How to Play Magic: The Gathering | The Basics
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Becca is joined by first time Magic players Hector Navarro and Gina DeVivo as she covers the basics of the classic collectible card game.
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Tabletop games are super fun, but learning the complicated directions and rules can be a challenge. Becca Scott is your game tutor, explaining the game mechanics in an easy to follow way, so you can get to playing the games faster.
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I love how everyone is trying to lose weight during quarantine and here I am trying to figure out how to play this lol
Your not the only one
Same lol
Me also
Me too... Just bought my core 2021 planeswalkers deck set of 5 last week and have been playing with my kids and wife.
Same
How to play magic:
get good grades
Go to college
Find or start a high paying job
Buy cards without going bankrupt
Or play mtg arena. That requires time investment but you can play it whevever and still make some progress towards building your decks.
Ebay lots!
You're welcome.
Golden ground hog
I bought the MTG Game Night set, which has five pre-built single-colour decks.
That's plenty for me.
Check out Yu-Gi-Oh
You can tell Becca is awesome. She has the personality of a genuine person. I love her facial expressions. I'm new to MTG. I know crazy. My friend has a drinking problem and his doc suggested getting into MTG to help him get away from drinking. So I am learning to play one way or another. Thanks for the awesome video Becca!!!!!
I have of course heard of Magic my whole life (31 y.o. man) and have always been kind of interested but never had any friends who played or had any interest in it and honestly, it seemed intimidating so I never researched it or anything like that.
Well for some reason lately I have really been wanting to change that because of some silly you tube channels I was somehow recommended and starting watching solely about the value and trading of and collecting of rare MTG cards. So I decided to search for a video to watch on how to play and man, and I am happy you guys had made one. I love Hector!
Then as the video started (where I am now, so this comment will probably end up getting edited) I am extremely happy to know that everyone here seems new or newbish to the game and that makes me hopeful they will know the right things to ask to have explained as me. Because sometimes when fully enveloped or obsessed people try to teach a topic or game they don't fully understand what needs explained because they can't see how much more knowledge they have over layman's on the topic. That is all, Thank you!
Welcome to the game! *Magic Arena* is a great way to start, as it provides a low-pressure environment to learn the ropes and experiment at no cost with others. You might also look for your local game store (LGS), if one is in your area, as that's where players will hang out and play in events. Once you're comfortable with the fundamentals, you might consider playing in a sealed or draft event at your LGS, where you can build a deck with sealed booster packs (generally the LGS holds these regularly). This is a good way to gain experience while building a collection (you keep the cards plus any prizes), and you benefit from playing on even ground.
I'd also highly recommend the _Tolarian Community College_ channel, if you haven't found it yet. It has videos on a variety of topics that can help to improve your skills. Good luck!
Dan Creamer Exactly!! I have tried playing twice now with my husband who used to play quite a lot as a teenager. Both times it started out fun but his advanced knowledge of the game eventually leads to frustration for him because I’m such a noob. He’ll want to play a full on game and then there we are - he’s totally kicking my butt and flying through moves, using lots of MtG jargon, setting up what seem like elaborate attacks and I have **absolutely** no clue what I’m doing. Eventually I’m just showing him my cards and he’s telling me what to do, and I end up feeling like a total dum-dum and it isn’t fun. It’s refreshing to find a tutorial that really starts at the basics!
man i love her energy. was having a shit day and just watching this video kind of lifted me up
@Max Lake fight the lift that you feel... Ride that sadness that follows our misadventures
"The Basics"
(one hour video)
MY BODY IS READY
If it were any shorter I wouldn't have clicked. Games need an hour of appreciation minimum.
@@fardareismai4495 so true... I'm new to MTG and I've watched a couple of videos, my biggest thing I didn't understand was the numbers next to the elemental Mana and now I know that is any colored Mana. Most of these other abilities I have used playing other tcgs online but this video has sealed the deal for me. Literally went through all of the Magic Cards over the past couple of days and have constructed a deck that will be my best play style, not too shabby I guess. Costed $237 so next pay check I am definitely investing... I guess that's the toughest part of Magic.
