Army of One

Hi, I’m Adam, and I’ve been playing Magic for over twenty years. I also enjoy creating things, and I’ve spent much of my spare time designing custom cards, mechanics, and sets. I also love to create new ways to play Magic and building new and exciting decks for unexplored formats. I enjoy winning, of course, but I prefer to win in ... Read More...

Amonkhet Standard, Now With Fewer Cats!

Whenever a new set comes out, we hope for some shakeups in the Standard format. Existing strategies get some new options, and with a little luck, some entirely new strategies will leap to the forefront of the format and keep everyone on their toes. Amonkhet was released a week and a half ago, and with it, a whole slew of ... Read More...

Judge’s Tower: Serenity Now

Hello, and welcome to the Judge’s Tower! Judge’s Tower is a Magic format for self-deprecating people (more info about which can be found here: http://judgetower.pdxmtg.com/), the point of which is that everything you do must be done absolutely correctly within the rules; the only way to lose is the get something wrong. I’m Chris, a Level 2 judge at Mox Boarding ... Read More...

Flashback Friday: Behind Battle Decks!

Welcome to Flashback Friday! At the end of each week, we’ll be looking back at recent goings-on in the Magic: The Gathering community or here at Card Kingdom. To start off, we wanted to share a video we recently created about our Battle Decks – ready-to-play 60-card decks brewed for fun! Battle Deck developers Chris VanMeter and Justin Treadway peel ... Read More...

Commander with the Amonkhet Gods

(Editor’s Note: Welcome back to the CK Blog! We hope you enjoyed our feature on the hottest red cards in Amonkhet and their applications in Standard and beyond. We’re still talking Amonkhet cards today, but we’ve called on Aaron, Card Kingdom Fulfillment Specialist and resident Commander fan, to share his thoughts on how the new set impacts his favorite format. ... Read More...

Red Mages Quarterly: Amonkhet

(Editor’s Note: Welcome back to the Card Kingdom Blog! As we explained yesterday, we’ll be creating more content than ever before this year, thanks in part to our talented staff, who will be contributing articles and other creative work to this blog. Today, you’ll be hearing from Simon from the Retail team at Mox Boarding House Seattle. Simon has been ... Read More...

Welcome to the Card Kingdom Blog!

Six years ago today, CardKingdom.com moved its offices to 5105 Leary Ave NW in Seattle – a space we still occupy today. Things have changed quite a bit in that time: we now have two retail stores and restaurants in the greater Seattle area, and our online business has grown exponentially. We’re reaching more customers in more places than ever ... Read More...