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This guide intends to help you figure out how to make the best of your ''[[Magic: the Gathering Puzzle Quest|MtGPQ]]'' experience. It aims to help you navigate the various pitfalls which a newer player will face and give you a better idea of what to expect for your time and effort.
* Collect your Daily Rewards (scroll down on the main screen all the way to the bottom)
* Collect your Free Booster (refreshes every 6 hours and is found in the Vault)
* Win 4 games in each [[Training Grounds]] (TG) every day for {{crystals|3020}} and some Runes (TG is found on the Events page)
* Play through [[Portal:Story|Story]] mode to get a feel of the game and to earn some Crystals {{crystals}} and Runes {{runes}}
* In particular, play through the Story Mode Training introducing new set mechanics to get the free [[Card|cards]] from completing the training
* Try to participate in [[Portal:Events|Events]] to the best of your abilities
* Do NOT join [[Trial of the Planes]] (as a new playeruntil you are in the end game, unless it's on or late game with the {{crystals|30}} discounted entry fee offer)* Play [[Rising TensionsRevolving Planeswalk]] when available on Mondays , with its entry fee, nonetheless can reward more crystals in than it costs. The player can decide at what point or whether this is a better use of time than, or an addition to Saturday , the Training Grounds* Other events cost no crystals and get at least 1 win for the may likewise reward participation* If events are proving worthy of your time, consider joining a [[Guilds of RavnicaCoalition]] booster pack but ideally hit maximum Progressionor creating your own, if nothing else, then for the events that only Coalition members may enter
* Do not spend your Jewels {{jewels}} (yet)
* Save your UID somewhere (this is the number at the bottom of the Settings page and is greatly important for recovering your account in case anything bad happens) or better yet, take a screenshot of the Settings page
* Levelling your [[Portal:Planeswalkers|planeswalker]] too quickly or levelling the wrong planeswalker
* Moving up the Colour Mastery tiers too quickly
* Not levelling enough. For example, low level opponents with low HP will die quickly before objectives are completed.
* The ‘Wall’
When players ask what they should be spending on, they are typically asking about what to spend their Crystals on. Whether to spend on [[Card|cards]] or [[Portal:Planeswalkers|planeswalkers]] first, and which set to focus on getting cards from. There are varying opinions on what to spend on first, but I’ll set out my personal recommendations as follows:
# If you don’t have a decent collection of cards to work with, having strong planeswalkers will not help you all that much. So at the very beginning, focus on procuring cards first. [[Puzzle Masters]] cards will always be in [[Standard]]. Also coalition events usually have secondary objectives which are better achieved by cards from the latest set. Coupled with the power creep in the game, it is typically better to be purchasing cards from the latest set (or two).
# Most events have nodes which require planeswalkers of certain colours. If you don’t have a planeswalker of the required colour you can’t participate, depriving you of the chance to earn progression and ranking rewards. Although the Origins planeswalkers are rather weak overall, their {{crystals|50}} cost can be recouped rather quickly through the additional rewards you will earn from being able to participate more in events. The caveat is that you should at least have decent cards in the colour of the planeswalker which you are getting as planeswalkers can only use Colourless cards plus cards of their own colour(s).
# Other mono-colour planeswalkers cost {{crystals|295}} whereas dual-colour planeswalkers cost {{crystals|650}} . Colourless and tri-colour planeswalkers cost {{crystals|850}}. Either of which will take a long time for a new player to accumulate and will still only allow you to participate in one node as you can’t assign a single planeswalker to multiple nodes. If however, you have plenty of Crystals (whether through hoarding or spending money) you can consider to skip straight to better planeswalkers depending on which of the better ones are available in the Vault. Not all {{crystals|295}} or {{crystals|650}} planeswalkers are worth spending on. Check [[Portal:Planeswalkers|Planeswalkers]] for more information.
# When you have a decent card collection and planeswalkers to contest in all colours, then options start opening up for you. You may choose to get stronger planeswalkers, or cards from other sets which you have less of, or even choose to save up in preparation of upcoming planeswalkers or the next expansion.
==== Orbs {{orbs}} ====
Origins cards are always [[Standard]]
==== Runes {{runes}} ====
== Colour Mastery and Why It Matters ==
Another consequence of this system is that it somewhat discourages experimentation with cards as mastering too many cards will push you more quickly towards a higher tier. This is unfortunate but the only option at the moment is to try to avoid mastering bad cards and to consciously only master the better cards you currently have, especially when your collection is small and you are still gaining new cards at a decent rate.
== PW level and Objectives ==
MtGPQ is almost all about objectives. Every event, all of Story mode-the whole game has objectives and quests. Many tactics help with not killing the opponent before they are completed, but only one can be achieved before the game even begins: ensuring that the opponent has a lot of HP, by being high level, by being high level yourself.
In PvP, if no opponents your level can be found, you will be matched with more difficult, higher level ones. In PvE, opponent levels reach much higher than player ones; level 200 and higher in some cases. Try to find the "sweet spot" in each Planeswalker's stats per level. Nissa 1, though she is no one's choice of most powerful Planeswalker, gives a good example of a level rise with unusually high gains: as she nears maximum level, her mana bonuses and deck limits increase dramatically.
Whether or not you decide to stay low level "Smurfing"), then playing creatures sparingly or not at all until objectives cards have been gathered, creature removal (can sometimes be used to destroy your own creatures if casting creatures or having your creatures destroyed is the objective), [[Defender]]s (and ones that Can't Attack), and many other tactics can aid the strategy of slowing the game down.
== The ‘Wall’ ==
* Both [[Training Grounds]] start/end each day at 11:00 UTC
(Check the MtGPQ Sneak Peek thread for this month in [https://forums.d3go.com/categories/mtgpq-events this forum] for official information)
*Legacy: [[Rising Tensions]] used to be in a different format, which was available on Mondays to Saturday. 1 win would get a [[Guilds of Ravnica]] / [[Ravnica Allegiance]] booster pack and maximum progression, an exclusive Mythic. After a few weeks of this, the Mythic duplicates became a significant source of Orbs for [[Crafting]]. There is a 2021 counterpart to this process: the [[Duel Decks]] event. However, it is much less frequent.
== What’s Next? ==
