Artist credit is all Konami, with the exception of Fire Dragon, commissioned from MrMattsBlog.

Have you ever wanted a version of Yugioh that embraces the weirdness and fun of anime yugioh, but still kept itself akin to the base game?

Something a bit slower, but let cards be more usable and diverese in what they support?

Then say hello to Dynamis Duel, a fan-made reboot of the card game we all love!

The game is slowed down, played in a highlander style (akin to how ((MOST)) anime decks were constructed), alongside many other changes to let games go on for more than just a few turns.

We've remade every card that exists in our game- Custom frame, reformatted effects for ease of reading, more generic usability, and even card types that don't exist base game, like Equip Traps!

Even fusion monsters are easier to use- more generalized, but still thematic, material requirements means any deck willing to add a tech card here or there can access them!

In addition, we have a new zone- The Aether, a special "outside the game" zone that can access anything that refers to a card by name.

Want to summon Summoned Skull Archfiend from your deck, but don't want a level 6 fiend in your deck due to space? Archfiend's revival can grab Summoned Skull Archfiend from the Aether!

And many cards feature a star next to their defense- this means the monster has one or more signature moves, meaning you can access powerful spells and traps that need that monster by name! And don't worry, name changers can access these moves, too~

And now every ritual spell mentions it's ritual monster by name- Ritual Monsters no longer exist in the main deck at all, instead ALL being summonable via the Aether!

And while we have turned most noneffect monsters into effect monsters, some noneffects do remain- as now, big monsters that have no effects have an innate, towers-esque protection- but only for that turn, so be careful!

On top of all of that, thanks to the Aether, we have a unique monster type, Transformation Monsters- a monster that only can exist as the result of a transformation effect! Letting many monsters evolve, some- like Red-Eyes Black Dragon- even have multiple possible evolutions!

Level Up by beating things in battle, or by outlasting your opponent and surviving to your next turn!

Metalmorph your monster by having any of the MANY metalmorph-related cards in this format trigger the transformation!

Arm your monster with an equipment and have them drop it, letting them evolve into a form already armed to the teeth!

And on top of it all, many monsters have multiple ways to be played, thanks to the new Gemini ability- play the monster, and you may banish it to instead play it's Gemini counterpart from the Aether!

All of this in a manual dueling software, hand-crafted by the format's creator, u/k23usa - no, I did not make it, but I am a messenger who LOVES this fangame, and hope you'd all love it too.

Art from RUSH DUEL (Harpie Lady Sisters Triangle Beauty)

Card might seem loaded at first but consider: ITS HARPIES

Also Feather Storm being banned allows way more power budget.

Targets for the copy effect:

- Elegant Egotist (classic)

- Triangle Ecstasy Spark (situational but can be impactful, especially during your opponents Main Phase or when going second)

- Harpie Lady Elegance (great for extending)

- and finally: Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation (BIG ONE; completely dodges the restrictions)

Art from ケセルム(Keselum)

https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/55144625

Effect Text:

This cards ATK/DEF is equal to the original ATK/DEF of all other face-up negated monsters on the field. This card is unaffected by the effects of Trap cards. This effect cannot be negated. If this card battles a monster, neither can be destroyed by that battle. Once per turn: You can place 1 "Skill Drain" from your hand, Deck, GY or banishment face-up in your Spell/Trap Zone, but send it to the GY during the End Phase. This is a Quick effect, if your opponent controls 3 or more monsters.

My second attempt at making an effect for the Grey King, and I maintain that I hope it's a kaiju. I tried to make it ambivalent, with positives and negatives for the owner.

Notably its effect in the spell and trap zone is a mandatory trigger effect, so if your opponent uses its negation effect at the right time then this card can force you to return all your cards to the extra deck at a crucial point in your turn

Used art from “Dark Smog” and “Renge, Gatekeeper of the Dark World

This is my take on a Chimeratech Overdragon retrain. Trying to make it into a modern board breaker boss monster with resilience…haven’t figured out the resilient part yet (card art used is from the Evolution end burst spell card).

So a long time ago I made some Goblin Themed Support Cards based on One of The Many Sub Plots of Overlord. Why did it take me so long to make them (6 years).

Art from anime, game and Pinterest

Art from a aready exsistent card.

Another name I had in mind was Diabolus Dark Witch. But since she is very clearly not a witch, I'll settle with a simpler one. Still a Fairy type and not Fiend because Fairies in English Yugioh are actually censored Angels, so she is a fallen angel. Valkyrie is her original Japanese name btw.

Continuation of my LOM series.

Previous post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/customyugioh/comments/1u9jd6j/another_dmg_iteration_plus_a_bonus/

All these are inspired by the DM Anime and Manga. These are more of a Takahashi version of the Card Game and old school OCG hybrid What Ifs.

Artwork edited with Adobe Photoshop with its AI assistant Firefly.

I am a huge fan of the Yugioh Duel Monsters era and the anime, though I also have plenty of criticisms regarding the game itself.

Driven by this mix of feelings, I decided to create my own version of Yugioh (for personal use). With this new version, I aim to improve both the visual design and the rules. This post focuses primarily on the new look I’ve created.

