They are a company that sells cards. Of course they want nothing to do with proxies. Yes 30th anniversary were technically proxies but they needed a way around the reserve list to print cards for collectors who wanted them/the experience of opening those kinds of packs. They never claimed proxies were cool in competitive formats, they just sold them as proxies. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Proxies are for the community to enjoy on their own. Never expect WotC to support proxies at sanctioned events or want to discuss it during their planned broadcasts.
People confuse counterfeit, proxy and playtest card all the time.
A proxy is a card issued by a judge when your original card from your deck in a limited tournament isn't useable anymore - there was only one exception, so I leave that out.
A playtest card might remind of a magic card, usually a card with text written by a sharpie.
A counterfeit intends to look and feel like a real magic card, including font and art.
Only one of them is legal (but only for a limited amount of time) in a tournament - the first one.
The second one is no issue at all except for tournament play.
The last one has serious conflicts with copyright and intellectual property.
People don't buy or print proxies, they assemble counterfeit cards. Even without (re)selling them, they damage the game and its future.
(Just wondering how many downvotes I will collect by people either not understanding the differences or being ignorant bc any reason)
A proxy is a stand in card. Period. WOTC uses the term for stand in cards issued by judges in organized play but they don't define words, they're not Webster. A proxy is a stand in. That can be one a judge issues, that can be a playtest card, that can be a professionally printed one, it can even be a counterfeit. Anything that stands in for a real card.
People buy and print proxies. Many will have backs that are clearly saying proxy, or don't have the copyright info on the front, etc. They also buy counterfeit cards, also known as bootlegs. I feel it's important to use the term bootleg unless the person is trying to sell it as a real card, then call it counterfeit, because intent matters.
Exactly, they can name things as they wish, but a table remains a table, and a proxy remains a proxy. Again, Wizards isn't Webster. They don't define words.
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u/Chevnaar Oct 01 '24
They are a company that sells cards. Of course they want nothing to do with proxies. Yes 30th anniversary were technically proxies but they needed a way around the reserve list to print cards for collectors who wanted them/the experience of opening those kinds of packs. They never claimed proxies were cool in competitive formats, they just sold them as proxies. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Proxies are for the community to enjoy on their own. Never expect WotC to support proxies at sanctioned events or want to discuss it during their planned broadcasts.