Battle Deck League
As you can probably guess, we play quite a bit of Magic here at Card Kingdom. We do plenty of product testing each month, but we also use Magic as a way to relax, unwind, and bond with our coworkers. Our Fulfillment and Overstock employees frequently congregate in Café Mox for after-work Drafts or Commander matches, and lunchtime pick-up games ... Read More...
Unstable Preview Cards!
Greetings, Agents. It’s come to our attention that some of you may have missed our top secret transmission yesterday, so we’re releasing this classified information for your eyes only. Definitely don’t share this file with your friends, or on social media. (Just kidding. Go right ahead.) Preorder Clocknapper, Suspicious Nanny, and more Unstable cards from CardKingdom.com! Story by Terra Clarke ... Read More...
Five-Color One-Drops!
For all the deckbuilding, winning, or not winning that we do, the biggest reason we should love Commander is not just for the achievements we unlock ourselves, but also for the ability to excite and inspire others. One of the deck archetypes that has inspired me most over the years has been Five-Color One-Drops. Five (completely coincidental number) years ago, ... Read More...
Card Kingdom Affiliates: Good Luck High Five
It’s been a busy few months here on the CK Blog! Today, we’ll be picking up where we left off in our Card Kingdom Affiliates series to tell you about one of our favorite podcasts: Good Luck High Five! GLHF began in 2013 as Magic the Amateuring, a podcast for new Magic players hosted by Maria Bartholdi and Meghan Wolff. ... Read More...
What is a Deck Check?
You’re at a Magic event, and you sit down for your match across from you opponent. You go through your pre-game routine: pulling out your playmat, deck box, and life pad. You remove your deck from the deck box and begin shuffling. The Head Judge announces for the round to begin and with shuffling done, you present your deck to ... Read More...
Let’s Brew: Temmet Infect
When Infect was re-introduced in Scars of Mirrodin, I built a very flavorful, very unsuccessful Glissa, the Traitor Infect deck. Aside from the general inexperience I had as a Commander deckbuilder, I grew frustrated because the deck seemed to have a card power limitation. It was like having a word on the tip of my tongue; the deck needed one ... Read More...
Top 10 Creepy Magic Cards for Halloween
Halloween is finally here! Time to jump into an Innistrad draft on Magic Online, carve Magic-themed pumpkins with friends, and marvel at some of the game’s most hair-raising pieces of art. We’ve compiled a list of the ten creepiest Magic cards, based on their art and flavor text, and while fear is subjective, we think this list captures the breadth ... Read More...