Calling All Angels
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Play Commander online, your way
A free in-browser virtual tabletop for 2-6 player Commander. No install, voice and text chat built in.
21,169 games played on Playgroup Live in September 2026
On a phone you play on a landscape board that shows one player at a time. A laptop or tablet shows the whole table.
Where To Play
Where can you play MTG Commander online?
You can play MTG Commander online on a browser virtual tabletop like Playgroup Live, over a webcam with your real cards, or in a rules engine that resolves the stack for you.
Playgroup Live is free and runs in a browser tab with nothing to install: seat 2 to 6 players in a pod with voice and text chat built in, bring a deck from Archidekt, Moxfield, or a pasted decklist, and the server keeps commander damage, the stack, and the hidden zones straight. You can goldfish a deck solo with no account, and once you sign in, every finished game feeds your ELO and stats.
And you don't have to pick one. In our camera beta, each player at a Playgroup Live table picks: point a webcam down at your playmat and play your real cards, or play virtual ones, in the same game.
Private or public tables
Start a game now or schedule one for later. Keep the lobby private and share the link, or open it up and let anyone join. Set a bracket so everyone turns up at the right power level, and see the win odds update as players take their seats.
Commander-native
Built for Commander from day one, 2 to 6 players per pod. Commander damage, command zone, partners, mulligans, the stack.
Runs in your browser
No install, no launcher. Open a link on desktop and you are in. Tablet play is in beta, and phones play too on a dedicated landscape board.
Try it now
No deck ready? Start with a precon
These are the newest preconstructed decks, ready to go. Pick one and you land straight on the board with it, solo and without an account.
Keen Engineering
Sai, Master Thopterist
Wretched Ranks
Ghoulcaller Gisa
Reign of Dragons
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
Virtual Tabletop
What does the virtual tabletop support?
Drag cards between every zone you expect. Tap, flip, transform, attach, counter, token, and target. Clean animations and a layout that keeps the board readable even when it gets busy.
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All the zones Hand, Battlefield, Graveyard, Exile, Library, Command Zone, and a dedicated Stack zone.
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Tap, flip, transform, phase Clean flip and transform on double-faced cards. Phase-out and phase-in fully supported.
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Equipment and aura attachments Attached cards live on a dedicated shelf next to the creature they enchant.
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Marquee select Drag-select multiple permanents and tap, move, or token them at once.
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Target arrows Draw arrows on screen so the whole table sees what you are pointing at.
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Hidden information enforced Morph, disguise, manifest, and foretell stay face down. Face-down exile with per-player reveal permissions, and the server keeps hidden zones hidden.
Playgroup Hybrid (Beta)
Play your paper deck at a virtual table
Some of us still want to shuffle real cards, and some of us do not. When the host allows paper decks, each player picks: their own paper deck on camera, or virtual cards, in the same game. It is in beta, so tell us how it went.
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The host allows paper decks Leave Allow paper decks on when you create the game, or switch on Paper decks allowed in the lobby.
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Put your cards on camera Press Play paper deck on your seat and pick a webcam that looks down at your cards. As your deck, choose the list of the paper deck you are playing.
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Click a card to see what it is Anyone at the table can click a card on your camera to name it. The cards the table records sit on a strip along your camera.
Your hand and library stay physical, so like any paper game they run on trust, and replays and Card Insights only know the cards the table recorded. Nothing from your camera is recorded. How camera seats work
Card Language
Every player sees the cards in their own language
Pick a card language in the board settings and the table changes just for you. Card images become translated printings, and the card detail view and deck search follow. Everyone else at the table keeps their own language. Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Chinese in both scripts. Any card without a translated printing stays in English.
One card, as each seat sees it:
Lightning Bolt
en
Foudre
fr
Fulmine
it
Relámpago
es
Blitzschlag
de
Raio
pt
稲妻
ja
벼락
ko
Удар Молнии
ru
闪电击
zhs
閃電擊
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Solo Playtesting
Test a brew before you bring it to the table
Start a solo session and goldfish any deck: draw, mulligan, play out your turns, undo freely. No opponents needed, and no account needed to try it. Then turn on Sparring and the empty seat starts fighting back.
