Spark Nexus is a custom TCG forged by its players

A new kind of trading card game

Most digital TCGs ship a company-designed set and ask you to collect it. Spark Nexus flips that. Players upload original art, set stats, invent specials, and send the card through review. When it clears, it enters the pack economy — the same pool everyone rips, trades, and battles with.

That makes Spark Nexus both a custom card creator and a living trading card game. The gallery is a public record of what the community has forged. Decks are 30 cards. Battles are live, 1v1, on a three-lane board with towers, a hero, and a once-per-match Patron.

How a player-made TCG stays fair

Rarity does not buy power. A common and an Ultra Rare are held to the same power budget; energy cost follows that budget. Ultra Rares are scarce because copies are capped — not because they hit harder. Optional cosmetics never change what a card does in battle.

The forge asks for original art. Cards, Sparks, Cinders, and Crystals may change or reset during closed beta. Progress is not final, and nothing in the economy has real-money value.

Forge, hunt, trade, battle

• Forge — original art, your stats, your special. Review, then the pack pool.
• Hunt — rip packs of player creations. Commons stay common; Ultra Rares are capped.
• Trade — list extras or open offers. Cards and Sparks move when both sides agree.
• Battle — three lanes, towers, Kindle, and Patrons. Crack a lane tower and that lane can strike the hero.

Identity runs on the AT Protocol. Sign in with Bluesky or a Spark Nexus handle. Card designs can live on your PDS; the game server remains the source of truth for ownership, packs, and matches.

Join the closed beta

Spark Nexus is in closed beta. Request an invite, or hop into Discord while you wait. The how-to-play tour, full game rules, and player-made card gallery are public.