Playtest

Playtest

Goldfish your Commander decks to test draws, mana curves, and game plans.

Overview

Playtest mode lets you simulate a solo game with your deck. Draw your opening hand, play cards to the battlefield, and step through turns to see how your deck performs. Click "Playtest" on any deck to start.

Solo goldfish

Simulate drawing and playing without opponents.

Reset anytime

Restart with a fresh shuffle whenever you want.

Game Phases

Each turn follows the standard sequence. The playtest UI tracks the current turn number and provides shortcuts for common phase actions:

  • Untap - All your permanents untap (press U)
  • Draw - Draw a card from your library (press D)
  • Next turn - Advance to the next turn, automatically untapping and drawing (press N)
Press N to quickly advance turns. This untaps all permanents and draws a card in one action.

Zones

The playtest board has six zones that mirror a real game:

Hand

Your current hand of cards. Click a card to play it to the battlefield.

Battlefield

Permanents in play, organized by lands, creatures, and other types.

Command Zone

Your commander(s) start here. Click to cast them.

Library

Your deck. Click to draw. Shows remaining card count.

Graveyard

Discarded and destroyed cards. Expandable list.

Exile

Exiled cards. Expandable list.

Right-click any card to open a context menu for moving it between zones.

Card Actions

Interact with cards on the battlefield:

  • Tap/Untap - Click a permanent to toggle its tapped state
  • Counters - Add +1/+1, -1/-1, or custom counters to any permanent
  • Move - Right-click to send a card to any zone
  • Flip - Transform double-faced cards

Tokens

Create token copies of permanents or standard tokens during your playtest. Tokens appear on the battlefield alongside your other permanents and can be tapped, given counters, and moved to other zones.

Token creation

Press T to create a token, or use the token menu for specific token types.

Mulligan

The playtest uses London Mulligan rules. When you start a game, you draw 7 cards. If you don't like your hand:

  1. Press M to mulligan - shuffle your hand back and draw 7 new cards
  2. After drawing, put cards on the bottom of your library (one for each mulligan taken)
  3. Repeat until you keep a hand

London Mulligan

Draw 7, then put back cards equal to the number of mulligans taken.

Shortcuts

All keyboard shortcuts available during a playtest session:

Draw a card
D
Untap all permanents
U
Next turn (untap + draw)
N
Mulligan
M
Shuffle library
S
Create a token
T
Show shortcuts help
?
Exit playtest
Esc
Click any permanent on the battlefield to tap or untap it. Right-click opens a context menu for moving cards between zones.