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Phantom opponents that react A phantom opponent counters your spells, removes your threats, and wraths your board, at a cadence measured from 21,480 interaction spells cast across 6,934 tracked Commander games.
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Light, Realistic, or Cutthroat Pick how hard the table pushes back. Off by default, so a plain goldfish stays a plain goldfish.
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Every reaction explains itself When something fires, you are told why, and you decide whether you had an answer for it.
Replay & Spectating
The game does not disappear when it ends
Rewatch any finished game move by move. Step through every play from turn zero, or hit play and let it run to the exact board the game ended on. Replays are full reveal, so you finally get to see what everyone was holding, what they drew, and the answer they never found. A seat that played its own paper cards on camera shows only the cards the table recorded.
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One Supporter unlocks the whole pod If any one player at the table has a Supporter Pack, that game's replay unlocks for everyone who played it. You do not need to pay to rewatch your own games, as long as someone at the table chipped in.
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Anyone can watch a public game No account needed to spectate. Pull up a chair, and pinch-zoom any card to read it, on a phone as well as a desktop.
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Listen in, or ask to speak Join the table's voice chat to follow along. Log in and ask to speak, and the host can put you on the mic. Players see who is watching.
Stats Integration
Every game counts toward your stats
Playgroup Live runs on the same platform as the Playgroup.gg tracker app. Same account, same playgroup, same data. Play online or at the kitchen table, everything lands in one place. That is the same platform that has recorded 750,000+ Commander games.
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ELO leaderboards Update the moment a game ends.
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Per-deck stats Win rate, estimated power level, and arch-enemies.
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Achievements & history Roll in automatically, no manual logging required.
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Playscore leagues Run a season across Live games and in-person games together.
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Global player leaderboard Play pickup games against strangers and watch your global rank move on the result screen.
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Rate the Table When a game ends, the group picks the winner, records how it was won, rates the game for fun, salts the decks that earned it, and crowns a Card of the Game.
Deck Building Intelligence
Know which cards are pulling their weight
Card Insights tracks every card you draw, cast, and win with across real games, then tells you what to cut and what to keep. The more you play, the sharper the recommendations get.
Dead draw detection
Cards you draw but rarely cast. If a card sits in your hand across multiple games, the data shows it.
Win rate impact per card
See how your win rate changes when a specific card hits the battlefield versus when it does not.
Cast-on-curve analysis
Measures how often your non-land cards land on the turn their mana cost suggests. A low score points to ramp or curve problems.
Best opening hand cards
Win rates broken down by which cards were in your opening seven, so you know what to keep on a mulligan.
MTG Simulator
Looking for an MTG Commander simulator?
Playgroup Live is a full Commander simulator that runs in your browser. It simulates the whole game: every zone, the stack, commander damage, tokens, and hidden information the server keeps hidden. Practice a deck solo against a Sparring phantom opponent, or sit a real 2 to 6 player pod with voice chat. Nothing to download, and the solo simulator needs no account.
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Frequently Asked
How do I play Commander online?
Create a free Playgroup.gg account, or try the solo demo with no account. Import your deck by pasting a list or an Archidekt or Moxfield link, start a lobby, and share the link with your group. Two to six players join from a desktop browser, or a tablet in our touch beta, with built-in voice chat and every Commander rule handled automatically.
Is there a way to play MTG Commander online for free?
Yes. Playgroup Live is free. There is no purchase or subscription to play a full Commander game online, and it runs in your browser with no install. A free account lets you host or join multiplayer tables, and the solo demo needs no account at all.
What is the best way to play Commander online with friends?
Share a private lobby link and play in the browser, with nothing to download and no webcam needed. Unlike a screen share, Playgroup Live keeps the game state for you, including commander damage, the stack, and hidden zones, and every game feeds your shared ELO, stats, and Playscore leagues. If one of you would rather play their paper deck, they can join the table on camera (in beta).
Is Playgroup Live free?
Yes. Playgroup Live is free to play. You need a Playgroup.gg account, which is also free.
How many players can play at once?
Between 2 and 6. Playgroup Live supports duel Commander, standard 4-player pods, and larger tables up to 6 seats.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Playgroup Live runs in any modern desktop browser, and tablet play is now in beta. Open the lobby link and you are in.
Which decks can I import?
