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Every PipGlyph guide tagged “balance” — custom MTG card design, in one place.

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Common Custom Card Design Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)

The seven mistakes that mark a custom MTG card as fake — undercosting, sloppy templating, color-pie breaks, kitchen-sink design, strictly-better cards, parasitism — and a concrete fix for each.

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Designing Balanced Custom MTG Cards

A practical framework for costing custom Magic cards — rate baselines, the color pie, downside design, rarity as a balance tool, and the playtest questions that catch broken designs before your playgroup does.

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