# MTG Playbook

> MTG Playbook (iPhone/iPad app by Ryo Maruyama.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mtg-playbook/id6446243687 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ryo Maruyama](https://appshunter.io/developer/1111218006)
- Category: Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 36 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2023-04-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mtg-playbook/id6446243687/reviews.md

## What is MTG Playbook?

MTG Playbook is an all-in-one app for Magic: The Gathering. Its main features include a life counter, match record, match analysis, deck building, deck solitaire, and detailed card search.

■ Life Counter
You can increase or decrease life points with a tap. It allows you to view life history, count energy and storm, and more. After finishing the first game, the app records the win/loss and starts the second game. The match result is automatically displayed after winning or losing two games.

- Life history
- Count energy/storm/poison/experience
- Game results
- Display elapsed time
- Display who goes first

■ Match Record
When you use MTG Playbook’s life counter for a match, the match is automatically recorded and can be reviewed later. You can set your deck, event, and opponent's deck for each match. This setup allows you to search match records and perform match analysis.

- Record who goes first
- Record game results
- Record match results
- Record your deck
- Record opponent's deck
- Record events (FNM, etc.)
- Record mulligans
- Record troubles like mana screw
- Record match time
- Add notes for each match

■ Match Analysis
By setting your deck, event, and opponent’s deck in the match record, you can analyze your matches, including win rates and match counts by deck. The default analysis covers the entire period, but you can freely change the period and specify opponent decks or events for analysis. You can also analyze game duration, mulligan counts, mana troubles, and more.

- Win rate by deck
- Win rate by who goes first
- Win rate by opponent's deck
- Win rate by event
- Mulligan rate
- Game duration
- Mana screw rate

■ Deck Building
You can build decks with support for importing/exporting in Magic Online format and viewing stats like mana curves. Cards can use any illustration or language. There are special features like managing foils, a wish list, and saving deck snapshots.

- Use cards with any illustration
- Use cards in any language
- Import/export in Magic Online format
- Manage cards under consideration
- Manage a wish list
- Designate commanders
- Designate companions
- Specify foils
- Manage deck snapshots (change history)
- Display mana curve/mana color/mana generation/card type/card rarity
- Display deck's estimated price (in dollars and tix)

■ Deck Solitaire
You can solitaire your built decks within the app. It covers basic elements like moving cards between zones, changing phases like tapping and flipping, placing various counters, generating tokens, and searching for cards in the library.

- Move cards between zones (battlefield, hand, etc.)
- Change phases like tapping and flipping
- Place various counters (+1/+1, loyalty, etc.)
- Generate tokens
- Copy cards
- Manage commander tax
- Search for cards in the library
- Create custom dice
- Display deck image as playmat
- Life count
- Count energy/storm/poison/experience
- Count floating mana

■ Detailed Card Search
You can search for cards by various criteria like card name, text, and type. Unique conditions include searching by generated mana color or cards that can be included in a specified commander's color identity.

- Card name
- Set name
- Language
- Card text (Oracle)
- Format
- Card type/special type/subtype
- Include/exclude tokens or only tokens
- Color/generated mana/commander color
- Mana cost
- Total mana value
- Power/toughness
- Rarity
- Full art/showcase/old frame/new frame/new new frame
- Artist
- Sorting order (card name/total mana value/release date)


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.6.0 — 2026-08-24

- You can now switch between the graph and detailed view on the analysis screen.

### 4.5.0 — 2026-08-08

- Added win rate analysis for main match / side matches
- Removed image sharing for solo play (one-person practice runs)

### 4.4.2 — 2026-07-25

Changed the position of the deck image share button

### 4.4.1 — 2026-07-08

Migrate internal database to new system

### 4.3.2 — 2026-06-13

・Fixed an issue with entering match results in Commander matches
・When resuming a match, the end times for the match and individual games will no longer be changed
・The deck search now returns results for both Hiragana and Katakana

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