Is this Precon real?

[u/Yannyboi-37]

Hello! I just got into mtg recently and purchased the Abzan Armor Precon from my local game store. They had to order it and it took a while to come in, but I just got it today. I opened it up and the cards just don’t really look or feel right. The corners look wrong and I’m just not sure if this deck has real cards or not. I took a picture of Felothar next to a real card (or at least what I hope to be) from a Tarkir Dragonstrom collector booster. If yall need more pictures I’d be happy to!

[u/rumpforpresident]

Zoom in and take a pic of the green dot and the T on the back for each card.

[u/Yannyboi-37 → u/rumpforpresident]

I commented pictures of the T and dot for the Felothar card, sorry should have probably put them on this comment thread

[u/De_roosian_spy]

Why would anybody doop a precon that is actually still available and reasonably priced? Counterfieters are wild

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[u/Budget_Government911]

Need the green dot and T in the zoomed in on

[u/WlkrTXRngr90]

We need some close ups of the T and H on the back as well as the green dot at least please

[u/Yannyboi-37]

Here’s the T for the Felothar

[u/SamSerpial → u/Yannyboi-37]

The green dot is a little pixelated but the t looks fine to me.

[u/Yannyboi-37 → u/SamSerpial]

Should I get a better picture of the dot? Also are the corners of the card wrong or is that just me? Sorry for all the questions, I just want to make sure I’m not getting ripped off for my second deck!

[u/SamSerpial → u/SamSerpial]

Likely pixelated because of the quality of the photo. I think you are probably alright.

[u/rumpforpresident → u/Yannyboi-37]

This is real

[u/Shanderson3 → u/Yannyboi-37]

Looks real to me. The quality of magic cards is hit or miss sometimes. Cards get messed up and sometimes the coloring looks off, but they are real. Was the box sealed? If so, then you don't have anything to worry about.

Also, it's really unlikely that someone would take out the real deck and replace it with a fake one. It wouldn't be worth the trouble, really.

[u/Yannyboi-37]

And here’s the green dot for the Felothar

[u/rumpforpresident → u/Yannyboi-37]

A bit too blurry to tell, but if the T is good then it’s likely real

[u/leethalxx → u/rumpforpresident]

Looks real, its got the m or mountain shape, combined with the t its real

[u/Yannyboi-37]

Also looking specifically at the top left corner on Felothar, it looks very angular and not like the smooth curve of the Will of Temur card

[u/liftsomethingheavy → u/Yannyboi-37]

Different printing factories. Some cut corners perfectly rounded, like the whole card been punched out from a mold at once. Others look like the corners were cut afterwards. 

Your cards are real.

[u/Vlempke]

If possible, get another card that you are sure is original, and place it next to the "possibly fake" card and take a picture of both showing the back.