Digital vs. Printed Decks: What's the difference?

What digital-only means, how to upgrade to a printed deck yourself by paying just the difference, and how printed differs from Collector's Edition and Collector's Club.

Digital vs. Printed

  • Digital Deck: high-resolution (300 DPI) images of your personalized cards, delivered on your order page for digital use or printing on your own. "Digital only" means nothing is shipped — there's no physical product, and no shipping address is needed.

  • Printed Deck: a physical, professionally printed deck shipped to your address — plus all the digital downloads. Before printing starts, you review every card and approve the deck yourself, so what arrives is exactly what you signed off on.

Upgrading from digital to printed — self-serve

Ordered a digital deck and want to hold it in your hands? You can upgrade yourself, no support ticket needed, and you only pay the difference between what you already paid and the printed price:

  • On your order page, use the "Get it printed & shipped" banner, or

  • Ask the Order Assistant (the (?) button in the bottom-right corner) — it shows your exact upgrade price and takes you to checkout, where you add your shipping address.

Everything you've already created stays yours — your cards, edits, and downloads carry over to the printed order.

Printed Deck vs. Collector's Edition vs. Collector's Club

Three different things, easy to mix up:

  • Printed Deck — the standard one-time physical edition of your deck, professionally printed and shipped.

  • Collector's Edition — a one-time luxury edition of your deck with premium finish and packaging, plus unlimited edits on the order. Also available as a pay-the-difference upgrade via the Order Assistant.

  • Collector's Club — a recurring membership: every billing cycle we create and ship a fresh deck of your subject in a brand-new art style, and members enjoy unlimited self-serve edits while active.

Not sure which is right for you? Ask the Order Assistant on your order page — it can show the exact prices for your order and currency.

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