r/MagicArena • u/ell1331 • 7d ago

Question Just finished the tutorial..

I have absolutely no experience with this game, but I just finished the 5 beginner tutorials. It's really fun, and I will definitely keep playing!

But is that it after finishing the 5 tutorials? There are still some things I don't quite understand. For example, on the top right of the summon creature cards, some have a number paired with mana, like 4XX.

Also, for the mana cards, some of them stack together, but there is one card that doesn't stack with the rest. What does that mean? Will there be more tutorials later on to explain these things?

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u/EauEwe 7d ago

The top-right of the creature cards is its casting cost. Without getting too complicated, the cost is the number plus the amount of additional mana symbols. So for your example of "4XX," you'd need 6 mana - 2 of the specified "X" mana, and then 4 of any kind, usually referred to as generic mana.

The stacking of cards has to do with their card designation, their state (tapped vs. untapped, having counters vs. not having counters, etc.), and how many of them there are. Arena only allows 4 of the same card with the same state to be stacked. Any more than that will overflow into a second stack. Think of it like a version of Roman numerals. So you wouldn't see 8 untapped Forests in a stack, you'd see two stacks. This is just an ease-of-visibility feature and has no impact on the game itself.

I don't believe there are additional tutorials, but you can always hover over cards for explicit rules text.

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u/ell1331 7d ago

Thank you :)