Man I laughed when I saw that tittle and the time😂😂😂 jeez I just wanna know how this replaced yu gi oh
Would’ve been half the time without the silly banter 😂
@@locogamer5410this didn't replace Yu-Gi-Oh it inspired it
1. Begin Phase
A. Untap Step
B. Upkeep Step
C. Draw Step
2. Pre-Combat Main Phase
3. Combat Phase
A. Declare Attackers Step
B. Declare Defenders Step
C. First Strike Attack Step
D. Main Attack Step
4. Post Combat Main Phase
5. End Phase
A. End Of Turn Abilities/Effects take place Step
B. Damaged creatures toughness is restored Step
C. Turn is passed to oponnant.
Anyone feel free to comment If I missed anything.
There is the 'Beginning of Combat step - after the Precombat Main Phase before Declare Attackers. Admittedly, that is a step that only really matters to real competitive players.
While not a missed thing, 5. B. is known as 'Cleanup Step' and also involves discarding to hand size if it comes to that.
Not An Evil Mastermind ya I knew about the "clean up" terminology, but wanted to use terms similar to the video. Thanks for the discard to hand size thing though. I forgot about that.
Not An Evil Mastermind didn't know moving to attack counted as it's own step. Thanks. Are there any cards that depend on that or are affected by it?
Not really - mostly just exists as a step during which things can be done, such as being the last chance to crew a vehicle before attacking with it or using an icy manipulator on an opponent's creature to prevent it from being declared an attacker. Most, if not all, of these things can comfortably be done at the end of the precombat main phase.
Actually, I remembered another thing right as i posted the previous comment - it's essentially similar to the upkeep step, sometimes things happen. An example of this from M19 would be Aethershield Artificer, who states that 'at the beginning of combat on your turn, target artifact creature you control gains +2/+2 and indestructible'. Hope that helps.
A neverplay newcomer here, here I go diving into the comments while watching the video. Thanks to all those who have paved my path!
I don't think Hector understood that the intent of this video was to teach the basics, interrupting every time Becca was explaining something :P
Oh man it was so irritating I sort of understand the basics from watching friends play but constantly hearing him natter during explanations and shifting the cards around......please stop during it during explanations!
Bingo: he is so annoying i bailed out & learned nothing
He is so immature and annoying. I think he is still vergin and that is the reason he is trying too hard to impress those girls.
@@mtalorgan556 he does have a girlfriend who happens to be gorgeous
As someone who plays competitively at tournaments.... reading flavor text is still the key to winning!
Thesteadfast wait what?
I met a 20-something guy at a ptq once in italy, we were playing the first game of the top 8, and he was playing a goblin deck. The guy was just absolutly delighted with his goblins, he mumbled the flavor texts and read his favourite aloud.
He smashed me, 2-0. I sided all of my cool black removals for my psicoatog deck and he just kept reading his goblins while wooping my ass.
16 years old me didn't like it, but 33 years old me gets him. Guy was doing something right. I wonder wherer the f*ck he is now, hope he still laught at his goblin.
Sam Verleye My point is that playing seriously and being good doesn't mean you have to stop enjoying the flavor and art of the game.
Luca Invernizzi Haha that's an awesome story.
@@lucainvernizzi9715 I wish that guy still play MTG, that was so fun to watch I think hahah
I can feel Becca’s patience fading through the screen
I have never played magic the gathering, but watching her teach them to play , she makes it fun and interesting to learn. I hope when i go to learn, it’s just a fun.
Thanks for the tutorial. I watched this as prep for my first game of MTG the other day. Now working on building a deck to play some more.
I know this is super casual, but just a tip if you want to get more into Magic, please use sleeves
Edit: Even if you don't care about the financial value of the cards, sleeves just help a ton with shuffling.
They are welcome decks and as a promotional tool better to see the card backs.
