Magic: The Gathering Arena

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2.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 209 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 209
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 209
  3. Negative: 147 out of 209

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  1. Mercestes
    Apr 13, 2019
    0
    Let me preface this by saying, I can't rank this game low enough.

    A wise woman once said, "this one does not bring joy" and that pretty much sums up the MtG Arena experience. If in turn 1 you see a forest and a Llanowar Elf in turn 1, you're pretty much guaranteed to see a Gigantosaurus by turn 5. Every deck has an answer to Carnage Tyrant, or you lose. If you spend any coins    Let me preface this by saying, I can't rank this game low enough.

    A wise woman once said, "this one does not bring joy" and that pretty much sums up the MtG Arena experience. If in turn 1 you see a forest and a Llanowar Elf in turn 1, you're pretty much guaranteed to see a Gigantosaurus by turn 5. Every deck has an answer to Carnage Tyrant, or you lose. If you spend any coins whatsoever on any of the constructed drafts, you're guaranteed to see a Teferi deny deck. Eventually you just start seeing the same half-dozen decks or so and the turn by turn plays get pretty predictable. Always the same over-powered cards in the same turn order over and over again.

    Meanwhile over here I can't get a dual-mana deck to line up to save my life.

    The entire culture of MtG Arena is toxic. If you deck starts to win, expect to suffer troll-stalling forever. Want to know exactly what MTG Arena is about, just search for "mtg admin bans arena player"

    If you can perform any action whatsoever (valid or not) you have to click "next' non-stop through each and every phase, except in the very few instances it makes since to actually do something, then the game doesn't pause and just skips right on by you.

    I log in and do my weekly quests for cards because I clearly have no will power and I make poor life choices. Don't make the same mistakes I did.

    "But there is no hacking in MTG Arena!!!" That may or may not be true, but the statistical probability of decks in excess of 200 cards always managing to drop a land every turn *AND* curve out their creature drops every time I come against one when I have to concede out of a quarter of my matches because I can't get more than 2 manas out of 3 mulligans (and I run 20 lands + 8 mana searches) is *pretty* bad. Just sayin'.

    If you ever doubt there is hacking in MTG: Arena, just pay gold to play a game.    … Expand
  2. Misanthropist73
    Mar 19, 2019
    0
    The game uses a Fixed-Number-Generator. Meaning if you make a powerful deck, you'll only see other powerful decks, which defeats the whole purpose of competing. The Wizards of the Coast run this game like Sociopaths.
  3. JotnarGiant
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    This is pay-to-win garbage that gets really boring really fast. The interface is way too clunky, and sometimes you literally have to spend 10 minutes clicking 'accept' on every little thing your opponent does. Although this game is 'free' to play, I wouldn't bother wasting your time, and definitely would never pay a dime for it.
  4. 12abb17
    Dec 30, 2020
    0
    Cash grab with manipulated shuffler and matchmaking. Avoid this one like it was covid-19
  5. Nati
    Dec 16, 2020
    0
    Odds clearly are stacked to get you into the store and spend real money.

    Achieving 0.05% odds everyday yet never ever do you get lucky to the extent of below 1% odds... its absolutely stacked. Also 2021 Decks are the most imbalanced joke ive ever seen. This game is so dead... Wizards dont care anymore. There are decks that in 4 turns have x2 5/7 attackers and they spawn 16 1/1    Odds clearly are stacked to get you into the store and spend real money.

    Achieving 0.05% odds everyday yet never ever do you get lucky to the extent of below 1% odds... its absolutely stacked.

    Also 2021 Decks are the most imbalanced joke ive ever seen. This game is so dead... Wizards dont care anymore.

    There are decks that in 4 turns have x2 5/7 attackers and they spawn 16 1/1 minions on the 5th turn.

    Its just pathetic... this game used to be about having great battles and using odds/tactics. Now its literally about finding decks that can be manipulated to ruin the game.    … Expand
  6. LordDarkFox
    Jan 22, 2021
    0
    Wizards of the Coast's Arena game for Magic The Gathering is an anti-consumer money pit ...

    They use cheating algorithms to entice users to spend more and more money. Play the same people (usernames) over and over, same meta decks over and over, depending on the deck you (the player) decide to play. Play control and face mostly other control decks, etc. The worst part is hands are    Wizards of the Coast's Arena game for Magic The Gathering is an anti-consumer money pit ...

