Just started playing Magic (via MTG Arena) a week and a half ago after some four years of quietly following the game. The Board & Card Games chat is really quiet, so...
It's one thing to know the basic rules, but another to put them into practice.
At least I mostly know what I'm doing.
(token removal on the opponent's end step)
Oh, and "Teferi wuz here", lol
(note the old-fashioned battlefield theme and worn-out default card back for April Fools Day)
It took me a while to get the hang of things. Haven't played ranked or anything; the screenshot above is from the Starter Deck Duel event, using the Angelic Accountants deck (Azorius, angel tribal, +1/+1 counters).
I just kept losing a few days back, but since managed to make sense out of it. Magic is a notoriously complex game, and I only picked it up this quickly because I've been following the game quietly for several years.
I got a bunch of physical Magic cards some three years back but COVID disrupted my plans to actually play. Until recently, the last set I bought into was Throne of Eldraine.
After finding that several of my colleagues and relatives are into it, I figured this would be the right time to jump back in.
Ended up with a Phyrexia: All Will Be One set booster box.
Well, until then, Arena is definitely a good way to get the hang of it. Just remember that damage to creatures doesn't actually reduce toughness, and Arena just shows it that way as a shorthand
