r/customyugioh Jul 19 '25

Help/Critique PSCT Help SuperThread - Get Help Writing or Refining Your Custom Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Effects!

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Hey Duelists and Card Designers!

If you’re working on custom Yugioh cards and want to make sure your effects are written clearly, efficiently, and in proper PSCT (Problem-Solving Card Text), this is the thread for you.

What this thread is for:

This is an open SuperThread where I’ll personally help you write or revise your card effects using accurate PSCT - whether you’re

  • Writing a new effect from scratch
  • Unsure if your wording is correct
  • Wanting to match official card templating
  • Or just need a second pair of eyes on your design

All skill levels are welcome!

How to Ask for Help:

Simply comment below with the text of your card’s effect. Be sure to provide additional contextual clues like whether this is intended on a Monster, Spell, Trap, and the type of each (Quick-Play, Continuous, etc). Helping out with the design and writing process.

I (or others here in the community!) will help reword it into clean, official-style PSCT and double-checking yugioh player’s for any logical or gameplay issues.

Collaborative Help Encouraged!

While I’ll be monitoring and replying as much as I can, anyone familiar with PSCT or interested in improving it is also encouraged to jump in and offer suggestions. The goal is to support each other and improve custom card quality as a whole.

Let’s make your cards feel like they came straight out of the official database! Looking forward to helping out. Let’s get those effects cleaned up and ready!

From your Problem Solving Tuning Magician, Dogga.


r/customyugioh 8h ago

Single(s) Illusive wandering Titan

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95 Upvotes

Art from ケセルム(Keselum)

https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/55144625

Effect Text:

[2+ monsters including a Illusion monster]

If this card battles a monster, neither can be destroyed by that battle. This card cannot be destroyed by card effect or used as Link Material. During the Main Phase: You can switch control of this card and a monster your opponent controls in a column this card points to. If the control of this card changes: This card gains 2000 ATK, then your opponent can Special Summons 1 Illusion monster from their Deck. You can only use each effect of "Julia" once per turn.


r/customyugioh 3h ago

Salt / Rant Konami needs to fix this already

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9 Upvotes

No AI used at all


r/customyugioh 28m ago

Single(s) FIRE Zeus-like boss monster

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AI was used for the art.


r/customyugioh 40m ago

New Archetype Yugioh x Buddyfight Crossover Archtype: Gargantua (New Cards). Credit goes to Bushiroad. Link to old cards: https://www.reddit.com/r/customyugioh/comments/1w096ca/yugioh_x_buddyfight_crossover_archtype_gargantua/

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1 retrain, new fusion and, field spell.


r/customyugioh 5h ago

Archetype Support Let's Rev It Up (All Monster Card Art Original, Spell Art is official, big shout to u/Dogga565 for PSCT). Couldn't resist doing this for some support for my favourite card, which is also coming in the mail like it's 2008.

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r/customyugioh 55m ago

Single(s) Simple Packfiller that totally can't be abused.

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Art: Duality


r/customyugioh 1h ago

Single(s) Would people actual try to limit their effects for this?

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art sourced from nintendo (pokemon)


r/customyugioh 17h ago

Archetype Support A more flexible junk speeder

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16 Upvotes

ai


r/customyugioh 10h ago

Art & Crafts Mokey Mokey Adventures 4-6 (Custom Token)

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r/customyugioh 19h ago

Single(s) Probably dumb

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Packfiller 'disruption' I guess, not sure what to call her here

Art by kanasuke


r/customyugioh 12h ago

New Archetype Cartas baseadas em pokémon que eu criei a meses atrás quando não sabia direito como Yu-Gi-Oh funcionava.

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A arte é do Pokémon Tcg Pocket, um jogo legal!

