Welcome, Planeswalker, to the Beginner’s Guide to Magic: The Gathering Arena. This guide is intended to help you navigate through the MTG planes and map out the way to achieve the best results and maximum enjoyment. It’s by no means exhaustive but should allow you to reach your goals whether they are to reach a certain rank, build your collection or simply to have fun in MTGA.
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TL;DR for those who don’t want to read the whole guide and want everything on one page:
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If you’ve already decided to play the game, simply read on. If you’re completely new to card games, it’s best if you read through the guide thoroughly. If you’re an experienced MTG player it’s recommended you familiarize yourself with the quirks of MTGA such as hotkeys and go straight for the topics that you find interesting from the navigation bar on the left.
If you’d like to know the differences between MTG offerings and MTGA is the right one for you, there’s a concise overview in the Should I play Magic Arena? section.