MTGHQ is a Magic: The Gathering reference site with rules citations, live card prices, format guides, staples, and decklists. Free, no account, no paywall.
Who it is for
Magic: The Gathering players, deck builders, collectors, and anyone learning the game.
Problem it solves
Players need rules citations, current card prices, format guidance, staple lists, and practical deck advice scattered across many sources.
The solution
MTGHQ brings rules references, daily card prices, format guides, staples, decklists, and upgrade paths together in one free, easy-to-use reference site.
What makes it unique
It combines official Comprehensive Rules citations, Scryfall daily data, EDHREC Commander statistics, and practical play advice on the same page with no account or paywall.
Features1 listed
Rules and citations
Find official Comprehensive Rules references and practical explanations for Magic players.
Details
Platforms
Web
Pricing
Free
Built for
Magic: The Gathering players, deck builders, collectors, and anyone learning the game.
In IndieTools' mobile lab test on November 12, 2026, the MTGHQ website scored 100 out of 100 (good). All 5 lab metrics were rated good. It placed #278 overall in the finalized week 2026-W45.
Measured (UTC)
LCPLargest Contentful Paint
907 ms
Good
TBTTotal Blocking Time
22 ms
Good
CLSCumulative Layout Shift
0.000
Good
FCPFirst Contentful Paint
907 ms
Good
Ranked #278 overall in 2026-W45, best #150.
MTGHQ lab metrics
Speed metrics for MTGHQ, measured November 12, 2026
Metric
Result
Status
Trend
Mobile lab testMid-range phone on a throttled 4G connection, two runs averaged. Changes compare with the run on Nov 11.
Performance score
GoodUp 1 points
100 / 100
GoodUp 1 points
First Contentful PaintFCP
GoodAbout the same
907 ms
GoodAbout the same
Largest Contentful PaintLCP
GoodAbout the same
907 ms
GoodAbout the same
Speed IndexSI
Good1.33 s faster
2.30 s
Good1.33 s faster
Total Blocking TimeTBT
Good22 ms slower
22 ms
Good22 ms slower
Cumulative Layout ShiftCLS
GoodAbout the same
0.000
GoodAbout the same
Unthrottled observationsTimed on the test machine's own fast connection, so they read lower than the lab metrics above.
Page loadLoad
108 ms faster
1.30 s
108 ms faster
Server responseTTFB
About the same
2 ms
About the same
MTGHQ performance history
54 comparable mobile lab runs since September 27, 2026. Choose a metric and a range, then move along the line to read each run.
MTGHQ Speed ranking
Weekly Speed standing for MTGHQ
Weekly standingLatest finalized week 2026-W45. Bests cover the last 52 finalized weeks.
Stored lab observations from controlled test runs, not real-user Core Web Vitals or a guarantee of search rankings. Weekly standings remain attached to their finalized edition.Method psi-mobile-two-sample-mean-v1, 2 samples per reading. Lab results can vary between runs.
Model difference−13. DR4 is 13 points lower than DR3.
Measured · mtghq.com
What do DR4, DR3 and the model difference mean?
DR4:
Ahrefs' newer model. It gives more weight to links from sites with organic search traffic and rates a subdomain on its own links.
DR3:
The previous model, shown in the Ahrefs app until 1 December 2026.
Model difference:
DR4 minus DR3 for the same domain. The models calculate differently, so this is not growth or a drop; the “since” lines compare each model with itself.
