In 2024, while thinking about Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time, I wondered why Paradox didn’t steal more iconic dragons than he did. This opened the floodgates to a whole bunch of custom Yu-Gi-Oh! card ideas. From corrupted dragons and classic-style Spells to forbidden HEROes and unreleased monstrosities, I design my own custom Yu-Gi-Oh! cards as a hobby. My designs span both new and existing themes, and are targeted at various retro formats like Goat or Edison format, as well as present-day casual Advanced format play.
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Typal Battle Searchers
Jun 2025 – Present
Giant Rat isn’t perfect in a Rock-only deck, and Rock monsters don’t have their own battle searcher like Masked Dragon or Pyramid Turtle. Actually, most Types don’t have searchers like that. Well, if Konami won’t fill out the rest of the cycle, I guess I will. Read more…
Edison Format Singles
Jan 2025 – Aug 2025 | Edison Format
Just because you’ve got design ideas for a bunch of archetypes and series doesn’t mean new, smaller ideas won’t keep popping up, with inspirations ranging from random YouTube videos, to old or unreleased cards, and even current events in the Yu-Gi-Oh! fandom. Read more…
Goat Format Singles
Oct 2024 – Jul 2025 | Goat Format
Just because you’ve got design ideas for a bunch of archetypes and series doesn’t mean new, smaller ideas won’t keep popping up, with inspirations ranging from random YouTube videos, to old or unreleased cards, and even current events in the Yu-Gi-Oh! fandom. Read more…
Advanced Format Singles
Apr 2024 – Jun 2025 | Advanced Format
Just because you’ve got design ideas for a bunch of archetypes and series doesn’t mean new, smaller ideas won’t keep popping up, with inspirations ranging from random YouTube videos, to old or unreleased cards, and even current events in the Yu-Gi-Oh! fandom. Read more…
Olympus
Apr 2025 – May 2025 | Advanced Format
“Someone’s gotta die today and you have got the final say…” Life seems to enjoy demonstrating repeatedly that inspiration can come from anywhere. This time, it came from a musical adaptation of the Odyssey. Read more…
Malefic
Feb 2024 – May 2025 | Advanced Format
What if Paradox had stolen more cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time? So I designed 13 custom Malefic cards based on iconic Yu-Gi-Oh! dragons and machines, plus an original Tuner monster and an original Spell card. Read more…
Dragon Lord
Apr 2024 | Advanced Format
What happens when your brain won’t let you sleep but gives you card design ideas instead, and you come up with more card ideas while playtesting them? 8 retrained cards for your favourite series of dragons in Yu-Gi-Oh! Read more…
Sam Huffer 