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Magic: The Gathering Arena

Magic: The Gathering Arena empowers you to discover your strategy, meet the planeswalkers, explore the multiverse, and battle friends around the world. Start playing for free, challenge your friends, unlock cards, and feel the magic of the original fantasy CCG!

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About this game

Developer description

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Welcome to the digital Multiverse! Magic: The Gathering is the original trading card game- and now you can download and start playing for free with your friends from anywhere! Magic: The Gathering Arena empowers you to discover your strategy, meet the planeswalkers, explore the multiverse, and battle friends around the world. Collect, build and master your unique deck that will become its own legend. Your battle is only the beginning; duel on stunning battlefields, and enjoy Arena’s game changing battle effects and immerse yourself in the game. Start playing for free, challenge your friends, unlock cards, and feel the magic of the original fantasy CCG! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY Never played Magic before? No problem! Magic: The Gathering Arena’s tutorial system takes you through the playstyles so you can find your strategy and decide if you’re the type to overwhelm your opponent with brute strength, if subterfuge is more your style, or anything in between.…

Player sentiment

What players actually say

All Steam reviews ↗
59%positive · Mixed
23.5K English reviews · Oct 21, 2026
“I have played MTG Arena for hundreds of hours across iPad and Steam. I never played paper Magic, and most of my card game experience came from playing Hearthstone for over 10 years. While I will always have a special place for Hearthstone, Magic is simply a much better card game. There is so much more depth, requ…”
ScottyReds

41.7h played · 0 helpful

Steam ↗
“I would recommend it if you are looking to play a flashy digital MTG game. I exclusively play without spending real world money and i still find a lot of enjoyment in it. The game gives you access to a bunch of free decks to play with, but you cannot dissect them and use it to build decks, but even if you stopped th…”
Rot

11.2h played · 0 helpful

Steam ↗
“Honestly, the game is fine. It suffers from the same issues that playing with randoms has in real life, and from the fact that you can't have a pregame conversation to make sure your decks are matched up in tier. For that reason it incentivises you to play with your stronger decks. But even then, I've built decks…”
Alesayr

240h played · 6 helpful

Steam ↗
“MTG Arena still has room to grow, which keeps it from feeling mandatory for every type of player right now. Even so, it is already a useful and worthwhile way to experience Magic digitally, and its competitive side gives it clear potential to become even more important over time. Anyone curious about the game should…”
excal

458h played · 2 helpful

Steam ↗

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Images: Wizards of the Coast via Steam, shown for editorial coverage.

Specs

System requirements

Published by the developer on Steam. Not our own benchmark.

minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ or Equivalent
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 8800 or Equivalent
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection

recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 560
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection

FAQ

Common questions

When was Magic: The Gathering Arena released?+

Steam lists the release date as May 23, 2023.

What platforms is Magic: The Gathering Arena available on?+

Windows, macOS

How is Magic: The Gathering Arena reviewed on Steam?+

Mixed — 59% of 23.5K English reviews are positive, captured Oct 21, 2026.