Finally a true beginners guide that's actually for beginners and doesn't assume any knowledge. Thank you I needed this!

This should be an official MTG guide. Extremely well done.

Man, this guide deserves so many more views

@JoshStrifeHayes

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, hopefully people who need it will find it :)

@snowdragon1930

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@griffinnb

4 жыл бұрын

It just helped me a ton. I had no knowledge coming into this and this was helpful and patient. Not my first card game but I would've been lost without this

@lonesome3958

4 жыл бұрын

Nah i'm good Me too

@auvo_yt

3 жыл бұрын

sadly people prefer shorter guides :/

I have been playing magic for almost 7 years now and just watched a Beginners Guide for 1 hour straight...actually shows how WELL done this video is. Good Job! I will recommend this video to any newcomer from now on! Much love!

@JoshStrifeHayes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Honeybadger, much appreciated:D

@--CHARLIE--

Жыл бұрын

I've been playing for atleast 8, likely 9 years now, and same.

@sammywilliam8156

Жыл бұрын

Coming from somebody that just collected magic the cards Who's really refreshing to actually understand what hes saying and then him not automatically breaking to math that would be like me giving somebody directions and then automatically bringing in the song

@Swellington_

Жыл бұрын

@@sammywilliam8156 huh? 🤷‍♂️

Yesterday, my (and my roommates') first decks arrived. One of us already introduced us to many of the rules, and we played all day and night. We had to google a lot of stuff, some questions being answered, some not. This video is a great introduction to magic, its ruleset and some basic guidelines. Thank you for posting it, I will surely recommend it to anyone that wants to know more about this game.

I need a complete refresher on the overall basics and a bit of advance tips since I have not played this game since 2003. Thank you for this

@JoshStrifeHayes

4 жыл бұрын

Mountain. Lightning bolt. Mountain. Two lightning bolts. Mountain. Suspend 3 rift bolts. Win.

@JoshStrifeHayes

4 жыл бұрын

@@jordy.vogeltjes duels of the planeswalkers 2019 :)

@josephzanes7334

3 жыл бұрын

My man I havent played since the mid 90's!!! 😆😭

@victorcandotti8538

3 жыл бұрын

Oh man me too

@Vara91391

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephzanes7334 same here lol

This guide is the bomb. No Bs. All great information without any gimmicks. Great job 👍

As someone who doesn't feel confident or comfortable enough to play with a group yet because I don't feel like I understand the game enough, thank you for making this. Every other video I found was too truncated and left out important things because they assumed it was common knowledge. I really appreciate the time and detail you put into this. I haven't even finished the video yet, but I'm sitting here with my coffee and a notepad and I already understand so much more than I did when I started, so thank you so much.

@TaisceRayne

2 жыл бұрын

Now that I've finished the video, all I can say is that this is the most comprehensive beginner's guide to Magic I've ever seen. I actually feel like I could sit down and play a game without feeling like I'm miles behind everyone else. I cannot thank you enough for making this!

AWESOME GUIDE!! As someone that knew absolutely nothing about Magic the Gathering and wants to get into it because of my girlfriend, this guide made me feel a lot more comfortable with the game and understanding all the rules, steps and flow of a match. I do agree that playing the game will lead to the most experience, but this is a fantastic guide for someone that know nothing about MTG. Thank you for your hard work!!

@JoshStrifeHayes

4 жыл бұрын

Youre welcome, good luck in your games!

Back in the old days, unspent mana would just damage you as mana burn. You had to be REALLY precise with your mana tapping if you didn't want to kill yourself by being too greedy. The technology of mana heatsinks has really come a long way!

Wow.... gotta love KZread. How the hell else are you gonna get a free course on Magic. Thanks so much! I haven't played in over 2 decades and just bought a few sets to play with the kids. You really helped me out!!!

Came here to relearn MTG after not playing for months because of lockdown and realized im watching my favorite youtuber's video.

While there is definitely a lot to learn here, I am very appreciative and thankful that you produced this very detailed, yet simple, no-nonsense, and easy-to-understand guide for newcomers to this game. I've looked around trying to find guides like this one for other games like YuGiOh, but none of them provided this level of detail to create an easy barrier to entry. Thank you, thank you, thank you! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I just downloaded MtG:Arena, but I plan on getting physical cards to play with my friend who been playing since the beginning. Again, thank you!