Even tho these cards have no value I'm right there with you
Thesteadfast I know, but once you're "settled in", sleeves are a good investment
Anthony Tran I don't use sleeves on most of my decks only my heavily played or more valuable decks and I've been playing for three years
Definitely not a casual player here, been playing since Unlimited (~92). Sleeve your cards only if you want them to retain their value in the long run. I have a Timetwister that should have been sleeved a long time ago, still playable/tradable, but not worth selling now.
I love this. Only one compliant, I could never see the creature power and toughness because of your logos on the video.
Perfect timing uploading the video, ladies and gents of Geek And Sundry - I'm gonna try my first game tomorrow with friends and need to do some homework beforehand... Thank you!!!
Holy crap Hector, you gotta let other people speak.
I'm sorry your right
Yeah, no kidding.
Happy to see some sensible marketing by WoC regarding MTG. I discovered it 2 years ago at the age of 36 and it is the best game i have ever played.
It seems like they overlooked an important piece of tactical information though. A 1/1 creature can fully block a 4/2 creature's damage to the player's health. She could've blocked the Onakke Ogre with the Merfolk and the Dragon Rider with the Snapping Drake. The Drake would've survived, she could've attacked with it the next turn and stopped his Onakke Ogre from attacking the next turn (with the enchantment). It might be useful to know.
Oh my god Hector?! Love the enthusiasm put please stop talking over the explanations!
Niooooooo
Your charisma literally made feel so happy to learn and extremely complicated game lol 😊
You make mtg fun to watch and to learn, I like the passing of the turns,. Very creative my favourite is when she put it on her shoulder. I have never played. Love the animated actions e.g.. lighnig strik etc..
you guys need to make more shows !!!!!
Hi, pretty fun watching you play Magic the gathering for beginners. I thought it was so funny and it's true let's have fun, reading the flavor text is even more magical. I'll be watching your five videos of how to play Magic. I used to play a long time ago I just come back to it recently. Regards
This is awesome, thank you all for this! I’m just learning myself and documenting it on my channel so this helps!
Really helpful and entertaining video for a new player. Even for a player like me returning after 18 years.
I already have played multiple times and in tournaments and I game to different videos to see how they are showing new players how to play because I was thinking about making a tutorial video and this was like everything I wanted to cover so this way a great video good job really liked the video. I think this is a great way to encourage new players and your energy is so great and inviting.
when start to get into mgt for a while now but dont know the rules this video really helps.
Takes me way back to the first time I played mtg..on a prerelease alpha deck. We had 4 player games with just 50 cards. Everyone drew from the same deck...we shuffled the discard pile after running out .. when someone died their mana went into the discard pile. After we could buy cards we played multiplayer.with full base decks(no booster yet). One guy bought a palate of legends and held them for 6 months.. he sold them and bought a house.
at 40:10 the snapping drake is flying so it doesn't take damage from the ogre, because the ogre doesn't have flying or reach.
It does take damage. It is blocking the ogre.
If the snapping Drake was attacking the ogre wouldn’t be able to block unless it has flying or reach
Needed to learn this for my job. great video. explained well (:
game stop
This is a really cool video, I'm happy to watch it. When I have a Tournament at my event this summer I'll know more about the game itself to be able to commentate over the games. Thanks! Glad to see you all having fun!🌷🌸
New favorite game lol, been playing since the mid 90s around when Ice Age came out.
@numberphile actually made video about how many times you need to shuffle the deck for it to be random with each suffling method. It was pretty big number for that kind of shuffle method :)
great series! I've been wanting to learn how to play. I'm eager to watch more!
OOH!!! Totally didn't see Gina's win coming! What a turn of events! How turned tables have!!!
Just started becoming interested in Magic: The Gathering (spelled out as per someone commenting previously, and with punctuation) and was happy to see this in my feed. As much as I like this, I could do with a little less silliness and chit-chat and a little more focus on the cards. It wasn't until like 18:00 that I started wanting to pay attention.
