Build an EPIC Collection for FREE (MTG Arena Free to Play Guide)

[@oscarguzman3017]

I wish you could turn mythic wildcards into rare wildcards. Rares eat the most wildcards after all, and mythics tend to be more kooky than efficient. I would prefer the ability to squeeze 2 rares out I of a mythic, but I think that's far too optimistic a feature from wotc. 😅

[@eDDyL666]

I didn't like the 1000 gold per pack for like 8 cards when it should have been maybe 500 gold Now converting WCs is what I wanted 1 MWC = 3 RWC 1 RWC = 6 UWC 1 UWC = 9 CWC

[@oliverhyatt888]

You should be able to trade uncommon for commons and then common for rares same for the other🤔

[@ryunoishi6514]

I feel like wotc are probably thinking that'd be waaaaaaay to generous. The rare starvation feels very intentional, but I also haven't played arena in years

[@Thexarmyxofxfew]

Get land

[@oscarguzman3017]

@@Thexarmyxofxfew You know I already did 😂

[@mikemichal7181]

Good advice for new players. On ranked play, you don't have to "achieve" bronze rank. All you have to do is play one game in ranked each season, win or lose, and you will be ranked at least bronze for that season. So, everyone should play (win or lose) at least 1 ranked game per season to get a free pack (you could just start a game and auto concede). Also, for players that choose not to draft, don't let that free premier draft token from the MP go to waste, but be sly about how you use it and when you play your games. Each set usually spans 3 ranked seasons (calendar months), so the premier draft you enter with your token can span those three months as well as long as you don't complete the event. You play at least 3 games, so you can spread those games out by playing 1 game in each of the months the set spans and get limited ranked in 3 seasons with a single token, so you get 3 free packs rather than 1. For example, MKM started in Feb, so you could start a MKM premier draft in Feb, play just one game and get ranked for Feb. Then play one game in March and get ranked for March. Then play one game in April (before the new set drops) and get ranked for April. If you're going to be totally F2P, you really have to quick draft. I did this for a long time and never had any trouble earning my gems for the MP each set (+ a bunch extra) and I am ~ 47% win rate (rare drafting) player on average in Qdraft. I just don't care for the time pressure and results-matter stress of quick drafting to earn my MP each set. I was sitting on a stash of 9000+ gems when golden packs were introduced and I switched to no-draft mode. On set completion, I'm getting pretty similar results as I was with quick drafting, but now I'm spending down my gems. When the time comes, I think I'll be fine spending money on gems to buy the MP for each set. If not, I'll go back to quick drafting. One note on production... @8:00 that slow background zoom was making me nauseous. Anyone else?

[@kiillabytez]

Even better, play Magic 2014 with mods. You're welcome.

[@RaihanLDN]

Any time draft and f2p are used in the same sentence, it's time to turn around and run

[@DogginsFroggins]

I hate drafting though...

[@mikemichal7181]

@@DogginsFroggins Me too. I stopped drafting around MOM. I had a surplus of gems at that time and am just spending them down to buy the MP each set and buying 90 packs. Eventually, I'll have to buy gems to keep this up, but I think it works out to

[@DittoRahmat]

I just started playing mtga, after not playing any sort of mtg (offline or online ) for 10 years. This is a very good resource on starting out.

[@Yakuo]

Thank you for divine MTG financial advice.

[@Dravok]

As someone who has thought about playing either mtg:a or hearthstone, I feel like there's more variety in decks with mtg:a. Im someone who would only play free so this is very helpful.

[@MilkTestingMan]

Magic is the only card game that’s ever really interested me. Something about the art on the cards really sparks my imagination. The way the cards interact and how the game is played is really cool.

[@whyvern6817]

I play lots of different TCG but the thing that gripes me the most with MTG is the fact that you can cast stuff not during your turn with instant spells Like Id be building a razzle dazzler just for it to be returned into my hand like bruh, we were both low on hp too so I lost because of that

[@highpriestessmoon]

Thank you for this advice. Exactly what I was looking for. I am playing paper mtg right now, and can't afford buying arena packs as well LOL.

