Casual Tier

Casual Tier Guide

Free accounts - join leagues, run one event at a time, and get started with MTGSL.

User Guide

What You Can Do

  • Join any league you have an invite code for
  • Create and manage 1 active league at a time, with up to 8 players
  • Report match results
  • Submit decklists and deck photos
  • View standings, match history, and your personal analytics

What You Can't Do (and Why)

Feature Why it's restricted
Multiple active leagues Prevents abuse; upgrade to Pro, Community, or LGS for unlimited
More than 8 players per league Player cap on the Casual plan; upgrade to Pro or higher for unlimited
Adding staff (co-managers, judges) Available on Pro, Community, and LGS
Charging entry fees Requires payment processing setup - available on Pro and LGS
Deck legality checking (Scryfall) Format validation requires Pro or higher; decklists can still be submitted
Fair play case management Integrity case tools require Pro or higher
Creating organisations (stores/clubs) Available on Community and LGS tiers
Public API keys Read-only API access for organisers - available on Pro, Community, and LGS

Setting Up Your Account

1. Verify Your Email

Required for full access.

2. Set Your Profile

Upload an avatar and set your screen name - these appear on standings and match history across every league you play in.

Creating a League

Casual player cap: Your league is limited to 8 players. Once 8 active spots are filled, additional players cannot join. Upgrade to Pro or higher for unlimited players.
  1. Go to Dashboard → Create Event and choose Single Event.
  2. Pick your format and event type. Most friend groups want League Season (play over a few weeks, top of the standings wins) or Single-Day Event (one night, in rounds).
  3. Pick a template. It fills in every other setting, so you can click Continue through the rest and only change what you care about.
  4. Name the event, check the Review page, and click Create Event.
  5. Share the invite link. When everyone's in, click Start.

Good Templates for Casual Groups

  • Casual Sealed League, Weekly Draft Night, Casual Standard / Modern League - 8 weeks, 8 players, Round Robin, so everyone plays everyone.
  • Commander Play Night - 8 weeks of Swiss pods, 1st 3 points down to 4th 0. No playoffs, just standings.
  • Showdown (Single-Day) - 3 Swiss rounds, then a Top 4 bracket. Good for a draft night.
  • Custom 1v1 League or Custom Multiplayer League - for Treachery, kitchen-table variants, or anything that isn't a standard format.

A Few Settings Worth Knowing

  • Player-Arranged pairing works well for friend groups across time zones, since nobody is tied to a fixed schedule. It turns on Double Verification, so both players confirm each result.
  • Scoring - the Points System rewards clean wins (2-0 is 3 points, 2-1 is 2, 1-2 is 1). The Win System is simpler: 3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss. Commander defaults to Pod Points. Scoring locks once the league starts.
  • Deck Privacy - Closed hides decklists from everyone, including you. Handy if you're organising and playing.
  • I'm not playing in this event - on the Access step. Tick it if you're only running things.
  • Entry fees aren't available on Casual. Upgrade to Pro or LGS to charge them.

Every step and option is covered in Running a League → The Create Event Wizard.

Managing Your League

  • Invite via Participants tab → Copy Invite Link or Invite via Email
  • Report and correct match results from the Matches tab
  • Settings tab: participant cap, waitlist, deck privacy, week advancement, Discord/WhatsApp links, late-join code
  • With Manual week advancement, move on with Edit Schedule → Advance to Week N on the Schedule tab
  • Round Robin and Swiss leagues finish on their own when the last result is in. For Player-Arranged leagues, use Complete League in Settings → Lifecycle to finalise the standings and move the league to Past Events

Submitting a Decklist

  1. Go to Participants tab → Submit Deck
  2. Import from Moxfield or Archidekt URL, paste card list, or upload .txt/.dec file
  3. For limited: upload deck photos (up to 20; JPG, PNG or WebP, max 10 MB each) (image formats and sizes)
  4. Click Submit
Note: Deck legality checking (Scryfall format validation) is not available on the Casual plan. Decklists are accepted as-is. Upgrade to Pro or higher to enable automatic format validation.

Viewing Your Stats

Profile → Match Analytics shows total matches, win/loss/draw, win percentage, per-league summaries.

Upgrading

Visit Profile and click Upgrade to see available plans. See the Tier Comparison for details.

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