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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’re completely new to card games, it’s best if you read through the guide thoroughly. If you’ve already decided to play the game, simply read on. Report bugs and players (for stalling) to support.If you have specific questions not covered in this guide, go to the weekly Nicol’s Newcomer Monday thread or to the appropriate channel on Discord.

Found some acronyms like ICR (Individual Card Rewards), CE or bo3 confusing? Check out the Acronyms and terms in Arena or for MTG in general.

Rare wildcards are the biggest bottleneck, save them and use only if you’re sure of it.

Spend the gold on ranked draft until gold rank, then hoard it for streamer draft events and continue with the CE.

Play Constructed Event (CE) ad-infinum to get gold and Individual Card Rewards (ICRs).

Modify your deck (Merfolk, Eternal Thirst and Walk the Plank have the highest winrate) and grind those two modes and complete the quests until you have enough to build a viable constructed event grinding decks (RDW – Red Deck Wins, monoblue, White Weenie, drakes).

Use one of your beginner decks to complete the quests and unlock all the starter decks in 5-7 days in play or ranked play modes.

TL DR for those who don’t want to read the whole guide: 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. 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. Welcome, Planeswalker, to the Beginner’s Guide to Magic: The Gathering Arena.

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