Welcome to TCGCustom

TCGCustom is a high-fidelity editor for creating custom Magic: The Gathering cards. This guide covers everything from basic text editing to advanced styling and high-resolution exporting.

Getting Started

1. Start with a Template or Search

New Card: Click "New" to start with a blank template
Search Tab: Search for any real MTG card from Scryfall to use as a base
Library Tab: Access your saved cards (requires sign-in)

Art & Styling

Adding Card Art

Upload: Use the upload button or click the empty art area
Drag & Drop: Drop an image file onto the art area
URL: Paste a direct image link in the Art Image field

Field Reference

Name

The card's title

Mana Cost

Use special symbols like {2}{U}{U}

Type Line

Supertypes and subtypes

Oracle Text

Abilities and rules

Flavor Text

Lower section text

P/T / Loyalty

Combat stats or starting loyalty

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Interactive Editing

You can click directly on any text element on the card preview to quickly focus that field in the editor!

{W}Mana Symbol Notation

Basic Colors

{W}White

{U}Blue

{B}Black

{R}Red

{G}Green

{C}Colorless

Abilities

{T}Tap

{Q}Untap

{E}Energy

Advanced Syntax

Hybrid{W/U}

Generic/Hybrid{2/W}

Phyrexian{W/P}

Snow{S}

Styles & Layouts

Choose from multiple art styles including Extended Art, Full Art, and special frames like Mystical Archive.

Layout Support:

Adventure
Modal DFC
Transform
Saga

Save & Export

Cloud Sync: Sign in to sync your library across devices
Print Ready: 4x resolution (300+ DPI) PNG exports
Shortcuts: Press ⌘S to quick-save

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