A Compehensive Guide to MTGO

Table of Contents

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Starting Out
   ⚫Pros and Cons
   ⚫New Account Creation
   ⚫Event Types
   ⚫Limited
   ⚫Phantom Events
Client Overview
   ⚫Collection
   ⚫Play
   ⚫Store
   ⚫Trade
Planeswalker Format
   ⚫What Is the Planeswalker Format?
   ⚫Planeswalker Restricted List
Shortcuts and Tricks
5 MTGO Beginner Mistakes
Useful Links
Updates

Starting Out

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If you are just logging onto MAGIC ONLINE for the first time, you're in store for a potentially wonderful experience. MAGIC ONLINE gathers players from all over the world; of all different skill levels and play styles. The goal is to enjoy the game we love. MAGIC ONLINE at any given time has hundreds-thousands of players to play constructed, limited, multiplayer or just chat with. The goal of this is to familiarize folks with the new Beta client. While it is buggy in some instances, it will be the future of the online game. It is best to familiarize yourself with it now.

Pros and Cons

Pros
⚫ Singles are easier and cheaper to get. You do not have to pay for shipping, or drive to the LGS.
⚫ Can find games of multiple formats at any time of the day.
⚫ The online game keeps track of game states and targeting so a new player learns rules quickly and properly.
⚫ The pro players hang out and test online, so when you play, you are effectively playing against some of the best in the world.
⚫ Collection doesn't take up physical space. You can redeem them for physical cards (once the full set is collected)
⚫ The amount of peripherals items is dramatically decreased (dice, counters, sleeves, playmats, tokens)
⚫ You only need 4 copies of any 1 card for all of your decks.
⚫ The game does not allow cheaters, and actually randomly shuffles your deck
⚫ You are able to watch people play (if the Match permits it). You can see strategy in action, communicate with the individual in game. Ask questions or just lurk.
⚫ Certain cards can be infinitely cheaper online. As of this writing: Moat retails for $299.99 in paper. In Magic Online it sells for $4.16.
⚫ No Reserve list. While Force of Will costs in the $100 range online (compared to $65 in paper), there always stands a chance they will reprint it. (or give them away, like they did for the MOCS tournament.)
⚫ MAGIC ONLINE is the future of Magic the Gathering.

Cons
⚫ Playing online misses the human interaction, and people can tend to be rude. (Internet anonymity occasionally means "I can call you names and swear").
⚫ Harder to "sell off" your stuff and trade. Because singles are basically worthless, that often means yours as well.
⚫ MAGIC ONLINE cards tend not to be the best investment. Since there is no reprint policy, the game could presumably be flooded with cards you're speculating.
⚫ New sets are delayed 3 weeks as a compromise with brick and mortar stores.
⚫ You're at the mercy of lag time, computer crashes, and glitches.
⚫ Commander games are quite difficult to keep track of. Since everything on the stack is visualized, and things are constantly moving, keeping track of what is actually happening is difficult.
⚫ The psychological problem of having "virtual cards" is a bit of leap for some.
⚫ Increased cost of set redemption (Increased to $25 sets after Return to Ravnica)
⚫ No Mac client or web based client for cross-platform play.

New Account Creation
What is in my new player starting package?
⚫ 2 Event Tickets (To join Limited or Constructed Tournaments)
⚫ 1 Magic 2014 booster (To bring to a sealed tournament, or trade to other players)
⚫ 1 Planeswalker 2014 Deck Pack (Used to play the Planeswalker Format)
⚫ 4 New Player Tickets (To enter 'Phantom' Draft, more info below)
⚫ 5 Avatars
⚫ A group of Magic 2014 cards that will give you access to numerous pre-built decks so you can get started right away.

Event Types
Magic Online tournaments are available in several different places, all located under "Play" and "Limited Tournaments"/"Constructed Tournaments". Inside these rooms, there are general three types of event structure: Single-elimination queues, Swiss queues, and Scheduled Swiss events. Each is described further in the subsections below.  In addition to the information provided here, you can now find details on any event by clicking on the event description in-game.

Single-elimination Queues
Rooms: 8-player draft, 8-player constructed, Premiere events
Description: These events pit players in a randomly-seeded, single-elimination tournament. The event begins when the required number of players have joined the queue. Once a player loses, they are eliminated from the event. Prizes are awarded based on how many rounds are won. Drafts have two different types of single-elimination payouts (plus one swiss type), which are labeled in the queue name.

