Getting Started on Magic Online (in 2022) | MTG Tutorial

[@MTGGoldfish]

Important links: Download Magic Online here: magic.wizards.com/en/mtgo MTGGoldfish.com - Decklists and prices: www.mtggoldfish.com/ Free 4 Tix Bot Credit from Cardhoarder: www.cardhoarder.com/mtgo-welcome-gift Cardhoarder free card rental program: www.cardhoarder.com/free-loan-program/apply ManaTraders free card rental program: www.manatraders.com/subscriptions Free card bots on Magic Online: CardhoarderFree & GoatBotsFree (search in trade tab) Recommended Magic Online bots: Cardhoarder (www.cardhoarder.com/), Goatbots (www.goatbots.com/), MTGOTraders (www.mtgotraders.com/store/index.html) GoatBots Magic Online Events EV Calculator: www.goatbots.com/event-calculator Sell Your Magic Online Tix (cash out): www.cardhoarder.com/sell-mtgo-tickets

[@steelmyr1485]

i dont play magic online because for whatever reason even though ITS FKING ONLINE they dont always have the cards you want in stock. ITSD FKINHG ONLINE TF U MEAN ITS NOT IN STOCK

[@steelmyr1485]

ah wait, going through cardhaulder i see its just for foils. still why is digital cards expensive, they are digital

[@DorkmasterFlek]

Wow a game history AND a replay feature?! That's so useful! I'm sure glad they added these very handy features to their flagship new digital client Magic Are...oh.

[@JStack]

Crazy! I’m sure there were good reasons to not have any sort of messaging system for friends or players as well.

[@corpsefoot758]

MTG Arena will always deliver the least amount of features they can get away with So long as players don’t hold WotC to account by boycotting the Store etc., they will continue to receive bare-minimum junk from the company

[@davytyler]

Seth thank you so much for finally making this video. I have been wishing that you would do this for literal years. With the pandemic going on it has made paper tournaments impossible for me. And having a guide to walk through the MTGO client is invaluable.

[@MTGGoldfish]

Gld it's helpful!

[@adamfiliatreault3393]

I am actually just thinking about MTGO for Commander so this guide is timed pretty perfectly. Thanks for this and all you do for the community :)

[@nickfanzo]

Get ready to go broke quick

[@stevielu5919]

I’ve been playing a lot of draft on Arena but then came to the realization that I’m putting all this money in and will NEVER see a return. I’ve decided to look into Magic Online and stumbled across this video which has been extremely helpful. Thanks for the informative video, Saff!

[@stagnettisrevenge6764]

I haven't played since Theros, and I was strictly paper at the time. I had a navy friend of mine get me back into playing and MTGO seemed like the better choice because of the distance (also card availability in some countries) and this has hands down been the best vid on how to get started. Appreciate your work friend!

[@Demogorgon7007]

This was very helpful, I’ve always been so intimidated by MTGO. You’ve given me the confidence to give it a shot. Thanks!

[@RMGamer31O]

Great guide. As someone who just started using MTGO yesterday, this was really helpful, and while browsing the cardhoarder free bot you recommended, I had an idea. Maybe you’ve done this already, maybe you haven’t, but I’d love to see a commander clash game featuring only cards from free bots and basic lands. With cardhoarder alone, that’s 64 cards and 36 basics right on the dot. I might try this with a couple of friends, and see how it goes. One thing I expect is that everyone involved should probably do it on separate days, so as to not directly interfere with each other’s card pools. With some legends being uncommon, it is something people could actually do.

[@calebfaltinowski7473]

Been playing for awhile in paper and just downloaded mtgo for the first time. Even though I've been playing 7 years, this video helped me get started.

[@tizza963]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate you taking the time to do this. And it looks like go through this every year in case there are new features or UI. I used your budget magic series for my first paper deck and now im using this for my first MTGO experience. Much love 💖

[@SolidSerebii]

After this video I finally decided to play on MTGO. Spent 80 bucks in my Infect deck of dreams and have a lot of fun. Thank you!

[@MTGGoldfish]

Awesome! Have fun!

[@tustudyis4life51]

Quit spitting that poison at everyone. That stuff phyrecked mishra & karn. That was one of the sets I played paper. I still have my modern/legacy infect in case I ever want to enter a paper tourney. It's a solid cost effective way to get into eternal. And a clever player can be competitive with it in any big boy (eternal) format. And splashing color makes it pretty adaptable/ versatile. It can be agro, tempo, or control. All rolled into a combo esc group of interactions.

[@raistlinjoe]

A big THANK YOU for the tutorial Seth. As I feel unconfortable yet with the in place events (f*** Covid), I started MTGO recently, and it has been a steep learning curve. Really useful the gameplay part, I need to play quicker because I play a combo deck (Hidden Strings in Pioneer), and I've lost games due to by time.

