ManaBox → Commander deck

Turn your ManaBox collection into a Commander deck

You have already catalogued your cards. Now put that collection to work: import your ManaBox CSV into Commandarium, choose a commander, and build around the cards you already own. Review the result, make your changes, and see what you would still need.

Opens Commandarium. On the start screen, tap Import collection, then Choose CSV file.

From collection list to deckbuilding starting point

A collection tells you what is in your binders. Building a deck asks a different question: which of those cards belong together?

Use your ManaBox export as the starting point for exploring a commander, finding useful cards, and assembling a list you can refine.

Get started in three steps

  1. Export your collection

    Save a CSV of the cards you want to use from ManaBox. Keep the original export as a backup. Where to find the export: the import guide.

  2. Import and review

    Open the collection import in Commandarium and select your file. Review the imported cards before continuing: the import counts what it added and lists any name it could not match. ManaBox’s binders arrive as binders, and each card keeps its printing, foil, condition and language.

  3. Choose a commander and build

    Pick the commander you want to play. Commandarium prioritizes cards in your collection and identifies suggested additions you do not own.

Commandarium import screen after a ManaBox CSV: 128 newly added, 178 cards in collection, 128 different printings, 14 possible commanders, 0 names not found
ExampleThe import result for a ManaBox export of 178 cards in three binders.

Check the result before buying anything

Look through the proposed list first. A card you already own may be a better starting choice for you than a suggested purchase.

Use the deck as a draft: review the strategy, adjust individual cards, and decide which additions are worth making.

  • Every card in the deck is marked Owned or shows its price.
  • The Shopping tab lists only the cards you are missing, the most important first. About the shopping list
  • To keep that list as short as possible, build with My cards first.
A Krenko, Mob Boss deck in Commandarium: 100 of 100 cards, 30 to buy; owned cards are marked Owned, missing ones show a price
ExampleA Krenko, Mob Boss deck built from that collection: owned cards are marked, missing ones show their price.

Your ManaBox cards, ready to build

Free, in your browser — no download, no account needed to start.

Build from my ManaBox cards

Opens Commandarium. On the start screen, tap Import collection, then Choose CSV file.

Questions

Does this connect directly to my ManaBox account?

No. This workflow uses a CSV export: Commandarium reads the file you save from ManaBox and has no connection to a ManaBox account.

Will future ManaBox changes appear automatically?

No. A CSV represents your collection at the time you exported it. Export and import an updated file when you want to bring across changes — choose Merge, and cards you already have take the quantity from the new file instead of being doubled.

Will every card in the deck come from my collection?

Not necessarily. Where your collection has no good card for a slot, a missing card may be suggested; it is marked separately, with its price, and listed on the Shopping tab.