Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Commander”
The Gift mechanic debuted in Bloomburrow. Whether it was gifting a tapped fish or gifting a card, the options for interesting decision points on ostensibly modal cards is a nice way of repackaging Kicker. But is it balanced? And for what formats? THE GIFTS OF BLOOMBURROW Today I want to determine the most “costly” of the gift effects, and then …
Duskmourn: House of Horror preview season is just around the corner. This modern horror-inspired plane is going to be perfect for the spookiest season of them all. I thought that also meant this would be a good time to take a look at underrated Commander cards from Magic’s first visit to the gothic horror-inspired plane – Innistrad. Overall, Innistrad has …
It’s easy to get salty when playing Commander if you let yourself. While there are plenty of cards that everyone can agree are hyper salt-inducing, Kristen argues that some cards that make opponents salty aren’t actually that bad – and may even be good for the format. In Commander in 2024, the format has never been faster. Still, playing hatebears …
Bloomburrow is Magic’s newest set and it’s very focused on creature types. However, it’s not the first time we’ve had a set with a very focused typal theme – that was 2002’s Onslaught (Or at least, that’s the first time they did it successfully. They tried several years earlier with 1994’s Fallen Empires, but we know how that went). Despite …
Zendikar is one of our favorite Magic: the Gathering planes here at the Card Kingdom Blog, and this week we’re diving into five underrated Commanders that hail from Zendikar. Last time we covered five underrated Commanders from Strixhaven, but when you go further back in time, there are fewer Legendary Creatures. So, this time, rather than looking at just one …
Four sets rotate out of Standard today, Friday, August 2nd: Midnight Hunt, Crimson Vow, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, and Streets of New Capenna. If you’ve been waiting to pick up some cards for your Commander decks, now is a great time to take inventory and keep an eye on prices. Generally speaking, a lot of cards drop in price due to …
Over the years, Magic has invented a multitude of mechanics to build decks around, each with its own unique advantages, dedicated support cards and memorable payoffs. But when all of those archetypes are thrown together into the grand melting pot of Commander, a few top-tier choices stand out. They offer versatile deck building options, consistent performance across different areas of …
It’s Bloomburrow Commander Set Review time, baby! If you love all things fauna, with lashings of Beatrix Potter and Redwall homage, then Bloomburrow is for you. You can find other recent Commander set reviews here: Like usual, we’re not concerned with niche picks for typal decks. We’re analyzing how good these cards are more broadly, for brewing and collecting. Let’s …
Bloomburrow is a set filled with tons of very cute critters. I don’t think any of them are cuter than Warren Warleader’s Offspring token. Just look at him! Trying to wield a weapon way too big for him and attempting to look as tough as possible. But all I can see is cute. All the cute art in Bloomburrow got …
Bloomburrow releases on July 26, and with it comes four new Precon Commander decks: Animated Army, Family Matters, Peace Offering and Squirreled Away. What are the highlight cards from the precons? What new cards are worth checking out? EMBARKING ON A JOURNEY TO BLOOMBURROW It seems fitting we start with Flubs, the Fool, the Buy-a-Box promo for Bloomburrow. Flubs is …
