Deep IQ
Magic: The Gathering Opponent
Free · In‑App Purchases
Rebuilt for 2026: a two-phase turn flow, animated board, six all-new color
rule sets, and a custom editor to author your own opponents.
Play Magic: The Gathering solo. Deep IQ is the second player.
You bring the deck and the table. Deep IQ brings the opponent — a virtual
adversary that rolls a d10 each turn against its current action table and
resolves whatever it lands on: summoning creatures, casting setbacks, growing
its board, attacking, and graduating to harder tables as the game goes on.
There is no decision-making AI to second-guess; outcomes come straight from
the dice and the tables, exactly like the pen-and-paper Deep IQ system that
players have hand-rolled since 1996. The app just does the bookkeeping —
faithfully, instantly, and without a single missed trigger.
REBUILT FOR 2026
This year Deep IQ was rewritten from the ground up:
• A clear two-phase turn cycle — watch Deep IQ take its turn, then take yours.
The board locks while it's thinking and hands control back when it's your move.
• A living board — tokens fly in as Deep IQ summons them and out as they leave,
with life totals, counters, and a running turn log you can follow at a glance.
• A responsive layout that reshapes itself for phone, tablet, and desktop, with
the turn log docked beside the board on larger screens.
• Six brand-new color rule sets — mono White, Blue, Black, Red, and Green plus
a colorless build — each with its own flavor of opponent.
• Multiverse Trial: a tougher, modern rule set with layered mechanics.
• A built-in help and reference section that explains every screen and rule set.
14 BUILT-IN RULE SETS
Every published Deep IQ variant, faithfully implemented:
Rick Moscatello (1996), Bruce Richard (2013), Andy Tuque (2016),
Nevan Vermillion (2016), Phill Webb (2017), John Taylor (2022),
Wrath of Zorr (2021), the 2026 color suite, and Multiverse Trial.
PLAYS YOUR WAY
• Pick a rule set, choose Deep IQ's colors, and start a game in seconds.
• Adjust life, apply setbacks, and manage the board with a tap.
• Settings persist instantly — locale, theme, log position, and more.
• Available in 11 languages.
DEEP IQ PRO
Everything above is free. Deep IQ Pro is a one-time in-app purchase that unlocks
the custom rule set editor — build your own action tables from scratch, tune the
mechanics, and import or export them as JSON to share with other players. If you
have ever wanted to design your own solo opponent, this is the workshop.
Bring a deck. Deep IQ brings the fight.
Deep IQ is an unofficial fan tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by
Wizards of the Coast. Magic: The Gathering is a trademark of Wizards of the
Coast LLC.
A ground-up 2026 rewrite:
• New two-phase turn cycle — Deep IQ's turn, then yours.
• Animated board: tokens fly in and out, with a live turn log.
• Responsive layout for phone, tablet, and desktop.
• Six new color rule sets plus the Multiverse Trial rule set.
• Built-in help and reference for every screen and rule set.
• New custom rule set editor (Deep IQ Pro) with JSON import/export.
Thanks for playing — roll well.
The developer, John Taylor, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- John Taylor
- Size
- 25.8 MB
- Category
- Card
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 10.15 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Deep IQ Pro $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2022-2026 Taylor Software