Search Syntax

scryme implements a faithful subset of Scryfall's search syntax. Queries combine filters with boolean logic, and by default search your collection.

Don't know the syntax yet?

The Advanced search page (linked as Advanced next to the search bar) is a form-based builder: fill in names, colors, mana value, rarity, format, price, and more, and it assembles the query for you — then shows the generated query string so you can learn by example.

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If a plain-name search returns nothing, scryme suggests the closest card names (fuzzy matched) — click a suggestion to re-run the search with it. Suggestions respect your scope, so in My collection they only point at cards you own.

Grid or list

The toggle above the results switches between the card grid and a compact table view (name, set, collector number, rarity, quantity owned, and price). Your choice is remembered.

Filter by clicking

On wider screens a facets sidebar appears next to the results with the colors, rarities, types, sets, years, formats (Legal in…), and foil availability present in the current results (and how many of each). Click one to toggle that filter — scryme just adds or removes the matching token (c:, r:, t:, s:, year:, f:, is:foil) on your query, so the search bar stays the source of truth and you can keep editing it by hand.

Scope

Use the dropdown next to the search bar (or the scope query parameter):

My collection (default) — only cards you own.
All cards — the entire local card database.

Booleans and grouping

Syntax	Meaning
`a b`	both `a` and `b` (implicit AND)
`a AND b`	both (explicit)
`a OR b`	either
`-a`	not `a`
`(a OR b) c`	grouping with parentheses
`"exact phrase"`	a quoted phrase (keeps spaces)

Filters

Most filters accept the : operator (a sensible default per field). Numeric and ordered fields also accept =, !=, <, <=, >, >=. For numeric fields, : behaves like =.

Text

Filter	Aliases	Example	Matches
name	(bare words)	`goblin`, `name:"Black Lotus"`	card name contains
`o:`	`oracle:`	`o:"draw a card"`	oracle text contains
`t:`	`type:`	`t:legendary t:creature`	type line contains
`kw:`	`keyword:`	`kw:flying`	has the keyword
`a:`	`artist:`	`a:"rk post"`	artist contains
`wm:`	`watermark:`	`wm:izzet`	watermark

Colors

c: (color) and id: (color identity) accept letters (w u b r g), color names (white…), guild/shard/wedge names (azorius, bant, jeskai…), c/colorless, and m/multicolor.

Operator	Meaning	Example
`:` or `>=`	contains at least these colors	`c:rg` (red and green, maybe more)
`=`	exactly these colors	`c=rg`
`<=`	only these colors (subset)	`c<=rg`
`>` / `<`	strict superset / subset	`c>r`

c:c            colorless
c:m            multicolor
id:wubrg       five-color identity

Numbers

Filter	Aliases	Example
`mv`	`cmc`, `manavalue`	`mv>=6`, `cmc=0`
`pow`	`power`	`pow>tou` is not supported; use a number: `pow>=5`
`tou`	`toughness`	`tou<=1`
`loy`	`loyalty`	`loy=3`
`usd` / `eur` / `tix`	—	`usd>=10`
`year`	—	`year<=2011`
`date`	—	`date>=2020-01-01`

Printing and legality

Filter	Aliases	Example	Notes
`r:`	`rarity:`	`r>=rare`	ordered: common < uncommon < rare < mythic < special < bonus
`s:`	`set:`, `e:`, `edition:`	`s:mh2`	set code
`cn:`	`number:`	`cn:122`	collector number
`f:`	`format:`, `legal:`	`f:modern`	legal or restricted in that format
`lang:`	`language:`	`lang:ja`
`is:`	—	`is:foil`, `is:etched`, `is:transform`, `is:graded`	layout (split/flip/transform/mdfc/dfc/meld/leveler/saga/adventure), `foil` / `etched` finish availability, `graded` (an owned graded copy), or a boolean flag on the card
`layout:`	—	`layout:saga`
`border:`	—	`border:black`
`frame:`	—	`frame:2015`
`game:`	—	`game:mtgo`	available on paper/mtgo/arena
`st:`	`settype:`	`st:funny`	set type
`stamp:`	—	`stamp:oval`	security stamp
`tag:`	`tags:`	`tag:for-trade`	your own tag on an owned card
`m:`	`mana:`	`m:{R}{R}`	mana cost contains these symbols (approximate)

tag: matches the labels you add to cards in your collection, so it only ever finds cards you own (combine it with - to exclude, e.g. -tag:for-trade). Tags can contain colons, so tag:deck:goblins works.

Mana value vs. mana cost

mv / cmc compares the numeric mana value.
m: / mana: matches symbols in the printed mana cost (e.g. m:{G}{G}). It's an approximate "contains these symbols" match.

Examples

c:r t:instant mv<=2                  cheap red instants
t:creature pow>=5 f:commander        big creatures legal in Commander
-is:reprint year>=2022               recent first printings
o:/draw a card/ id:u                 blue cards whose text matches a regex
(t:goblin OR t:elf) r>=rare          rare-or-better goblins and elves

See Regular Expressions for the /…/ regex flavor and its caveats.

Unknown filters

If you use a keyword scryme doesn't recognize, it tells you instead of returning a confusing or empty result.

Sorting results

Use the Sort and direction dropdowns next to the search bar (or the sort and dir query parameters) to order results by name, mana value, price (USD), set, rarity, or release date, ascending or descending. Cards without a value (e.g. no price) always sort last.

Universal filter (always applied)

Set a universal search filter in Settings (⚙) → Universal search filter — any Scryfall syntax there is ANDed into every search automatically. Handy for always hiding cards you don't care about or restricting to a format, e.g. -is:ub or legal:commander.

It's saved in your browser and shown as an Always applied chip above the results (with a ✕ to clear it). A universal filter that doesn't parse is ignored for that search (and flagged) rather than breaking every query.

Card previews

Hovering a card name link anywhere in the app — search results, decks, tables, printings — pops up a preview of that card's image. (Card names inside oracle text are plain text, so they're excluded.)

Saved searches

Save a query you run often from the Saved menu: it stores the query along with its scope, sort, and direction, and one click re-runs it later. Saving with an existing name overwrites it. Saved searches are disabled in read-only (demo) mode.

Exporting results

The Export menu downloads the current results (it respects the live query, scope, and sort):

CSV — one row per card with the owned quantity and USD price.
Decklist (.txt) — Nx Name (SET) CN lines.
ManaBox CSV — your owned stacks matching the search, in ManaBox's layout, so the file re-imports cleanly.