Link das artes: https://www.pokeos.com/tcg/search/cards/all?lang=pocket


r/customyugioh 1d ago

Single(s) Print this card and don't touch Mitsurigi

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39 Upvotes

Art: bobinstky


r/customyugioh 23h ago

Archetype Support Perfect HERO Fusion

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15 Upvotes

Would a card like this push HERO into meta contention? Or is their already better cards?

I know Elemental HERO already has alot of support so I'm not sure of all of them 🤣

Art: Polymerization Alt art


r/customyugioh 8h ago

Archetype Support New Exodia support. Exodia image is AI. Card acts as a bomb. It’s definitely overpowered. 🤣

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r/customyugioh 22h ago

New Archetype Search for a Brand New Hope in "Saharabia"

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A long time ago in a desert far, far away.

Inspired by the introduction of the Illusion-Type, I was surprised that there was no nod to the classic media trope of illusions, mirages! Or more specifically, desert mirages. As such, I made an archetype that centers around them, in addition with the gimmick of destroying them to "discover" "Saharabia, the Eternal Oasis" quicker.

This is Wave 1 of "Saharabia", so let me know what you guys think of this current batch! Like any TCG or World Premiere, I'll save the 2nd Wave on another time, such as this Sunday.

May you all have a blessed rest of your Monday evening 👋 🙏

Jasmine, Seeker for Saharabia

Level 7 EARTH Spellcaster Effect Monster

ATK: 2100

DEF: 2500

If this card is in your hand or GY: You can reveal 1 other "Saharabia" card in your hand; Special Summon this card, then, if the revealed card is "Saharabia the Eternal Oasis", you can draw 1 card.
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Saharabia" Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand. (Quick Effect): You can switch the ATK and DEF of all monsters currently on the field, then, if your opponent controls a "Saharabia" monster, you can negate the effects of all face-up monsters your opponent currently controls.
These effects are applied until the end of this turn.
You can only use each effect of "Jasmine, Seeker for Saharabia" once per turn.

Saharabian Mirage - Diver Dune

Level 4 EARTH Illusion Effect Monster

ATK: 1800

DEF: 500

If this card battles a non-"Saharabia" monster, neither can be destroyed by that battle.
You can only use each of these effects of "Saharabian Mirage - Diver Dune" once per turn.
● If "Saharabia the Eternal Oasis" is in the Field Zone (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon this card from your hand or GY to either field, but if you Summon it from the GY, banish it when it leaves the field.
● You can Tribute this card; add 1 "Saharabia" Illusion monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Saharabian Mirage - Diver Dune", and if you do, you can Special Summon 1 "Saharabian Mirage Token" to either field (Illusion/EARTH/Level 7/ATK 2000/ DEF 0).

Saharabian Mirage - Dark Deserter

Level 5 EARTH Illusion Effect Monster

ATK: 2200

DEF: 1000

If this card battles a non-"Saharabia" monster, neither can be destroyed by that battle.
You can only use each of these effects of "Saharabian Mirage - Dark Deserter" once per turn.
● If "Saharabia the Eternal Oasis" is in the Field Zone (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon this card from your hand or GY to either field, but if you Summon it from the GY, banish it when it leaves the field.
● You can target this card and 1 other face-up monster on the field; banish both until the End Phase, and if you do, you can Special Summon 1 "Saharabian Mirage Token" to either field (Illusion/EARTH/Level 7/ATK 2000/ DEF 0).

Saharabian Mirage - Sandy Spines

ATK: 2500

DEF: 1500

If this card battles a non-"Saharabia" monster, neither can be destroyed by that battle.
You can only use each of these effects of "Saharabian Mirage - Sandy Spines" once per turn.
● If "Saharabia the Eternal Oasis" is in the Field Zone (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon this card from your hand or GY to either field, but if you Summon it from the GY, banish it when it leaves the field.
● You can target 1 card in your opponent's GY; banish it, and if you do, you can Special Summon 1 "Saharabian Mirage Token" to either field (Illusion/EARTH/Level 7/ATK 2000/ DEF 0).

