Build a deck of at least 60 cards
Include lands to produce mana
Shuffle your deck
Draw 7 cards as your opening hand
Decide who goes first
Start each turn by untapping your tapped cards
Draw a card at the start of your turn
Play one land per turn
Use lands to generate mana
Spend mana to cast spells and creatures
Attack with creatures during your combat phase
Block attacking creatures with your creatures
Reduce your opponent’s life total from 20 to 0
Win by making your opponent lose all life, run out of cards when they must draw, or by other card effects
Follow card text when it changes the normal rules
Keep track of tapped and untapped permanents
Use the stack to resolve spells and abilities in order
Take turns in the correct phase order
Ask your opponent before moving to the next step if needed