Play Magic: The Gathering Online Free

Free, browser-based, multiplayer. Every card is available — no grinding, no microtransactions, no paywall.

How does free Magic: The Gathering online work in TCG Playsim?

TCG Playsim is a manual playtester — you build a deck, you join a room, and you play just like you would at a kitchen table. The difference vs. paper Magic: every card from Scryfall's database is available immediately. The difference vs. MTG Arena: there's no grind, no economy, no card unlocks. The difference vs. MTGO: it runs in your browser with no download or paid subscription.

You and your opponent (or up to three opponents in a 4-player game) take turns moving cards between zones. The app handles the bookkeeping — life totals, the stack, mana pool, counters, tokens, copies — but the rules are resolved by the players, the same way they would be at a table. This makes TCG Playsim ideal for casual play, brewing, format testing, and any non-standard format the official clients don't support.

What you can do for free, today

Why "free" actually means free here

No ads, no tracking pixels, no "premium tier", no premium card pool. The project is supported entirely by an optional Patreon — supporting it gives you nothing extra in the app, it just keeps the servers running. This is a labor-of-love project rather than a commercial one.

Get started in 30 seconds

Click the button below to open the app. Make a deck — paste a decklist or build one card-at-a-time with Scryfall search. Then either play solo to test your draw, or click Multiplayer to host or join a room.
✦ Open TCG Playsim — Start Playing Free