much like combating counterfeit legal tender, there are many anti-theft safeguards put into place by the printers of MTG cards. They aren't perfect but there ar

much like combating counterfeit legal tender, there are many anti-theft safeguards put into place by the printers of MTG cards. They aren't perfect but there are signs of forgery/fake prints: https://infinite.tcgplayer.com/article/How-to-Spot-Counterfeit-Magic-The-Gathering-Cards/60b2b195-6c1c-4364-9f9b-0de3d8ede084/ https://infinite.tcgplayer.com/article/How-to-Spot-Counterfe... more info: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/buyer-beware-2004-04-26 https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/buyer-beware-2004-... it can be done successfully, but there are many ways to fuck it up, as well. Also, if you make a card as highly scrutinized as the Black Lotus, you're going to have a harder time because of said scrutiny.