Swiss Queues
Rooms: 8-player draft, 8-player constructed, Sealed Swiss Queues
Description: These events have players compete in a swiss tournament with a set number of rounds (three for eight players, four for sixteen). The event begins when the requisite number of players have joined the queue (usually eight). Players are randomly paired in the first round. In subsequent rounds, players are paired against other players with the same number of wins (if a player drops, it is possible for someone to play against someone with a different number of wins or receive a bye). All players can play all rounds if they wish. At the end of the event, prizes are awarded based on the number of wins.

Daily Events  (Swiss)
Room: Daily Events
Description: These events have players compete in a swiss tournament with a fixed number of rounds and start at a specified time. Players are randomly paired in the first round. In subsequent rounds, players are paired against other players with a similar record. After the specified number of rounds, prizes are awarded based on how many matches each player has won.

Premiere Events  (Swiss)
Room: Daily Events
Description: These events have players compete in a swiss tournament with a number of rounds dependent on the number of entrants. They start at a specified time (as long as a minimum number of players is reached) and are larger than the other event types. Players are randomly paired in the first round. In subsequent rounds, players are paired against other players with a similar record. After the specified number of rounds, the top eight players are then paired off in a single-elimination playoff, with 1st vs. 8th, 2nd vs. 7th, etc. In limited events, the playoff generally begins with a draft; in constructed events, play continues with the registered decks. At the end of the event, prizes are awarded based on the final place.  Events in the Premiere Events room may also have entry restricted to accounts that have qualified via previous events.

Limited
"Limited" refers to any format where you bring the cards you use to play still sealed in their original packs and build your deck at the event, rather than building your deck ahead of time. Because of the significant cost this entails, limited events rarely occur outside of prize-awarding events (there are often casual drafts when a set is released before release events begin for those who can't wait to play with the new cards). The exact type of product you need to bring to the event vary by the event type (described below). In some events, such as sealed and leagues, you will simply build a deck with what you open; in others, such as drafts, you interact with other players to choose the cards with which you will build a deck. In all limited events, you may only use product opened at the event to build your deck (except Basic Lands, which are provided). Decks must be a minimum of 40 cards, and you can use as many copies as you receive in the event in your deck.

Sealed
Rooms: Sealed Swiss Queues, Daily Events, Premiere Events
Description: In a sealed event, you must use some amount of unopened product as part of the entry fee. This is typically six boosters equally split between all released sets in the block (except release events for the third set of a block, which typically do not include boosters of the second set). DO NOT open your entry packs - the system will do so for you when it is time. When the event begins, the system will open the product you used to enter and you build your deck from the cards opened, plus any number of Basic Lands. Your deck must contain a minimum of 40 cards. In MTGO, if you need to add Basic Land not included in the packs you opened, click the "Add Lands" button located on top of the deckbuilder screen.  Most sealed events take place in either the Daily Events room or the Sealed Swiss Queues room.

Drafts
Rooms: 8-player drafts, Premiere Events
Description: Draft is a type of limited event where you have some control over the cards for your card pool. By far the most common type of draft is an 8-player draft, which is described below. If you are entering a draft, you will need to provide the appropriate (unopened) boosters as part of the entry fee. If you are drafting as part of the playoff for a sealed event, the boosters are provided. Which three boosters you need depends on what format draft you want to enter. DO NOT open your entry packs - the system will do so for you when it is time.  The draft begins with the players sitting around a table. Each player opens ONE booster and looks at the 15 cards in there. He chooses and keeps ONE of these cards and passes the other 14 to his left while receiving the 14 cards from the player to his right. He picks one of the 14 cards, passes the 13 remaining cards, and so on, until there are no more cards.  (For events that have different boosters in them, the boosters are opened in chronological order. So for a Return to Ravnica/Gatecrash/Dragon's Maze draft, the boosters are opened in that order.)  Then, every player opens his second booster and proceeds in the same way, except that everyone passes to the right. The third booster goes again in the same direction as the first (left). You end up with 45 cards.  After drafting the cards, you have to build a deck with the 45 cards you drafted and unlimited basic lands.

Phantom Events
Phantom is almost exactly like Limited, except for one small caveat - YOU DO NOT KEEP THE CARDS WHEN YOU ARE DONE. You simply use this format to gain experience, and stand a chance to win packs (that you can bring with you to Limited tournaments). Also, this is the format that Cube is done in. With your new player tickets you may do the following.

