Is Foundations Actually a Good Set For New Players?

Is Foundations A Good Set For Beginners?

Jacob LacknerDesign

A few weeks ago I wrote about Foundations and the history of core sets more broadly. There, I discussed the fact that they are intended to be beginner products that help introduce new players to the Standard format, especially. This is often achieved by more simplified designs that help introduce players to the game’s basic mechanics and themes. For the …

How to Build a Foundation in Magic

Building a Foundation in Magic The Gathering

Chris CornejoProducts

Foundations is a set that’s all about making a new baseline for Magic. Cards from the set are going to be Standard-legal through 2029. So at least for the next half-decade, this set will be a good starting point to use for anyone. As the spiritual successor to the Core Sets, with a simpler design philosophy than other Standard-legal sets, …

5 Cool Jumpstart 2025 Commanders

Jacob LacknerCommander

Jumpstart 2025 is a supplement booster set that releases alongside Magic: the Gathering Foundations on November 15th. As with past Jumpstart products, you and your opponent simply buy two booster packs and shuffle them together to make 40-card decks. And then you’re ready to play. These boosters all have themes, so you end up with what feel like very synergistic …

Reviewing JumpStart 25 for Commander

Reviewing JumpStart 25 for Commander

Kristen GregoryCommander

Jumpstart 25 is hitting shelves November 15, and though we’ll be having a ton of fun jamming the new JumpStart decks together for some fun mini-games of Magic, many players are focused entirely on the new card designs for Commander. So, let’s go over what’s new to the format. You can find other recent Commander set reviews here: As per …

Magic: The Gathering Core Sets - A Retrospective

Magic: the Gathering Core Sets – A Retrospective

Jacob LacknerDesign, Products

Foundations releases on November 15th [EDITOR – Card Kingdom’s Presale is live now!]. With its release we’re getting the most recent iteration of a Magic: the Gathering core set and this one is nothing short of revolutionary. However, core sets have been around since (almost) the beginning, and they’ve undergone several major changes over the years. In this article, I’m …