Scan at tables, build at home
Card Scanner surfaces prices and similar picks from a single photo. Save carts, export lists, and sync scans into deck ideas instantly.
Commander-Grade Intelligence & Gemma AI
Search the multiverse by meaning, not keywords.
Scan cards at the table, build Commander lists by strategy, price the gap with nightly TCGplayer imports, and track MTG Arena odds live.
Live coverage
Embeddings, vision batches, and scanner readiness on this host.
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- 37,788cards indexed
- Vision embeddings embeddinggemma
- 4,480art vectors
- Scanner adapter 0 snapshots
- 147 MBLoRA package
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Saved 332 days agoOct 13, 2025, 3:36 PM UTC
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Tools that finish the job
Scan at the table, plan the delta, brew at home—same expressive shell everywhere.
Buy-the-delta upgrade planning
Compare a commander shell, precon, or pasted deck list against the collection stored on this device, then jump straight to the cheapest missing stack.
Semantic AI-powered search
Our Gemma embeddings understand strategy, play style, and synergies. Ask for “pillow fort answers” or “spell-slinger finishers” and get cards that fit.
Commander Deck Studio
AI-assisted deck building keeps ramp, draw, interaction, and win lines balanced. Export to Moxfield or Archidekt when you are ready to jam.
Nightly TCGplayer pricing
tcgcsv imports refresh the market, low, and direct prices every evening so trade binder math and article callouts stay sharp.
Windows Desktop Companion
MTGA Tracker Pro — Live In-Game Odds & Collection Sync
Real-time hypergeometric draw calculations, automated card vault inventory, and deck crafting telemetry directly from your game client.
Live Hypergeometric Odds
Computes your exact draw probabilities for lands, key outs, and answers as every turn unfolds during Standard, Historic, and Brawl matches.
Automated Collection Sync
Reads your local Arena logs to keep your collection, wildcard reserves, gold, gems, and vault progress synchronized with takescake.
Safe, Legal & Fair Play
Operates strictly in user-space by reading official log files. Zero memory hooking, zero packet injection—100% compliant with Wizards of the Coast.
Start with staples, then close the gap
Staples hub, buy-the-delta planner, and precon guides share your on-device collection so missing cards become a buy list.
Budget upgrades
Start from proven Commander staples when you want cheap, reliable improvements plus a quick owned-vs-missing checklist for precons and casual lists.
Direct price context
Check the cards people actually buy for ramp, draw, and removal with budget-print prices and collection context without opening a pile of search tabs.
Buy-ready paths
Use the hub as a shortlist, then jump straight to current card prices and purchase paths when the 99 is ready.
Built for speed, crawlability, and trust
Offline price defaults, structured data, and affiliate hygiene keep the experience fast and honest.
Fast-first rendering
Hourly revalidation keeps homepage and post content static for speed while updating prices and posts without sacrificing cacheability.
SEO + NLWeb aligned
Clean metadata, FAQ and ItemList schema, ai.txt, and OpenAPI keep crawlers, agents, and Discover happy without keyword stuffing.
Affiliate-safe by default
Every TCGplayer link is wrapped server-side with sponsored rel attributes so jump-offs stay compliant and traceable.
One-click TCGplayer jump-offs
Trending searches that keep affiliate tracking intact while you upgrade decks and restock the binder.
Commander staples
Fetch Sol Ring, Demonic Tutor, and format all-stars fast.
Mana rocks & fixingArcane Signet, Talismans, and budget fixing for any brew.
Budget upgradesTarget under-$5 upgrades for precons and casual pods.
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