And I miss Sean.
he does about 1 video a week for the new spellslingers season. his game with ARI is fucking gold and got me really really wanting to play more MTG again
Yes, he does, and I'm watching him ATM. :) But I miss him in the context of seeing the dungeon and the game but not him on the right side of my screen. He's good at playing and explaining at the same time, while still having a good time.
i love how the dude said "permers learmet" and didn't break at all when they called him out on it. XD
my local game store said Wizard stopped the welcome deck project, they are only giving out booster pack now
Those playmats are insane ! Where can I buy those ?
Thank you very much for making this video I just started playing and it was very helpful!!!
2021 - If I were a new player seeing this, I'd never want to try to learn. A "How to play" video (for any game) should be a lot more orderly and coherent then 3 people screaming over one another. That all comes AFTER you learn how to play.
right it was hard to follow and want to continue watching which was very annoying
Becca's laugh is super cute! Really enjoyed this video, very informative!
7:28 Is the ending of the explanation of how to play and the beginning of them playing
Nice video for new players. We all had to start at the beginning.
Try a duel deck if you want more magic but don’t want to spend a stupid amount of $. I bought the Goblins Merfolk duel deck and it is great. $20 and I can enjoy playing a casual fun game without a massive time, and money investment. They are balanced decks with the bigger fun cards and no one has an overwhelming advantage.
Play with your friends and keep it simple. Perfect way to have fun while enjoying a pint with a friend or two.
YOU ARE EXACTLY THE PERSON I AM LOOKING FOR!!!! I haven't played magic for a few years(like 5) so I got rid of all my cards because I am dumb. But I am now ready to get back into it and I was looking at the duel decks, are they good for people that are pretty much beginners and need a good refresher?
Hector nerfed my brain cells
Lmfao. He’s so cringey. I’ve seen many like em at the magic shops.
Nick Capella he’s what gives us the bad rep lmao
That guy makes it really hard for us new people to learn. He's too concerned with his comedy act to let the teacher teach us noobs. I'll keep looking for a better video.
If its brand new so lands and spells divided do like 20 mash shuffles for your first couple gamea , and like 6 bridges that usually helps alot after those like 4 and 1 bridge is enough. Also upkeep isnt a hold over on older days lots of cards have an effect on it even currently
As a new player, where would I find one of these instructional playmats?
live in a tiny home and needed a non electronic game that didn't take up much space. husband and i played our first game today but we got a lot of learning to go because we got stuck alot with basic things like...unsure of how many creatures we are allowed to summon...what the dice was for...do we only draw one card or do we keep 7 cards at all time...what does target creature mean...
when i clicked on this video i was like "lord please help these people they might not be able to take it"
I wish day nine would be there teaching as well, compelling other to hate blue with him as well
Ouch that hurt why you hating on blue
I hate blue.
Thank you for showing me how to play.😊
Five seconds in and I'm in love 😂
I love Becca and wish they would’ve just played without all the annoying interjections from Hector so she could explain more
right it made it harder to follow for someone that knows absolutely nothing
Becca when she´s leaving the studio:"My Precioussss!" :D
How to play Yu-gi-oh! OCG, Pokemon card game, Digimon card game, Bakugan, and Duel Masters? I've been looking for these.
Dayum! Coolest MTG card I've ever seen drawn!
57:41 That reaction was priceless!
I'm too fucking stupid to understand any of this. But I want to learn so bad lmao
I’ll add I did enjoy this nearly practice game of Magic. Becca Scott makes every thing she hosts very charming. I play Magic with the first cd-rom version of the game and have always been able to play a creature with haste once I laid it down. But I looked at the definition anyway to be certain. One source states: Haste is a keyword ability that allows a creature to circumvent summoning sickness. Creatures with haste can attack or use activated abilities with the or. symbol in the activation cost even if they have not been continuously controlled by a player since the beginning of that player's most recent turn.
So based on that I believe I was correct. The card with haste comes from your hand untapped and can immediately attack. Otherwise it would act the same as any card with summoning sickness, waiting until your next turn.