@xdHyperz

3 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, in my opinion only 1 youtuber is allowed to call his vids a "no-nonsense guide," and thats mrroflwaffles 😂

@bigboii1150

3 жыл бұрын

@@xdHyperz fuck that squeaker

@Vara91391

2 жыл бұрын

if you also get the physical cards then I highly recommend to play MtGO and not Arena.

I truly believe this is the most definitive guide to starting MTG. I've been missing pieces of information from more popular channels (I'm looking at you, Tolarian College), and even MTG Arena itself! This guide is a long one, but it's explained SO well, organised brilliantly, and walking through a game with this in the background would be a PERFECT way to start this game. I love this video, great job!

Thank you so much for this! This has answered so many questions a new player like me has. And I love the time stamps to jump to the section I need when I need it. Very well thought out and explained.

This is by far the best instructional video I’ve seen for magic and one of the best I’ve seen for anything. Thank you very much

One of, if not the, best beginners video for MTG. Taking the time to explain things in depth avoids so much confusion later.

Just found your channel a few weeks ago and I’ve been loving the gaming content and commentary. Also recently got into magic - I never expected to find such a detailed and well-structured guide from you as well! You really do it all, thank you.

I’ve read a few articles and watched a few videos about Magic but this explained lots of things much better and in enough detail. Thanks

Thank you for taking the time to make this!!! I genuinely am so appreciative. This video was easy to follow and is just what I needed!

I'm just starting my journey but this was a fantastic introductory video to the world of Magic. Appreciate the hard work put into compiling this.

I love this guide. I'm fairly new to MTG and keep coming back to this to dip in on parts that still haven't sunk in yet. Great work!

I've been playing MtG for years, but I love just listening to you break down the most complicated card game so eloquently.

Very useful - best MTG tut I've seen so far. Broke it down to a level that I need for sure.

This is great!! None of the shorter tutorials gave nearly enough detail.

I've played a handful of games with my brother and girlfriend and I had my first draft game the other day. This helped a lot because no one explained "the stack" to me. I had a good grasp but this made it super clear and easy to understand

I know I am just now watching this a year after you uploaded it, but WOW! This is by far the best beginner's guide to MTG that I have seen so far. :) Thank you!! I am brand new to MTG, but I already love it. I am saving this video to watch again soon!

Wow, incredibly in-depth! I'm new to Magic and this is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for your effort!

Extremely helpful, Josh! I just got started with MGT and you have the best beginner's guide video in the entire KZread

thank you, I felt a lot of confusion about priority and resolving the stack, well explained!

thank you so much! I've been looking everywhere for a detailed explanation like this! now I think I'm ready to meet up with my friend and get my game on! of coarse, after he tells me everything i already know like he does with every game we play xD

Mr Hayes, this guide has come to me at the time when i just bought the new necrons commander deck, and i am very glad to know you have an actual informative guide.

This is such a good guide! I was persuaded by my partner to get into the game with a starter deck and this answers a lot of my questions

Best guide for a newb EVER! I'm just learning to play, and this helps a lot compared to other 'guides' that are quick, and basically gloss over the rules.

Thank you for this! My boyfriend is a huge MTG nerd and one of my goals was to start learning this year as a surprise! I plan on having him teach me most of it, but wanted to be able to sit down with him and have a basic understanding.

Brilliant. About to get started for the first time and I definitely feel less overwhelmed. You have a great way of breaking down such complex concepts.

@JoshStrifeHayes

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad i could help :)

I’m just getting into arena and this guide is so much better than any other I’ve found. This game is soooo complicated! Especially coming from a Hearthstone background, a game that is specifically designed to not be complicated like other card games. Thank you! Great work. I wish I could just fast forward to knowing this game inside out!

Magic is easy, you lose if you draw to much or to small amount of lands.

@dsfmproductions9417

4 жыл бұрын

4 is a good amount

@FollowerOfChrist144

4 жыл бұрын

Which is why I love my black blue red. Constantly drawing and discarding

@user-hc5wr9qm3z

4 жыл бұрын

Two words: Manaless dredge

@xTwilightWolvesx

3 жыл бұрын

You ever get caught with those terrible starter decks with huge creatures so you’re forever waiting for enough mana? Yeah..

@josephzanes7334

3 жыл бұрын

Hashtag manaweave 😆

Great guide, Josh, it was very helpful. New to the game and just bought a 2019 Commander deck so I can play with friends.

