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MTG Arena Quick Start Guide
This MTG Arena Quick Start Guide has everything you need to know to get started, whether you are brand new or a returning player!
MTG Arena Beginner’s Guide
Learn how to navigate around the client, how to play the game, and everything else you need to know to get started with one of the best card games in the world.
Major MTG Arena Change Timeline
Here are the important MTG Arena changes timeline, latest at the top. December 9, 2021 A new digital-only format called Alchemy is introduced to Arena. It’s a Standard alternative, featuring rebalanced cards that also exist in paper, and special additions.…
Improving at MTG
Disclaimer This part of the guide contains an unusually high amount of personal experience and opinions. to be sort of the point of it. You can also view our entire range of strategy articles here. 1. Understanding Magic: a collection…
Common MTG Slang
The corpus of Magic slang is formidable (and that list isn’t full either). So, here’s a somewhat more digestible arbitrary selection of terms considering the focus of this guide on Arena. 1. Colors and color combinations in deck naming Five…
Introduction to MTG
A very basic yet verbose introduction to Magic: The Gathering. NB: if you want a more official introduction, it can be found here. Table of Contents The Golden Rule Game Overview Turn Structure Battle Setup Card Structure Core Card Types…
Inner Workings of Arena
Common misconceptions and questioned rules Here are clarifications on some of the most common points where new players get confused about Arena and Magic. This section will repeat many of the things said in other parts of the guide. Arena-specific:…
Playing a Match
Most of the in-match interface does not require commentary or is explained in the tutorial. Read on for some non-trivial details. Turn time and the rope You have limited time for a turn, which is extended for every action you…
Using Arena: Interface and Add-ons
General Interface Overview Tabs along the top left Home tab has an overview of your quests and daily/weekly win rewards progress at the bottom, while the main space is taken by news and three game modes currently advertised by the…
Advanced Search
General Notes In addition to common filters at the top and advanced filters that open via the last “three sliders” icon, there the search field — a fairly powerful tool even if it falls behind the one at Scryfall. Hovering…
Formats, Queues, Events
Magic: The Gathering is played in a variety of formats and modes that differ by rules, allowed card pools, and deck building principles and restrictions. Two main ways of playing Magic are Constructed and Limited. In Constructed you prepare your…