MTGAHelper is a web application used along with the game Magic: The Gathering Arena.

This project contains the Installer and source code for the local program that can be installed on your computer known as a Tracker and is used to communicate with the MTGAHelper servers.

You can then use the MTGAHelper website at any time to see your cards collection statistics and a variety of information tracked for you while you enjoy playing Magic: The Gathering Arena.

See this post for an overview on how to best use MTGAHelper.

Please note that this tracker runs only on Windows for now.

• Automatically synchronizes your log files data with the MTGAHelper servers
• In-match tracker to see your draw probabilities, sideboard, opponent cards played, etc.
• Draft helper when picking your cards during a Draft or with Sealed boosters:
  • Displays Limited ratings from your prefered source (LSV, DraftSim) to help you win more
  • Gives you Raredrafting information based on your collection to help you determine if it's worth it to raredraft
    • Number of copies currently owned
    • How many decks and sideboards the card is played in
    • A calculated score that shows its priority for Constructed

The application uses the very recent framework known as Microsoft .NET Core 3.1.

You will require to install:

• This version if you have a 64-bit Operating System (x64-based processor)
• This version if you have a 32-bit Operating System (x86-based processor)

Note: If you are on Windows 7, you will most likely also need this Update for Windows 7 (KB2533623):

• This version if you have a 64-bit Operating System (x64-based processor)
• This version if you have a 32-bit Operating System (x86-based processor)

Once the framework installed, download the Tracker Installer and after the very simple setup, the tracker will be ready to run from your Desktop where a shortcut will be created.

To use the tracker, you will need to have an MTGAHelper account. You can authenticate with Google or Facebook directly, or you may also use a local account but you will first have to sign-up for one on the website.

To be able to use the tracker, you need to do the following in the MTGA game client:

1. Press Esc to get the Options popup and click on View account

2. Check the Detailed Logs (Plugin Support) option

3. Restart the game.

You will notice activity in the status bar any time the tracker is communicating with the servers. For example the status bar will blink and indicate Uploading log file to server... while it is uploading your data, which can take some time. You are NOT blocked by this activity and can continue playing the game normally.

Once your data is uploaded successfully, you can simply refresh the MTGAHelper website to see it updated.

1- The server might be unresponsive. Try to go on https://mtgahelper.com and if the site cannot load, the tracker won't be able to start. You can report this downtime on Discord.

2- Maybe the program is not able to find the .NET Core 3.1 framework described above. Check in your installed applications if you have this installed:

3- Try to run the tracker from a command line window by running:

dotnet "C:\Program Files (x86)\MTGAHelper\MTGAHelper Tracker\MTGAHelper.Tracker.dll"

This should give some detailed information on why the tracker doesn't want to start that you can send me.

4- Also, in the %AppData%/MTGAHelper directory there might be some log files (e.g.: log-201923.txt). You can open these text files and see if there's any helpful information.

Please be sure that you activated the detailed logging in-game, otherwise there will be no data to parse in your log file.

If you are stuck at any moment, please reach us directly through our Discord server for the fastest response time or by using the contact form on the MTGAHelper website so we can assist you.