[@michaelchan1629]

I've been playing since the beta release and now the most fun I have is with Brawl. It takes a long time to build a collection but you'll only need one copy of each and once you get the staples, it takes less to make new decks. I used to try standard but there's just not diversity in what you go up against anymore. I do agree that limited is still the only way to keep renewing the season pass.

[@hugomazeo1479]

Im a new MTG paper player and went to see the arena, im from yugioh also, so i have master duel as a base, what i found out: Yes Yugioh doesnt have free packs from real boosters, BUT master duel is pretty much entirely free to play. Arena on the other hand brings too much grind for little reward. When you first log in and complete master duels's quests, you can literally make a tier 1 deck zero grind. When you first log and complete arena's quests you have a very bad and noob deck with few card types and will mostly play very long games (10 turns +) Mtg as a whole is an expensive tcg, but i have to say this: its the best tcg, not much bully decks, not much extra long games, very balanced over all

[@roy4173]

Something worth noting. Bo1 constructed events aren't a bad way to convert gold into gems. I'm someone who loves drafting (but I'm only average at it). So running constructed events every time I hit 2.5k gold allowed me to draft more frequently with a lower win rate. Additionally, you can also get packs from constructed events which will allow you to win more consistently thus converting more gems to gold, aka, more drafts, lol. Mono red is a good way to get your feet wet in these events. Then you can slowly upgrade to something better like the humans deck or some Ux control deck.

[@Watch-0w1]

Great video. Wish it was release before my break from magic. Usually i like sticking to naya color when selecting card.

[@MrPropagator]

Great video bro ❤ Just started and your video really helped, kinda confusing for complete newbies and you had a lot of great tips

[@RadCommieGamer]

Been playing Arena since beta, every word you say is true, good job and thank you.

[@Samaelwyn]

Amazing collection of information. Thank you so much for posting this. Subscribed!

[@hashtagunderscore3173]

I haven’t spent any money on Arena since 2019. I currently have something like 300 unopened packs and around 600,000 gold. That’s not because I’m a really good player, that’s just because I play quite often. And with the 50% forced win/lose ratio, I’ve realized that the easiest way to both rank up and earn wild cards and that stuff is due. Just play a lot of games. Play aggro mostly, those games may last only about six or seven turns. You could have a aggro deck that only has about a 51% wine ratio, outperform a blue white control that has a 80% win ratio, but takes 30 minutes per game. I don’t waste my time on games that I’m obviously meant to lose. You can tell if you’re gonna win or lose a game usually within the first three turns.

[@Solidlauti]

This was really useful, man. Thank you!

[@samuel9294]

Free to play life is pretty hard, u can take from 4-5 months to gather enough wildcards in order to build a tier 1- tier 2 deck in a format. Playing regularly.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

Buying packs is only good for the newest set, because only the newest set counts towards golden pack progression. Jump In! is good until you start getting playsets (4 copies) or rare cards. Packs have duplicate protection, Jump In! does not. Premier Drafts give you better rewards than Quick Drafts, at least as long as you manage to get 3 wins; Premier Drafts give you almost nothing for less than 3 wins. Also Quick Drafts (ironically) give you more time deciding which card to pick.

[@FullOnGritz]

Still wish I could trade cards in my trading card game (obviously not with other players to prevent scams but something to do with cards I don’t want like hearthstone dusting)

[@Realozaki]

returning player, did all the color challenge and got into ranked. i haven't made a deck yet just playing the saddle up starter deck and its done amazing for me. I want to build a deck for the new season to start my grind on rank ladder... i have 13 rare, 8 mythic, 12k Gold and 6k Gems. show me the way brother lmao. what do you recommend?

