Card Information View

This view shows the full information for the currently selected card. When you select cards in your deck on in a Card Library. The Card Information view will show you the full information for that card. This includes its name, its casting cost, its type, the most recent edition the card was printed in, its rarity, the rules text, any flavour text, the artists name and, if applicable, the power and toughness. Some cards have been printed in multiple editions or have more then one version of the card in a single edition. The Card Information view allows you to see the information for each version of the card by choosing a different version with the version choice button (Choose version) which is active next to the edition name or artist name depending on what version of the card exist. Here is an example showing the information for the card Scathe Zombies:

Card Information view

The view has a toolbar with buttons to create new Card Information views, pin the view to the a specific card or allow it so show the current selection and traverse forward and backward in the history list of cards viewed. There is also a search bar typeing text into the search box and pressing the search button (Search for Card) or the enter key will display the requested card. After a search, clicking on either the error (No matches) or info icons (Matches) will display other possible cards that match the search text.

Card Information view buttons
Button Description
Open a new Card Information view Open a new Card Information view
Pin the Information view to always show the card Pin the Information view to always show the card
When pinned the Information view continues to show the information for the card you pinned Pinned the view to regardless of the current selection. When unpinned Unpinned the view returns to showing the card that is currently selected.
Search for Card Search for Card
Search for cards with similar names to the text typed into the search text box. If the name does not match there will be no change to the displayed card. Hints for possible matches will appear when the error icon (No matches) is clicked on. Even if the type typed name does match, hints to other similarly named cars are available when the info icon (Matches) is clicked on.
Go back one card Go back one card
Traverse back one card in the Card Information view's history.
Go forward one card Go forward one card
Traverse forward one card in the Card Information view's history.
Choose a version Choose a version
When a card has been printed in multiple editions or has multiple version in the same edition this choice button appears next to the edition name and artists name respectivly. Pressing this button presents a list of choices of which version of the card to display. Since all the play information for each card does not vary changing version will only effect the edition name, artist name and or the flavour text.

To add the Card Library view to the current perspective, click View | Card Library or View | Other... | Card Views | Card Library.

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Card Information View Icons