Reviews of Magic: The Gathering Arena

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List of user reviews and ratings for Magic: The Gathering Arena

Total ratings

4.60 (Rating count: 152,413)

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Review summary

Users like MTG Arena for its cross-platform accessibility and free packs for new players, offering a convenient digital MTG experience. However, many reviews repeatedly cite stability and performance issues (crashes, long loads), concerns about RNG/matchmaking fairness and pay-to-win dynamics, and weak customer support. Monetization and onboarding friction also stand out, with new players feeling underserved by the entry barriers. Overall, the app delivers the MTG experience but is hampered by reliability and fairness concerns.

Pros

Cross-platform play between mobile and PC.
Free packs for new players and high accessibility.
Digital MTG experience that brings Magic to mobile.

Cons

Frequent stability issues: crashes, freezing, and loading problems, with instances of the app not opening.
Perceived unfair RNG and deck-shuffling, plus biased matchmaking and perceived pay-to-win incentives.
Poor customer support and unresolved account/purchase issues (delayed responses, automated replies, lack of reimbursement).
Monetization concerns and pressure to spend to progress, with limited free card access.
Beginner experience is challenging due to high-skill matchmaking and difficulty building decks without spending.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.60

All time rating average: 4.60

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47% (134)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-27	Aw*****	Meh
Meh
2026-07-27	pi*****	If you like wasting time and frustration
If you like wasting time and frustration
2026-07-27	Mu*****	It’s a good game but the power creep is real and unfair. Playing standard is not so standard. Really fun game to play with friends though!
It’s a good game but the power creep is real and unfair. Playing standard is not so standard. Really fun game to play with friends though!
2026-07-26	Ei*****	Purely luck based and everyone who plays it runs boring stupid decks that are no fun to play against
Purely luck based and everyone who plays it runs boring stupid decks that are no fun to play against
2026-07-26	F1*****	Love MTG, love the way arena plays, but I hate how 1v1 magic is just “Destrpy your opponent as fast as possible…if Hasbro can make an uno app that supports multiplayer, there is no reason they cannot support a commander-like experience for multiplayer. Also, it’s more than a little ridiculous that digital brawl decks and packs should cost as much as their real-life counterparts.
Love MTG, love the way arena plays, but I hate how 1v1 magic is just “Destrpy your opponent as fast as possible…if Hasbro can make an uno app that supports multiplayer, there is no reason they cannot support a commander-like experience for multiplayer. Also, it’s more than a little ridiculous that digital brawl decks and packs should cost as much as their real-life counterparts.
2026-07-26	Ro*****	I actually just found this game and the real card game recently never really played anything but yugioh growing up, I’m 28 now, crazy to think I’d love this just as much. Wonder what it would be like to be an ambassador… would love to show off my crazy builds on arenas , I try to not use conventional methods . It’s been fun
I actually just found this game and the real card game recently never really played anything but yugioh growing up, I’m 28 now, crazy to think I’d love this just as much. Wonder what it would be like to be an ambassador… would love to show off my crazy builds on arenas , I try to not use conventional methods . It’s been fun
2026-07-26	Th*****	It’s the card game. Except it’s nothing but people reading off stupid high power deck lists and then playing them. You spend half the time playing against people who are only interested in playing the game in three turns, or when they decide they cannot win for whatever reason, they concede. You spend more time matching than playing. Magic isn’t just roided out decks, and it leaves a poor taste for a good number of people. There needs to be a power rating system when a deck is made, that way you actually play decent games instead of this nonsense. Not everyone who plays the game are tournament players, or want to create such decks. If you’re someone who enjoys casual magic, do yourself a favor and skip this one. I know personally this app has soured me on MtG as a whole.
It’s the card game. Except it’s nothing but people reading off stupid high power deck lists and then playing them. You spend half the time playing against people who are only interested in playing the game in three turns, or when they decide they cannot win for whatever reason, they concede. You spend more time matching than playing. Magic isn’t just roided out decks, and it leaves a poor taste for a good number of people. There needs to be a power rating system when a deck is made, that way you actually play decent games instead of this nonsense. Not everyone who plays the game are tournament players, or want to create such decks. If you’re someone who enjoys casual magic, do yourself a favor and skip this one. I know personally this app has soured me on MtG as a whole.
2026-07-26	Ma*****	I live and love the game . But I feel that the match making absolutely sucks. Magic only rewards those that spend money on app . If you just get on to grind and have fun save your coin enter a tourney . If you don’t net deck . There good chance you might get one win . Not right for those that are mainly free players . The algorithm knows this and that’s how match making is . No matter the style of your deck you will always get the player with a deck that is anti everything in your deck or turn three . Absolutely garbage . Why have ranked matches . Then come to a tourney that rank dissolves and then you just waste your coin . I feel this app is making it to where the creativity of a person deck making skill are dwindling because out of the many magic player how is it that we play the same style deck consistently? 2/3 matches you will play some one with the same exact deck as match previous . It becomes no fun . Items in shop for free players aren’t there long enough to obtain much because coin is a limited income in game always have to wait . Then loose it . Tbh I believe most people in match making isn’t real but computer bots playing us . Very peculiar
I live and love the game . But I feel that the match making absolutely sucks. Magic only rewards those that spend money on app . If you just get on to grind and have fun save your coin enter a tourney . If you don’t net deck . There good chance you might get one win . Not right for those that are mainly free players . The algorithm knows this and that’s how match making is . No matter the style of your deck you will always get the player with a deck that is anti everything in your deck or turn three . Absolutely garbage . Why have ranked matches . Then come to a tourney that rank dissolves and then you just waste your coin . I feel this app is making it to where the creativity of a person deck making skill are dwindling because out of the many magic player how is it that we play the same style deck consistently? 2/3 matches you will play some one with the same exact deck as match previous . It becomes no fun . Items in shop for free players aren’t there long enough to obtain much because coin is a limited income in game always have to wait . Then loose it . Tbh I believe most people in match making isn’t real but computer bots playing us . Very peculiar
2026-07-25	Fe*****	Just so badly written and implemented.
Just so badly written and implemented.
2026-07-24	Ex*****	The MTG Arena mobile app is great when it works, but that’s not often enough. Wizards is aware of the issue. It makes you sign a disclaimer that says they’re not responsible for issues when playing on a mobile client. I’ve had countless issues of getting disconnected mid game, but the way it freezes. You can’t actually tell that you’re disconnected and by the time you get back in the game, your timers run out and you lose, and this happens in paid-for events as well. Not sure what the issue is with the servers, but it leads to a pretty lackluster mobile gameplay experience.
The MTG Arena mobile app is great when it works, but that’s not often enough. Wizards is aware of the issue. It makes you sign a disclaimer that says they’re not responsible for issues when playing on a mobile client. I’ve had countless issues of getting disconnected mid game, but the way it freezes. You can’t actually tell that you’re disconnected and by the time you get back in the game, your timers run out and you lose, and this happens in paid-for events as well. Not sure what the issue is with the servers, but it leads to a pretty lackluster mobile gameplay experience.