How to Make the BEST TCG Proxies! 

As a mtg player,that kind of stuff always bums me out, since I'm a big proxy believer, but a big part of the community is so unwilling to change and adapt, even for casual play.

​@@ponymaster2939 Huh? Edh players literally accept ANY number of proxies in your deck.

​@@Noah-hz9cxThat veeeery much depends on your playgroup. I have seen people not even wanting to play with proxy tokens

Netrunner is entirely run by the playerbase in the first place.

​@@ponymaster2939 Its pretty aggrevating to encounter an ass who proxied a high tier deck in commander they never could have afforded otherwise and then brang it to your tablr of more averae powered decks.

450 yen for an OCG S:P babyyyyy

How much is 450yen

You get robbed around me

Me with one copy of bonfire and 8 proxies

@@damianrogowski5519 cents

I've done a good bit of proxying with holo cardstock and I've found it looks better than a holo sticker paper you put over a proxy. Only issue is getting good transparent vinyl that doesn't scratch easily, but that's an issue the acetone method has as well.

Gotta make it as simple as possible so you can mass produce decks to playtest with!

I want yo know the game

Just wait until yugioh has a bad format to revive Duel Masters. The only reason Cardfight Vanguard has a following in the west is because Yugiohs DInoRabbit format was so enragingthatit made so much people leave and migrate to other games.

@@kinoalove5817 Yeah exactly. And it's so weird that nobody here in the english speaking part of the world knows that Duel Masters is one of the most popular TCGs in Japan (Definitely top three), and now with all these new TCGs coming out from Bandai and they brought back Battle Spirits and released Shadowverse Evolve and even Disney got a card game now... Something makes me think that WOTC are scared that DM will surpass MTG in popularity or something...God I hate Wizards Of The Coast...I mean Takara Tomy are introducing the game in other countries in Asia too so maybe that will have a ripple effect. Seriously if DM gets released in the west again I'm only gonna focus on Duel Masters and quit yu-gi-oh.

High praise from the goat, thank you!

You're welcome :)

This is true! I cut that from the original script since I wanted to make this about cheap production!

@@calebdotexe yeah understandable. i would also add that if you can you should bring an example card,that can help you and them understanding what you want.

@@calebdotexe I've got a printing shop nearby, and it costs about $1usd for a tabloid size print and each tabloid holds about 18 cards (3.5x2.5 inches) i spent a whole $6usd printing a whole commandramon set + extras of everything that looked useful

What would you say the average cost per card would be at a print shop?

@@heresyseed honestly it would change from place to place. one thing i could say is if you print print in block,because that would prob be cheaper. ask for a test turn and if it comes out well print a bunch of those you need.

You're so welcome my student. Have a great semester!

Over time you might have some adhesive buildup, but it isn't something I've had too much of an issue with for the paper products I'm using. It may just be the paper you're using if you're finding it to be too much of an issue. Glad the video was helpful! The goal is really just to have nice legible proxies for playtesting :)

Lmaooo power to the players

You're the exact person this video is for! Glad it's helpful :)

This is a really good idea, between having higher quality paper and maybe lowering the opacity you could probably get a more true-to-original QCSR effect (minus the stamp)

Anything that puts ink on paper should work!

Konami shills will snitch on you if you use proxies in a tournament and you’ll get banned from playing I hate it here

Likely a printer issue, if you're using the site I recommended I have not had any issues with the print quality off of their pdfs. I'd also check the print settings you're selecting

It's a bit more involved, but look into deviantart template files to use in a photo editor or, preferably, a desktop publisher application. These will allow you to print the text part of the card as it were text rather than part of the image.

The lower quality printer I used in the video is an HP M180NW and the nicer one is an HP Officejet 7610

Ruh roh

Ayyyy glad someone noticed :)

I recommend not doing that as at that point the card could be harder to distinguish from a real one and enters potential counterfeit territory. The goal is to make proxies for personal use, not deceive people into thinking they're real.

You have a handful of options, but essentially the idea is if you put white underneath the color you print it blocks out the holo. You can print white on transparent vinyl stickers and then print the proxies on top of that if you have a printer that can do white (or if you go to a print shop). You could probably just use a white marker or white vinyl on the holo card as well as a cheaper option.

I've been working with masking off foils quite a bit. I personally use transparent paper (not sticker paper) when making my custom cards. The ink moves and scratches when trying to apply any sharpie or paints, so I use a fast drying Polyurethane spray to coat the ink before painting. After the coating, I can use a white paint to go over the areas I don't want any foil. Then I put that over the blank foil card and glue it on! This works pretty well! My current road block is figuring out a way to accurately mask the card names out. caleb has a good idea in the other comment. I could make the masks digitally, then print it out and put the card art over it. So the order would be like this: [foil card blank

It’s called a “corner rounder punch”

Thought about it but I'd rather not make money off of a video like this :)

​@@calebdotexe but really thank you, this one is the best proxy tutorial!

I think just about anything that can print on paper should work! I'd be surprised if there was an issue with the vinyl paper.

I use an HP M180NW

Find an image of the pre-errata card to print

If you look up "printable transparent vinyl sticker paper" you can find lots of options! Available in most online stores that I can see.

@@calebdotexe Thank you very much 😃

I can't stop doing the pose, it just happens

mr dzeef

Outside of a sleeve yes, inside of a sleeve you can't distinguish it from a real card in terms of thickness.

It's likely cheaper to buy these sheets of paper than a bunk of bulk. If nothing else, it's equivalent. And using unofficial backs ensures there is no confusion on the legitimacy of these cards.

This is the exact reason, way easier to make sheets of proxies in bulk instead of putting stickers on cards, stickers on cards also increases the thickness so they're noticeable in a deck, and finally to avoid making cards look too real because the goal here is to make acceptable proxies, not create identical replicas.

@@calebdotexeas soon as you brought out the sheet cutter, I was like “oh duh. That’s probably way easier”.

That’s the case with any card game, not just magic. Dont bring proxies to tournaments of course, but at locals you should be cool.

WotC in the past has stated that as long as proxies aren't used for sanctioned play, it's okay to use proxies. Even in game stores. Unless that's changed in the past couple years, that is what they've stated in official communication.

@@9thR8Duelist All the local game stores in my area don't allow proxies full stop for the above reason.

​@@calebdotexethey also described a proxy as a card someone wouldn't confuse for real for a moment.

@@josephcourtright8071 Yeah, that's why my proxy method only prints to one side. The other side is completely white so you'll never confuse it for a real card!

Don't do this!! This not only can get you banned from playing but could cause Konami to take legal action against you!