Magic: The Gathering Arena - Strategic card duels & multiplayer

Welcome to the digital Multiverse! Magic: The Gathering is the pioneering trading card game, and you can now download it and start enjoying gameplay with friends from anywhere without cost!

Magic: The Gathering Arena invites you to explore your strategies, meet iconic planeswalkers, traverse the multiverse, and challenge friends across the globe. Assemble, construct, and refine your unique deck that will make its own mark in history. Your battles are just the beginning; engage in combat on breathtaking battlefields, experience transformative battle effects, and fully immerse yourself in the game. Begin your journey for free, test your skills against friends, unlock new cards, and embrace the magic of the original fantasy collectible card game!

NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

If you're new to Magic, don't worry! The tutorial system in Magic: The Gathering Arena guides you through various playstyles so you can determine your approach—whether it's overpowering your foe with sheer might, employing clever tactics, or something in between. Encounter characters from different realms and experiment with spells and artifacts that simplify the learning process of this classic fantasy collectible card game. It’s never been simpler to play Magic! Gather cards to create a deck that represents who you are, and then perfect your strategy to compete against friends while being part of the legendary TCG.

GAME ON (LINE)

The classic TCG has gone digital! Explore the enchanting worlds of Magic: The Gathering Arena as you build your deck, try out different game formats to collect cards, master numerous strategies, and sharpen your skills against friends or AI opponents. With diverse game formats like Draft and Brawl, 15 collectible decks to unlock, and dynamic card combos, your preferred style of play in Magic: The Gathering is right at your fingertips! Showcase stunning cosmetics such as avatars, card sleeves, and pets, and earn daily rewards to expand your collection and develop powerful decks that align with your personal strategy.

CHALLENGE AND PLAY

Challenge your friends for glory or participate in in-game tournaments to win exciting prizes! With options for Draft and Brawl, there’s always someone ready for a game. Special events within the game provide enticing rewards, and with Esports qualifiers, your journey toward becoming a Pro-Magic player is more attainable than ever in the Arena Premier Play League! Engage in casual matches to refine your strategy comfortably, or compete in Esports qualifiers and regular tournaments to showcase your expertise.

FANTASY AND MAGIC

Immerse yourself in the fantastical realms of Magic: The Gathering and craft your own narrative through its rich lore and lively card artwork. Navigate the multiverse using your favorite characters and their most legendary spells and artifacts, or design a themed deck with a storyline that resonates uniquely with you. Your adventure is just getting started!

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How to Play

1. Getting Ready

Getting ready for the game is easy.

Each player shuffles their deck, places it face down on the table, and then draws a starting "hand" of seven cards from the "deck." If a player is not happy with their starting hand, they can choose to "re-draw."

Choose how you want to track life, then decide which player goes first. The player who goes first skips the first draw step. Don't forget to track life totals—you can win the game by reducing your opponent's life total to 0!

2. Casting Spells

When you play a card, you cast it.

To cast a spell, you pay "mana" according to the symbol in its upper right corner. The number represents "generic mana."

You can "tap" a land to generate mana. A land produces mana of the corresponding color as written on it. Land cards are not spells. You can play a land card each turn at no cost.

"Permanent" spells such as creatures, artifacts, and enchantments stay on the "battlefield" after they are cast.

Instants and sorceries resolve their effects after they are cast, and then go to the "graveyard".

3. Play a turn

Each turn is divided into five phases.

Preparation phase: "Untap" your cards, resolve "upkeep" effects, and "draw cards".

First action phase: You can play a land card and cast spells from your hand that you can afford.

Combat phase: The phase in which you "attack" your opponent. Section 4 explains how the combat phase works.

Second action phase: Same as the first action phase. If you played a land card in the first action phase, you can't play it now.

End phase: Remove all damage from creatures still on the battlefield. Resolve all "end of turn" effects, then pass the turn to your opponent.

4. Combat

The combat phase is divided into multiple steps, always performed in the same order.

Declare attackers: Choose the creatures you want to attack your opponent with. Tap them.

Declare blockers: The defending player chooses any number of untapped creatures they control to "block" the attacking creature.

Calculate damage: The attacker and blockers deal "damage" to each other, and unblocked creatures deal damage to the defending player. A creature dies and is put into a graveyard when it takes damage equal to or greater than its "toughness".