New Player Phantom Sealed Deck Queue
START TIME: On demand.
LOCATION: Limited Queues room.
ENTRY OPTION(S): 1 New Player Ticket.
PRODUCT: Magic Online will provide 6 Phantom Magic 2013 booster packs.
SIZE: 4 players.
DURATION: Deck building time plus two rounds, Swiss pairings.
PRIZES: Prizes are based on total match points at the end of the tournament. Each match win awards 3 points and each match loss awards 0 points. Players who earn 6 match points will earn 1 copy of the current Thursday Night Magic Online promo card.

New Player Phantom Draft Queue
START TIME: On demand.
LOCATION: Limited Queues room.
ENTRY OPTION(S): 1 New Player Ticket.
PRODUCT: Magic Online will provide 3 Phantom Magic 2013 booster packs.
SIZE: 4 players.
DURATION: Drafting and deck building time plus two rounds, Swiss pairings.
PRIZES: Prizes are based on total match points at the end of the tournament. Each match win awards 3 points and each match loss awards 0 points. Players who earn 6 match points will earn 1 copy of the current Thursday Night Magic Online promo card.
 

Client Overview

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Collection
Overview

The Collection is exactly what it sounds like, your collection. This is the center hub for all of your needs of deck building. You're able to change the 'View' to either 'Card View' or 'List'. Displaying a certain quantity of card. Sorting by Name, Color, Converted Mana Cost Rarity or Set & Collector Number.

Sorting

The collection interface has very powerful sorting abilities. Drop down options include:
1.   Format
2.   Set
3.   Color
4.   Type
5.   Subtype
6.   CMC
7.   Power
8.   Toughness
9.   Rarity
You are also able to type into the "Search for text on cards" for anything specific (like Planeswalker, Angel, Demon, ect.)

How do I build and save a deck?

The deck building and collection interfaces are merged into the Collection pane. To build a deck, complete the following steps:
1.   Click the Collection menu.
2.   Click Add Deck. The Add Deck window appears.
3.   Enter a name for the deck in the Deck Name field.
4.   Select a deck format from the Format pull down menu.
5.   Choose a label for your deck box from the Choose label carousel and then click OK. The Card Collection screen appears.
6.   To add cards to your deck, drag cards from your Collection to the deck pane.
7.   To remove cards from your deck, drag them from the deck pane back into your Collection.
Note: All changes to your deck are saved automatically.

Play

How do I start a game?

To start a game, complete the following steps:
1.   In the upper portion of the screen, click the Play button to open the Play scene.
2.   On the left, select a game type: Constructed Tournaments, Limited Tournaments, or Constructed Open Play (Casual).
3.   Click to apply any game option filters you want to use (found in the in the lower left).
4.   Select the game or tournament you are interested in, and then double-click or press the Details button to bring up the Join Game screen.

Store
How to Buy

The store features a cart, where you add the stuff you want to buy. Then you have to complete the checkout process. You can use the following paying methods:
1.   Credit and Debit Cards - Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express only. You will be required to enter the Card Verification Number printed in the card.
2.   PayPal - Verified accounts only.
3.   Gift Cards - They must be associated with accepted credit card companies and registered with your name and address.
4.   Compensation Codes - Given by WotC, they can be used alone or combined with credit/debit cards.

Once the payment goes through, the purchased products will be delivered directly to your Magic Online account.
NOTE: Depending on your country (as stated when you created your account), you may be charged the appropriate amount of taxes.

More on the Products

Booster Packs - Each contains 15 randomly assorted cards, including one rare or mythic rare card, three uncommon cards, and either eleven common cards or ten common cards plus one basic land card.
Theme Decks - Ready-to-play 60-card pre-constructed decks.
Intro Packs - Ready-to-play 41-card pre-constructed decks that come with a Booster Pack.
Event Tickets - Used to enter tournaments in Magic Online.
Event Packs - Include the Booster Packs and Event Tickets needed to play in a given Magic Online event. Each Event Pack description explains its contents and use.
Redemption Requests - Used to convert complete sets of digital cards into equivalent sets of physical cards.

Trade
How do I trade?

To trade in Magic Online, you want to start by going into your Collection. You must designate what you wish to have as tradable before entering trade with another users. To make things tradable, enter your "Collection". Open your "(Active) For Trade" binder. Simply double click the cards from your collection into that binder. Same thing is done for tickets.If you wish to trade right-click the username of the person with whom you wish to trade (or their ad if it is the Classifieds), and choose Trade. Each player choose from what the other has marked tradable. Once both players agree on the deal, they will need to confirm the trade twice. Please keep in mind that all trades are final.

