensure Pioneer’s health. What’s interesting about these bans is that they sidestep cards that ... Read More...
2020 Commander Products
You might have heard that 2020 is going to be “The Year of Commander.” Whoever said that isn’t wrong. If you’re a fan of the format, next year is going to make you pay attention, as there will be a large amount of Commander product coming our way. If you missed last week’s announcement, we’re here to share what’s in ... Read More...
Mythic Championship VI Metagame Preview
The world of competitive Magic moves faster today than it ever has before. Just a few weeks ago, we watched Javier Dominguez win Mythic Championship V against a sea of Golos decks. Since then, we saw Field of the Dead banned, and players have had a much different Standard puzzle to solve. And now we’re rushing headlong into Mythic Championship ... Read More...
Three Casual Pioneer Decklists
The recent announcement of Pioneer has gotten a lot of Magic players excited. It’s a chance to rebuild beloved Standard decks that weren’t powerful enough for Modern, and to update them for a new non-rotating environment. Here are a couple of brews based on my favorite casual decks from past Standard formats. The Locust God The Locust God, which makes ... Read More...
The Chalice 2019 Wrap-Up
October has been a month of surprises, between Field of the Dead getting banned in Standard and every card in our inventory magically turning into a 3/3 Elk. But for the entire team here at Card Kingdom, it’s been a moment to reflect and celebrate our 20th anniversary! We want to thank the entire Magic: The Gathering community for coming ... Read More...