How to Make Custom MTG (or ANY) Proxy Cards at Home for Under $30 💸🃏
Want to fill a deck with awesome cards without spending hundreds of dollars?
In this ELKOYTCG Academy video, we show you how to create high-quality custom proxies at home for under $30, step by step – using tools you can easily get online or in a local store. (YouTube)
This article breaks down the whole process from the video so you can follow it as a written guide, pause where you need, and come back later while you’re working on your own proxies.
👉 Watch the full tutorial here:https://youtu.be/t-ofUkWb59Q
1. What You Need (and Why It’s So Cheap)
The goal of the tutorial is simple:
Get playable, good-looking proxies on the table with a budget setup.
All together, setup costs less than $30 if you don’t own any of it yet – and once you have it, you can print hundreds of cards. (YouTube)
2. Getting Your Card Images Ready
Before printing, you need the card images you’re going to use:
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Your own custom designs (created with our other tutorials)
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Recreations of existing MTG cards for casual proxy play
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Fan designs for your own homebrew formats
Check other videos an blog about digital designs
3. Printing Settings for the Best Result
Good proxies start with good print settings.
4. Cutting
5. Building a Full Deck with Your Proxies
The real power of this method is that you can:
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Assemble entire Commander decks
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Build playsets for modern/pioneer/cube
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Test expensive cards before buying them
In the video, we show how cheaply you can turn a full digital list into a complete physical deck – all using the same budget setup you invested in once. (YouTube)
6. Why This Method Works for “ANY” Card Game
Even though the title mentions MTG, the tutorial is not limited to Magic. The same process works for:
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Yu-Gi-Oh!, Flesh and Blood, Pokémon, Lorcana, etc.
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Completely original card games you design from scratch
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Custom minis games, RPG item cards, ability cards and more
All you need to change is:
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Card dimensions
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Layout of your template
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The art and text you put in
The printing, cutting and backing process remains almost identical. (YouTube)
Start Printing Your Own Proxies Today 🚀
If you’ve been holding off because you thought you needed fancy equipment or a huge budget, this tutorial proves the opposite:
With under $30, a basic printer and some creativity, you can fill entire decks with custom or proxy cards that look fantastic on the table.
👉 Watch the full step-by-step video here:https://youtu.be/t-ofUkWb59Q
And if you build a deck using this method, tag @elkoytcg or share it with us – we’d love to see what you create! 💜