[@TheApocalypticsaint]

It would be great if they brought the MTGO mechanic where you can enter a draft with 3 packs. I would love to play a prerelease and get 2 drafts in with my code on arena or a free draft with the set code each set.

[@sohamsharangpani4442]

That was very informative yet casual video loved it!!

[@M1GPlutoski]

That tip about rerolling the 500 gold quests in huge!

[@Elstar.]

Only play quick-draft if you think it's fun, otherwise it's a waste of time. It's a game after all not a job. If you play a mode you don't like you may get tire of it and drop the game.

[@1who4me]

Wrong on one thing- you need less wins in premier draft to get a ROI. Quick draft has really poor rewards compared to premier draft as well.

[@simonchi5372]

It's double the cost though so you get less rares/mythics and fill up your duplicates etc.

[@gake-p5k]

have fun playing for "free"

[@tylerb2644]

It’s pretty much masochistic behavior lol.

[@Thornspyre81]

Where do you click to enter Jump in events?

[@kiillabytez]

Used to be, you could trade your unwanted cards to someone for cards that you wanted. In digital format, they locked out this standard feature of the game due to greed and a total unwillingness to give their player base any compelling reason to continue playing.

[@ispudy]

Tried to import the deck but it says Roast not found?

[@Antonin1738]

Thank you!

[@skylermolina2574]

Im do new god a need help i wish i never got rid ove my starter chest in 2001 and just played paper and kept up with technology

[@Sunshinegamingstorys]

I play on the EU Server and i Donut have any other events. I just have the color Event wich i m done and the jump in event 🤔

[@oldfriendbear8018]

3 out of five opponents on arena are lifelink scoundrels.

[@moothechicken8904]

Great video

[@oscarguzman3017]

I agree. I think it's so good that seasoned arena players can get entertainment from it. Some possible knowledge, too. 😄

[@MellonVegan]

Once per set? I have been doing my dailies for 1 year straight and my vault has never opened..

[@stevemcc2162]

Great vid, thanks 🎉

[@Hdtk2024]

Good guide

[@HiEnergyMusic]

The codes from Dicebreaker don't work for me. Not a single one. Although I'm more than sure I haven't redeemed any of those, it always says that the code in question was already redeemed. No dice here. :(

[@excelvasquez4477]

just use the infinite quest and youre all set. and its all legal. no third party apps needed

[@Lukeypookey19]

What infinite quest?

[@larzkruber822]

but how do i not get land screwed?

[@Clay924]

How do tell what the rarity of the card ?

[@NobleRh]

The color of the emblem next to the cart type like creature Murphy and then I'll have like kind of like an orange or bronze colored emblem which tells you it is a rare

[@octavianblancaster3397]

I made a new account and the codes say Redeem Code Failure: Code already redeemed.

[@raniertartarus1636]

Why do some codes can't be redeemed? It is listed on the working codes, but when I use it, it says it doesn't work anymore?

[@tragicslip7046]

so should we save our gems and play quick draft w gold only? or if we do have enough gems use em?

[@casualrob]

I would save up for the mastery pass first, but otherwise it shouldn't matter. Gems are definitely more precious than gold, so if you have the gold, spend that first

[@tragicslip7046]

@@casualrob I only spend money on mastery pass, I try to f2p the rest.

[@readyplayerd4]

​@@casualrobGold is more valuable than gems giving premium events cost less when payed with gold. But from the perspective of a new player that is interested in game pass, sure. I personally wouldn't advise anyone to go for the pass (it's just cosmetics). Nice video though. Cheers

[@zacharyzirbel296]

Hey people I am currently new to the app and for some reason none of the events are there for me my friend has a lot of event but I don’t have any not only that I can’t play the brawl game mode when I have decks for it. So I’m not sure what’s wrong does anyone know a fix?

[@santylestari7457]

The time is takes building a somewhat enjoyable “free” account you could go work a shift at Mcdonalds and spend 10% of the time needed for that many cards

[@OneKingX]

I would love to do Events, BUT it costs Gems! Which is BS!