Jasmine, Queen of Saharabia

Level 8 EARTH Spellcaster Fusion Effect Monster

ATK: 2500

DEF: 3000

"Jasmine, Seeker for Saharabia" + 2 or more "Saharabia" Illusion monsters
Must first be either Fusion Summoned, or Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck) by the effect of "Saharabia the Eternal Oasis".
This card's name becomes "Jasmine, Seeker for Saharabia" while on the field.
While "Saharabia the Eternal Oasis" is in your Field Zone, this card, and any card in your Field Zone, cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects.
Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can activate this effect; this turn, the ATK and DEF of all monsters your opponent currently controls become 0, then, if this was activated in response to an activated card effect, you can negate that effect, and if you do, you can shuffle that card into the Deck.

Saharabia, the Eternal Oasis

Field Spell

When this card is activated: Place 10 Discover Counters on this card.
Each time a "Saharabia" Illusion monster(s) is destroyed by battle or leaves the field by a card effect, remove 1 Discover Counter from this card for each monster.
If this card's last Discover Counter is removed by a "Saharabia" card effect: You can shuffle 1 "Jasmine, Seeker for Saharabia" from your face-up field, GY, or banishment into the Deck; Special Summon 1 "Jasmine, Queen of Saharabia" from your Extra Deck.
This effect activation cannot be negated.
You can only activate 1 "Saharabia, the Eternal Oasis" per turn.

Trial of Saharabia

Continuous Spell

When this card is activated: You can add 1 "Jasmine, Seeker for Saharabia" from your Deck to your hand, or if you control "Jasmine, Seeker for Saharabia", you can add 1 "Saharabia" card instead, you can add 1 "Saharabia" card instead, except "Trial of Saharabia".
If you activate the effect of "Jasmine, Seeker for Saharabia" on your field, you can add this additional effect to that card's effect at resolution
● Also, after that, destroy 1 card on the field, then, if you destroyed a "Saharabia" monster by this effect, you can destroy 1 more card on the field.
You can only use each effect of "Trial of Saharabia" once per turn.

Assessment of Saharabia

Continuous Trap

During the Main Phase: You can activate 1 of these effects (but you can only use each effect of "Assessment of Saharabia" once per turn, and cannot activate more than 1 in the same Chain)
● Target 3 "Saharabia" cards in your GY and/or banishment, except "Assessment of Saharabia"; shuffle them into the Deck, then, draw 1 card.
● Target 1 "Saharabia" card in your banishment, except "Assessment of Saharabia"; return it to the GY.
● Target 1 face-up "Saharabia" monster on the field; Tribute it, then Special Summon 1 "Saharabian Mirage Token" in that owner's field (Illusion/EARTH/Level 7/ATK 2000/ DEF 0).

Art Sources: [To Be Editted and Updated]


r/customyugioh 1d ago

Archetype Support Harpie Lady support, some equipment too.

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No Ai used in any of this card design.

The Harpie cards have gotten plenty of slow support over the years, but I had two goals with these here, first retooling the basic idea of the older retrains. And second play into the equip themed that Mai used with Harpie lady in the manga.

Beautiful Harpie Lady 1 -> Modifying her original flat boost, with a small but variable, then also giving her the more flexible naming ability.

Beautiful Harpie Lady 2 - > Wanted to keep the basic idea of the original ability, but modernize it. Yes some flip effects still exist, but floating and other GY based abilities seem more common these days. Might be strong, but wanted to toss in needing another Harpie to help balance, plus the base stats are low.

Beautiful Harpie Lady 3 -> The original ability was weird and slow at the time even, so wanted to keep something in the same spirit, used Negate Attack as inspiration, probably should have made this a hard OPT, but was not sure.

Beautiful Harpie Lady Cyber -> Original was just a weird...noneffect, effect monster anyway. So I changed this to play into the equipt theme I have later, allowing ease to change who is wielding what.

