Based on our record, Magic: The Gathering Arena should be more popular than Cockatrice. It has been mentiond 71 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
I'd suggest going to any deck browsing site (like https://www.mtggoldfish.com/metagame/pioneer/full#paper) and glancing at the top decks and seeing which one interests you. It's okay to post and ask questions about decks if you're not sure how one works (I personally struggled understanding how legacy control decks can seem to run 0 win conditions but also have no issues winning games for instance). When you find... Source: about 1 year ago
Props for your resourcefulness, but you could just use Cockatrice, or XMage. Source: about 1 year ago
Go to https://cockatrice.github.io/ and download the software, installing it afterwards;. Source: about 1 year ago
Https://cockatrice.github.io/ - haven't used this too much myself but this one does have built in servers and decent controls. Source: about 1 year ago
My favorite is Cockatrice even though you sound like a mostly in person seeking fellow. It is a web application that is like a card game simulator, it plays magic and can auto update to show you card images, doesn't cost a dime and theoretically could play other games like Android Netrunner if you really wanted to, downside is it sometimes changes domains if the authorities try and shut it down, but the last one... Source: over 1 year ago
Would recommend you try MTG Arena with a friend. Source: 9 months ago
If you need to learn the game, Arena has a decent tutorial. It's also available on Steam (though it may require Epic Games to launch), Google Play, and the App Store. Source: 11 months ago
Get the official premiere online client, MTG Arena. You can start playing there for free and grind up a collection, and then decide from there where you want to go - more IRL casual stuff like Commander, more competitive play, limited play with sealed product, whatever. That's hard to decide unless you've played for a while, and Arena should let you get a good idea about what you like in the game. Source: 11 months ago
Good point, I missed that. Https://magic.wizards.com/en/mtgarena. Source: 11 months ago
Have you downloaded MTG Arena? Its tutorial will answer most questions about the basics. Source: 11 months ago
XMage - XMage allows you to play Magic against one or more online players or computer opponents.
Hearthstone - Pick up your cards and throw down the gauntlet!
ForgeMtG - Forge is an implementation of Magic the Gathering that lets you play against a computer AI opponent using most of the rules of a real game. You can construct decks for you and the computer to play with, or play in a draft or a sealed deck format.
Magic: The Gathering - The classic card-trading strategy game brought to the PC.
OCTGN - OCTGN (Online Card and Tabletop Gaming Network) is a virtual table top with an integrated player lobby and chat system that supports custom card and board games.
Scryfall - A powerful Magic: The Gathering card search