While it’s fair to say that the granddaddy of all collectible card games, Magic: The Gathering, has not always fared spectacularly on mobile, one thing you can’t deny is that it keeps coming back around in new forms. With Magic: ManaStrike (Free), Netmarble might finally have hit on a way to keep the flavor of the brand fully intact while presenting its characters, creatures and lore in a cool new way.
That’s not to say that ManaStrike is built around some revolutionary mechanics, because it’s a real-time, live PvP strategy game ? essentially a mobile MOBA (which is always fun to type or say). But it’s a very well-designed example of its genre, pulling off the neat trick of being both simple and deep, and you don’t even have to have any prior M:TG knowledge to enjoy it. Let’s get you slinging some spells and summoning some Planeswalkers, shall we"

How to Play Magic: ManaStrike ? The Basics
Magic: ManaStrike features quick and relatively short PvP matches against other players. Both you and your opponent have decks of cards (fittingly) that are based around a Planeswalker, a powerful spellcaster who is aligned with one or more of the different types of Mana, and can only use cards of those types. Planeswalkers are effectively your leader on the playing field, and while they are powerful, they aren’t invincible. You summon your Planeswalker simply by dragging them onto the field ? you’ll find their card on ...