For all three of the equip cards, I wanted them to search for each other in some way when destroyed, but that might be too much, already thinking that should be gone.

Harpie's Aero Nail -> Piercing is always fun, and took inspiration from Phalanx Pike for the power boost via same name.

Harpie's Cyber Shield -> Some targeting protection, OPT to help power control it.

Harpie's Rose Whip -> A powerful book of moon effect, so self destroy to help balance, even though with Harpie cards it can easily be turned into a positive.

Thank you for your time.


r/customyugioh 6h ago

Single(s) I thought this effect would be Interesting. Any feedback is ofcourse welcome. Also No PSCT since I don't know how to make it PSCT conform.

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No ai was used.

The art for the card is the yugioh card number 89: mind hacker

the effect text for the card is:

You can Ritual Summon this card with "Code Igniter".

If this card is ritual summoned: choose as many Zones as possyble; Both players banish all cards in those zones face down, then the next time a player places a card into this zone, that player shuffles a card from there hand into the deck.

You can only use this effect of "Zone hacker" once per turn.


r/customyugioh 1d ago

Archetype Support Exodia support so bad it might be good (no AI)

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16 Upvotes

Always dug at me that there was never a centerpiece to Exodia, soooo why not make an idea of one for modern day?

Please, tell me how blursed of a card this is.

Edit: Heyyyyy, so I poorly worded the card and that once per duel effect is meant for AFTER the destruction of the opponent's monsters


r/customyugioh 19h ago

Archetype Support Some love to the least playable signer.

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Since all the other signers have received some love, let's give Power Tool some as well. Art from existing cards.


r/customyugioh 1d ago

Archetype Support Break a 10,000-year-old bond with "Poisoned Dragon" (Art by Me)

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r/customyugioh 1d ago

New Archetype A Tease of a New Illusion Archetype Coming Soon Today!

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Lore:

Let me tell you a story.

Long long ago, within the sands of the great desert, a prosperous kingdom is about to be on the verge of ruin. Cursed by an enigmatic sorcerer, disasters will strike the kingdom all at once in the kingdom's not so distant future. From famines to plagues to other enemy nations, the king could not help but panic. The princess of this kingdom, Jasmine, also worry about the kingdom and her people too. One day, while she was in the town market under disguise, she hears word from many locals and merchants speak of an oasis that can grant an adventurer any one wish. However, the journey to seek it is arduous.

Many attempt to find it, but none came back alive. But considering the circumstances, Jasmine decides to take action. Leaving a note behind in her room, Jasmine prepares herself to tackle on a journey for the only solution to save her kingdom - "Saharabia, the Eternal Oasis".

Yapping:

Ever since the debut of the Illusion-Type, I have never seen a take of the popular illusion trope in media, mirages. And so, a long time ago, I tackled on making an archetype for it, while looking at other sources of media to reference from, like the "Diabellstar" lore and the popular Aladdin for the namesake of the MC.

I am still slightly adjusting the last touches of Wave 1 and Wave 2 of this make-up "official" reveal. Nonetheless, I hope you guys will enjoy it when Wave 1 drops soon!

Also, this week's CCC ends very soon, so submit them while you can!

Have a blessed start of your week, and may your Monday be well 👋 🙏

Art: Coming soon *

* Will edit and add them later


r/customyugioh 1d ago

Competition Submission Weekly CCC (Type in the Name) - Pendulum Paradigm Twin - u/Dogga565

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18 Upvotes

r/customyugioh 9h ago

Art & Crafts E se Yu-Gi-Oh tivesse seu próprio Omegamon? (Ai)

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Fiz as artes com Ia do Gemni, apesar disso, acho que dariam ótimas cartas. Oque acham?


r/customyugioh 1d ago

New Archetype Yugioh x Duel Masters Crossover Card: Supreme Dragon, Bolshack Dragon NEX. Credit goes to WOTC/Takara Tomy.

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:)