It’s taken quite a few weeks to gauge the impact of Theros Beyond Death on Standard. Magic’s most popular competitive format took a backseat to Pioneer in the week’s following Theros’s release due to a trio of highly-publicized Regional Player’s Tours. But last weekend, at the Magic World Championship in Hawaii, we saw long-forgotten strategies surge back to the forefront ... Read More...

Drafting is one of the most popular forms of Magic: The Gathering, and with one of the lowest barriers to entry. For this reason, draft is ideal for new Magic players or players who are returning to the game after a break. If this sounds like you, we’re here to walk you through the basics of how to draft and ... Read More...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...