Explain The Card: MTG Rules

Magic: The Gathering has thousands of cards and a rulebook to match. Explain The Card turns your iPhone camera into an instant rules expert. Point it at a card and get a clear, plain-English explanation of what it does, what every keyword means, and the gotchas that trip players up.

POINT, SCAN, UNDERSTAND
Hold a card up to the camera. Recognition is automatic, with no shutter and no typing. You instantly see the official oracle text, type line, mana cost, rulings, and format legality. Then tap "Explain this card" for an AI explanation tuned to the card's complexity.

TWO-CARD INTERACTIONS
Wondering whether two cards combo or whether one shuts the other down? Scan both and ask. You get stack interactions, replacement effects, state-based actions, and tournament edge cases reasoned out step by step.

ASK ANYTHING
Type any rules question like "can I respond to this spell?", "does my creature survive -2/-2?", "how do two triggers stack?" and get an answer tailored to your situation. Ask in your language and answers come back in it too, using localized terminology.

EVERYTHING SAVED
Every scan, question, and interaction is kept in your history, on device, and always free. Pick up old threads and ask follow-up questions any time.

FREE TO USE
- Unlimited card scanning, oracle text, rulings, legalities, and combo data
- Full, searchable history
- 1 AI explanation every day, free

DO MORE WITH AI
- Credit pack: 50 AI explanations that never expire
- Premium: 500 AI explanations a month ($2.99/month or $19.99/year)
Every AI feature — single cards, interactions, and Q&A — draws from the same pool.

BUILT FOR EVERY PLAYER
New players get the jargon demystified. Casual players settle table disputes in seconds. Competitive players get rules-precise answers for the trickiest interactions.

A NOTE ON AI AND PRIVACY
AI explanations are generated by Google's Agent Platform (Gemini). You are asked to opt in before anything is sent, and you can review or revoke this any time in Settings. Card scanning, oracle text, rulings, and combos do not require AI.

LEGAL
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