Any deck. Paste a plain-text decklist, or import directly from an Archidekt or Moxfield URL. You are not required to keep your deck on a third-party site.
Can I play with my own paper cards on Playgroup Live?
Yes, in beta. When the host allows paper decks, each player picks: point a webcam down at your cards and play your real deck, or play virtual cards. A player on camera still picks that deck's list in the lobby, anyone at the table can click a card on a camera to see what it is, and the table keeps track of what each camera seat has in play. Their hand and library stay physical, so like any paper game those run on trust, and replays and Card Insights only know the cards the table recorded. The video goes live to the table through our own server and is never recorded.
Can I play with strangers or only with my playgroup?
Both. Open a private lobby and share the link with your playgroup, or make the lobby public so anyone looking for a game can join. In September 2026, players logged 10,175 pickup games on Playgroup Live.
Does every game count toward my stats?
Yes. Games finished on Playgroup Live flow into the same ELO, per-deck stats, and Playscore leagues as games tracked with the Playgroup.gg mobile app.
Can I schedule a game for later?
Yes. Pick a date and time up to seven days out. Other players can sign up ahead of time, and the lobby opens automatically at the scheduled time. You can schedule private playgroup sessions or public games that anyone can join.
Can I practice a deck by myself?
Yes. Start a solo session to goldfish a deck. You get draw phases, mulligans, undo, and the event log. No opponents needed. Turn on Sparring and a phantom opponent will push back, countering your spells, removing your threats, and wrathing the board at a cadence measured from thousands of real games.
Can I play MTG Commander online against AI?
Not against a deck-playing AI, no. Playgroup Live has no bot that pilots its own decklist against you. What it does have is Sparring: a phantom opponent inside a solo playtest that fights back. It counters your spells, removes your threats, and wraths the board when you overextend, at a cadence measured from real recorded Commander games. You pick the pressure with Light, Realistic, or Cutthroat. Sparring stays off until you turn it on, and a solo playtest needs no account.
Can I rewatch a game after it ends?
Yes. Open Watch Replay on a finished game to step through every play from turn zero, or let it run. Replays are full reveal, so you see every hand and every draw. A seat that played its own paper cards on camera shows only the cards the table recorded. A replay unlocks when anyone who played in that game holds a Supporter Pack, and it unlocks for the whole table, not just for them.
Can I watch other people play?
Yes. Public games can be spectated by anyone, with no account needed. Join the voice chat to listen to the table, or log in and ask the host to let you speak. Spectating works on a phone, not just a desktop.
Can I play face-down cards like morph, disguise, and foretell?
Yes. Morph, disguise, manifest, and foretell all play face down, and opponents never see the card. You can exile cards face down, group exile into piles like Jeska's Will, and reveal a hidden card to a specific player while staying its owner. The server keeps hidden zones hidden, so there is no honor system to trust.
Can I make a private game or does everyone join?
You choose. Keep the lobby private and share the link with your group, or toggle it to public so anyone browsing can join. This applies to both instant and scheduled games.
Can I play with cards in French, German, Japanese, or another language?
Yes. Pick a card language in the board settings and translated printings show just for you: card images, rules text in the card detail view, and deck search. Every player at the same table can use a different language. Playgroup Live supports Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Chinese in simplified and traditional script. Any card that was never printed in your language stays in English.
How does Playgroup Live compare to SpellTable?
Playgroup Live is a full virtual tabletop: you move cards between zones, every Commander mechanic is built in, and hidden zones stay hidden (the server keeps your hand and library secret). SpellTable is webcam-based, so everyone plays physical cards on camera. We also let any player bring their paper deck to a Playgroup Live table on camera, in beta, so one pod can mix both. If your whole group wants paper, a webcam tool is still the better fit.
Is Playgroup Live an MTG Commander simulator?
Yes. Playgroup Live simulates a full Commander game in your browser: every zone, the stack, commander damage, tokens, and hidden information that stays hidden. Use it as a solo simulator to goldfish a deck or spar against a phantom opponent, or play real multiplayer games with 2 to 6 players and voice chat. Nothing to download, and the solo simulator needs no account.
Ready to start your first session?
Bring your regular group or find a new table. Every game you play online counts toward your Playgroup.gg stats.