Shopping Classifies

You can use the search box to filter classified adds. Sometimes simply typing the card you're looking for will give you results. This helps locate bots (automatic accounts) that you might have credit with, and see if they're available. Only 1 trade is allowed per bot at any time.

Buying from Bots

Event Tickets are the form of currency in MAGIC ONLINE. Most cards in the game cost more/less then 1 ticket. What is the way around it? Certain bots use a fractional Ticket system, and give you 'bot credit' instead. These bot credits and information are stored on their end. Everytime you open trade with the same bot again, they will usually allow you to know how much credit they owe you. If you really need that last Azorius Charm, the bot will take 1 Event Ticket, deduct the .15 tix it costs, and save your credit of .85 for future purchases.

By double clicking a card you're interested in, the bot will inform you in Chat how much that card costs. Most bots will walk you through the checkout process and automatically add Event Tickets as needed. Be sure to have tix in you "(Active) For Trade" binder prior to attempting to trade with anyone. Same searching functionality from your own collection is available for searching through bot inventory also.

Planeswalker Format

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What Is the Planeswalker Format?
Planeswalker is a special MAGIC ONLINE exclusive format that uses gold bordered cards. These cards are non-tradable and can only be played in the Planeswalker format (Only gold-bordered cards allowed, except basic lands). The easiest way to find all of your gold boardered cards is by entering your "Collection" and sorting by "Planeswalker" format. Planeswalker is mostly used as a beginner/casual format for those who do not wish to spend a lot of money, or are not interested in other constructed formats.

The format serves as a way for players to easily transition from the "Duels of the Planeswalkers" game for the Xbox/PS3/PC/iPad/Android (the decks contain nearly the same cards as in the game). It also provides new players a set of cards that otherwise would not be given out so casually. Since many powerful cards are available in the format, it would flood the market to give them to everyone in a non-gold bordered way. Planeswalker allows new players a format where they can still have fun playing MAGIC ONLINE with little to no input of money.  It’s also fairly balanced because everyone has pretty much the exact same cards. Finally, even seasoned players can learn how to use the client and see if they like it before investing.

If you just want to play MAGIC ONLINE extremely cheaply and don’t mind not having all the cards, or you always wished "Duels of the Planeswalkers" had the ability to deckbuild - then you’ll be quite happy with the Planeswalker format.  However, more often then not, the gold-bordered cards will just be a stepping stone into MAGIC ONLINE as a whole.  It depends on the player on how long they want to play with the Planeswalker cards, for some it’ll be a day, others a week, and others will play for months, after you get a grasp of the system, you can move on to build your own decks and buy whatever cards suit your fancy to play “real” MAGIC ONLINE.

List of cards in each Planeswalker pack. New accounts come with most recent pack available during account set-up, other packs can be purchased from MAGIC ONLINE store.

Planeswalker Restricted List
From www.wizards.com
Updated October 21, 2013
Constructed decks must contain a minimum of sixty cards. There is no maximum deck size. All decks can only include gold bordered cards. To view all gold bordered cards you own in Magic Online, go to the Deck Editor and select "Special Sets -- Planeswalker" from the drop-down menu.

The following cards are restricted in the Planeswalker format (meaning you can play no more than one copy each of these cards in your deck).

