MTGO Commands, Shortcuts, and Settings

Keyboard Commands

Alt - U Untaps a land

Also, a few words about the F-keys. 99% of the general population will want to press F8 at the start of the game. Unless you're highly competitive, the benefits of the time gained by not having to yield priority far outweigh the "bluffing" aspect the client provides.

You'll need to be careful about using F6. Though you can use F3 at any time, you'll probably want to use F4 instead (which will allow you to respond to something your opponent does) unless you're certain you can't do anything more that turn, as you might miss the opportunity to press F3 before you wanted to respond.

[F2]: OK (same as clicking [OK] button)
[F3]: Removes all auto-yields and cancel previous pressed F4/F6/F8. (Can again be used when you do not have priority, or right click on the play area and select "Remove auto-yields", which is identically functional to F3.)
[F4]: Pass priority until something is on the stack (Yield until EOT as long as nothing happens). (Can again be used when you do not have priority.)
[F5]: Lets you briefly look at face-down cards you control.
[F6]: Pass priority for rest of turn no matter what happens (Yield until EOT no matter what happens [you still have to make decisions when required]). (Can again be used when you do not have priority.)
[F7]: Automatically place all untargeted triggers on the stack for the rest of the game if they all have the same text. Removing auto-yields by right-clicking or pressing [F3] will toggles back off.
[F8]: Turn off "bluffing" (Pass priority unless I can do something). This lasts UNTIL END OF GAME unless cancelled by [F3]. Good for multiplayer. For instance, you will normally get priority as long as you have a card in hand even if you're tapped out, because you might have a spell such as one of the Shoals from BoK. After activating [F8], you would no longer receive priority in this situation (unless you actually *have* a shoal).
[F9] OR [Alt]+[Y]: Yes (same as clicking [YES] button)
[F10] OR [Alt]+[N]: No (same as clicking [NO] button)
[Alt]+[U]: Undo, if possible.
[Ctrl]+[announce spell/ability]: Announce the spell or ability without automatically passing priority afterwards.

[Alt]+[PGUP]: Increase game textbox size.
[Alt]+[PGDN]: Decrease game textbox size.

[Ctrl]+[Q], [*]: Make special character associated with [*]. There are many different symbols; for a complete list, go here.


Chat Commands

/challenge

/away
You can mark yourself as being away from your computer by typing /away message in any chat window, where the message is what you want to tell other users. Your status and message will be displayed in the chat area of the room you're in. Any players who try to send you private messages will get an automatic reply telling them that you're away, but you'll still receive their messages. When you return to your computer, just type /away to show that you're back.

For example, if a player with the user name Bob types /away running a marathon, the message Bob is away - running a marathon appears in the room the player is in. When the player returns and types /away, the message Bob is back. is sent to that room.

/me
You can send a chat message that starts with your user name by typing /me message in a chat window. For example, if a player with the user name Bob types /me thinks Magic Online is the best game ever in any chat area, the message Bob thinks Magic Online is the best game ever appears.

/join
You can start or join a group chat by typing /join room name in any chat area. For example, if Bob typed /join Wombats rule! then a private message window with the name Wombats rule! would appear on Bob's screen. Other players could join that chat by typing /join Wombats rule!

/addbuddy
You can also add a player to your buddy list at any time by typing /addbuddy name. If the player's name has a space in it, put quotation marks around it, /addbuddy "player name".

/goto
You can go to the room that a player is in by typing /goto name. If the player's name has a space in it, put quotation marks around it, /goto "player name".

/eject
In a multiplayer game, players can opt to eject another player from the game by typing /eject name. If the player's name has a space in it, put quotation marks around it, /eject "player name."

Quotes are only necessary when the username contains a blank. If the username is only one word, no quotes are needed.





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Boolean Logic in Searches
In the 'search for' box, & can be used for AND, | can be used for OR, and ~ can be used for not.

ex: "destroy | creature" will display all cards either the word destroy or the word creature on them

ex: "red source & damage" will display all cards with both the phrase "red source" and "damage" on them

ex: " & ~" will display all cards that have a mana symbol on them but not a one