Community Spotlight: NumotTheNummy

Haelee WoodCardKingdom.com, Livestreams, Video

We’re thrilled to highlight one of our awesome affiliate partners, NumotTheNummy. For over a decade, Kenji Egashira (better known by his MTGO handle) has been a constant positive presence in the Magic community through his regular streams, competitive play, and infectious enthusiasm for the game. We caught up with Kenji to learn more about his streaming journey, his wonderful community, …

Magic: the Gathering Basic Definitions: Part 2

Tom AndersonCardKingdom.com, Community

Players who pick up Magic: The Gathering for the first time face an intimidating learning curve, that’s for sure. But the first and most important step is mastering the game’s unique language: an arcane vocabulary of keywords, rules terms and specific phrasing that holds the key to understanding every card from the last thirty years of Magic. I already got …

Building Gifts Ungiven Piles in Commander

Building Gifts Ungiven Piles in Commander

Kristen GregoryCommander

Gifts Ungiven has recently been unbanned in Commander, so it’s high time we cover how to play with the card. Today we’ll look at covering how many cards to search for, what types of cards to find, and powerful combo lines – including what’s available in cEDH. GIFTS UNGIVEN Gifts Ungiven is an instant speed tutor effect. You can search …

Magic: the Gathering Basic Definitions: Part 1

Tom AndersonCommunity

Players who pick up Magic: The Gathering for the first time face an intimidating learning curve, that’s for sure. But the first and most important step is mastering the game’s unique language: an arcane vocabulary of keywords, rules terms and specific phrasing that holds the key to understanding every card from the last thirty years of Magic. It would take …

An Introduction to Magic: the Gathering’s Formats

Jacob LacknerCommander, Historic, Legacy, Limited, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Products, Standard

Magic is a very popular game, so it’s no surprise that the game is always getting new players. In fact, the potential for new players might be at its highest ever as Universes Beyond sets have become commonplace. Whatever you may think about those types of sets, which are based on non-Magic intellectual properties, it has to be acknowledged that …

Commander Brackets Beta Update

Commander Brackets Beta Update – Unbans, Game Changer Swaps and More!

Kristen GregoryCommander

The Commander Bracket System was updated today, April 22, in an article from Gavin Verhey. Five cards have been unbanned, including Coalition Victory and Gifts Ungiven, and the Game Changer list has seen two cards removed and eighteen cards added to the list. The update adds a lot more guidance on the brackets system, too. Kristen breaks it down.  In …

Does Tarkir: Dragonstorm Save In-Universe Magic Sets?

Kristen GregoryCommunity, Limited, Products

It’s a Saturday afternoon, and the warm English spring sun is lighting up the room in the kinda way you have to shut the curtains if you want to play a video game. I’ve just picked up and eaten lunch, after a morning outside, and I’m finishing the dishes. In the background, Luis Scott Vargas is discussing his Sealed pool …