Jeremy(Archidekt Moderator)
21 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Hello, all!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWe’re excited to bring you not one, but two significant new features today! Let’s dive in.\n\n---\n\nCustom cards"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nYou can now create fully custom cards to add to your decks via the "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/custom-cards"},"insert":"Custom Cards manager page"},{"insert":". You can find this page by clicking your username at the top right of the page and going to the “My other stuff” dropdown. \n\n\n"},{"insert":{"image":"https://storage.googleapis.com/topdekt-user/article_images/customcardsedit.png "}},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"image":"https://storage.googleapis.com/topdekt-user/article_images/customcardindeck.png"}},{"insert":"\n \nCreate a custom card via the “Add custom card” button at the top of the Custom Card manager page."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"When creating custom cards, you can add fields for everything from card name and casting cost to oracle text and collector number. By default, this information will be populated in a generic card image we create for you."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You can upload your own art for your custom cards. This image occupies the entire card space (rather than just the typical art box, for instance) so is best suited for bringing in full card images created in other tools. Please only upload images you have permission to use and do not contain any mature content. Uploads are subject to moderation and may result in anything from your custom cards being deleted up to your account being banned entirely. Just use common sense about what you upload and you should be fine."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Your Custom Cards page can be sorted and filtered by controls at the top of the page."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You can add custom cards to a deck via the Extras menu (top left of the deck page on desktop, bottom nav bar on mobile)."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Custom cards interact with a deck in much the same way regular cards do: They’ll appear in the playtester, contribute to your deck stats, and appear in your deck history in a somewhat limited capacity."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"By default, you will not see the custom images uploaded by other users. You can toggle them on via your "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/accountSettings/site-settings"},"insert":"Account Settings"},{"insert":" page under \"Content Settings\"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Custom cards are denoted by a blue tag and image icon in the upper right corner of the card."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If you see a custom card or card image you feel is inappropriate for Archidekt, you can report it via the three dot menu to the lower right of the card."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You can copy other users’ custom cards via the card details overlay, accessible by clicking the arrow along the right side of the card."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Note: This feature can "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"kinda"},{"insert":" be used as a way to upload alters to \"real\" cards, but we're interested in building a much better system for that that won't require you to create a custom card for your image. If that's something you're interested in, please let us know!"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n---\n\nPinned cards"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nYou can now pin cards to a menu accessible from anywhere on the site on any device you’re logged into. This feature will help you keep track of card ideas you have while working on something else, make running shopping lists, or even help you deck build if you’re browsing other users’ decks for ideas. \n\n"},{"insert":{"image":"https://storage.googleapis.com/topdekt-user/article_images/Screenshot_2025-11-20_135956.png"}},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":{"image":"https://storage.googleapis.com/topdekt-user/article_images/pinnedcardsmenu.png"}},{"insert":"\n \nTo pin a card, you can right click its image, select the three dot menu to its bottom right, or press W while hovering over it with your cursor on desktop."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Pinned cards are denoted with a green pin icon along the left side of the card. Clicking the icon will open your pinned cards menu, filtered to just the card selected."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The pinned cards page is accessible via the pin icon on the top left of the site navigation bar."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"On the pinned cards page, you can add notes to individual cards via card details (the arrow button along the right side of each card)."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The pinned cards menu has access to the same filters available on the deck page (local filter, syntax filter) along with a variety of sort options."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You can add cards directly to any of your decks via the card details menu (arrow icon on the right side of the card). You can also drag and drop cards from pinned cards into whatever deck you’re actively working on."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Extras button at the top of the pinned cards menu allows you to export your pinned cards to a vendor, remove all pinned cards, add all pinned cards to a deck, or create a new deck using your pinned cards."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A maximum of 150 cards can be pinned at a time."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You cannot pin custom cards because it’d be messy af."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"---\n\nThat's it for today! If you have any feedback about custom cards, pinned cards, or really anything else, please drop a comment below or join the discussion over in "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://discord.gg/tZWV3YSARg"},"insert":"our community Discord server"},{"insert":". Feedback from our users has been instrumental in making Archidekt what it is today. Thank you for continuing to be such an incredible community!\n\nGratefully,"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Archidekt Team"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"}]}
