Double-Faced Cards in Proxy Decks: Five Clean Ways to Handle Them
Five practical ways to handle double-faced playtest cards while preserving hidden information, keeping games readable, and respecting sanctioned-event limits.
How to Proxy-Test a Commander Mana Base Before Buying Expensive Lands
A practical workflow for testing Commander lands with transparent proxies, useful game logs, controlled deck changes, and better mana diagnostics.
How to Build an MTG Proxy Cube That Drafts Well
TLDR A cube can contain every card you love and still produce miserable drafts. That is the difficult part. Building an MTG proxy cube is not mainly about assembling a stack of powerful Magic cards. It is about designing a…
MTG Proxy Card Size, Thickness, and Printing Specifications
TLDR The Numbers Are Simple Until Everyone Starts Rounding Them MTG proxy card size sounds like a straightforward technical question. A Magic card is a rectangle. We have successfully measured rectangles for some time. Then one source says 63 by…
MTG Checklands: Complete List, Rules, and Where to Find Them
TLDR This post helps Magic: The Gathering players find a complete MTG checklands list, understand how checklands work, and decide when they belong in a mana base. MTG checklands are the “do you know a guy?” lands of Magic. They…
MTG Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander Deck Ideas For Casual Players
TLDR MTG Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander deck ideas are easy to build around if you start with theme first, then power level. Elementals, blight counters, changelings, kindred spells and vivid five-color decks all give casual players something fun to work with.…
How Does Phasing Work In MTG Commander
TLDR How does phasing work in mtg commander? The short answer is that phasing is not blink, not exile, and not a zone change. A phased-out permanent is basically treated like it is gone for a while, but the game…
Best Proxy Shops for MTG Players in 2026
Most best proxy shops articles make the same mistake. They pad the list with too many names, blur the differences, and leave you with no real answer. I do not think that helps anyone. If you are an MTG player…
MTG Proxy Cube: How To Build One You Will Actually Draft
An MTG proxy cube is one of the cleanest uses of proxies in the whole hobby. You are not trying to fake a collection. You are building a draft environment. A reusable one. One that lets you play busted cards,…
Reserved List MTG Proxies: The Staples Most Players Start With
Reserved List MTG proxies are where a lot of players end up once they realize the real problem is not one flashy card. It is the mana base, the acceleration, and the old glue cards that make a deck feel…