Starting Magic: The Gathering can feel overwhelming—card pools, formats, and vocabulary. This guide gives you a clean 3-phase path.

Phase 1: Learn Core Mechanics (Games 1–20)

• Use the official Starter Kit decks.
• Focus on: tapping lands, casting cost vs. curve, combat steps.

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• After this, read our forthcoming Commander deck primer (coming soon) for casual multiplayer depth.

Phase 2: Curve & Efficiency (Games 21–60)

• Track dead cards in hand: were they too expensive? Adjust curve.
• Add sleeves early to preserve cards.

Phase 3: Build Identity (Games 61–100)

• Pick a theme (tokens, graveyard recursion, artifacts) and trim unfocused cards.

Accessory Priorities

1. Sleeves
2. Deck box
3. Extra basic lands (for experimentation)

Protecting cards encourages iteration—you’re more willing to tune.

Next Step

Move into social multiplayer via Commander once fundamentals feel automatic.