[@dillindbz]

i cant believe you did this without drinking any water

[@poundcake1019]

Dear lord where have you been all my life, this is so much cheaper than buying the physical cards themselves

[@mtmoore333]

Amazing. I’m coming back after years and years away. Totally amazing

[@akumamatataaa]

Thank you so much for this :) absolute value and quality content from start to finish

[@TheRealMonstaa]

Awesome tutorial! I'm new to MTGO and just started out today by watching this. Very helpful, thank you!

[@arthurkeech]

I had quite a but of fun with the gauntlet. Thanks for the tutorial, it was very indepth

[@jaredosborn7218]

This was extremely helpful. Thankyou for this tutorial. Navigating MTGO was very hard. Until I found this video.

[@ianpier16]

I would have never figured this out on my own

[@IrishRedRum]

This was stupendous. Thank you! The way it handles combos is clean.

[@PickyMcCritical]

This game is more expensive than I realized. I looove this guy's tutorials though; he gives great details.

[@claytonchaos578]

1000s if you want to play competitive. But if you are playing for fun, play pauper or something less expensive

[@JesseRexroad]

ZHYA!?! I need some Tylenol after that. Thanks for the fine-tuning into how it all works. I needed it.

[@danielemmanuel7829]

I just joined MTGO to play Vintage Cube so this is nice if I ever want to get into other formats!

[@omegafolf]

I literally just watched the 2020 version the other day. Probably gonna watch this one as well for anything that got updated

[@enjoisk8a911]

Ive never gotten into MOTO for a few reasons, another place i dont need to be spending money, but also ive seen so many good players misclick and punt on the client that it feels super intimidating to learn. Thanks for the tutorial though, maybe ill finally install MOTO

[@JeanSimonLanglois]

Thanks guys... i was thinking about it for a while, but as a returning player after 15 years... MTGO seem a bit overwhelming at first... MTGA tooks a path i dont really like or wanted.

[@TheLostWann]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you did this video very well explained that every beginners would cherish until the day they d... until the day they manage MTGO ! Peace from Paris !

[@ahsleywithabeard]

This video was exceedingly helpful! Many thanks to you!

[@user-em9su3dd9y]

Thanks for this! Played around in Arena but might have been sold on Online.

[@SkitoOwn]

I'm very grateful for this video, wish there was a 'super like' button! Thank you!

[@TheGoldenHorncall]

As someone who is new to mtgo this video is goated

[@sammin101]

This came out at a good time for me, a recent change to cards in arena meant about dozen of my decks have to be reworked. The stability of MODO is seems really appealing right now

[@Igsion]

This is exactly what I needed. Thank you so much!

[@UTUB2kholle]

Thank you for this video that might not look like the sexiest topic, yet this is a true public service. I'm considering starting Pioneer so I'll watch it throughout :D

[@FIASUHFS13532]

amazing guide, I think Im going to play heartstone :D

[@karolkurzawa3246]

Thank you for support.

[@geraltvonriva8673]

thanks for the guide! I always wanted to look into mtgo

[@johnav8rflys]

Can you combine between owning and renting cards? Like you have most of the cards in the deck and just need a few can you get them from the rental and have rented and owned cards in the same deck? Or like using the free rentals you talked about and putting other cards you own with them?

[@thekingsblend]

glad i saved this video a year ago cuz i just took the leap into MTGO

[@goreobsessed2308]

im glad i found this i want to play commander and maybe try modern so im doing this

[@InterfectorII]

Great job on this video man! Cheers :)

[@KebbieG]

Yeah, I normally buy the cheap cards (

[@samuelkhananashvili3640]

absolutely perfect video thank you so much!

[@therooster7929]

this was very informative thank you so much dude!

[@KrommFarenborn]

That’s it…after this tutorial, I am sold. Starting my account now.

[@MonsterTeegs]

MTGO's client is so old even this video started in 480p

[@bambam2596]

Wow man thanks alot alot , im gonna start playing thanks to you 👌👍

[@notDmanTV]

would love a 2024 refresh for this. paper standard doesnt fire and im trying to get more into the overall competitive side of mtg and am starting to not like arena as much. would love your opinions and such

[@jaashlock18]

Agreed would like a 2024/25 update on this. I'm trying to get into competitive standard this year and haven't ever touched MTGO and I hate Arena. Would be nice to have an updated video, or just a quick update that says whether all of this information is still viable and touch on anything that may be different now. Bit of a choosing beggar request since Seth does all this for the love of the game, but still.

