Magic Item Cards Players Get to Keep
The best loot moment in tabletop gaming is physical: the DM slides a card across the table and the player reads their new magic item off something they get to keep. Print item cards for your campaign - your art, your wording, real card stock.
Upload any photo — your kid, your pet, your whole team — pick a pro template, and we print and ship a real, holdable card in 2–3 days.
Magic items usually live as a sentence in the DM notes and a line on a character sheet. The +1 sword that defined a whole arc has no artifact. And homebrew items - the ones your table actually remembers - exist nowhere official products can reach.
Snapshot prints custom item cards on premium 2.5 x 3.5 inch stock. Item art on the front, name and properties written exactly how your table runs them. Print the campaign loot table ahead of time and hand items over as they are found. Ships from the USA in 2-3 days.
Here is why the loot card ritual sticks.
Written from hands-on experience printing loot decks and artifact cards for tabletop campaigns
Free to design, instant preview. Ships in 2-3 days.
Loot Table to Printed Cards in Three Steps
One card per item, exactly how you wrote it.
Upload Item Art
A glowing sword, a cracked amulet, a suspicious potion - any image you have rights to use becomes the card front.
Write Name and Properties
Rarity, attunement, charges, curse text - you control every word, so homebrew items print exactly as designed.
Print the Loot
Premium 2.5 x 3.5 inch stock, shipped from the USA in 2-3 days with a free magnetic case - perfect for the campaign artifact.
Design free. Print one artifact or the full hoard.
Why Item Cards Beat a Line on the Sheet
Physical loot changes player behavior - in the best way.
Loot Feels Like Loot
A card handed over at the table has weight a rulebook description never will. Players guard their item cards like the items themselves.
Attunement at a Glance
Cards in front of a player show exactly what they are carrying and attuned to - no flipping sheets to remember who has the amulet.
Homebrew Items Done Right
You write the properties, so cursed items, evolving weapons, and campaign artifacts print exactly as designed - including the parts you want hidden until later.
Trade and Table Economy
When items are physical cards, players trade, haggle, and hoard them naturally. The party economy becomes a game inside the game.
Item Card Quick Facts
- Card size
- 2.5 x 3.5 in (63 x 88 mm)
- Front
- Item art + name + rarity + properties
- Homebrew
- You write everything - curses included
- Stock
- Premium 16pt card stock
- Turnaround
- 2-3 days from the USA
- Pro move
- Sleeve mystery items face-down until identified
How Tables Run Item Cards
Three setups we see constantly.
The Pre-Printed Loot Table
The DM prints the campaign's planned magic items before session one. Every discovery is instant - card out, jaw drops, session continues.
The Mystery Item
Print the item with its true properties, sleeve it face-down, and let identification actually mean something. The reveal is built into the card.
The Artifact Arc
Campaign-defining artifacts deserve their own card with commissioned art. When the campaign ends, the player keeps it - the perfect memento.
The Loot Ritual
DMs report the same chain reaction: one printed item card, one great table reaction, and suddenly the whole campaign loot table is printed and sleeved. Players start negotiating trades using the physical cards without being told to.
Hoard-Sized Pricing
Design and preview free.
First card $17.99 with free case and US shipping; additional cards about $2 each up to 18 per box - a campaign's worth of loot in one order.
Cheaper than a dice set, and it upgrades every treasure moment for the whole campaign.
Box Options
Simple, collectible pricing. No subscriptions, no hidden fees.
The Rookie Box
Perfect for those unforgettable moments
$17.99 - $49.99
MEGA Card
Their moment, bigger than ever
$49.99
Create for free • Ships in 2-3 days • Made in Des Moines, IA, USA
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these official DnD item cards?
No - Snapshot is not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast. You design each card with your own art and text, which is exactly what makes homebrew and campaign-specific items possible.
Can I hide item properties for identification?
The card prints whatever you design - a popular trick is printing the true properties and sleeving the card face-down until the party identifies it.
What fits on the card?
Item art plus name, rarity, attunement, and the key properties. For long descriptions, most DMs print the short version and keep full text in their notes.
What size and stock?
Standard 2.5 x 3.5 inch trading card size on premium 16pt stock - fits regular TCG sleeves and deck boxes.
How fast do they ship?
Printed and shipped from the USA in 2-3 business days with a free magnetic display case.
Free to design, instant preview. Ships in 2-3 days.
Print the Party Loot
Upload the art, write the properties, and make every treasure drop physical. Design is free.
No credit card required | Instant preview | Pro-quality designs
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