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For the purpose of playing the game, as opposed to collecting, why is it not possible to simply print a copy of the card, and play using it? If it’s a legal/co

For the purpose of playing the game, as opposed to collecting, why is it not possible to simply print a copy of the card, and play using it? If it’s a legal/copyright issue, couldn’t you arrange to ‘rent’ this card for the duration of the game, or for inclusion in your deck from an owner / collector. It seems ridiculous, as you mentioned, that playing the game is hampered, or not possible, due to the collectible nature of the playing cards.

blacktriangle 5y ago
The problem is playing in WOTC sanctioned events which do not allow for proxies. I can get why they want to do this, the whole point of these events is to sell more cards. However there is a gameplay advantage as well. The high price of cards keeps players more stable and invested in their decks. You don't see players constantly running whole new decks, and sometimes people get creative due to financial or card availability constraints. I was a part of a weekly legacy group that ran with a house rule of 10 proxies allowed. This hit a nice compromise between people being able to play decent decks while still having some kind of stability in the local meta.