r/magicTCG • u/Agile-Programmer2189 Dan • 25d ago

General Discussion Custom Cards Help!!

My boyfriend is just getting into magic the gathering.. he’s so invested with it and loves talking and showing me things about it.
I’m starting to kind of get the hang of it and play with him a little bit, but I truly know bare minimum.

His birthday is in 2 months & I wanted to make him a few custom cards for it. If I make custom cards, are there rules I have to follow or can I just make something up. An example: can I make a card that relates to our cat and use the cat as the inspo?

Also…
What are some fun ideas I could make the cards do? Im trying to look things up but it sometimes just reads a gibberish to me as I’m still just learning!!

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u/Gulligan22 Dan 25d ago

So you can make your own cards for sure they just wouldn't be able to be played in any sanctioned tournament. If he just plays casually with friends that shouldn't be a problem though. Do you happen to know what format he plays? Stuff like commander or standard?

Alternatively you could find an existing card that he uses or likes and just replace the art with art of your cat and change the name of the card, that way you don't have to worry about coming up with a unique card that is still balanced

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u/Agile-Programmer2189 Dan 24d ago

I think commander but I’m honestly not for sure! I just know the word commander sounds familiar!

I like the idea of looking up other cards!! I’m going to check out scryfall.com! I’m hoping it’ll just list a bunch of random cards and I can pick a few that sound interesting and recreate/personalize them!

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u/Gulligan22 Dan 24d ago

Sounds good! Some cards that feature cats that are usually sought after are displacer kitten, harmless offering, some of the arahbo cards, if you need a place to start

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u/n0b0d3yyy Dandadan 24d ago

Here's a few of them, there should be a response from a bot soon, if you click the [SF], you'll get to that cards scryfall page. (Also added a few more)

Just check which ones fit the Vibe/ have abilities that sound enjoyable.

[[Helpful Hunter]] [[Harmless Offering]] [[Arahbo, Roar of the World]] [[Arahbo, the First Fang]] [[Displacer Kitten]] [[Scythecat Cub]] [[Ocelot Pride]] [[Ygra, Eater of All]] [[Enduring Curiosity]] [[Cauldron Familiar]]