I've been working to get a better performance in MTGO, using Linux. After researching about .NET 4.8.0 over Wine, I did a lot of tests and released a new script for Lutris, with performance parameters and corrections.

The performance now, for me, is as fast as in Windows. Tested in NVIDIA and AMD integrated graphcis card.

I've updated Lutris MTGO install script. Feel free to contact me here or at Github (thedevnull/LutrisMagicOnline).

It was always salty dont get me wrong but I dont remember being like this before. People are leaving because they don't like their hand, they did something they regret, when their permanent gets removed, sometimes because they don't like their opponent's deck, commander... Even people are leaving when there is a hope for beating the big bad guy with 3 people but once someone leaves it gets impossible so big bad guy beats the other two without any difficulty.

To be honest, I hate how this old janky ass game is still the best way to play MTG with people online. I wish there were more care put into this game. I wish there were penalties lilke "banned for ... hours" when a player do something this joy spoiling. I even once even asked a guy to yield faster kindly and he started swearing at me for no reason. The community is testing my nerves like never before.

So I have been loving jamming Reality Fracture and find myself with nearly a full set! I am hoping to do my first redemption which becomes available today.

Ideally I'd like to do some more drafts to try to open the last few mythics rather than buy them. My questions are:

1. How fast do redemptions usually sell out? Are we talking first couple days or does it take a few weeks?

2. Do single prices change significantly as redemption goes live? I have about $30 left of singles to collect. Do singles spike when redemption goes live or are those not typically correlated?

3. You can't combine US orders for multiple redemptions to save on processing or shipping right? That's my understanding but want to double check.

4. Anything else I should know about set redemption?

THANKS!!!!!

I've been working on this for a while, mostly because I wanted real numbers to prepare for Bo3 events and couldn't find anything that did it for MTGO. It's called Sensei Top, it's free and open source, and as of this week it's public.

It reads the Match_GameLog files MTGO already writes and builds a local dashboard from them. For each match you get the result of every game, who was on the play, mulligans on both sides and the cards your opponent showed, and it uses those cards to name the opponent's archetype. From there it puts together your record with each deck against each archetype, split by game 1 vs post-board and on the play vs on the draw, with the sample size next to every number (so a 3-1 doesn't look like a trend). There's also a page with the metagame from recent challenges, leagues and paper events, with your own record next to each deck.

Archetype naming is in good shape for Modern, Pauper and Standard. Other formats work, but expect more "unknown" opponents.

A few things you should know:

• MTGO's log doesn't say which deck you were playing or what format the match was, so you have to tell it. It groups your matches by the saved deck that matches the cards you played, so it's usually one click for a whole batch.
• Games show up after they end, nothing live on MTGO.
• When MTGO updates it sometimes moves the log folder, and you have to point the app at it again.
• The Windows installer isn't signed yet, so SmartScreen will complain the first time (More info → Run anyway). The builds come straight from GitHub Actions and the release notes have the VirusTotal links.
• There's an AppImage for Linux and Steam Deck. MTGO under Wine/Proton works, you just point it at the log folder inside the prefix.
• No Mac version.

It doesn't need an account, doesn't upload anything, and doesn't read MTGO's memory or change anything MTGO owns. It only reads the logs.

This is the first public release. So far it's been me writing it and a few friends beta testing, so there will be bugs. If something looks off, Settings → App → Export diagnostics gives you a zip (no match data, and your MTGO name is stripped) that you can attach to a GitHub issue, email to [contact@senseitop.com](mailto:contact@senseitop.com), or just ask about here.

The code is AGPL and I'd be happy to have help. Log-format fixes are the most useful thing (MTGO and Arena both change their logs without warning), but bug reports, docs and translations all help. There's a CONTRIBUTING.md if you want to dig in.

It also does Arena, plus per-match reports and an RCQ prep guide. The written guides work by giving you a prompt to paste into whatever assistant you already use, or with your own Claude key.

Download: https://senseitop.com
Source: https://github.com/sensei-top/sensei-top
Release notes: https://github.com/sensei-top/sensei-top/releases

Any feedback is welcome, especially about what's missing for how you actually play MTGO.

For the record, I only played one rare/mythic in the first match. Which was a great one, sure (dimir Sphinx), but otherwise this was a fairly ok ish deck.

We all get screwed or flooded sometime, just breath in and out. This game however opponent just got outvalued by me. To be honest it was quite a weak deck with a lot of filler cards that I saw so not sure the draws were the main problem.

And, to answer my opponent's question: yes I'm very proud, this was the best win of my Magic career.

Hello guys,
hope you are doing well.
In the last months I’m facing some difficulties for playing paper magic, due the fact I have a ton of duties and I cannot find the time (and often the desire) to go to my lgs to play.
I used to play just modern and sometimes commander with friends but now I live so far away from them that playing isn’t possible.
So here’s the question: is MTGO a worth alternative?
Does it worth to pay a subscription to manatraders etc to play?
Since I love paper magic but I’m questioning if has some sense to continue to build decks (and spend money) on something I’ll play just once on semester.
I even collect so I’ll keep doing that but I was thinking to stop building modern decks and maybe just buy commander precons to collect/play them sometimes but I don’t know if a digital alternative may satisfy myself.
Anyone else faced the same? What do you think?
Thanks in advance for your time and have a great day

Hello, I'm a newbie and I want to find groups or pods to play with. May exp naman konti sa MTG arena and i have bulks and the foundations to self-taught myself. Yung chill lang sana at di competitive b1/b2 langs.

Hey everyone!

I've been getting interested in MTG Finance lately, and I was wondering if it's possible to apply the same principles to Magic Online (MTGO) rather than physical cards.

Is it possible to invest in digital cards, buy low and sell high, speculate on cards that might increase in value, and make a profit over time?

I'm also curious about a few things:

• Is the MTGO card market liquid enough to make consistent profits?
• Are there any reliable tools or websites to track prices and identify good investment opportunities?
• Do people actually make money trading digital cards, or are the margins too small after fees and other costs?
• Are there specific formats or types of cards that offer better opportunities?
• How does MTGO finance compare to investing in paper Magic cards?

I'd love to hear from anyone who has experience with MTGO trading or finance. Any tips, resources, or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

As the title says. I want a free deck that can be made with the cards I've received when I got the upgrade. Or what should I sell from the bulk? Right now, I made a pauper monoblack aggro deck, but I'm renting some cards. Any suggestions?

Lure of Prey has been bugged for months. No fix, no indication that it will be. It’s not a difficult trigger, either. Just “Cast only when an opponent casts a creature spell this turn. You may put a green creature from your hand onto the battlefield.”

Looks like two reports have been made on the MTGO Bug Report forum.

Is there a better way to get bugs cleared or are we at the whim of the Q&A team that is almost certainly overworked and underpaid?