    They use cheating algorithms to entice users to spend more and more money.
    Play the same people (usernames) over and over, same meta decks over and over, depending on the deck you (the player) decide to play. Play control and face mostly other control decks, etc. The worst part is hands are shuffled the same way, mulligan and get same scenario like 1 mana in hand, the games algo picks the winner before the match starts, ever see someone draw land for 10 turns, you will if it means letting the whale player win.

    MTG Arena is broken and criminal    … Expand
  7. sparky176
    Feb 6, 2021
    1
    This game should not receive nearly the ranking from the official critic reviews. The true nature of this is very evident to a player of the paper version or for that matter any card game. The cards are not by any means randomly shuffled, dealt and played as in a normal card game. This version of MTG is nothing more than a good way to learn card play of the new sets coming out andThis game should not receive nearly the ranking from the official critic reviews. The true nature of this is very evident to a player of the paper version or for that matter any card game. The cards are not by any means randomly shuffled, dealt and played as in a normal card game. This version of MTG is nothing more than a good way to learn card play of the new sets coming out and their mechanics. The actual head to head game play turns into a candy Krush version of play where you just hope the right piece or card drops. It is not random. If there are any doubts read all the following reviews or speak with an actual MTG player. What a shame.… Expand
  8. gudura24
    Mar 29, 2021
    0
    Rigged garbage,the same decks that are played in silver are played in the top rank because there is a forced 50 percent winrate,the mechanics itself are so repetitive that it becomes a chore not something you are supposed to enjoy.You can play banned cards in the historic format so whats the point of banning them?When i started playing i reached diamond now i cant get out of silver becauseRigged garbage,the same decks that are played in silver are played in the top rank because there is a forced 50 percent winrate,the mechanics itself are so repetitive that it becomes a chore not something you are supposed to enjoy.You can play banned cards in the historic format so whats the point of banning them?When i started playing i reached diamond now i cant get out of silver because when the game wants you to loose you are gonna loose.I suggested one of my friends to play it but he coudnt pass the tutorial since there is a specific glitch in one of the matches that makes the tutorial unpassable,do yourself a favor and stay away from this… Expand
  9. Zyion
    Aug 1, 2021
    1
    This game is very pay-to-win. Tried playing for several months without spending any cash on cards and I would win maybe 20% of the time against the latest sets. And most of those times were only because my opponents got mana starved early on. Wild cards, which are cards that you can spend to craft any card in the game, could easily offset this if they weren't so heavily tied to time gatesThis game is very pay-to-win. Tried playing for several months without spending any cash on cards and I would win maybe 20% of the time against the latest sets. And most of those times were only because my opponents got mana starved early on. Wild cards, which are cards that you can spend to craft any card in the game, could easily offset this if they weren't so heavily tied to time gates and opening packs. Meaning the people who benefit most from the crafting system are those who spend lots of money on the game. The system is specifically set up so that you will never be competitive unless you spend allot of money on the latest set which becomes the new meta every couple of months.

    There are several card combinations that basically guarantee a win by turn 3, 4 or 5. There are also several high cost cards that are so powerful that they can completely flip a certain loss into a win in less than a turn. Which kills any strategy the game might have had as they turn every fight into a game of chance.

    All of this is made worse when you realize that WotC has locked out the ability to review the app on mobile devices. You can't review the product unless you purchase it, but since all purchases are done through the app instead of the store, the only way you can even review the product is if WotC gives you the opportunity to review their game. Which I was only granted after spending about $60 on cosmetics and playing for 3 months strait. They have so little confidence in how fun their game actually is that they have to maintain a stranglehold on reviews in the app store. Never trust any company that does this, and never purchase stuff from companies that use anti-consumer consumer practices like this.    … Expand
  10. qwerts216
    Jan 15, 2021
    2
    Good way to test deck ideas, but the player base is terrible. Nearly every game the opponent will either take incredibly long turns or spam chat when you take any time at all during your turn. Also it takes far too long to earn coins for drafting.
  11. Skarr89
    Jan 30, 2021
    0
    The game shuffle is rigged, the game many times "decide" u have to lose. You pay to play this game and you mull to 4 each time no lands or only lands, you keep a good hand never see land again, this game is so rigged played alot and I stop playing it cause even if u are a good player u will lose or if the "machine" decides u have to lose. Try wasting money and play and win some drafts andThe game shuffle is rigged, the game many times "decide" u have to lose. You pay to play this game and you mull to 4 each time no lands or only lands, you keep a good hand never see land again, this game is so rigged played alot and I stop playing it cause even if u are a good player u will lose or if the "machine" decides u have to lose. Try wasting money and play and win some drafts and u will the game saying in your face "not so fast man u wining to much" mulling after mulling no lands or only lands for 14 turn (yeh that happens). Playing game cards like magic only in paper, these type of game just wants to suck your money , if u keep wining u get gems and if u get gems u can draft again, so a player that wins dont need to waste money on gems, so the players need to lose get it?… Expand
  12. Cerpin
    Mar 13, 2021
    1
    If you're sensitive to predatory game economies and love Magic the Gathering this game will hurt you deeply. I enjoyed it for quite a while, but the little insults really add up. They'll come out with interesting (enough) game modes every few weeks, but they cost just enough in game currency that it feels suffocating. You can technically earn the coins, but that income will fall offIf you're sensitive to predatory game economies and love Magic the Gathering this game will hurt you deeply. I enjoyed it for quite a while, but the little insults really add up. They'll come out with interesting (enough) game modes every few weeks, but they cost just enough in game currency that it feels suffocating. You can technically earn the coins, but that income will fall off quickly if you don't spend the coins on packs for the new sets.

