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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.
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This guide has been superseded by the full Standard budget decks below. All decks here will work – we will return this guide for Standard 2023! Hello everyone! Standard 2022 has been an absolute blast to play, but admittedly, it’s…
The Mastery system for Adventures in the Forgotten Realm (AFR) is a way for players to receive in-game content through regular gameplay. It runs from July 8th, 2021 until the release of the next expansion Innistrad: Midnight Hunt in September…
Theros Beyond Death has 15 new Basic Lands, comprising of 5 of the special full art Nyx lands and 2 of each of the normal bordered lands that usually come with each set release. All illustrated by Sam Burley, they…
The Mastery system for the Strixhaven expansion is a way for players to receive in-game content through regular gameplay. It runs from April 15th, 2021 until the release of the next expansion Adventures in the Forgotten Realms on July 8th,…
Hello everyone! I’m going to write about something that may be common knowledge for a good amount of you, but can be extremely helpful for those who are newer or those who don’t know a particular command to do what…
The Zendikar Rising Set Mastery system is a way for players to receive in-game content through play. It runs from September 17 until the release of the next expansion Kaldheim (estimated release date on January 21, 2021). Players earn rewards…
Introduction Wizards just announced that the second Arena Open will be on August 1st, and that the format of choice will be Historic. Between this most recent announcement, the upcoming release of both Jumpstart this very next week, and Amonkhet…
Ciao Zoners, Delmo’s here! A lot of people ask me for advice about which deck they should run in ladder to rank up, and sometimes, when I show them lists, they say that they don’t have enough Rare or Mythic…
This guide is a collection of resources that analyse how best to build best-of-one decks, or convert best-of-three decks for best-of-one play, by highlighting key differences between the two modes, the important factors to keep in mind, and some strategies…
Magic has changed vastly in its 27 years. In the old days, there used to be all these wonky rules, weird ways to word things, cards that were just completely indecipherable; there are countless examples of cards that when seen…
Writing a good intro to an article is like selecting an opening hand in an aggro deck. If it isn’t obviously flowing smoothly for the first few turns (or sentences), scrap it and use a new one. On Arena, you’ll…
MTG Arena has a wealth of cosmetics that allows you to customize your profile, individual cards and your deck. They have no effect on game play, and can be obtained though: Store: You can purchase cosmetics with both Gems and…
Hello and happy holidays! I’m Drifter, back to enhance your knowledge this Christmas with a behind the scenes look at the rules of the game, followed by an in-depth demonstration of how those rules work in practice and the edges…
Hi! If you’re new to magic, or just remember being new, I’m sure a lot of the phrases people used tripped you up – magic very much has its own self-contained culture, and some really weird strings of words get…
Brawl is a singleton format in Magic: The Gathering that is a variant of the popular Commander (also known as EDH) that uses only Standard-legal cards. It will be officially supported on MTG Arena beginning October 26, 2019. In this…
Wildcards are a precious resource in MTG Arena. Magic: The Gathering releases new expansions every three months, each with around 53 rares and 15 mythic rares – which is a lot if you multiply that by four for a full…
Eldraine Mastery was made available with the release of Throne of Eldraine on September 26, 2019. It is set to expire when the next set, Theros: Beyond Death is released on January 16, 2020. Eldraine Mastery XP Use the Mastery…
Core Set Mastery was made available with the release of Core Set 2020 and 0.16.00.00 game update on July 2, 2019. The Mastery is set to expire on September 24, 2019 4 a.m. PT (11 a.m. UTC), the same day…