[@cff5323]

Where can I see how long the season pass last?

[@casualrob]

It should show you on the mastery pass tab. It ends right when the new set drops, which I’m pretty sure is early August

[@cff5323]

@@casualrob one more question. Do you play Brawl and can make a cheap but good deck as well? Love your vids man.

[@casualrob]

I don’t play Brawl much, sounds like it’d be an interesting challenge though. Thanks for watching!

[@markdd4281]

Everything seems slow AF and it takes forever to get these cards. I'm trying to start here after playing paper forever and honestly so far this is is so freaking slow and aggravating

[@ghinjar8636]

can someone please give me a deck list for a decent updated mono red aggro (including duskmourn)?

[@pascalsimioli6777]

Yes, Google can. Why the f do people ask for things on KZbin when it's so much slower.

[@ghinjar8636]

@@pascalsimioli6777 Because sometimes its nice to be part of a community and interact to people in a more direct way. Not with you of course. btw I couldnt find a deck with duskmourn cards at that point. But later someone with manners showed me some good deck sites I didnt knew.

[@tieslang8657]

Fyi all the codes dont work anymore

[@eDDyL666]

Saving gold packs for new sets is ok

[@kingdom2]

6:35 gold, silver, and bronze give you 2 bars per win and take away 1 per loss. after plat, its only 1 bar per win. so everyone should be able to hit platinum at least each season with a deck that wins less than half of the time.

[@Frogwormer]

No codes work

[@EyeofValor]

Wizards disabled codes this October. They're liquidating their staff and preparing to adjust for losses due to their poor choices. Artwork has been on the downhill, gimmick sets and agenda pushing. This video is essentially null.

[@ashemabahumat4173]

Too bad I don't like draft

[@ahorsenamedkids]

I think draft a kaka I hate it

[@maxrichards1748]

If you plan on playing for longer than a year, don’t play standard

[@derangedberger]

I know people complain about the MTGA economy, but honestly, compared to paper magic, it's so much better. In real life you have to pay for every card you want to play with. But here you can get so much just from playing the game. At 1000 coins to buy a booster pack, each completed daily quest is equivalent to something like 5 bucks towards buying a pack from a store. Not to mention the existence of wildcards. If you want a specific card irl, you either gotta go out of your way to buy it from a third party, or you keep buying packs til you get it.

[@dailybugle2147]

Yeah but at least you OWN the physical cards and will always have access to them. Arena will eventually get shut down.

[@TheCarnivaI]

​@@dailybugle2147 arena won't get shut down unless MTG as a whole dies. At that point all the cars will also be worthless

[@dailybugle2147]

@TheCarnivaI that last point is wrong. So long as people keep collecting, the cards will always keep a value of some form.

[@jaytotheareokay]

I was given my first deck by a friend when he wasn't using it anymore. Wouldn't have gotten into the game otherwise. No this is not better.

[@Thaidory]

The only advantage of paper magic is you can sell cards you don't need and do some speculations.

[@farronssb]

at this point i feel the only reason to play bo3 instead of bo1 is so you run into less mono white lifegain andys, they arent hard to beat theyre just annoying.

[@zeo4481]

Great video whit many useful tips . One point i disagree whit ... --PLEASE DON'T ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PLAY MONO RED I'M SO FED UP WHIT FACING THAT RETARDED DECK

[@bwloawesome]

"Best format in Magic..." That is entirely subjective. Frankly, I think it's one of the worst.

[@kasrkinable]

I think it was pretty obvious he was just stating his own opinion...

[@bwloawesome]

@@kasrkinable RTFC. Don't use objective language if you're being subjective, which I didn't think he was, though Thanks for your opinion.

[@pascalsimioli6777]

@kasrkinable people really need to learn how to use appropriate language. You can't state your opinion in absolute terms that make claims about our reality.

[@mrd3eds]

this game is made for losers

[@WutherWave-qc3ud]

What makes you say that?