AnKing Step Deck Update #25
Date: Jan 21st 2026 - Feb 19th 2026
Hi everyone! 
I hope you’ve all been doing great!
There’s a ton we want to fill you in on!!!
This Month’s Deck Statistics
55,163 note updates! 
4,930 new subscribers! 
Deck Updates
Video Resources
★ DirtyMedicine: New tags added for DirtyMedicine videos (thanks to @thuthiii)
★ Bootcamp: New step 2 tags added for the pediatrics section!
★ NinjaNerd: Brand new tags Step 1 and Step 2 added for various videos (thanks to @Tanner_G)
Sketchy & Pixorize
★ Sketchy: Brand new review cards and updated review cards added in the Sketchy fields for various videos (thanks to @victoriamarino)
Other
★ Illustrations: Tons of brand new illustrations added (thanks to @beejumm and @ahmedafifi)
★ Only Step Tag Mini Project: 3 new tags (tagging 28,000+ notes) have been introduced to the Step deck tag tree. More info on this below
- #AK_Other::Only_Step_1
- #AK_Other::Only_Step_2
- #AK_Other::Only_Step_1&2_Overlap
★ Tag Tree Updates:
- Tags in ^Other::^FA_Updates are several years old and serve no real purpose so they have been deleted
- ^EXPN has been moved to #AK_Other to clean up Step 1 tag tree
- Formula has been moved to #AK_Other under card features for better categorization
- Removed !AK_UpdateTags subtag and kept them all under #AK_Other
- Flag_these_cards are no longer necessary to have or do therefore:
- Deleted pharmextras tag since only relevant for 23 cards and majority of duplicates have been addressed
- Potential duplicates is an old tag and has not been updated or is useful anymore
- SketchyPathAdds moved to #AK_Other
- Temporary → moved to the high yield temporary tag if they didn’t already have a yield tag
Project Progress
New Only_Step Tag Announcement
We’re excited to announce a brand new subset of tags to the Step deck. The #AK_Other::Only_Step_1, #AK_Other::Only_Step_2, and #AK_Other::Only_Step1&2_Overlap tags are made to make your studying easier and more efficient.
Below, we have linked a detailed FAQ that explains what the tags are, how you can use them, and how they were created. We also created a video if you prefer a visual format for explaining.
In summary: you no longer have to guess which cards are only for Step 1, only for Step 2, or meant for both Steps. We have done the work for you! We hope you enjoy and please feel free to leave any feedback!! 
FAQ → Link
Video → Link
The Pitt & Medical Show Optional Tag Projects
After a Reddit post with a great & fun idea for tagging medical shows (thanks to u/juicy_scooby!), we want to start up some mini-projects for this for those who are interested.
If you’d like to participate in tagging a medical show with optional tags (The Pitt, House MD, The Good Doctor, Chicago Med, Grey’s Anatomy, etc.), then feel free to reach out and send an email to ahmed@ankihub.net with your AnkiHub username and which show you’d like to help tag. We will be using Discourse community group chats to coordinate this.
We have already started an optional tag for The Pitt.
You no longer have to ‘procrastinate’ when watching medical shows because you’ll be basically revising at the same time
NBME Forms, DirtyMedicine, NinjaNerd, DivineIntervention Tagging Help
A huge push has been made to improve the tagging for NBME and CMS forms as well as start new tags across the Step deck. The maintainers wanted to thank these incredible individuals for their initiative to help tag these resources to improve the learning experience for all future learners using the Step deck 
Thank you to all these wonderful community members for reaching out!
NBME/CMS Forms:
@franinator, @konsbks, @riyamehta, @jcbxl1222, @buzzjoon1507, @avarghese95, @h_double_j
DirtyMedicine
NinjaNerd
@tsgraham, @hunterlea91
If you’re interested in contributing, please reach out to ahmed@ankihub.net and we’ll get you set up ASAP
Illustrator Process Showcase
We’re excited to showcase the creative process of one of our medical illustrators, Ahmed Afifi, from the initial concept sketch, to detailed 3D modeling, all the way to the final polished product. We hope you enjoy seeing how his artwork comes to life!! And let us know if you’d like more of these showcases!
Illustration Projects
Tons of illustrations, diagrams, and annotated images have been added! A few are shown below. Thanks to @ahmedafifi, @beejumm, @thuthiii, and @MarcosZan! They will be suggested and added to the deck shortly.
Community Shoutouts
A few community members were outstanding with their suggestions this month and we want to highlight their dedication!
Top 5 community members with the most suggestions accepted in the last 30 days:
- @Tanner_G (947)
- @Bootcamp_morganmoore (533)
- @thuthiii, @victoriamarino (383)
- @hunterlea91 (145)
- @qais8r (96)
Most Liked Suggestions
Another domain we’d like to highlight is the number of likes/upvotes a user received for their suggestions in the last month! This usually means their suggestions were really well done and greatly benefited the deck:
- @qais8r (29 likes)
- @gpommier (15 likes)
- @mangosteen_alibaba (13 likes)
- @koshur (12 likes)
- @andy.a.geiger (9 likes)
Suggestion of the Month
The top suggestion with the most likes in the last 30 days was from user @NandoBaez with a total of 8 likes!
Thank you to everyone who submitted a suggestion this month!
Wrapping up
Thank you all for your time! Keep studying hard 
Take care everyone!
Warm regards,
The AnKing Step Deck Maintainers 
Huge thank you to the maintainer team: 👑 AnKing Step Deck Maintainer Team - AnkiHub Community
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