The Art of Avoiding a T-Rex

Jurassic Park is one of my sister’s favorite movies. While it is an amazing film, we only had one TV, so I’ve seen this movie more than most people. However, it wasn’t until recently that I realized the film has lessons that can be applied to Magic. Building up to your game plan while avoiding being eaten is difficult. Luckily, ... Read More...

How to Spend Your Card Kingdom Gift Card

A Card Kingdom gift card is a better present than fruitcake – it’s easier to use and tastes better.  Let’s say you’ve been a busy adult, making ends meet and beginnings sweet, and you haven’t had a chance to pay attention to your beloved Commander format this year. Then – bam! One of your frie-latives listens and gets you a ... Read More...

Playtesting Brawl with Magic R&D’s Melissa DeTora

Thanks to having a government holiday off that Wizards of the Coast employees do not, I had the opportunity to travel all the way (three miles) to Wizards headquarters and talk to R&D’s Melissa DeTora about Brawl’s development and gameplay. We talked for over an hour and got on plenty of tangents (entirely my bad), but she had fantastic insights ... Read More...

Top 5 Magic Story Moments of 2018

This year has been a momentous one in the history of Magic Story. We saw some intense shifts in characters we’ve known for decades. We met new, exciting characters and received insights into the most and least powerful denizens of the Multiverse. Given the many stories we’ve seen this year, it’s hard to pick just a few that are memorable. ... Read More...

Free Pin With Purchase

Our Black Friday-Cyber Monday promotion may be over, but we have one more gift for customers who shop on CardKingdom.com this holiday season. Five more gifts, in fact! Each week in December, we’ll include a free enamel pin in each order of $60 or more, while supplies last. These five collectible pins are based on our “Rookie” mana symbols, and ... Read More...

The Compassionate Liliana Vess

Liliana Vess is one of the most complex characters in the Multiverse. She’s a deathless Planeswalker who controls the dead; eternally youthful, but centuries old. And while she may be powerful and self-possessed, she owes a debt to the darkest demons in the Multiverse – and to one particular dragon. The Gatewatch arc marks a transformation for Liliana: she’s no ... Read More...

Designer Draft: Lumeria Draft Archetypes

Editor’s Note: This article is about draft archetypes from the set Lumeria: The Infinite City, released in December 2018. For info on Lumeria: The Great Divide, click here. Lumeria is the first in Card Kingdom’s new Designer Draft product line: a group of unique draft products I’m creating with the help of Chris VanMeter. I’m an amateur Magic designer and ... Read More...