Small criticism but Hector became annoying too quickly. Hopped up on coffee who knows but too showy and jokey. I normally like all the guests Becca brings on but you can be humorous without trying to grab the spotlight. If he acted that way on my game night I’d tell him to go sit in the corner. 😄
You should also mention all the steps of a turn, the simplification is relevant for beginners yes but you should've mentioned it so new players doesn't get confused when someone mentions "upkeep" etc. (Edit: just fixed misspellings)
57:08 "That's a mythic rare!"
*Hector shoving his card in her face and in front of the shot*
"Alright...let's maybe do another close-up of Hector's card...again..."
*Blinks hard at the camera while he prattles*
Where can I go to get the free decks?
By knowing what 52! is, and its ridiculously large nature, I have a great deal of respect for you Becca.
On arena, I can’t summon 5 mana creatures even when I have 5 land card on the table?
anyone know where to find these play mats? me and wife stated playing and i could really use these but can only find mats with no grid
Ok so I just started playing Magic and I got a 2019 core set for Christmas . I have played before but I completely forgot, so is it okay that I’m basically starting out with a 2019 core set or should I start with something else?
All I can think of is all those Isolates, Bolas and Arcades just possibly sitting there in the Core 19 boxes behind them.....
Where do I place my cards? If I summon a creature or a land where do I place them?
This video is amazing! What a great way to pull new players in with great in depth mechanics!!!
My buddy got me into Magic about 9-10 years ago (I made a deck that destroys him everytime). I then got my little sister into playing this game (she made made a solid white deck of Angels and human soldiers) that kicks my butt into next week (depending on her first hand)
Hey, I love the videos, if possible could you make an introduction video for the Throne of Eldraine?
is this the end of it? i really like the show host. she needs to make more of these vids and maybe even play magic on one of these shows.
G&S for the save... Saving me from tons of videos to watch
Very very fun video!
what about waste land mana, and eldrazi deck's. i have a eldrazi deck and need some advice on it.? plz do a video on on.
That's not really relevant to new players. It's not even in Standard.
Lady in the middle. You are magic. Sending a pile of love from Chicago Like a Enormous amount of love. ❤
So can sombody explain the whole blocking thing happens and when you block with more than one creature
@12:42 it isnt 52! i.e. 52 factorial . It is 30 factorial on the 30 card deck.
I could listen to her all day
58:03 Actually, Nico Bolas was a dragon that turned into a planeswalker, BUT STILL YOU OPENED NICO BOLAS!!!! Congrats Becca! 😊
Colby Nelson uhmm actually it's *Nicol Bolas ;)
Is it so rare? newbie here
Thank you, Colby, really appreciate your kind explanation ^_^ no wonder Becca are so excited when she realize what she have. I paused on 58:17 to read Nicol Bolas abilities, wow.. that's awesome
he is over 20,000 years old and is the Thanos of Magic.
Nicol Bolas and anjani nice pickup
Great job
A few notes on the Q&A.
I know you're simplifying for new players, but damage is *not* the same as "reducing" a creature's toughness. This isn't some trivial distinction, every player from hearthstone assumes this, but it matters all the time! For example, it's the premise of the "indestructible" keyword, which comes up about once per set. Damage is just tracked separately, and if that number is at least the creature's toughness, it is destroyed (and goes to the graveyard). Hence, an indestructible creature (which literally just means "cannot be destroyed") shrugs off lethal damage, but it does die to toughness *reduction* to 0.
Ixalan wasn't a "core set". I know quibbling about terminology is silly, but core sets are products specifically designed ot be more intuitive for new players. M19 is a core set, and is the first core set in several years. Ixalan was just a regular large set.
Also, this is just personal opinion, there's no right or wrong to play it, but just randomly cracking packs is a sure way to make Magic an unnecessarily expensive hobby. You'll almost never get a relevant card. Buy products that you have a plan to *use*! You can use packs you buy to draft with friends. Or you can buy some of the countless supplemental products that are meant to be played (from the premade decks, planeswalker or challenger, to the special draft formats like Conspiracy). If you get your joy from just cracking open a pack to see what's inside, then that's your choice, but the $4 for the off chance you find something useful is going to become absurdly expensive. if you want to upgrade your deck, buy the cards for it! If you just want a ton of cards to build a deck with, buy bulk cards! (Many competitive players at your local shop will have tons of draft chaff they don't know what to do with. Every few months I give away my extra to kids to frequent the shop). But basically, pick the format and style of play you and your friends want to do, and buy whatever product helps that. The answer is almost never just cracking boosters. (And if you do, at least do some sort of draft with them first!) Make your money go as far as it can. Magic is an absurdly expensive hobby without some care.