    The biggest issue with this game is its dual nature. This is also a physical card game, and the prices for some in game modes seem analogous to costs irl. The problem is that irl you are obtaining a real product and forming memories in a physical space. Much of the warmth that people expect when doing something communal, like playing a fantasy card game, is absent. What's here is cold and repetitive. It's built to make you feel uncomfortable with anything you purchase. If you have memories of this game and want to revisit it this isn't how.

    I was going to give this no stars, but people with expendable incomes, or people that are willing to let wotc extort you into letting this being your only game can have a much better time. I would struggle to say the pay to win currency is generous, but it's not insulting. If you're a skilled limited player you can also get a decent ftp currency farm going. Also, it's possible to get a collection going playing ftp if you're very diligent and wait a few seasons, but honestly, your time has value, and what they ask you to spend in time is exorbitant.

    The image that the online format makes this famously overpriced card game more accessible is a mirage if you value your time, or like most people, need the money for food and shelter. If you really need free MTG. Proxy cards aren't against the law or WoTC's TOS. As long as you aren't selling them. Putting sharpy on bulk commons to play amongst friends seems like a higher barrier of entry than an online card game, but when that game is MTG Arena it's not.    … Expand
  13. Plt712h
    Apr 5, 2021
    0
    On the mobile version: you can play only on a bluestacks emulator for a PC with a core i9 geforce2080super and 64gb of RAM. It won't save you from freezing and crashes, but you can at least read the text on the cards.

    On the game itself: I think most people in the world have installed this game out of nostalgia. I've played Magic irl since the 7th edition and the early 00s, participated    On the mobile version: you can play only on a bluestacks emulator for a PC with a core i9 geforce2080super and 64gb of RAM. It won't save you from freezing and crashes, but you can at least read the text on the cards.

    On the game itself: I think most people in the world have installed this game out of nostalgia. I've played Magic irl since the 7th edition and the early 00s, participated in small tournaments, and have never seen such matches in real life. 7 lands in a row? You are welcome! Do you or another player have perfect, "Magically" cards come out to counter everything that comes out of the opponent? You are welcome! All cards that can be useful against the opponent's deck do not come out at all after 7 moves, but only those that are completely useless come out? You are welcome! 1 land, and all the other most expensive cards from your deck in terms of mana cost after 3 mulligans? You are welcome! If you go second, you lose in almost 90% of such matches. You won too many times in a row and you start getting thrown against those types of decks that are most effective against you in the ratio of 2 such matches against 1 of your victory in addition, you always go second, without exceptions. And how do you like that, the enemy clearly does not know how to play and is constantly making mistakes, despite the fact that with his cards it was already possible to finish the whole game a long time ago if done wisely, and now he already has 8 cards or 1 life left and then the game just stops pretending that she initially played against you, you have one useless trifle or only lands in general, you scry 3 cards 3 times in a row, each time pull one and shuffle the deck and there are only lands again and again! And these are several moves in a row! And there are 12 out of 30 cards left that could have won you a game! This is even impossible according to the theory of probability! And like the icing on the cake - you finally draw the card you want, because you already pulled out all the lands)) and the game can no longer not give you them, but this turn you lose 100% because your opponent already has 10 of the most expensive and powerful creatures, either a full hand of canceling or directly damaging you instant spells! In this case, the enemy draws 4 identical cards in a row if it helps him without scrying.

