Merlin grants you the ability to search your deck for any card
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To break it down by ability type: Trample Rancor gives a creature +2/+0, trample, and returns to its owners hand when the creature dies, all for a single green mana
Full oracle text, rulings, legality, fuzzy search MTGJSON Excellent data, but no search API (bulk download only) magicthegathering.io Basic card data, outdated TCG API Good card data, full-text search with game/set filters Card Images Scryfall High-res images in multiple crops MTGJSON No images (links to Scryfall/Gatherer) magicthegathering.io Basic images TCG API Links to TCGPlayer product pages Pricing Scryfall Basic (delayed, no history) MTGJSON Bulk snapshots (no real-time) magicthegathering.io None TCG API Real-time market prices with 24h/7d/30d changes Multi-Game Support Scryfall MTG only MTGJSON MTG only magicthegathering.io MTG only TCG API 89+ games (Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Lorcana, etc.) Rate Limits Scryfall 10 req/sec (free, no paid tier) MTGJSON N/A (bulk download) magicthegathering.io Varies (unreliable) TCG API 100 req/day free, up to 50K/day on paid plans When to Use Each API Use Scryfall when youre building a deck builder, card database, or any app where rich MTG card metadata (oracle text, rulings, legality) is the priority
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