[@vincestahl3554]

Super helpful, thank you.

[@UXFirst]

So helpful! Thank you!

[@wybrechtpierrick2451]

Thank you so much! So helpfull!!! Love your vids !

[@zieger1]

Didn't realize Seth was a sociopath until I saw his desktop

[@MTGGoldfish]

lol

[@halfwaytonowhere5693]

I feel like i just got out of an abusive relationship (Arena), and now I'm in a supportive one (MTGO). They're not even the same game.

[@terkeldamsunne6853]

Very good explained and helpfull video

[@cosmotect]

I tried really hard, but wizards just don't want to sell me tix. Declined both my cards and now the checkut page doesn't even work so I can try with PayPal. Gotta love it

[@Rollenjorlando]

Super helpful video, thanks

[@Puckanm]

Im looking to get into a card online game. Not sure still Hearthstone Magic yu gi oh pokemon theres so many choices. Thanks for the video its helping in the decision

[@SomeOne-mw8zl]

im totally new bought today my first paper cards and spend 500 dollars xD but i loved it! i started with arena 5 days ago... they should combine arena with MTG Online! or what would u say?

[@franruizcarbonara6661]

Thank u sett! Helped so much! TOP!

[@megastak]

Excellent tutorial thank you!!!

[@damian3182]

Hi Goldfish, I really appreciate this video! Just getting started and am happy to see all the options available. Do you have a video that talks about trading sets for paper? Curious to know about the cost vs doing it in real life via ebay or something. Thanks!

[@pr0fess0rbadass]

So should I put off making an account until all the standard sets are out, right before rotation, so I get the maximum amount of free cards?

[@ochocolas]

You are the best! thanks for this

[@burmabaines]

When practising in solo mode, the game also sees yourself as an opponent. Therefore you can't target one of your own hexproof permanents. Just a heads up there.

[@Touni-Touns]

I don’t understand. That’s not a glitch that’s an actual thing, hexproof permanents can’t be targeted, even by your self

[@burmabaines]

@@Touni-Touns Hexproof can’t be targeted by opponents. Shroud can’t be targeted at all.

[@Touni-Touns]

@@burmabaines 🤦‍♂️ don’t know how I got confused, thanks for clarifying !

[@whalepower]

What annoys me the most is that the main reasons to play mtgo are things which does it better than Arena. I get it with the cardpool, but why does it do things better like "you can get the cards you need". I think its a huge development flaw on WOTC side, especially the dusting system is so bad, I would consider it being scam

[@brittdaniels3150]

Thank you for happening on magic online.

[@bobfranklin2572]

Your desktop oh my GOD 😱

[@NeilMakes1]

OMG that destop!!! lol

[@dieglo90]

Wow, such a good content. Thanks a milion!

[@eamonntimmons3211]

can you play the warhammer decks?

[@srob31]

thank you so much for this

[@davidschoettler4257]

Worth noting that it’s only available on Windows OS.

[@L_O_V_E_L_A_I_N]

Only officially, but I've been running it on Linux through Lutris for months now with no issues. Well, no more issues than when I was running it on Windows.

[@TheGeekyChef1190]

This video started with me considering playing MTGO to knowing for a fact I won't be playing MTGO lol.

[@sh0rtgiraffe]

Wonderful video!

[@hmgrraarrpffrzz9763]

Played MTGO for many many years, mostly for Commander and Drafts. But at some point, many many years ago, I lost interest, sold my digital collection to a trader, and that was pretty much that.

[@joshreeder6881]

Can you make some really cheap budget decks for new players who have never played before ?

[@blake..-]

This guy talks like a 2000s nickelodean cartoon I love it

[@carlos_wrong]

Very useful! Although I'm a bit lost in one bit: is it only for events or can you just play and test play vs AI too?

[@Blu_Moon_Owl]

What if there is a specific card you need to complete a deck but it is not in stock. That is my current problem with get a Ranar, the Ever-Watchful and even though I have a foil one it doesn’t count. I just started to play MTGO yesterday bought the Ranar pre-con and now I can’t use it properly

[@swampybwoy]

You guys are amazing

[@brendensaur893]

I wish they would upgrade this game! Imagine if it had the visuals of arena and all these great features. So sad they went the direction they did.

[@lucascorziello514]

Wait so if I wanted to rent, mono green devotion in pioneer for example, which costs 2 dollars a week from cardhoarder, would I just have to pay those 2 dollars a week to play the deck, or would I have to pay that PLUS however many tix the deck costs?

[@theloneclap9699]

Seth, you gotta do something about your desktop icons lol

[@williambrowning4395]

This is epic!