    Summing up, this game plays by itself, and it itself determines who will win and who will lose even before the start of the match. I want to assure all those who got acquainted with Magic The Gathering thanks to this garbage that this has nothing to do with a real card game. It's a pity, because the idea was great, to play without leaving your home and going to your local club, without the need to look for other players in real life, especially if you live in a province and there are 20 people like you in the whole city, and you all know each other for a long time as flaky, especially in terms of the tactics of the game. But the implementation, alas, is not that unsuccessful, it simply does not exist.

    PS. About donation and Pay-to-Win, it is clearly has it place, but it is not that much useful, and it works very little. $50 for pre-ordering the new set of boosters gave me a decrease in the number of obviously "not my" matches for less than a week, then everything returned to "normal". So I do not advise you to download and install IT, and even more so to support it with your penny. The game does not develop and fix in any way from Beta. Technically it still manages to slow down on top computers and mobile phones, has an animation gliches, slow matchmaking connections and occasion crashes. In general it doesn’t solve it's problems about the balance and the problem of forcibly won and lost matches.    … Expand
  14. C_Bat
    Feb 4, 2021
    0
    This is the company that killed Hex? The card effects don't work correctly & this game feels and looks like it is from 20 years ago
  15. McLOVIN515
    Jan 25, 2021
    0
    Este juego es basura, lo mires por donde lo mires... Se desconecta cuando le da la gana, las constantes actualizaciones traen constantes bugs, pantallas negras, el mezclador está lejos de simular una partida real. Es otro juego que aún farmeando a diario nunca vas a conseguir todo si juegas gratuitamente, sumado al hecho de que no paran de añadir nuevas expansiones mensuales para sacarteEste juego es basura, lo mires por donde lo mires... Se desconecta cuando le da la gana, las constantes actualizaciones traen constantes bugs, pantallas negras, el mezclador está lejos de simular una partida real. Es otro juego que aún farmeando a diario nunca vas a conseguir todo si juegas gratuitamente, sumado al hecho de que no paran de añadir nuevas expansiones mensuales para sacarte los cuartos. Si no pagas te vas a ver con el mismo mazo todo el año, y reza por que no baneen cartas de tu mazo, porque sino todas esos comodines invertidos se van en cartas que jamás vas a volver a usar.
    Repito, basura es la palabra que mejor define a este intento de simulador del juego de cartas que ya de por sí es muy caro.    … Expand
  16. theasic
    Sep 30, 2021
    0
    The most dishonest card game I've ever played in a digital format. Designed to specifically to extract the maximum amount of capital out of you, this game has some of the most dastardly and crooked algorithms baked into the core of it's gameplay. If you want to play magic, do yourself an immense favor and find somewhere local to play in person, or go back and play one of their digitalThe most dishonest card game I've ever played in a digital format. Designed to specifically to extract the maximum amount of capital out of you, this game has some of the most dastardly and crooked algorithms baked into the core of it's gameplay. If you want to play magic, do yourself an immense favor and find somewhere local to play in person, or go back and play one of their digital single player implementations. Papa Hasbro only cares about the dollars and does not have a single iota of regard for fair gameplay.… Expand
  17. RGB2
    Jul 13, 2021
    0
    Magic the gathering is fun but with unbearable bad optimization and algorithm rigged shuffler its not worth your time.
  18. Saromon
    Aug 5, 2021
    0
    I played 5+ yrs of paper mtg got out due to cost this is a horrific replacement. I don't claim to understand all the coding but never have I played in this without constant mana flood or nothing almost no in-between. I tried prebuilt, homebrew, and meta no change. Spent $100 in it and regret every cent and every hour of my 50-70hrs play time.
    Anyway point is this isn't a decent or even    I played 5+ yrs of paper mtg got out due to cost this is a horrific replacement. I don't claim to understand all the coding but never have I played in this without constant mana flood or nothing almost no in-between. I tried prebuilt, homebrew, and meta no change. Spent $100 in it and regret every cent and every hour of my 50-70hrs play time.
    Anyway point is this isn't a decent or even tolerable substitute for paper mtg since its pay-to-win anyway almost matching real costs if not for fusing but $100 only got me 3-4 decks (viable decks). I'd literally rather flip paper cards than do this bs anymore. Also community is time stalling trash 50-70% of the time.    … Expand
  19. Swaid
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    Do you want to play Magic the Gathering with most of the best parts about the game stripped away and barely able to function? Then boy how do I have the game for you! Magic the Gathering: Arena! All your Magic the Gathering needs in one inconvenient place! Enjoy games that crash a lot or just don't let you play it at all? I can't even log in as i write this review and play the game itself!Do you want to play Magic the Gathering with most of the best parts about the game stripped away and barely able to function? Then boy how do I have the game for you! Magic the Gathering: Arena! All your Magic the Gathering needs in one inconvenient place! Enjoy games that crash a lot or just don't let you play it at all? I can't even log in as i write this review and play the game itself! What a feature! I can't wait to see what Blunders of the Cost come up with next.… Expand
  20. neffu
    Mar 12, 2021
    0
    Bugged bugged bugged. Every update makes something not work. Stuck in constant "draws" of games that never actually start, just automatically end with a draw after looking for a long time to find an opponent. Server showing a message "connection to server error" or similar while in fact, behind tht message the game actually is being played and my opponent is moving, and im registeringBugged bugged bugged. Every update makes something not work. Stuck in constant "draws" of games that never actually start, just automatically end with a draw after looking for a long time to find an opponent. Server showing a message "connection to server error" or similar while in fact, behind tht message the game actually is being played and my opponent is moving, and im registering everything. But the message just hangs not letting me do anything. Have to restart the client to be able to move again. The technical aspect of this game is utter garbage. But even when it does work, the mechanics themselves are frustrating. I enjoy the paper version perhaps because I have less opportunities to play it in real life, thus not seing the same stupid card combos. Like the recent "Tibalt's Trickery" card which always ends in a 2 turn game, either my opponen wins automatically without me having any chance to respond, or if he is not lucky enough to get a good draw, he loses automatically on the second turn. Most stupid game play design ever created.… Expand
  21. HMolinet
    Dec 26, 2020
    0
    One of the best experiences we MTG players could have until you find out that it is a pay to win game and winning is not guaranteed specially after a new card set is out.
  22. BrickN
    Aug 2, 2021
    0
    Do you like playing the same copy pasted meta deck loaded with rares that some jackass paid $80 to get instead of earning it? Do you like overpriced cosmetics that are earnable through either literal months of play or just paying WotC $20? Do you like waiting 5 minutes for each turn as your opponent waits down the timer just to piss you off more? Then this is the game for you! Every deckDo you like playing the same copy pasted meta deck loaded with rares that some jackass paid $80 to get instead of earning it? Do you like overpriced cosmetics that are earnable through either literal months of play or just paying WotC $20? Do you like waiting 5 minutes for each turn as your opponent waits down the timer just to piss you off more? Then this is the game for you! Every deck in every format is just copied from the top 8 of the last tourney posted on MtG Goldfish, and you won't get anywhere on ladder if you aren't willing to sell your soul and play some godless affront to MtG that is control now. If I could rate this lower than 0 I would. Not only is this game a scam freemium version of MTGO, which actually had purpose and value, but it doesn't even let you play MtG in any of the actually fun community formats. Instead the game forces you to play the **** formats that WotC promotes and wants to make popular, but now one gives a **** about. To top it off, Wizards killed their world tour in favor of the twitch streamer focused pro tour which absolutely flopped so hard that it killed local competitive magic.

