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Magic: Legends

Magic: Legends was Cryptic Studios' online action RPG set in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse, blending deck-building card mechanics with Diablo-style dungeon combat. It shut down on October 31, 2021 after a poorly received launch.

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Status
Closed
Business model
Free-to-play
Genre
Online action RPG
Release
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Platforms
Windows
Developer
Cryptic Studios
Publisher
Not yet verified
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MMO DNA

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PvECombat focusPvP

PvE is the sole focus — there is no PvP mode

SoloPlay styleGroup

Solo play is viable; groups help with harder content

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

Structured questing zones are the stronger catalog signal

TargetedCombat feelAction

Real-time action-RPG combat is recorded

HousingNot recordedCraftingRecordedTradingNot recordedControllerNot recordedPvERecordedPvPNot recorded
Player fit

Why you might like it

  • An action-RPG MMO adaptation of Magic: The Gathering from Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios, letting players cast iconic MTG spells and explore Magic's Multiverse setting in real-time combat.
  • Notable for attempting to translate one of the most beloved trading card games in history into a real-time action MMO format, a genuinely ambitious licensing and design challenge.
  • Worth knowing about for Magic: The Gathering fans researching the franchise's various video game adaptations across different genres over the years.
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Things to consider

  • The game never made it to a full launch — Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios shut the game down before it fully released, following a rocky beta period that revealed the game hadn't found its footing.
  • Contemporary coverage was notably blunt about the game's struggles, describing it as having 'all the right ideas and all the wrong choices' in execution — worth researching further if curious about specifically what went wrong.
  • No notable revival or private server exists for this title — if you're looking for playable Magic: The Gathering video game content, other officially licensed digital card game adaptations remain the actively supported option.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-08-28
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Discovered in MMORPG.com / MMO game directories; deeper fields pending verification
No direct official link verified in the current record.
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What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
  • Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 28, 2026.Verified

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Combat matchTrapped Dead: LockdownBoth cataloged with Not yet verifiedGenre & settingTorchlight InfiniteBoth cataloged as Online action RPGShared featuresTorchlight IIIShared: PvE, solo playBusiness modelTollan WorldsBoth recorded as Not yet verified

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Game history

Magic: Legends timeline

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  2. Current
    Catalog status

    Closed

  3. 2026-08-16
    Research checked

    Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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Magic: Legends screenshots & gameplay

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Source: Verified YouTube gameplay video

Gameplay, availability and research notes

Magic: Legends is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Online action RPG. Its recorded status is Closed — shut down October 31, 2021, about eight months after entering open beta, while the business model is listed as Free-to-play. MMOFinder records its release year as —. Current platform data lists Windows. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.

Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Real-time action-RPG combat set in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse (service discontinued 2021, the same year it launched). Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists Cryptic Studios, and the publisher field lists Not yet verified. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder’s filtering and comparison tools.

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