Mana Symbols

In the magic the gathering trading card game the main thing that you have to understand is the mana costs. Now in order to summon the different creatures that you have in your deck you have to play down land cards that represent different manas. Like mountain is the fire symbol, swamp is the skull, plains is the sun, forest is a tree, and an island is a drop of water. These lands are the most important part of your deck. If you look at a card you will see symbols in the top right hand corner, that is how much mana you have to tap in order to play down the card. It might take a while to play down enough land cards to play down any other cards so play it smart and pack your deck with some low mana costing creatures, instants, etc. So make sure that your deck has a lot of land cards so your deck should focus on two main land for your deck, later on you could mix as many lands as you want but you should start out with two different lands.