Guides
Welcome to MTG Arena Zone’s guide section. This set of articles aims to help players from complete beginners with all that they need to start playing Magic: The Gathering, from learning about the client, to how to improve their gameplay.
- Quick Start Guide
Just started — Getting cards — Getting resources — What next? - Using Arena: Interface and Add-ons
General interface — Collection interface — Game settings — Third-party tools - Formats, Queues, Events
Constructed — Limited — Ranked system — Playing with friends - Playing a Match
Turn timers — Holding priority — Visual cues — Stack — Auto tapper — Mana pool — Various - Arena Economy in Detail
More on getting cards — Bans and suspensions — Mastery passes — Growing your collection - Inner Workings of Arena
Common misunderstandings — Common rule confusions — Bugs — Shuffler and matchmaking - Appendix A. Introduction to MTG
Overview — Card types — Combat — Stack — New sets and rotation — Sideboard - Appendix B. Common MTG Slangs
Color combinations — Mechanics and effects — Dual-color lands — Various - Appendix C. Improving at MTG
Understanding Magic — Getting better at Limited — Coping with variance — Tools to build your own deck - Appendix D. Major MTG Arena Change Timeline
- Appendix E. Overview of Advanced Search Options in Collection and the Deck Builder
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Mastery
MTG Standard Rotation Guide
MTG Arena Alchemy Rotation Guide
World Champion Player Spotlight Cards
Wizards of the Coast ran the Magic Invitational tournament from 1997 to 2007 where the winner was allowed to design a Magic: The Gathering card with their likeness as the illustration. Starting with Throne of Eldraine, the current World Champion has been featured in…
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Mastery
Wilds of Eldraine Mastery
MTG Arena Budget Standard Decks for Beginners
Renewal Rewards – 2023
The to Renewal Once again, MTG Arena‘s Renewal season is just around the corner! As we approach this time of change and new beginnings, we’ll be rolling out celebratory gifts for all our players, as well as some guidance for the…
MTG Arena Budget Alchemy Decks for Beginners (Rotation Proof)
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Mastery
March of the Machine Mastery
Explorer Rakdos Midrange Premium Deck Guide – April 2023
Explorer Mono Blue Spirits Premium Deck Guide – March 2023
MTG Arena Budget Historic Decks for Beginners
MTG Arena Budget Explorer Decks for Beginners
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Mastery
MTG Arena on a Budget: Free-to-Play (F2P) Guide
Magic: The Gathering Arena has been around for quite a few years now, and one of the biggest things that comes into discussion with the client is the “economy” – which is to say many will be quick to say…
MTG Arena Returning Players Guide – 2022
MTG Arena Budget Historic Brawl Decks and Guide for Beginners
Starter Decks 2023 – Free Rares and Mythics for New Players
MTG Arena Quick Start Guide
MTG Arena Beginner’s Guide
Warhammer 40,000 – Details, Cards, Commander Decks, and More
Dominaria United Standard Wildcard Crafting Guide – The Best Cards To Craft On A Budget
Alchemy Izzet Midrange Deck Guide: Conquer the Qualifier With the 95% Win Rate Deck
The Top 5 Decks You Should Play to Win the Best of 3 (Bo3) Qualifier Play-In Event and Qualifier Weekend
Legends Retold – Dominaria United Commander Box Toppers
Dominaria United Commander Decks
Dominaria United Mastery
The Mastery system for Dominaria United (DMU) on MTG Arena is a way for players to receive in-game content through regular gameplay. It runs from September 1, 2022 until the release of the next expansion, The Brothers’ War in November…
The Top 50 Best Cards You Should Craft for Explorer
Alchemy Rebalanced Cards
Alchemy is a new, digital-first format only on Starting from December 9, 2021, Magic: The Gathering Arena! Alchemy is MTG Arena’s version of Standard; it includes all Standard sets, and rotates as it normally does. However, it will also regularly…
Alchemy #1 Mythic Naya Ignus Lifegain Combo Deck Guide
Explorer Rakdos Sacrifice Deck Guide: Two Versions That Got Me to #12 Mythic
Hello everyone! Today I’ll be going over two Rakdos Sacrifice decklist variants for Explorer. The fundamental difference between today’s two decks is whether or not they have ; while both decks share a lot of cards, artifact synergies, or the…
Explorer Mono Red Aggro Deck Guide: Red Gets Them Dead
Double Team Mechanic
Reminder Text When a creature with double team attacks, if it’s not a token, conjure a duplicate of the original into your hand, and then both cards lose double team. Description Double Team is a digital-only, Magic: the Gathering Arena…
Boon Mechanic
Reminder Text A new-to-MTG Arena mechanic, not exclusive to the Alchemy Horizons: Baldur’s Gate set, boon is a way to represent delayed triggers, similar to an emblem, but once they trigger, they disappear. Description Boon is a digital-only, Magic: the Gathering Arena exclusive…
Specialize Mechanic
Reminder Text Pay mana and discard a color/land type of your choice to change your card to that new card with its effects (the change depends on which color you discarded). Description Specialize is a digital-only, Magic: the Gathering Arena…
Explorer #2 Mythic Four-Color Enigmatic Incarnation Deck Guide: Beat the Meta With Explorer’s Coolest Deck
Explorer Mono Green Stompy Deck Guide: My Choice for This Weekend’s Qualifier Events
Honestly, I have been looking for a deck to play MTG Arena on mobile since I will be traveling on the day of Explorer Qualifier Weekend. Mono Green Stompy meets all the requirements for me: Basic mana, a straightforward aggro…