    Anowon, the Ruin Sage
    Archon of Redemption
    Ascendant Evincar
    Baneslayer Angel
    Blazing Specter
    Bribery
    Brion Stoutarm
    Broodmate Dragon
    Cabal Patriarch
    Captain of the Watch
    Celestial Force
    Celestial Mantle
    Chain Reaction
    Cho-Manno, Revolutionary
    Conqueror's Pledge
    Corrupt
    Damnation
    Deathbringer Liege
    Defense of the Heart
    Defiler of Souls
    Demonic Tutor
    Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
    Dread
    Earthquake
    Edric, Spymaster of Trest
    Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
    Evacuation
    Final Revels
    Flame Wave
    Flamebreak
    Geist of Saint Traft
    Goblin Piledriver
    Godhead of Awe
    Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
    Grave Titan
    Great Sable Stag
    Hanna, Ship's Navigator
    Howl of the Night Pack
    Hurricane
    Immaculate Magistrate
    Imperious Perfect
    Kaervek the Merciless
    Kamahl, Pit Fighter
    Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
    Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
    Lorthos, the Tidemaker
    Loxodon Warhammer
    Lyzolda, the Blood Witch
    Malakir Bloodwitch
    Malfegor
    Martial Coup
    Massacre Wurm
    Mind Control
    Mind Shatter
    Mirri the Cursed
    Mirri, Cat Warrior
    Molimo, Maro-Sorcerer
    Multani, Maro-Sorcerer
    Nath of the Gilt-Leaf
    Nekrataal
    Nemata, Grove Guardian
    Nicol Bolas
    Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
    Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
    Paladin en-Vec
    Platinum Angel
    Persuasion
    Phage the Untouchable
    Planar Cleansing
    Platinum Angel
    Pyroclasm
    Rakdos the Defiler
    Rancor
    Razormane Masticore
    Retether
    Reya Dawnbringer
    Rhys the Exiled
    Rorix Bladewing
    Royal Assassin
    Serra Ascendant
    Shadowmage Infiltrator
    Silent Arbiter
    Skarrgan Firebird
    Soul Warden
    Stonebrow, Krosan Hero
    Stoneforge Mystic
    Sword of War and Peace
    Tinker
    Three Dreams
    Thragtusk
    Thrun, the Last Troll
    Tolsimir Wolfblood
    Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
    Vampire Nighthawk
    Vampire Nocturnus
    Vampiric Dragon
    Verdeloth the Ancient
    Vigor
    Voice of All
    Wheel of Fortune
    White Sun's Zenith
    Wrath of God
    Xathrid Gorgon

Official information about the Planeswalker format can be found in here.
Official information about the contents of the Planeswalker packs can be found in here.

Shortcuts and Tricks

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2 – Click OK
F3 – Remove all Autoyields, including Auto Yes, and Auto No; Override F4 / F6

F4 - I’m done, but give me a chance to plays spells or abilities if something happens I can respond to. If you press it during your turn and have creatures that can attack, the game will pause during the declare attackers phase. Once you attack or respond to something, the effect of F4 is cancelled and you have to press it again if you still don’t want to do anything that turn.

F5 – Lets you briefly look at your face-down cards.

F6 – Yield to everything until End of Turn (EOT). I’m really done. Don’t prompt me again this turn, no matter what happens. You are still prompted if you have to make choices.

F7 – Until the end of the current game, put all triggers with the same text that trigger at the same time on the stack automatically if they do not target. For example, if you have three creatures with bushido that all are blocked at the same time, this will place all the bushido triggers on the stack without having to click to choose the order.

F8 – Pass priority for the rest of the game if you are unable to do something. Also known as “no bluffing”.

F9 – Yes
F10 – No

Alt+PageUp– Expand the Duel chatbox in both width and height. More lines of text will be shown.

Alt+PageDown– Shrink the Duel chatbox’s width and height. Less lines of text will be shown.

Alt+Y– Push the Yes button shown when making a choice for a spell or ability.

Alt+N– Push the No button shown when making a choice for a spell or ability.

Alt+U or Ctrl+Z – Undo a mana tap

Holding Ctrl while playing a spell or ability lets you respond to it.

5 MTGO Beginner Mistakes

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1. Buying boosters and cracking packs.
This is one of the most common mistakes new players make when transferring from paper.  Cracking open boosters is fun, and that is their functionality in the real world. MAGIC ONLINE has a different currency, and thus it's difficult to understand why this is a major mistake. A blunder like this will cost you a lot of money. To understand why this is different - we need to talk about how Limited Tournaments work.  Limited tournaments are played with sealed booster packs that are opened during the tournament and then either drafted or used to build a 40+ card sealed deck.

However, you need to supply your own sealed product to participate in these online tournaments. Booster Packs act as entry tickets, in addition to the "Event Tickets" you need to participate. This makes boosters quite a bit more valuable than the cards that are in them. Just as soon as you open that booster pack, you lose the virtual value and rely on the singles within the booster to recoup the cost. In 98% of the cases, the singles in the booster pack are worth far less then what you had to pay for it ($3.99). So what should you do if you need cards to grow your collection?

You should sell the boosters for between 2 and 3 "Event Tickets" and use those tickets to buy specific cards you need and like. You can buy up to 10 nice, playable rares (not tournament staples) for a single Event Ticket or around 30 good commons/uncommons. Even if you are not chasing the most desired cards, this is much more than you will get from your booster pack. To inform yourself about what a booster is worth, go to Supernova’s booster prices  list, which shows the dealer buy and sell prices for a booster. Somewhere in between is fine, and some bots ( automated accounts)  will keep track of your credits.

