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Choose a format
Deck size, legal cards, and starting life totals depend on the format.
Your first duel
Simple course to get started
Use your lands to pay for cards and attack with your creatures.
How to win: Reduce your opponent's life from 20 to 0. Some cards let you win a different way.
Play a land
Expand your resources and set up the colors your hand needs.
Cast spells
Summon creatures and use instants at the right moment.
Attack with intent
Choose attackers, calculate blocks, and protect your life total.
Learn by looking
Three simple ideas before starting the course.
Expand your resources and set up the colors your hand needs.
Summon creatures and use instants at the right moment.
Choose attackers, calculate blocks, and protect your life total.
Beginner course
Six short lessons without unnecessarily complicated words. Your progress is saved on this device.
Module 1 of 6
How to win and how to set up
Reduce your opponent's life from 20 to 0. Some cards let you win a different way.
Deck size, legal cards, and starting life totals depend on the format.
Shuffle and draw seven cards. If your hand doesn't work for you, you can change it with a mulligan.
In a normal game you start with 20 life. In Commander you start with 40.
Need to check a specific rule?
This guide covers the essentials. Rules can change, so for tournaments or special interactions it's best to check the official rulebook.