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stegocat 19 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Unfortunately I'm having this issue when uploading my image, with this new system I'm sure there's a lot to fix. Thank you for doing all your work, and I hope it's fixed soon!\n"}]}
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michael(Alpha User)
19 days{"ops":[{"insert":"I am still working out some things for specific images. It seems that images with high resolutions seem to be the issue. I'll be looking into it further next week, but if you're having trouble and don't want to wait, try reducing the resoultion of the uploaded image.\n"}]}
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Dingolas 19 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Is anyone else having difficulties with card types on custom cards? Despite adding their card tyes when entering the cards into the system, when I sort by type, it just shows them as \"Custom Cards\". Any fixes for this or is this just a glitch?\n\nAlso, I have custom tokens too. Is there a way to add those to the tokens category when playtesting? Thanks!\n"}]}
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michael(Alpha User)
19 days{"ops":[{"insert":"The grouping by type dropping them into custom card is an oversight on my part. I'll adjust it on my end the next time I sit down to work. Thanks for the heads up!\n"}]}
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Heretic108 19 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Really great stuff! Would really love the ability to alter existing cards in a more streamlined way. Aside from the art, editing the name (like in reskins) and the flavor text would be a great addition\n"}]}
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michael(Alpha User)
19 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Uploading alters is something we're considering. A good amount of work for this update went into moderation tools which lay the groundwork for any further image uploading related features. \n\nWe'll be seeing how custom cards go then making decisions from there. \n"}]}
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Manicies 19 days{"ops":[{"insert":"I'm honestly DELIGHTED by this - I have a few decks with custom cards as commanders and this makes things MUCH easier for me. That said, I am experiencing an issue (not the unrecoverable error one, though I AM experiencing that, I just know you're already working on that) - one of them is double sided, though the text simply doesn't show through the image I was able to upload for it\n"}]}
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michael(Alpha User)
19 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Could you elaborate what you mean? \n\nLike the card text isn't showing on the back (without an image?)\n"}]}
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fattymcfattfatt 19 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Fantastic news. Frankly, I might upload some of the decks in my group that are based around custom cards I've designed.\n"}]}
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darkelf25 20 days{"ops":[{"insert":"First of all, thank you so much for adding the custom cards feature. It's awesome.\n\nHowever, I did notice one minor thing: \nI have an alter of Nikya and I managed to upload it and put it into my deck in place of the regular Nikya card as the commander. I filled out all the information about card (mana cost, name, abilities, etc)\n\nBut then I noticed that commander doesn't apply color identity restriction anymore (when making a copy of the deck for upcoming possible hybrid mana rules change), even though I selected everything correctly when uploading the Nikya alter.\n\nPlease fix this. When a custom card is selected as commander, it doesnt restrict color identity anymore correctly.\n\nAgain, thank you for the feature, hope this helps.\nPlease let me know if you need the link to the deck, so you can check anything. It's in my folder \"Unrestricted Hybrid\".\n"}]}
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Jeremy(Archidekt Moderator)
20 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Glad to hear you're enjoying custom cards!\n\nWhat you're noticing with custom cards' color identity was intentional on our part. Because we couldn't account for all of the various identity altering rules users' might put into a card's text box (of which we've already seen several!), we decided it was best to just make them all count as 5c. That said, adding a user fillable color identity field to the custom card creation form is definitely a possibility. We wanted to see what user interest in the feature was before diving in deep to more advanced options like that, so it's good to know it's something you're interested in! \n"}]}
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DaveLists 21 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Minor bug to report - after I add custom cards to a deck, the window stops being able to scroll and I need to refresh the page.\t\n"}]}
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michael(Alpha User)
20 days{"ops":[{"insert":"What window? The overlay or the entire page itself?\n\nAlso how are you adding the card? Drag and drop, or clicking the + button?\n"}]}
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pres22 21 days{"ops":[{"insert":{"image":"//:0"}},{"insert":"Am i the only one that can't access past deck snapshot? I can't compare or visualize the list of the snapshot.\nRecent changes in deck history is also acting up: the section is empty, even if i modify the deck no new entries are created.\n"}]}
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Jeremy(Archidekt Moderator)
21 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Definitely something funky on our end. We're looking into it, but it may not be fixed tonight. I apologize for the inconvenience in the meantime! \n"}]}
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Forestpaw 21 days{"ops":[{"insert":"I'm in Washington state, USA. Can't display anything. Site still down for maintenance?\n"}]}
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Jeremy(Archidekt Moderator)
21 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Nope, we're back in business. I'm sorry for the trouble! Could you explain what you mean by \"can't display anything\"? Do you have the same issue in a different browser or on a different device?\n"}]}
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