2. Entering tournaments without a high-level of skill.
A common problem I've noticed with players new to MAGIC ONLINE, and myself included,  is we underestimate the competition that we are facing online. MAGIC ONLINE has on average much better players than the casual paper Friday Night Magic event at your local gaming store. The worldwide access draws the best players in the world. If you neglect that fact, you can quickly find yourself paying tournament entry fees and/or opening packs for Limited events without a realistic chance to make it to the prize ranks. The benefit of being able to access the best players is that it also makes you a much better player over time. Many of the best players in the world (ChannelFireball, StarCityGames, ect.) would not be where they are today without MAGIC ONLINE and its strong player base. Unless you are a truly amazing, skilled drafter - the odds of going "infinite" (entering tournaments with prizes won from previously won tournaments, repeat) is exceedingly difficult.

3. Getting frustrated, but not getting better.
Magic is an extremely skill intensive game. Some players would like to be able to run with the big kids, however they fail to take the steps necessary. It happens to everyone at some point, the more you fall behind and the more you lose, the more  frustrated you get. If you do not at least attempt to follow a path that increases your play performance, then you will be met with the same disappointing results. A major lesson I learned from watching those better than me play is "not being greedy". You don't have to throw a hail mary every turn, you don't have to dump all of your resources onto the field at once, you don't have to be completely blown out by more powerful cards, you can WAIT to get the card you need, your life total is a resource - take damage from a 1/1 - don't be so eager to trade with it. 

To be a winner at this game, you have combine rigorous play, deck building and "reading" skills to determine the board and your possible outs. Read strategy articles, watching game videos, and most importantly, asking a lot of questions and learn the rules! iMtG has an outstanding rules section (here) that should be used as a resource. Review Death Gaara's articles, read ChannelFireball.com, StarCityGames.com, TCGplayer.com and any number of websites that support Magic at a high level.

4. Not buying bulk, bundles, or specials.
Many beginners make the mistake of buying too many singles, something that likely mirrors their paper Magic habits. MAGIC ONLINE is different: A fundamental flaw in this approach, if you have very small collection - as soon as you're bored of the deck, or simply want to try something else, you are forced to buy singles again. This can become very costly and in most cases, you are far better off buying in bulk. One of the many benefits of playing MAGIC ONLINE is that you only need 4 copies of any card, and don't have to un-sleeve it put it into a new deck. It is important to have a nice collection of cards, preferably 4x common and uncommons from any particular set.  What that means is that you should buy a lot of cards at once and get a huge discount on the price. Often you can get hundreds of cards for very little money and can use the cards to build many different decks over time. There are several ways to go about this; one of the most popular ones are the Beginner Specials from MTGO Academy.

There are also ways to use bots (automated accounts)  that sell in bulk. They are generally phrased with something along the lines of: “Selling x uncommons for y tickets”. They do all of the math for you, and you can build a great collection in no time at all. Last thing I want to mention is that a number of bots that give cards away for free. To find them easily just go to the "Trade" window and type in, type “free” into the search box, and open trade with the account if the ad. Be aware that legit free bots have an awful lot of traffic, it can sometimes be days before you can access it. MTGOTradersFreebot and Academy_Quizbot are ones to look into using whenever able.

5. Buying, selling, and trading without knowledge of card prices
Trading is an often necessary part of MAGIC ONLINE. It is truly the only way to build those decks which you truly enjoy. First thing you must do before spending all of your hard earned Event Tickets is be able to check prices. The problem is when using prices from other websites that sell paper cards for MAGIC ONLINE, as the paper and digital prices can differ greatly in either direction. I'd recommend you use the following sites:
Some resources available to you are:
    MTGOTraders.com – Among the largest dealers. Check card prices or you can purchase in-game cards via PayPal.
    MTGOAcademy.com – Similar to the functionality of MTGOTraders, buy cards online or get prices to see comparisons.
    SupernovaBots.com – Features a price list that is updated every 15 minutes. It only updates Rares however.

Useful Links

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⚫ Magic Online: Announcements
⚫ Magic Online: Schedule
⚫ Magic Online: Reimbursement Requests and Bug Reporting
⚫ Limited Resources: Podcast, Draft Videos and Strategy
⚫ MTGOTraders.com
⚫ MTGOAcademy.com
⚫ SuperNovaBots.com

Updates

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5/28/13: Debut of the new "A Compehensive Guide to MTGO"
8/14/13: Updated the "New Account Creation" to reflect Magic 2014
10/21/13: Updated "Planeswalker Restricted List"