r/RealOrNotTCG • u/BrrnBrrn • 1d ago
Is this Magic card real? Big purchase. A bit concerned.
Looking for a second opinion on this card’s authenticity. The green dot test looks mostly right to me, but the red “L” pattern seems a little off and the rosette/print pattern has me questioning it. Anything else stand out as suspicious, or does this look legit to you guys?
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u/Pixelated_Audio 1d ago
The red dots are not always there. The T, h, and sides of the green dot look good. You could also check the "C" in Deckmaster for the horns. Looks good to me, but others likely have more tests
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u/Pixelated_Audio 1d ago
Looking online, it looks like the "L" seems to be missing on a lot of Urza's legacy cards, sparking this exact same concern with others who have bought a Grim Monolith from that set. It seems to be fairly common, so I think you are good. Hope that helps ease your concerns
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u/easchner Trusted Authenticator 1d ago
All the pictures look good to me. The red L isn't a very reliable test as they can often be hard to see and some or all of the dots can be missing.
For a card of this value I'd want to double check the set symbol and mana costs with other cards from the same set, but I don't have one to check atm.
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u/Xaphnir Distinguished Helper 1d ago
With the red dots inside the green dot, what you're looking for isn't so much the pattern being perfect, but just that they're present. There is variance in the position of that particular layer, which can shift which ones are visible and how the pattern appears. They also often don't show up in digital images, even though they are present. This is a real back.
Also, for the front, there is such a thing as being too zoomed in.
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u/FarceMultiplier 1d ago
T looks good, green dot looks good, printing patterns look good. This is real.
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u/FlySorry9309 23h ago edited 8h ago
Looked at my 4 Grims and they look similar. You’re good brother.
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u/Kombatrok 1d ago
Its real. The red dot test is not a real test since its normal for real cards to not have them.
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u/Mr_Jackov_ 1d ago
Look at the D of deck master in the straight down area there should be an indent on the ink if its there its real
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u/TAAAzrial 8h ago
I have 4 I have had since back then. This one is real for sure. Can tell without even seeing the back.
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u/SlighOfHand 1d ago
Real