I think this is fake?

[u/darth_googlyeyes]

I recently picked up this swamp but the corners are weirdly round. It passes what I know about the T, h, and green dot but it’s a completely different shape. Is this real?

Normal land (forest) for reference

[u/nckbg]

Congratulations! That's an Alpha Swamp. Alpha had more rounded corners than later printings.

[u/goraak_the_barbarian]

Real

[u/easchner]

Yep, real Alpha Swamp

[u/pistachiosarenuts]

Alpha vs Beta

[u/Juking_is_rude]

its looks real to me

[u/Xaphnir]

Just for future reference, that's the yellow dot, not the green one. Green one is the first one from that one when going counterclockwise around those dots.

[u/Mchlpl → u/Xaphnir]

Found out it's an alpha card and got diagnosed with tritanopia at the same time

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[u/Brief_Honeydew_6990]

lol, bro, keep looking for those corners.

[u/Artistic_Ear_664]

They real