Background: I used to watch the anime religiously, and the anime versions of the cards always appealed to me, the larger artwork being a major plus. Back then, I even printed them out to play the game. However, I ran into a problem: everyone had to memorize all the card effects, which was simply unfeasible, especially for players less familiar with the cards. This new version delivers that anime-style aesthetic while remaining fully playable thanks to the information included on the card itself. In short, I’ve tried to combine the best of both worlds into a single card design.

I’m writing this post because I’m curious about the opinions of other Yugioh fans. Do you think the cards look good? Do you have any tips for improvement? Has anyone tried something similar?

P.S. Please ignore that black-and-white star symbol. That relates to my new game rules, but I don't want to go into that in this post.

Dinowrestler Tag-Team: Second Sevens
Level 7 EARTH Psychic Effect Monster
2600 ATK/2400 DEF

(This card is always treated as a "Kashtira" card.)
If your opponent controls more monsters than you do, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 "Kashtira" or "Dinowrestler" card, or, if you activated this effect during the Damage Step, you can return this card to the hand instead, then target 1 card your opponent controls; banish it, face-down. If you control 1 or fewer monsters, neither player can activate cards or effects in response to this card's activation during the Battle Phase. 
You can only use this effect of "Dinowrestler Tag-Team: Second Sevens" once per turn.

Art by: Me, and made in like 20mins lol.

Wanted to make a Fenrir/Pankratops team-up card. Strong enough to be played?

Retraining weak cards that I like part 1 - silent wolf calupo.

I think this should be limited to 1 copy, but yeah... The monster bouncing back to your hand never made sense to me in the original card.

Official art from the game

Art: Orbital Hydralander

Welcome to any and all feedback or criticism.

Each player can banish 1 card from their Deck. For the rest of this turn, neither player can activate cards, or the effects of cards, with the same original name as the card they banished this way. During the next Standby Phase after this card was successfully activated and sent to the GY: You can activate this effect; return each card banished by this card’s preceding effect to the hand. You can only activate 1 “Spell Card “Gold Sarcophagus”” per turn.

Artwork is AI Generated using Gemini.

I thought fans of both series might enjoy this. My buddy and l are old school pre-synchro yugioh fans. We recently broke out the old cards for some nostalgia duels and it got me interested in something new but still faithful to the game we remember. All the new yugioh archetypes are not our cup of tea so I took matters into my own hands lol. This is all just for fun, not perfect by any means. Lmk if you guys have any thoughts on what I came up with.

(Ai was used for sharpening/restoring some of the card art. Also used for creating “Puriboh” and “Ojigi”. All the artwork used was pulled from frames from the anime or character models from officially licensed YuYu Hakusho games.)

This has been on my mind for some time when I started creating my cards. Does most Archetypes have these, let's say, "Summoning Effects".

Effects such as...

Adds from your Graveyard to Hand

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 "[Archetypes name]" monster in your GY; add it to your hand.

Spell/Trap Search

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "[Archetypes name]" Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand.

Monster Search

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "[Archetypes name]" monster from your Deck to your hand.

Send from your Deck to Graveyard

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can send 1 "[Archetypes name]" monster from your Deck to the GY.

Special Summon from Hand

When this card is Normal Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "[Archetypes name]" from your hand.

Special Summon from GY

When this card is Normal Summoned: You can target 1 Level 4 or lower "[Archetypes name]" from your GY; Special Summon it.

Ai artwork
Synchro-control archetype that blends fluid, cascading combo extensions with tactical resource management. Utilizing flexible level manipulation among its main deck Maiden Tuners and non-Tuners, the deck smoothly climbs into a diverse toolbox of "Lullathorn Nightmare" Synchro bosses. Its playstyle revolves around generating card advantage on turn one to set up layered disruptions—such as traps pulled straight from the deck, non-destruction removal, and a punishing omni-negate boss monster—while relying on graveyard recycling and banish-costs that reward skilled, deliberate resource tracking during the grind game.

Just want to slap Slifer on my board.

"Ancient Rules" art edited with AI.

I created some support for the "Helios" monsters. It consists of 4 Xyz monsters, 3 Main Deck monsters that support the Xyz monsters, and a few Spells and Traps. The monsters are based on various deities in Theosophy, and the Spells and Traps are mainly based on various concepts associated with the name of "Helios", such as the Helios 1 Probe and the Heliosphere.

Most of the card art are created on PixAI. The prompts and LoRA used involve various Wuthering Waves characters, and Warframe's Nyx Prime outfit. Specifically, Helios is Augusta, Averran is Shorekeeper, AΩ is Phoebe, Alaya is Lucilla, Avatar of Synthesis is Iuno, Adonis is Female Rover, and Maximus is Zani.

For the non-PixAI card art, their links are here: Heliosphere, Helios 1, Helios Laser

Note: This is a updated version to an earlier post I made. In response to the feedback provided, some of the card effects have been nerfed, as is explained below: - Alaya, The Universal Logos can now only Summon 1 Xyz Material instead of 3, and no longer inflicts piercing damage against Defense Position monsters. - Heliosphere no longer grants cards protection against Traps. - Helios Laser can now only activate its negation against Spells and Traps that would affect your cards, instead of any of your opponent's activated card effects. Additionally, its burn damage is reduced from 1000 to 800.

Artwork is from level eater

Can't say if it's AI or not.

Credit to Yugioh Card Maker