Archidekt is another of the big Magic deck-building sites, with a collection you manage from the browser. Its export has one quirk: you choose which columns go into the CSV. Leave out the important ones and the file only carries names, so TCGJoin has to guess the printing. Tick the five below and almost everything goes in first time.
What you need
- Your Archidekt account with the collection loaded.
- A TCGJoin account (the free one is fine).
- A minute to check the columns before exporting.
Get the file out of Archidekt
- On archidekt.com open your Collection.
- Click Export and keep at least Quantity, Name, Edition Code, Collector Number and Scryfall ID ticked.
- Download the CSV: that is the one you will upload to TCGJoin.
Why those five: Quantity and Name are the minimum to know which card and how many; Edition Code and Collector Number pin down the printing (a Double Masters 2022 Lightning Bolt is not a Revised one), and the Scryfall ID is the exact fingerprint of that printing. With the ID the importer does not even need the rest. Add Language if you keep cards in other languages.
Upload it to TCGJoin
With the file at hand, open your collection and tap “Import”. The same wizard lives in Profile › Settings › “Import my collection”. It takes four steps:
- Source: pick “Archidekt”.
- File: upload it as is (CSV, TSV, TXT or JSON, up to 20 MB). No need to open or tidy it first.
- Review: every row lands in a group. Found (matched with no doubt by set and number), unsure (several printings share that name: pick one or accept the suggestion), not found, and skipped (proxies, quantity 0 or a game outside your plan).
- Import: choose whether to add to what you already have or keep the file quantity, and hit the button.
If something looks off, the import can be undone for 7 days, from the final screen or from Profile › Settings. It removes exactly the copies it added and leaves what you already owned untouched.
What comes across and what does not
From the Archidekt CSV the importer uses what identifies the card, how many you own and the language if you export it. The rest stays in the file for now:
- Comes across: the exact card (set and number when the file has them), the quantity and the language of each copy.
- Not yet: condition (NM, LP…), foil and purchase price. Copies arrive as non-foil; keep the original file if you care about those details.
- Common plan: one active game. If the file mixes games, cards from the others are skipped and the review tells you which. Importing is free on every plan.
- Nothing you already had is overwritten: by default quantities are added.
If something is not found
“Not found” rows are the ones that do not match the catalogue with the data in the file: almost always rows exported without Edition Code or Scryfall ID, or cards from special lists and tokens. In the review, tap “Download the not found rows (CSV)” to keep the list. Then run them through the Magic card scanner: point the camera and they go into the collection one by one, with their exact printing. If it is your first time, the guide on how to scan cards with your phone covers it in two minutes.
If a whole column is the problem (the review flags the columns it did not understand), tell us from the suggestions box in the help bubble and we will add it.
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