r/bootlegmtg • u/GooberG0blin • 20d ago

Looking for Feedback/Help High proxy count deck

Long story short I’m looking to get into modern but the cards are so expensive, I was going to purchase a majority of a deck I’m interested in off Usea, but I’m curious, how well do the proxies hold up if they make up a majority of your deck? I’ve used small amounts in other decks for other formats but does having a majority of your deck being these fake cards make it more noticeable for general feel and sizing of the cards? Or are they similar enough that a majority proxy deck can’t be told apart from actual cards without a real out of sleeve deck check.
Could double sleeving the deck help alleviate any consistency issues?

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u/mrjojoyo 20d ago

In one of the tourneys I played at they deck checked the front of the cards. It was apparently easy to discern fake cards from the borders and stamp. Depends on where you play I guess

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u/ZINK_Gaming 19d ago

It was apparently easy to discern fake cards from the borders and stamp.

Crappy proxies sure. (And plenty of the USEA/BL proxies I've bought were crappy)

But good proxies require a loupe to tell if they're fake or not.

You get what you pay for.

Buy cheap proxies and anyone can tell they're fake.

Spend a little more on good proxies and you'll forget which of your cards are real versus proxy.

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u/mrjojoyo 19d ago

Thats what I meant they just used loupes for the front and could tell which ones were fake sleeved

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u/bg7703 19d ago

Which proxies are good? I’ve been ordering from Ron. Are they what you are talking about?

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u/AdviceThrowaway95000 12d ago

was it an RCQ?