[@anythinginteresting3412]

This is funny because earlier this week I started playing commander on mtgo for free lol

[@stebobibo]

How do you buy a deck easily, making sure not to get dupes of what u already own? The way you showed only works if you own nothing, right? Do all bots of the same company have the same inventory? Example cardhoarder#1 and cardhoarder#2. If not, how do you know which bot to go to to get the cards u want (Other than through ordering on the website, which he showed.)? Is there a search to see which bots have which cards? You didn't explain much how the loaning works. So how do u know how much u have left in your loan balance? How do you give cards back so u can loan more? How many tix a week or month do these loan companies give you? Thanks!

[@impossible-possibly]

Am looking to get a mercadian masks deck with an Icy Manipulator.

[@thehghman]

seth, is there a place to find all of the 12 decks you made a few months back?

[@MTGGoldfish]

Actually there's an article going up tomorrow with free MTGO decks, the ones from a few months ago along with a bunch more. It's not live yet, but it will be here once it is: www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/fifty-free-decks-for-modern-and-pioneer-on-magic-online

[@thehghman]

@@MTGGoldfish sweet thank you!

[@RMGamer31O]

One question though: how do you sell specific cards if you’re the type to open chests and end up getting lucky, but have no use for the cards personally? Like for example if you open a Ragavan, T3feri, Hullbreacher, evoke MH2 elementals, etc. but have no good homes for them.

[@stebobibo]

Good question, hopefully someone else on here can answer. Im new to mtgo too. My guess would be you have to do it online (like how he bought a deck but in reverse).

[@SOulLeZz13]

Awesome super helpfull! covered almost all my questions :D You mind stich me a source that describes me how i can make ues of the redemtion-system? best regards

[@LocalLabor-h4t]

Everything was going great with this video until after my purchase of tix they restricted my account, should mention that new accounts that make any purchase over a few hundred dollars are going to get restricted

[@joshuajones3557]

Oh fancy pants rich McGee over here . . .

[@legendofeon]

How do you buy singles?

[@pocrlsinceramente]

Thanks !

[@EastWindCommunity1973]

Hey Seth, I saw someone pay for costs without having to click 3 times, how do you speed up using mana with infinite combos? (Kinnan with Basalt monolith??)

[@LilAligator]

I didnt get a set of every common nor 2 of each uncommon when I upgraded, can somebody explain?

[@Hamm103]

same here

[@nym053]

Hmmm interesting. Seems more authentic and social than arena, where also I find sound fx and animations a bit obnoxious and too modern for my taste 😅 Annoying that you can't just buy the singles that you need in there. On the other hand it's great that you don't have to spend much money or any at all in there though. Great for beginners in that regard with all its bot tutorials and wast collection of (alchemy based) starter sets. But personally I prefer the aestethics of cards made pre 2003, even though it doesn't have anything to do with the game itself. Maybe it's my ADHD and milder ASD, which makes sensory stimuli extra important for me, I don't really know. But the only way to get cards with that aestethics in Arena is either the retro artifact cards from BRO and sometimes on rare occations, one can apparently buy retro versions of basic lands as some short term special offer for something like 2000 gold coins, which is the price of 2 set boosters in there, which is just wrong imo. Shouldn't cost that much. It's just basic lands as a digital rendering ffs 😅 So it's very interesting for me (as a 1 month old MTG beginner) to learn more about MTG online. Seems like it might be more for me, so I'll try it out in a moment. Might end up using both formats, maybe for different things 🤔 As long as it doesn't turn out to be something like the no longer supported Pokémon TCG Online, where you can wait forever for anybody to take your request for game with retro cards from Base Set to Fossil, because the majority wants to play with new cards. Then I'd have to do something else while constantly keeping an eye on the screen. No good for someone with attention deficity 😅

[@alessandrobelli]

Man, I tried to play this game but got slapped in the face: bought your deck, made a lobby in open standard, no one joined in 5 minutes. Made Gauntlet for new players, waited for a match for 15 minutes, no one is playing that mode. Then I wrote in Liimited Chat, 26k connected, no one answered, no one was chatting. Is it me or no one is playing? It's bad to play this game as a solo player, without buddies?

[@MelodramaticOne]

I absolutely love playing magic but I don't have the time to play at the store. Nor do I have any paper cards anymore. Is this version the better format? I have played Arena for while and it seems ok to me but I'm not in the know on the paper game. Any advice from viewers on what you would suggest as a permanent way to play online? MTG Arena or MTG Online? Edit: Also, Why are there even two version of the online game?

[@MarianoGianni1]

Magic arena is the way to go for a modern experience. But it has limited formats

[@Noah-tl7no]

Big diference of mtgo and mtga, is that mtgo you can buy/sell/trade or cash out from your game