Magic: The Gathering Life Counter
Free online MTG life counter for 2–4 players, 5–6 with Pro. Track life totals, commander damage, poison counters, and coin flips — works on any device, no app install needed.
Life History
Pick a format.
Tap one card.
From kitchen-table 2-player Standard to a four-seat Commander pod, every preset configures starting life, player count, and layout in a single tap.
Everything an MTG player actually tracks.
Poison, commander damage, Monarch, Initiative, Day/Night, Storm, the Ring tempts you — every mechanic in its own drawer with a one-tap explainer.
Active turn glow
The active player's panel pulses with a glowing border and a "YOUR TURN" pill in the corner. Spacebar passes priority. Eliminated players are skipped automatically.
Poison & commander damage
Counters that auto-detect lethal — 10 poison or 21 from any single commander marks the player eliminated. The commander-damage matrix tracks every opponent separately.
Set-specific counters
Energy, experience, rad, tickets, Ring level, Monarch, Initiative, Day/Night, Storm — every modern mechanic with a help button explaining when to use it.
Coin, dice, random first
Animated coin flip for cards like Krark's Thumb. D6 and D20 rollers. Random first-player picker that actually sets the active player.
Fullscreen table mode
Lay the device flat on the table, hit fullscreen, each player reads their life from their side. Player 1 panel rotates 180° on mobile so the upside-down seat reads right-side-up.
Per-turn history
Every life change, poison tick, and counter update logged and grouped by turn with the active player stamped on each section. Live-updates as actions happen.
Save your games. Sync across devices.
Pick up a Commander pod on your tablet after starting on your phone. Hand a co-scorer link to a teammate. Review every game you've ever played, turn by turn.
Cloud auto-save
Every action syncs in real time. Close the tab, open it on any device — your active game is right where you left it.
Co-scorer share links
Generate a named edit link for a teammate's phone. They tap their own life from their side; you both see the same game state. Spectator (read-only) links too.
Per-turn timeline
Drill into any past game and see what happened on each turn — life changes, poison ticks, who attacked whom — with attribution back to the device that made the change.
Game-history dashboard
Filter by format, see total games, favorite format, share-link counts. The foundation for per-deck stats that ship next.
Cloud sync requires a Pro account. The free version saves locally to your browser.
Tap less. Play more.
From cold start to your first life change in under five seconds — and from there, every common action is a single tap or a single keystroke.
Pick a format
Standard, Commander, Brawl, 2HG — each preset auto-sets starting life and player count. Or hit the player-count buttons to add a 3rd or 4th seat without losing your scores.
Tap to change life
Top half of a panel = +1 life. Bottom half = −1. The ±1 / ±5 / ±10 buttons handle bigger swings. Hold any button to repeat. Player names are inline-editable.
Pass the turn
The active player's panel glows. Hit "End Turn" inside the panel — or just press spacebar. The next non-eliminated player lights up, and turn count ticks when the round wraps.
Go fullscreen
Tap the fullscreen button. Lay the device flat on the table. Player 1's panel rotates 180° on mobile so the player on the other side reads their life right-side-up.
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Play free demoMTG Life Counter pricing.
Free for the local-storage version. Pro unlocks the cloud + sharing features specific to MTG Life Counter.
Free
MTG Life Counter + every other counter, saved on this device.
- Every counter type Tally, tasbih, exercise, habit, people, scorekeepers & more.
- MTG Life Counter — full tool Use MTG Life Counter free, saved on this device.
- Multi-counter dashboard Run several counters side-by-side on one screen.
- Local save Counts persist on this device. No account needed.
- Up to 50 leaderboard entries Track standings for small leagues and groups.
- Ads on most pages Supported by display advertising.
- No share links · no cloud sync Counts stay on this device only.
Ad-Free
Same app — zero ads, faster UI & priority support.
- Everything in Free All counter types, scorekeepers and host tools.
- Zero ads, anywhere No banners, no overlays, no interstitials.
- Priority email support Replies bumped to the top of the queue.
- Faster, distraction-free UI Pages load lighter without ad scripts.
- No cloud sync · no share links Counts still stay on this device only.
Pro
Cloud save, public watch links, match history & OBS overlays — what you get for MTG Life Counter specifically ↓
- 5- and 6-player tables Star format and large EDH pods, beyond the free 2–4 cap.
- Cloud sync your games Resume an MTG game on any device — phone, tablet, laptop.
- Spectator share links Give friends and stream viewers a watch-only URL to follow your game live.
- Co-scorer share links Two devices, one game — perfect for table-mate phones or remote opponents.
- Per-game history dashboard Every game saved with per-turn timeline + final board.
- Per-actor attribution History shows which device made each life change — full audit trail.
- Auto-revoke on game complete When a game ends, all its share links shut off automatically.