This just might be the greatest/most informational video about MTG for beginners. Tbh anyone could use this guide, very simple to the point and utilizes a great examples.

I have been searching for an explanation of the basic rules for a long time. Thanks for this.

Thank you brother! This helps me understand so much more. It's starting to click now. Now I can play this game with my kids and have it flow correctly. We're going to have so much fun playing "kitchen table magic" with all the old cards I have and building commander decks. Once we can all play this comfortably I'm going to start taking my daughters to the local card shops to play against others. I am excited for them.

Thank you for this tutorial. I appreciate the big effort put on this. I never played MTG, not really interested in playing to be honest, but I love watching competitive games. I'm trying to get into professional MTG with this tutorial so, again, big thanks!!!

What a fantastic and comprehensive guide for new players. Best out there by a mile.

Finally an actual, helpful beginners guide! I've watched A LOT of vids for mtg beginners & this isn't the only one thats helped, but its the best one i've seen by far that describes in great depth(👍🏻) how to actually play the game & what its all about. Most just go on & on about the various card types & abilities, assuming you already know the basics, which i didn't, thats why i watched the vids! Long story short, thanks bro! 👍🏻😁

This - was an *extremely* informative, clear guide! Thanks so much! I've been getting into MTG, and this guide explains everything that I wasn't sure about! :D

Been a new watcher of Josh, wanted to learn about Magic and found his video. Great work josh

Thank you so much mister! I bought my first deck today and this helped a lot with the confusion 😎

This is the best beginners guide on youtube, thank you so much!

This is the best magic guide online! Thank you so so much!

Very well explained, I was getting confused about not being able to attack opponents creatures because as you explained you can only attack the player and block with a creature. I'm impressed you clearly know your stuff.

This cleared up some misconceptions I had and explained a lot to someone getting back into magic after many years, I figured out some ways I was playing incorrectly in the past

This beginners guide fucking slaps. This is probably the best put together video of seen of explaining how a game is played, gonna go buy some cards tomorrow since i know how to actually play now

A+ guide. I thank you for your time with this. I love card games but have always been on the fence with Magic. This guide single handedly got me to buy cards. I refer to this video all of the time too!

@omnivore6607

3 жыл бұрын

B-: Saga is an enchantment not separate type

Your tutorial is one of the best I have found on KZread. I needed to go through basic and advanced rules again since I have not played MTG for a long time. Your video helped me a lot. Just one thing: From what I read on MTG fandom wiki, a saga is not a card type. It is one of enchantment subtypes.

by far the best explained tutorial that i have come across as a beginner to magic...well done

This was great! Thanks for all the information, I can’t wait to apply it in game

It's an incredibly helpful and thorough guide. Thank you!

Omg thank you so much, I never understood the game from other videos until I saw this, suddenly everything made since, now that I know how to play, I'll be picking up some cards, thank you for the tutorial 🙂

This was extremely well done, thank you very much for sharing.

Hi Josh, thank you for this guide. As a totally brand new and later started to MTG, this has help me understand it much more than I would have otherwise. Keep up the great work.

Subbed you after 9mins. Much appreciation for the clear explanation of a game that thanks to you I'm now better able to enjoy. Definitely going to check out your other vids.

Awesome! Best tutorial I've seen so far. Thanks for taking the time to make this :)

a very good and detailed guide for beginners, thank you!

Thank you Josh for making this video. I'm trying to learn and this has been a lifesaver. Subscribed 😁

Being into Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokémon sure does help with some of this lol

@marlom7882

4 жыл бұрын

How do you play with Pokémon cards?

@lebendigesgespenst7669

4 жыл бұрын

Deity Saturn there’s plenty of tutorials out there. Personally I’d recommend trying to computer game version of it as it really helps with understanding how it works

@marlom7882

4 жыл бұрын

Lebendiges Gespenst thanks

@dariusking6204

4 жыл бұрын

felt

@lonesome3958

4 жыл бұрын

@@marlom7882 Nobody knows. They just throw cards on the table and say they won

I am more and more thinking about entering the MTG world. Thank you for the video! It describes the rules in so easy and informative way! Exactly what new (or concidering the entrance) player needs.

Great beginners guide. Thank you. It helped me a lot to get into Magic

This was the BEST beginner video I have ever watched.. and believe me, I watched A LOT of videos on mtg.

Best of this type vid I have ever watched. Just sent the link to a friend who started playing recently and has many questions. Thank you!

