How to Make a Beyblade

Tips from our Readers

• Experiment with attaching different interchangeable tips and parts to your beyblade base, like pointy metal spikes for attack mode or rounded bottoms for defense mode. This lets you quickly switch your beyblade between attack, defense or stamina abilities for different battle strategies.
• If you don't have a rubber eraser and need to use styrofoam, cardboard, or clay instead, hollow out a cavity in the base and add some metal balls or weights inside. This extra interior weight will help your beyblade spin solidly and resist getting knocked over.
• Practice launching your beyblade in different ways — aggressively ripping the launcher hard for attack types, steadily pulling for defense beyblades, or gently releasing for stamina types. Match your launch style to the beyblade's strengths.
• When decorating your homemade beyblade, draw designs that match its battle type, like fiery flames and dragon heads for attack beyblades. This makes it look like a real beyblade from the store instead of just a DIY craft.
• If your beyblade base feels too lightweight and flimsy, build it up by layering thin sheets of cardboard or air-dry clay. Adding some thickness makes it heavier and gives it more force when you rip the launcher.
• Decorate your custom beyblade with colorful drawings and designs that show off your personality as a blader. Think about what your battledore strengths and weaknesses are to inspire the artwork.