Searching the complete Magic card database.

What’s in the database

Card data is mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed on every spoiler cycle. That means every printing of every card Magic has ever released sits in the same searchable index, including promos, alternate frames, special-language printings, the Universes Beyond crossovers, Un-set silver borders and tokens. New sets typically appear within hours of the official spoiler-complete date.

Filtering: the basics

The filter panel collapses on scroll so it stays out of the way once you have results. The filters that matter most:

• Colour identity (WUBRG): different from “colour of the card’s mana cost”. Identity includes every mana symbol in cost and oracle text, plus hybrid pips. This is what Commander uses to decide whether a card fits your commander’s colours.
• Type: Creature, Instant, Sorcery, Artifact, Enchantment, Planeswalker, Land. Filters at the supertype level, so a “Creature” search includes everything that has the type line “Creature” somewhere on it, even artifact creatures and enchantment creatures.
• Mana value: the converted total of mana symbols in the cost. Use this to build a curve: 1-3 for the low end, 4-5 for mid-range threats, 6+ for bombs and finishers.
• Format legality: hide cards that aren’t legal in the format you’re building for, so you never accidentally add a banned card. Commander, Standard, Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper and Brawl are all supported.
• Set: narrow to a single expansion. Useful when you want to draft a cube from a specific set, when you’re re-creating a deck from a tournament report, or when you want a particular art.

Searching oracle text

The free-text search field matches against card names and oracle text. So the search box understands queries like:

• draw a card finds every cantrip, every wheel, every “then draw” tag-on
• destroy target creature covers single-target removal at every colour and cost
• enters the battlefield surfaces value-engine ETB triggers
• whenever you cast for cast-trigger payoffs (storm, prowess, magecraft)
• indestructible for every card with the keyword and every card that grants it

Combining filters

Filters AND together, so each one you add narrows the result set. A query like “Blue + Creature + Mana value 1-3 + Commander legal” surfaces the small flying threats every blue deck wants. Adding “Pauper legal” further restricts to cards printed at common. This is how the database earns its keep over a vague Google search: you can stack constraints and arrive at the exact short list of cards you’d consider.

Printings and alternate art

Click any card to open the detail modal. It shows the full oracle text, every legality flag, and every printing of the card. From there you can pick a specific art for use in the deck builder. The list includes special-frame variants like extended-art, retro frame, borderless, and showcase, plus alternate-language printings for collectors who care about those things.

Why use this database over Scryfall

Honest answer: Scryfall’s search syntax is more powerful and Scryfall is the source of our data. If you live in advanced queries (o:"draw two cards" c:U cmc<=2), go to Scryfall. The reason to use the database here is that it’s in the same place as your decks. Find a card, click “Add to deck”, and it’s in the list you’re building. No tab-switching, no copy-paste. For Commander players who spend most of their time in deck-build mode, that round-trip latency matters.

Card database FAQ

How many cards does the database have?

Every Magic card ever printed, mirrored from Scryfall. As of recent sets that’s well over 30,000 unique cards, plus tens of thousands of additional printings.

Can I search for a specific printing?

Yes. Add a set filter to narrow to one expansion. The card detail modal also lists every printing of a card so you can pick the art you want.

Are tokens, emblems and double-faced cards searchable?

Yes. Tokens have their own database entries and render correctly in the deck builder; double-faced cards show both faces with a flip toggle in the card detail modal.

Do I need an account?

No. The database, every filter and the card detail modal are all open. Sign in only if you want to save decks or play games.