Compendium Guides

Searching for cards

Find any Magic card in seconds, then narrow it down with filters for format, colour, type, mana value and set.

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Open Card Search Search by name Open a card’s details Filter your results Quick-add a card Add several cards at once

Open Card Search

From anywhere in the app, tap the Search tab at the bottom of the screen (the magnifying-glass icon)(the list icon). You’ll land on the Card Search screen.

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The Card Search screen
  1. Tap the search bar

    At the top of the screen, tap the field that reads Search for cards…

  2. Type a card name

    Start typing — results update as you go and appear in a two-column grid of card images.

  3. Scroll for more

    Keep scrolling to load more matches automatically. If nothing matches, you’ll see No Results Found — check your spelling or try a different term.

Open a card’s details

Tap any card image to open its full detail page — mana cost, type line, oracle text, printings, prices and related cards.

Filter your results

  1. Open the filter sheet

    Tap the filter icon in the top-right of the nav bar.Tap the slider (tune) icon in the search-bar row. A purple badge shows how many filters are active.

  2. Choose your filters

    The Filters sheet has five sections:

What you can filter by

Format Legality
Pick a format (Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper…) to show only cards legal in it.
Color Identity
Tap the mana symbols — White, Blue, Black, Red, Green, Colorless.
Card Type
Select one or more types (Creature, Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact, Planeswalker, Land, Battle), plus supertypes like Legendary and any relevant subtypes.
Mana Value
Use the two separate Min and Max sliders (0–16), or tap a quick preset — 0-2, 3-4 or 5+.Drag the single range slider to set a minimum and maximum mana value (0–16).
Set
Search by set name or code and pick one or more sets.
Apply
Tap Apply to update the results, or Clear All to reset every filter. Cancel closes the sheet without changes.
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The Filters sheet

Quick-add a card

You don’t need to open a card to add it. Tap the purple plus button in the corner of any card image, then choose:

  1. Add to Library

    Saves the card to your collection. On iOS you'll then pick the printing, foil and condition.

  2. Add to Deck…

    Pick which deck to drop it into.

  3. Add to Wishlist

    Tracks it on your wishlist (when the wishlist is enabled).

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The quick-add menu

Add several cards at once

  1. Enter selection mode

    Tap Select in the top-right toolbarin the search/filter row (or press and hold any card). A checkbox appears on every card.

  2. Tick the cards you want

    Tap each card to select it — the count shows at the bottom as X selected.

  3. Choose a destination

    Use the bottom bar to send them all to Library, a Deck, or your Wishlist in one go. Tap Cancel to leave selection mode.

Tip: The filter badge counter lets you see at a glance how many filters are narrowing your results — tap Clear All in the Filters sheet to start fresh.