Ziddletwix NERD
Back in 1994 when i played and was a teen, I would say .00005% of the people were girls...same for video games....It's good to see that in 2018 alot more girls play magic and video games.
That's one in two million.
seems about right.
*slowly raises hand* I am of the girl gender anD I LIKE MTG AND LIKE- I'VE BEEN RAISED ON RPGS,MMOS,MMORPGS,JRPGS, DUNGEON CRAWLERS, AND COLLECTING GAMES AND A LOT MORE MKAY, also
Memes
They're great
There's like no one here who plays mtg or fire emblem though
nice!
EternalDensity LOL
I've read that the ideal amount of times you need to shuffle a deck of fifty-two cards is seven times. MTG decks usually are composed out of sixty cards so I would shuffle eight times just to be sure.
WHERE IS DAY9?!
I don't think I can take another hour of him humming the Banjo Kazooie theme song...
i can take him doing that for the rest of my life! also this was my question too? why is he not teaching new people to play magic since his show is literally just magic and he knows alot more than this woman who i cant hear even though my volume is on max.
exactly !!! thanks you!!
cra zY Apparently not living in the studio like a modern day fort boyard professor. 😡
MonkeyShaman he does one other show and casting. He doesn’t live in the studio :/ he’s probably barely even there.
Where can I get a playmat like that?
Link to buy those playmats their using?
One reason I wanted to learn is because a friend of mine gave me a full black deck. Another reason is because the same dude gave me an autographed deck, which I apparently forgot about, but finding it again excited me and I wanted to learn how to play.
Thank's That Helped
this is why you should watch multiple tutorials,like with the discarding a card to make it 7 at the ending phase,other tutorials didn't add this,but still it's confusing like is it to keep your hand from having too much cards or discard one card regardl
i got a magic the gathering binder but have no land cards
How do you use Token Creatures?? Thank you.
I am new to magic the gathering is there any specific element or colour I should start using
White - Loyalty, respect, morality
Red - passion, fire, dragons, goblins, speed
Green - nature, elves, animals
Blue - intelligence, perfection, flying
Black - power at any cost, undead, resurrection, murder
I don’t understand this since there was supposedly a Magic expert nearby. Hector drew a Goblin Motivator on his first turn which has haste. However Becca informs both of them that their cards cannot attack on the turn they are drawn because they have summoning sickness. Not Hector’s! Haste characters have no summoning sickness and can attack when summoned. How was this missed??
I was confused as well...but technically, goblin motivator does not have haste until you tap it. From my understanding...haste is an ability that allows a creature to attack without having to tap a creature. If hector did use this ability..goblin motivator would have already been tapped and therefore can no longer attack but would have haste next turn. At least that is what I think.
Incorrect. Motivator does not have haste. Motivator gives haste to target creature and since it entered the battlefield that turn its ability to give haste to a creature cannot be used because it has summoning sick and cannot be tapped when it enters the battlefield. You will be able to use its ability next turn.
Got into MTG a few years ago but dropped out, seemed complicated at first. May get back in now that I play Hearthstone ( which is Magic simplified)
So in my deck ima go get more cards but all I have for land is a Gate what does a Gate do?
The White Watcher a gate is just a dual land it can tap for one of two different colors. But it comes in already tapped so you'll have to wait an extra turn to generate mana from it.
Girlfriend got me back into magic so went out and got a deck builder's toolkit :)
4:45 you've made a mistake. The Exile zone can also be manipulated. You should instead just mention that there exist cards that manipulate them etc.
TheForsakenCornflake ya also they way she said it she implied that all exiled cards go face down, which is incorrect.
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