    Long story short, save yourself some pain and just invest in irl MtG or MTGO, but don't give the developers an ounce of credit by wasting your time on this travesty.    … Expand
  23. TheFeanture
    Jan 24, 2021
    4
    Pay-to-win classics game. Still can be enjoyable if play from time to time. But not too often. The more you play more pay-to-winier it gets. back to game after month and you win again) Matchmaking made to force you to pay more if you play more)
  24. TheNihilist
    Mar 6, 2021
    0
    Very slow and incompetent development. Terrible interface. The matchmaking and shuffler of the game is rigged. Non-existent quality of life improvements over the years

    For a company that makes millions of dollars by exploiting their customers, they have very little regard for the quality of life the game offers its players. For example. Many players have been requesting an in-game    Very slow and incompetent development. Terrible interface. The matchmaking and shuffler of the game is rigged. Non-existent quality of life improvements over the years

    For a company that makes millions of dollars by exploiting their customers, they have very little regard for the quality of life the game offers its players. For example. Many players have been requesting an in-game REPORT BUTTON but they have not implemented one until now. How do you then report players that use Asian characters in their usernames?

    They game's idle timers are constantly being abused by rage idlers. 1 out of 2 games you have to wait several minutes for the game to end while your opponent idles. It gives your opponent 2 extra idle counters after it's used up the accumulated ones. The game has been out for many years and the developers refuse to address this problem. The netcode doesn't allow the server to detect if someone is idling or got disconnected so that's just a clear example of how INCOMPETENT the developers are. Instead of hiring more people to improve development, they focus all their efforts on money-making features. Wizards of the Coast = pure greed.