@JoshStrifeHayes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carolyn, hope you and your friend have some great games!

Thank you. I’ve started out new to this game so many times growing up because something or someone always came along where it pulled me away from it. Now as an adult I’m going to give it another go.

Great job sir! I have been wanting to learn how to play because my lady like to play but wasn't very good at explaining it and this was very clear. I feel like I can jump right into a game right away, well with a premade deck at least. Now to find that special card I want to build around...

I am exploring getting into Magic since my husband loves it. We've played some hobby board games with cards that have similar mechanics like Battle for Hogwarts and I think that is helping me understand this a bit more. Having some deck building like experience from elsewhere may help others learn. Very good job breaking everything down. I still need experience based learning but this seems like a great foundation to start with.

Thanks mate! This really helped me in getting to know the basics for being a beginner to magic👍

Excellent overview of the game. Only thing I would change is using Sol Ring as an example for activated abilities at 52:40 , and talking about how they can be responded to/use the stack. Even though Sol Ring does have an activated ability, it's also a mana ability and *can't* be responded to and doesn't use the stack.

Learning MTG to be able to play with my boyfriend and his friends, because this is his passion and it is so interesting to me. This was soooo helpful! Thank you so much!

Thank you always been interested because the art work is sooooooo fire/gorgeous to behold 🙏🏾😆

Thank you so much! This included so much that other beginner guides just either barely touch on or just don't include at all!

@jeansdelajeans3937

2 жыл бұрын

check out the MTG Arena iphone/android app!

Thank you for making a real beginners guide😩 I appreciate this so much

Thank you for this upload...even after all that expirience i had its always good to remember and re-learn basics ;)

I’ve been into your MMO content for years and recently got into mtg. This was the best guide I could find and was shocked when I heard your voice 😂

I watched 8 minutes but got to go to bed and learned 3 or 4 things already. Can’t wait to watch the rest. Well done 👍🏻

this is so much better than the official mtg how to play video. I had so many questions after watching it but after watching this, I feel like I have a very good understanding of the basics and how to actually play most things. I watched a few other videos as well but had to rewind a lot to try and grasp some things that were being said but I watched this the whole way through and never once was I confused about anything. Excellent job!

@JoshStrifeHayes

4 жыл бұрын

Thanns von, really glad it helped!

10/10 would recommend this guide. Haven’t played since Return to Ravnica!

I just got into MTG Arena and can't wait to go through this guide. Already I know it's gonna be a good one!

I just got finish watching this thank you for telling and describing what cards do I haven't played magic the gathering in years a little rusty and new to it now

I just ordered cards today, brand new player. I don't have any friends to teach me in person. But this was very useful, will definitely be watching this a bunch more one my cards get in the mail. Hopefully I can find a forum to find people to play with in my area. Again thanks dude 😁

I played my first game of magic yesterday, and while I got the bare bones basics, everything else made no sense to me. I'm so excited for my custom deck to get here. This guide is great!

Thank you! my mom bought me a deck builder bc she thought it was to do magic tricks but I thought I’d give it a try w my friend and it’s so much fun... complex but fun

@user-fe6uq1bl8v

Жыл бұрын

You have a horible mother but a great friend...

@solairesunpraiser

Жыл бұрын

@@user-fe6uq1bl8v Not horrible just silly.

Thank you! After watching couple other guides for beginners that went too fast and put too many irons on the fire, this is a real guide for beginners with the right pace.

Thanks for this well done masterpice😊 i stop playing magic 1998 when my mono black discarder deck was stolen😢 has alot of memories and winrate that time reason why it was stolen in my bag.. bought a commander and pioneer deck for the thrill of playing again but so many different format and cards edition has been made.. thanks for the refresher course 🥰

Thank you for making this! It was really helpful

Thank you so much! This guide has really helped me extremely. It's so good!!!

Great explanation. I listened to this without even watching the video and everything was clear

This was so amazingly informative and I really hope you do more Magic tutorials/explanations. Everyone else I try to watch is not nearly as helpful as you.

Thanks! this is the best video that really breaks it down for my slow processing brain

I have been playing magic since Antiquities (early 1994) but I still watched this video because Josh is a great teacher and I could pick up some tips I can use when I explain the game to somebody else.

This was very helpful, thank you! Super easy to follow and understand.

YES. Been looking for a good MTG video from this guy.

You did it again Josh, great guide. Your Runescape guide also helped me immensely.