I’m very new to mtg and have only been playing arena a little, but I’ve ordered some physical decks. I was wondering if there were some famous cards that a beginner should know? For any reason really, gameplay, lore, etc.

Thanks in advance!

PS. is there anything like the Reddit bot that fetches the cards here?

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Lightning Bolt, Counterspell, Swords to Plowshares, Cultivate, Dark Ritual

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I believe someone is working on a bot that fetches cards but it isn’t up and running yet.

As for iconic/famous cards it does depend on what format you are interested it. Andrew’s comment had some cards that are very well known and from early in the game’s history. There are also the power 9 or P9 that are some of the strongest and most expensive cards in the game. It includes Black Lotus which is arguably the best card ever printed. Later on in Modern and Legacy you have cards that defined the format like Snapcaster Mage, Liliana of the Veil, Dark Confidant (also called Bob), and Tarmogoyf. Sakura Tribe Elder (Steve for short) for a long time was a commander staple. Delver of Secrets is still a card in legacy that has a whole archetype named after it.

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That’s cool, thank you!

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STORM CROW

oh and sol ring and command tower if you play commander I guess

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Counterspell

Lightning Bolt

Shivan Dragon

Sun Titan

Rampant Growth

Path to Exile

Armageddon

Delver of Secrets

Dark Confidant

Omnath, Locus of Mana

Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger

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This link will show you all cards in the game sorted by their popularity in the EDH/Commander Format. It’s doesn’t break it down by other formats but I think it’s a good start.

https://scryfall.com/search?q=power>-10+sort%3Aedhrec&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name

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