OK, listen up. Forge is probably the coolest tool ever released for any die-hard magic fan. It allows you to play Magic against the computer, simulating a real player using Artificial Intelligence. Now you can test out your decks and fine tune them via simulation before going out and purchasing new cards! Or if you’re dying to play some Magic but none of your friends are interested at the moment, Forge is also a great alternative. You can construct custom decks with any Magic Card in existence (although if a new set is released, you’d need to wait until the next update to Forge.)
Oh, and I forgot to mention: it’s FREE!
- Open Mac Driver in the tree structure and then select Edit - New - String Value from the menu. This creates a new value, which you should name 'RetinaMode'. Double click RetinaMode, set its value to 'y', and then click 'OK'. Close the registry editor and restart wine by typing wineboot into Terminal.
- 8/10 (8 votes) - Download Magic The Gathering online, free. With Magic The Gathering Online you will be able to play this card game with users from all over the world. Download Magic The Gathering Online and play. If there's one trading card game (TCG) that prevails over all others, that is.
- Play online with Cockatrice. Cockatrice is a free, open-source Magic: the Gathering client that allows you to build decks and play them against other people online. By supplying it with an appropriate card data file, you can play with fan-made custom cards too.
I’ve demonstrated several of the cards featured on my site via simulated matches using Forge on my Youtube Channel.
Installing Forge
First, you’ll need to install the Java Runtime Environment for your machine. Click here and pick the correct runtime for your system (whether it’s Windows, Linux, Mac, etc.)
Install Magic The Gathering Online Mac Wine Bottle
Then just install MTGO on Windows and your are good to go. Another option if you don’t need to run Windows at the same time as using Boot Camp, which is free and comes preinstalled on your Mac computer. This is called “Dual-booting”, where instead of running Mac OSX and Windows at the same time, you choose which one you want to run when. How to install Magic the Gathering: Arena on Linux with Lutris. Steps and tips to make it more likely to install and run properly. Instruction video is on Ku.
Next, install the latest Forge. The direct download link is always changing as new versions are released but you’ll want to head here (or click the button below) to find it plus the latest news and documentation.
Unzip the compressed file containing the Forge software to a folder on your computer. For Windows users, simply run the “forge.exe” file. For UNIX users (i.e. Mac, Linux, etc.) run the “forge.sh” file.