The rules of the table.

These terms

In shortUsing The Commons means agreeing to these terms and the privacy policy.

These terms are the agreement between you and The Commons MTG, LLC (“The Commons”, “we”, “us”), a company in the United States. They cover the app on every device, this website, and Commons Pro.

By making an account or using The Commons, you agree to them. If you don’t agree, please don’t use it. Our privacy policy explains what we keep about you and why; it’s part of this agreement too.

Your account

In short13 or older, one person per account, and you look after your password.

• You need to be 13 or older, or older if your country sets a higher age for using online services. If you’re under 18, a parent or guardian needs to agree to these terms with you, and they’re responsible for your use of The Commons.
• One account, one person. Use an email address that’s yours, and don’t share your sign-in.
• Keep your password safe. You’re responsible for what happens in your account. If you think someone else got in, tell us at security@thecommonsmtg.com.
• Leave whenever you like. You can delete your account in the app, under Settings → Delete account.

Using The Commons

In shortUse it for your own play. The free version has no time limit, and card search stays free.

We give you a personal, non-transferable right to use The Commons for your own Magic: The Gathering play, as long as you follow these terms. It’s for your own collection and decks, not for running a business on top of.

The free version is free with no time limit. Card search, card text and card images are free and will stay free, for everyone. We’re always working on The Commons, so features will be added, changed and sometimes retired. If we retire something you pay for, we’ll tell you first and make it right.

Commons Pro

In shortPro renews until you cancel. Cancel where you bought it; it stays on until the paid period ends.

Commons Pro is a subscription that adds tools on top of the free version. You can see what it includes, and the price where you live, in the app before you buy.

Commons AI

• Commons AI is for people 18 and older. It’s part of Pro. The first time you open it, you confirm you’re 18 or older. If you’re not, please don’t use it; everything else in The Commons is still yours to use.
• It’s an AI, not a person, and it can be wrong. Check what it tells you, and check a change before you apply it to a deck. Nothing changes in your decks unless you apply it.
• It’s for Magic. It answers questions about Magic: The Gathering and your cards and decks, and turns down anything else. A run of off-topic questions pauses it for a day.

Paying and renewing

• You buy Pro through the App Store, Google Play or our website (where Stripe takes the payment). That store’s own terms apply to the payment too.
• Pro renews automatically, monthly or yearly depending on your plan, and you’re charged at the start of each period until you cancel.
• The store may add sales tax where it applies. If the price of your plan changes, we or the store will tell you before it applies to you, and you can cancel before it does.

Free trials

Sometimes Pro comes with a free trial. The store decides who it’s offered to, and it’s usually once per account. The screen where you start it shows when it ends and what you’ll pay after. If you don’t cancel before it ends, your subscription starts and you’re charged.

Cancelling

You can cancel any time, in the same place you bought it. Pro keeps working until the end of the period you’ve paid for, then switches off. Your decks and cards stay exactly as they are.

Refunds

We don’t refund part of a period you’ve already started, except where the law requires it. If something went wrong, like a charge you didn’t expect or Pro not working, email hello@thecommonsmtg.com and a person will sort it out. For purchases through Apple or Google, they make the final call on refunds.

Deleting your account doesn’t cancel a subscription bought through Apple or Google. Cancel it there too.

Your decks and what you write

In shortYou own your decks and words. We only use them to run The Commons, and show only what you share.

Your decks, your collection and anything you write in The Commons (deck names, descriptions, notes) are yours. We don’t claim ownership of any of it.

So that we can run The Commons, you give us permission to store, copy and display your content, only as needed to provide the service to you. When you share a deck, you also give us permission to show it to the people you shared it with: anyone with the link for an unlisted deck, or everyone for a public deck. That permission ends when you make the deck private or delete it, though people may have saved or copied it while it was shared.

Make sure you have the right to share whatever you share. A decklist is fine; someone else’s writing or artwork pasted into a description may not be.

Playing fair

In shortDon’t share harmful or illegal things, don’t break in, and don’t scrape. A person reads every report.

Please don’t:

• Share anything illegal, hateful, harassing, sexually explicit or threatening, in a deck name, description or anywhere else.
• Pretend to be someone else, or another company, including Wizards of the Coast or a shop.
• Use The Commons to spam, scam or advertise.
• Get into accounts or data that aren’t yours, or test, probe or break our security. Found a problem? Tell us at security@thecommonsmtg.com.
• Copy our data in bulk, scrape the site or app, or overload it, by bot or by hand.
• Copy, resell or rebuild The Commons itself, or get around Pro or any limit in it.

Reports

You can report a shared deck, and hide any player’s decks from yourself. A person reads every report. If something breaks these rules, we may hide or remove it, and for serious or repeated problems suspend or close the account. We’ll usually tell you what we did and why, unless the law stops us or telling you would put someone at risk. If you think we got it wrong, reply to that email and a person will look again.

Card data, prices and suggestions

In shortCard data comes from Scryfall, prices are estimates, and suggestions are help, not guarantees.

Card names, text, images and rulings come from Scryfall, a card database, and are updated regularly. We do our best to keep them accurate and current, but mistakes and delays happen. Wizards of the Coast’s own rules and ban lists are the final word.

• Prices are estimates. They come from shops and price guides, may be a day or more old, and differ between sellers, printings and conditions. Your collection value is a guide to what your cards are worth, not an offer to buy them, and not financial advice.
• Suggestions are suggestions. Card recommendations, combos, the bracket check and cards to acquire are worked out by software from your cards and decks. They’re meant to help you build; they don’t promise a deck will win, or how others will rate it at the table.