    When you buy packs with gold there's no option to buy more than 1 pack and you have to click 3 times to buy 1 pack. You can imagine how tedious it is if you're buying 100 packs .

    The user score here also shows why they refuse to launch on Steam. They know they're going to get mostly negative reviews. Wizards of the Coast are cowards who refuse to make needed improvements.    … Expand
  25. Ph4Ek4Tt
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    Completely predatory game model. Don't start playing this game unless you want your wallet raped by greedy corporate scum.
  26. VesperCar392
    Mar 21, 2021
    1
    If you wanna spend hundreds of dollars in order to have a meta deck for a couple of months until they release a new set or ban key cards in your deck then this is the game for you. If you like playing card games where the game openly emits rigging your draws resulting in a forced 50% win-loss ratio then this is the game for you.
  27. Krefted
    Feb 13, 2023
    0
    Don't listen to the reviews from players that are just bad. There's a guy crying about Gigantosaurus lol. Coming from a spike though, Magic The Gathering is the greatest game ever made but Arena is a poor approximation of it. Biggest problem is alchemy. That is the cancer that has infected Arena and secured its steep decline. For those unaware, alchemy is digital only mechanics aka fakeDon't listen to the reviews from players that are just bad. There's a guy crying about Gigantosaurus lol. Coming from a spike though, Magic The Gathering is the greatest game ever made but Arena is a poor approximation of it. Biggest problem is alchemy. That is the cancer that has infected Arena and secured its steep decline. For those unaware, alchemy is digital only mechanics aka fake cards. Diverging from paper is a horrible mistake, but the biggest issue is it infected a lot of people's favorite format historic. You can no longer play historic without encountering fake cards or them changing how your cards function. Yes you read that right, the buff or nerf cards to make them different from paper. Blasphemy. The Explorer format however has saved Arena. It is pioneer lite without any fake card nonsense, but it's missing a lot of cards still. Once it gets to the point where you can play every single top 20 pioneer deck exactly like how you could in paper or MTGO I'll change my review to 10 stars.… Expand
  28. Simpson_761
    Jul 29, 2022
    0
    When a games storefront is updated daily but bugs are left unfixed forever... then I have an issue.
  29. pftbfkfvnu
    Oct 25, 2021
    0
    Such **** that I want to puke. The only thing that is interesting in this game is to collect a collection and **** off from the greed of developers. You would at least improve the service, and not introduce another donation.
  30. V01DRenegade
    Jan 30, 2022
    0
    The game is absolutely rigged. Situations that should happen once in a hundred games happens almost every other games. You or your opponent will routinely draw all copies of a single card within 10 turns. I played my fair share of MTG irl and let me tell you drawing 3 or 4 copies of a card almost never happens unless the game draws out to 20+ turns. The game will mess with you every way itThe game is absolutely rigged. Situations that should happen once in a hundred games happens almost every other games. You or your opponent will routinely draw all copies of a single card within 10 turns. I played my fair share of MTG irl and let me tell you drawing 3 or 4 copies of a card almost never happens unless the game draws out to 20+ turns. The game will mess with you every way it can. It will give you too little mana or too much. Your opponent will routinely and conveniently draw the single card that can clutch save him and screw your game plan over. I'm not saying these situations should never happen but I know enough about probabilities to understand **** when I see it, and this game is full of it. Oh and you can't even challenge your friends outside the 60 cards best of one format. Wanna brawl against a friend? Good luck that won't happen.

    Even though MTG had glaring shortcomings from the get go, Pay to Win anyone?, it was still fun to play IRL with your friends (which, again, is almost impossible in MTGA). This iteration of Magic the Gathering brought the game itself to a new low in my eyes. I wish I could lower my score even more.    … Expand
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#28 Best PC Game of 2018
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#27 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 28, 2020
    100
    An excellent and faithful conversion of the iconic card game into a very welcoming computer free-to-play form. This is a hit. [Issue#300]
  2. Vandal
    Dec 18, 2019
    90
    This is the definitive Magic experience on PC. It’s free-to-play, but it’s incredibly well balanced and lets us enjoy it without hassle. If you enjoy card-based games, give it a try.
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  3. GameSpace
    Dec 6, 2019
    80
    Magic: The Gathering Arena is an excellent entry point into the twenty-six-year-old franchise for new players and lovable for veteran players as well. While it’s generally a very fun experience, it’s not without technical issues.
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