7 Characters We Hope to See in Marvel Superheroes
The next Magic set is Universes Beyond: Marvel Super Heroes. We’ve already gotten a significant glimpse of the set. By the very nature of Universes Beyond, there are lots of “top-down” designs. This means that when coming up with cards from the set, the designers start with some specific flavor they are looking to express with the card. This results ... Read More...
Are Tapped Lands Viable in Modern Day Commander?
Playing a tapped land in Commander has always felt punishing when you’re at a higher power table, but has the average Commander game changed? Do tapped lands feel rough even at lower bracket tables? How many enters tapped lands is it viable to run? ENTERS TAPPED LANDS IN COMMANDER If you started Commander before 2020, you probably started out playing ... Read More...
10 Underrated Cards for Maralen, Fae Ascendant
Maralen, Fae Ascendant is one of the most popular Commanders out of Lorwyn Eclipsed, and she can be built quite powerfully indeed. After a couple of months of testing, here are our picks for some of the most underrated cards for Maralen, Fae Ascendant. MARALEN, FAE ASCENDANT Maralen has a really cool gameplay loop, and it helps bridge two distinct ... Read More...
Battle on a Budget with These $12 Decks!
One of the best things about Magic is how many ways there are to play. If I find I’m not enjoying a particular format anymore, or I just want a break after grinding the same thing for ages, there’s always another I could switch to. Just by picking up a different deckbox, I can be playing a totally different style ... Read More...
5 Underrated Commander Cards from Planar Chaos
Magic’s next in-universe set is Reality Fracture, and a couple of weeks ago I wrote about some of the things we might see in that upcoming set. In doing so, I discussed Planar Chaos, a set that came out in 2007 that had a similar theme – it was all about alternate realities in Magic. This got me thinking about ... Read More...
5 Great Commanders for Beginners
Commander is the most popular way to play Magic, and the most social. As a beginner, it can be overwhelming to choose where to start. These are our picks for some great beginner options – and why to pick them. WHAT MAKES A GREAT BEGINNER COMMANDER Not all Commanders are good for a beginner. In fact, some of them can ... Read More...
Card Kingdom and Friends Put on a Royal Show at MagicCon
MagicCon: Las Vegas was hotly anticipated as one of the biggest dates on the Magic calendar. Our Card Kingdom team joined thousands of other planeswalkers at the Las Vegas Convention Center last weekend – and we’re glad to confirm that it lived up to the hype! Naturally the top attraction was the Mana Stage, where Wizards employees were making headlines ... Read More...