Export a deck
Export a deck, sideboard, tokens, or maybeboard in a built-in or custom text format, with optional missing-copy quantities.
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Before you start
Use deck export when you need a portable decklist for another tool, a tournament client, a message, or your own records. Open a deck from Brewing, then select Export.
Exporting does not change the deck or publish a version. Deck owners export the current working deck; other viewers export the latest deck version available to them.
Choose the content
Content controls which part of the deck appears in the export. The available choices reflect the deck being viewed.
- Deck exports all core deck zones: maindeck, sideboard, command zone, and companion.
- Sideboard appears only when the deck has sideboard cards.
- Tokens exports the deck token list.
- Maybeboard exports cards kept as possible additions.
Choose an export format
Deck can use any built-in format or a custom line format. Sideboard, Tokens, and Maybeboard exports use the custom format so each output line follows the format you specify.
| Format | Best for | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Plain text | Simple lists and messages | A readable quantity-and-name decklist. |
| MTG Arena | Importing into MTG Arena | Arena-compatible sectioned text. |
| MTGO | Importing into Magic Online | An MTGO .dek decklist. |
| Deckonomicon | Deckonomicon records and round trips | A .dckn.yml file with structured deck data. |
| Custom | Lists tailored to another tool or workflow | One text line per selected printing allocation. |
Custom line format
The default custom line format is $quantity $name ($set) $collector_number, which produces lines such as 1 Sol Ring (LTC) 279.
You can combine supported tokens with punctuation and spaces. Add ? after set, set name, collector number, or language when that field and its preceding separator should be omitted if empty.
| Field | Supported tokens |
|---|---|
| Quantity |
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| Card name |
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| Set code |
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| Set name |
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| Collector number |
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| Language |
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1 Sol Ring (LTC) 279
2 Lightning Bolt (M10) 146Sol Ring x1
Lightning Bolt x2Export only missing copies
Turn on Only missing copies when you want the export quantity to be the difference between the selected content and your inventory. If the selected content requires four copies and you own three, the export contains one copy rather than all four.
The shortage is calculated separately for each printing, finish, and language. Fully owned allocations are omitted, and enabling the option requires the custom format.
Copy or save the export
The Preview updates when you change the content, format, custom line format, or inventory filter.
- Open a deck and select Export.
- Optionally turn on Only missing copies.
- Choose Deck, Sideboard, Tokens, or Maybeboard under Content.
- For Deck, choose an export format.
- If Custom is active, review or edit the line format.
- Select Copy to clipboard or Save to a file.
Result
Plain text, MTG Arena, and custom exports save as .txt. MTGO exports save as .dek. Deckonomicon exports save as .dckn.yml.
The saved filename is based on the deck name. Copy to clipboard uses the same text shown in Preview.
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