Shops and other sites

In shortShops are separate businesses. Some links may earn us a commission; it never changes what we suggest.

The Commons links to shops, like TCGplayer, Card Kingdom and Cardmarket, so you can buy cards you’re missing. Those shops are independent: what you buy, the price, delivery and returns are between you and them, under their terms.

Some of these links may be affiliate links: if you buy something after following one, the shop may pay us a small commission. It costs you nothing extra, and it never changes which cards we suggest or the order we show them in.

Wizards of the Coast, and our own work

In shortMagic belongs to Wizards of the Coast; The Commons is unofficial fan content. Our name, logo and app are ours.

The Commons is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.

Magic: The Gathering, its card images, mana symbols and set symbols are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC. Card artwork belongs to its artists and Wizards of the Coast, and we credit the artist wherever we show it. None of it is ours to license to you.

The Commons itself, its name, logo, design and software, belongs to The Commons MTG, LLC. If you send us ideas or feedback, we may use them to improve The Commons without owing you anything, and we’re grateful for them.

Copyright complaints

In shortEmail legal@ with the details and we’ll act on valid notices.

If you believe something shared on The Commons infringes your copyright, email legal@thecommonsmtg.com with:

• Your name and how to reach you.
• The work you believe is being infringed.
• A link to where it appears on The Commons.
• A statement that you believe in good faith the use isn’t authorized, and that your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you own the copyright or may act for its owner.
• Your physical or electronic signature.

We’ll remove material when we’re given a valid notice. If yours was removed and you believe that was a mistake, reply to our email with a counter-notice and we’ll explain the next steps. We close the accounts of people who infringe repeatedly.

If you leave, or we part ways

In shortLeave anytime. We close accounts only for serious problems, with warning when we can, and you can take your data.

You can stop using The Commons and delete your account at any time. What happens to your information then is in the privacy policy.

We may suspend or close an account that seriously or repeatedly breaks these terms, or when the law requires it. Unless it’s urgent or the law stops us, we’ll warn you first and give you a chance to download your decks and collection. If we close an account with paid Pro time left for a reason that isn’t your fault, we’ll refund the unused part.

If we ever shut The Commons down, we’ll give at least 60 days’ notice, a way to export your decks and collection, and refunds of unused Pro time.

The parts of these terms that by their nature should last, like ownership, the disclaimers and limits below, and how disputes are handled, still apply after an account is closed.

What we can’t promise

In shortWe do our best, but The Commons comes as it is.

We work hard to keep The Commons running and correct, but we can’t promise it will always be available, free of errors, or right about every card, price or suggestion.

To the extent the law allows, The Commons is provided “as is” and “as available”, and we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Some places don’t allow these disclaimers, so they may not all apply to you.

Limits on liability

In shortIf something goes wrong, our liability is limited to what you paid us in the past year, or $100.

To the extent the law allows, The Commons MTG, LLC isn’t liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost profits, data or goodwill, arising from your use of The Commons. Our total liability for any claim about The Commons is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim and US$100.

Nothing in these terms limits liability that can’t be limited by law, such as for fraud, or for death or injury caused by negligence, and nothing takes away rights you have as a consumer that can’t be waived.

If you misuse The Commons or break these terms and someone brings a claim against us because of it, you agree to cover the reasonable costs of that claim.

If we disagree

In shortTalk to us first. South Carolina law applies, and small-claims court is always an option.

If you have a problem with The Commons, please email legal@thecommonsmtg.com first. Most things can be sorted out that way, and we’ll try for at least 30 days before either of us goes further.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina and the United States, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute that isn’t resolved will be decided in the state or federal courts located in South Carolina, and you and we agree to their jurisdiction. Either of us can instead bring a claim in small-claims court where it qualifies. If the law where you live gives you the right to bring a claim in your own courts, or under your own laws, these terms don’t take that away.

Apple and Google

In shortIf you downloaded the app from a store, these points apply too.

If you got The Commons from the App Store or Google Play:

• These terms are between you and The Commons MTG, LLC, not Apple or Google. We, not they, are responsible for the app, its content, support and maintenance.
• If the app doesn’t live up to a warranty that applies by law, you can tell Apple, and Apple may refund the price of the app. Beyond that, Apple has no warranty obligation for it.
• We, not Apple or Google, handle any claims about the app, including product liability, consumer law and intellectual property claims.
• Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms and may enforce them against you.
• You confirm you aren’t in a country under a US embargo or on a US list of prohibited or restricted parties.
• Your use must also follow the store’s own terms.

Changes to these terms

In shortEvery change is listed here, and you’ll get 30 days’ notice of any that matter.

When we change these terms, we update the date at the top and list the change here. If a change matters, like a new fee or a change to your rights, we’ll email you at least 30 days before it takes effect. If you keep using The Commons after that, the new terms apply; if you don’t agree with them, you can delete your account, and we’ll refund any unused Pro time bought from us.

The small print

In shortThe usual legal housekeeping.

These terms and the privacy policy are the whole agreement between you and us about The Commons. If a court finds part of them unenforceable, the rest still applies. If we don’t enforce something straight away, we haven’t given up the right to. You can’t transfer this agreement to someone else; we may transfer it if The Commons is sold or merged, and your rights under it go with it. Neither of us is responsible for delays caused by things truly beyond our control.

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