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That's why we built Lotus. Supporting up to 10 players with custom starting health totals, Lotus makes tracking life totals as smooth as a well-oiled combo. Set unique colors or background images for every player, and swipe to track commander damage with ease. Beyond life tracking, Lotus handles everything from Poison counters to Storm count, Energy to Mana, and even keeps tabs on your Commander Tax.\n\nAdvanced Game Management\nSwipe up or down on player cards to access a full suite of customization options. Set custom backgrounds, enable partner commanders, and manage players directly from their cards. Share your favorite profiles across devices, and when a player falls in battle, bring them back with our streamlined revival system. Plus, add some salt to defeat with customizable defeat messages!\n\nCard Search and Price Checking\nNeed to check if that sneaky tech is format legal? Or maybe you're wondering about the price of that chase rare? Search for any Magic card to instantly see current prices and format legality information.\n\nAdditional Game Modes: Planechase and Archenemy\nPlanechase: Journey through different planes with a full suite of Planechase cards, including the newest Doctor Who planes. The deck shuffles automatically, bringing fresh challenges to each game.\n\nArchenemy: Unite against a common foe or take on the villain's role with integrated Archenemy Schemes, including the latest Archenemy schemes.\n\nGame Timer and Turn Tracking\nKeep your games moving with our integrated game timer and turn tracker. Whether you're in a casual Commander game or racing against the clock in a tournament, Lotus helps ensure smooth gameplay without slow play.\n\nBattery-friendly MTG Companion\nThe app is designed to be energy-efficient with a dark mode that conserves your battery during those epic Commander sessions. Plus, there are no ads, so you can focus on your game without distractions.\n\nWatch on a TV and share recaps\nTurn on Allow spectators and tap Cast to TV to follow the game live on a TV, a laptop or the Lotus app on Apple TV. After a game, share a recap link with the winner, a life graph and the biggest hits.\n\nWe'd love your feedback!\nIf you have any feedback, please let us know! Your input helps us make Lotus even better and keeps it as your go-to Magic the Gathering life counter and companion app.\n\nThis app contains unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy of Wizards of the Coast. This app is not approved or endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. © Wizards of the Coast LLC.\n\n---\n\nThis app contains an optional subscription.\n\nLotus is free and has no ads. Nothing is locked behind payment, and nothing ever will be. If you want to support development, you can do so from inside the app, either as a monthly subscription or a one-time payment. It unlocks nothing: every feature is available to everyone. Monthly support renews automatically until cancelled.\n\nLink to our Terms of Use (EULA):\nhttps://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/\n\nLink to our Terms of Use:\nhttps://lifecounter.app/terms/\n\nLink to our Privacy Policy:\nhttps://lifecounter.app/privacy/","facts":{"developer_id":517474510,"developer_url":"https://lifecounter.app/","first_released":"2020-02-06T08:00:00Z","support_url":"https://www.vanilla.nl/","privacy_url":"https://lifecounter.app/privacy/","website_url":"https://lifecounter.app/","app_version":"2.21.0","release_notes":"Pack Opener Binder\nEvery card you pull in the Pack Opener now stays in your binder. Open it with Your binder at the top of the Pack Opener. A card you never had before says New when you pull it. See how much of each set you have and which cards are still missing, show only Missing, Foils or Duplicates, and sort by set order, value, rarity or newest. Copy as list puts your cards on the clipboard, ready to import into Moxfield or Archidekt. Signed in to an account, your binder is on all your devices.\n\nCast to TV is always in the menu\nAllow spectators is gone from Settings. Open Cast to TV and tap Start casting: nothing goes live until you do.\n\nAlso fixed: right after the app starts, the text in a card's options and on commander damage no longer comes out too small. 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