Make MTG Cards is a beginner-friendly workshop for turning an idea into a custom Magic card, token, gift, or small matching set. This editorial policy explains how we keep each guide practical, accurate, and focused on a task you can finish—from choosing card wording to exporting a usable file.
We check the details that affect your card
For rules facts, mechanics, and official card wording, we use current Wizards of the Coast sources and current Oracle wording. We check exact wording rather than rebuilding it from memory. For software instructions, we use current tool documentation or inspect the relevant controls directly, including save and export behavior. Exact interface steps appear in checked captures or diagrams, not conceptual artwork.
Print guidance starts with the selected printer’s current template. When relevant, we check finished size, bleed, safe area, resolution, file type, color settings, scaling, and front-and-back orientation. Tools and production requirements can change, so guides date checks when that context helps you make a file.
Facts, design choices, and tests
A rules fact describes how Magic currently works and needs a reliable source. A creative design choice—such as simplifying a token, choosing a frame, or changing an ability’s cost—is a judgment. We explain the trade-off so you can make the choice that suits your project. A test observation reports what happened in a documented print order or playtest; it is not presented as a universal result.
Original cards and fictional project examples are labeled as illustrative. Hypothetical playtests stay hypothetical. When we report hands-on work, a completed print order, or a playtest, the claim is supported by its project record. Custom cards intended for play are presented for agreed casual use with the reader’s playgroup.
Artwork and AI assistance
We may use AI assistance for drafting and conceptual editorial illustrations. Editors remain responsible for the finished article, its facts, and its useful examples. Generated imagery is labeled accurately and never serves as evidence of exact card text, interface behavior, print quality, or test results. Project artwork should be original, commissioned, permissioned, or appropriately licensed. Checked renders and captures are used when precision matters.
Recommendations and relationships
PrintMTG, ProxyMTG, PrintACube, Proxy King, and CustomStickers are part of our publisher’s commercial network. When we recommend one of these services, we say so plainly. Reviews explain the service’s current fit, identify the evidence behind any product-quality assessment, and disclose verified affiliate, sponsorship, or paid-placement arrangements when applicable.
Corrections and reader feedback
We check meaningful factual corrections and update an article when the evidence supports a change. This includes changed Oracle wording, revised software controls, and updated printer specifications. Our corrections preserve the difference between verified facts, editorial judgment, and documented test results. Reader feedback helps us spot details worth checking.