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A (de)compiler and parser/engine for custom Magic: The Gathering cards

  • Hacker News

Hey HN! I've been working on this for the past few months and I think it's at the point where I'm ready for some user feedback. It's a WASM engine attempting to accurately model all of MTG's rules and cards. AFAIK, this is the first MTG engine which tries to accomplish this by...

  • Published: May 3, 2026
  • First seen: May 3, 2026
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Hey HN! I've been working on this for the past few months and I think it's at the point where I'm ready for some user feedback. It's a WASM engine attempting to accurately model all of MTG's rules and cards. AFAIK, this is the first MTG engine which tries to accomplish this by...

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Why it matters

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Key Features

  • Primary public product URL is https://chiplis.com/ironsmith.
  • Description: Hey HN! I've been working on this for the past few months and I think it's at the point where I'm ready for some user feedback. It's a WASM engine attempting to accurately model all of MTG's rules and cards. AFAIK, th....
  • Listed on Hacker News as "A (de)compiler and parser/engine for custom Magic: The Gathering cards".
  • Source description: Hey HN! I've been working on this for the past few months and I think it's at the point where I'm ready for some user feedback. It's a WASM engine attempting to accurately model all of MTG's rules and cards. AFAIK, th....
  • Source publish date is 2026-05-03.

Use Cases

  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-05-03).
  • Primary public product URL is https://chiplis.com/ironsmith.
  • Description: Hey HN! I've been working on this for the past few months and I think it's at the point where I'm ready for some user feedback. It's a WASM engine attempting to accurately model all of MTG's rules and cards. AFAIK, th....
  • Listed on Hacker News as "A (de)compiler and parser/engine for custom Magic: The Gathering cards".

Why Now

A (de)compiler and parser/engine for custom Magic: The Gathering cards is appearing on fresh discovery surfaces, so it is worth reviewing while momentum is still forming. Confidence is currently low (41/100), so treat this as an early signal rather than a settled trend.

Community Signals

Trend score

19.3

24h momentum

Rising

Hacker News points

2

Rising

Facts / Signals / Inference / Unknowns

Facts

  • Listed on Hacker News as "A (de)compiler and parser/engine for custom Magic: The Gathering cards".
  • Source description: Hey HN! I've been working on this for the past few months and I think it's at the point where I'm ready for some user feedback. It's a WASM engine attempting to accurately model all of MTG's rules and cards. AFAIK, th....
  • Source publish date is 2026-05-03.
  • Description: Hey HN! I've been working on this for the past few months and I think it's at the point where I'm ready for some user feedback. It's a WASM engine attempting to accurately model all of MTG's rules and cards. AFAIK, th....
  • Primary public product URL is https://chiplis.com/ironsmith.

Signals

  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-05-03).
  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Inference

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Unknowns

  • Documentation is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • No tagline is stored on the current product record.
  • Pricing details are not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Recent changelog or release history is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.

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A (de)compiler and parser/engine for custom Magic: The Gathering cards

Listed on Hacker News as "A (de)compiler and parser/engine for custom Magic: The Gathering cards".

A (de)compiler and parser/engine for custom Magic: The Gathering cards official profile

Primary public product URL is https://chiplis.com/ironsmith.

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