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Quality Maxxing
Starting December 1, Eco is going away, every tool runs at the best quality I can offer, credits get simpler, and every plan gets the same or more.
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DeckCheck vs Moxfield vs Archidekt vs ManaBox: Which MTG Deck Builder Is Best?
New to Magic and not sure where to build your decks? Here's how DeckCheck, Moxfield, Archidekt, and ManaBox compare, where each one shines, and why I think DeckCheck is the best place to start.
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The DeckCheck Threat Index (DTI)
Today, CRISPI officially retires. Its replacement is the DeckCheck Threat Index (DTI), a new framework for evaluating Commander decks and helping you find the right bracket.
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I Was Wrong About CRISPI
After a dozen rounds of tuning, I've concluded CRISPI can't be fixed. It was built on the idea that powerful decks look like cEDH decks, and that premise is wrong. This post lays out a replacement: twelve benchmarks rooted in the physics of Magic, a weighting that respects the turn clock, bracket gatekeepers that catch oppressive decks the card lists miss, and a Card Ledger that shows you exactly which cards earned each rating. Nothing is launching. I want you to find the holes in the logic before I build it.
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Meet The Deckhand
DeckCheck's newest crew member watches an ever-changing Magic for you — and reports back on the only question that matters: how is this relevant to me?
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What If Card Recs Were Better?
Giving good card recs is hard, so DeckCheck is testing what happens when some of that work gets outsourced to Recommander.
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DeckCheck: Expanded Brain Edition
DeckCheck Pro is here. Standard stays exactly as it is, but now you can spend more credits to run analyses on frontier AI with deeper reasoning. Free accounts are also increasing to 5 daily analysis credits.
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DeckCheck x Convoke: Card Scanning Is Here
DeckCheck and Convoke are teaming up. Scan your physical Magic cards directly into your collection using Convoke's AI recognition engine — built right into DeckCheck.
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Goodbye Power Levels, Hello CRISPI
The full framework behind DeckCheck's new CRISPI Score: Consistency, Resilience, Interaction, and Speed explained with exact scoring rubrics.
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I'm Removing Power Levels From The Site
Why DeckCheck is moving from power levels to the Performance Index, and how four transparent stats give you a better deckbuilding feedback loop.
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The New DeckCheck Subscriptions
Starting today, DeckCheck subscriptions are getting a major upgrade: monthly credit drops, rollover vaulting, and flexibility that matches your brewing schedule.
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On Commander Power Levels
A deep dive on Commander power levels and the philosophy behind DeckCheck's power ratings.