Whether this is for a card constructed format like Modern, Pioneer, or Standard, or for testing out the Limited environment in a way that is cost efficient to competitive players; playtesting forms the biggest population of proxy users when it comes to Magic: the Gathering.
For formats like Limited, many of the top teams will want to practice as soon as they physically can in order to gain a competitive edge over other competitors.
The moment spoiler season finishes, printers will fire up and print proxied versions of the spoiled cards, to immediately be drafted and playtested before the product is available to buy.
Proxying for formats like Commander is what has given rise to the debate about proxies, more than any other format. For some, they like to practice with newly spoiled cards to test out interactions with cards they own.
A pretty intuitive way to use Proxies is to denote cards you own in your collection, but that are required in multiple singleton decks. Others still like to use Proxy cards in a similar vein to altered cards, using the opportunity to enact their own personal artistic direction to achieve their own personal aesthetic.
The aesthetic decision to proxy might also come into play when trying to achieve a certain theme or style for a deck. Having the artwork of a card reflect the Commander, or a tribe in the deck, can go a long way to making a deck feel complete. Card alterists—artists that paint in thin layers over an official Magic card to alter the appearance—have been doing this for practically as long as Magic has been around, in a similar manner.
The common argument is that when cards are costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars, the fault is with Wizards and the reserve list, or the over inflation of card prices on the secondary market.
Because of this, they argue, they should be free to simply proxy these expensive cards, and enjoy the play experience that many others who were either luckier or better off are able to.
Some players have decided to use the gold-bordered World Championship series cards as a way to solve this. When considering high-end Commander, whether competitive in nature, or in name like cEDH , I think this argument is most watertight. The staples of both cEDH and Canlander can be very expensive, with the latter even having Black Lotus available for play. Proxies are a potential solution to this, to allow more people to play cEDH and Canlander , and I can definitely get behind this.
Power creep has unfortunately started to push that idea out of vogue, with the speed and consistency of most decks increasing rapidly over the past year or two, thanks to insanely pushed cards. At risk of going way off topic, a great way to frame this is in relation to fast mana. Whether you think these cards should be banned or not, the point is that they are expensive, and for many decks, looking backwards provides as many if not more solutions than looking forward would.
What impact does using a proxy have on you, your playgroup, or your Local Game Store? The arms race can in this instance run to its logical conclusion—before you know it, you could be proxying most of a deck. Especially if you're not big on other social media where things get spammed ad nauseum, the crew over at The Organization will keep you ahead of the game and up to date on virtually everything pertaining to both the TCG and the OCG.
A plug to my favorite video game franchise of all time, Fire Emblem. If you've never played, a new version was released last year called Fire Emblem: Three Houses. It's one of the best in the franchise, at least for modern players. Check out the various trivia pages on Yugipedia, specifically everything for the World Legacy Cards. There's an extremely long and interesting story there, and if you're not familiar with it, it's really become a classic piece of Yu-Gi-Oh culture.
Cry about the Pebble Rule for Ritual Monsters. I touched on it in my Megalith article and it doesn't come up as much as you'd think, but it's something to keep in the back of your mind. Yes, it's something to cry over, and I will cry over it. If you want some inspiration for fan-made themes and support for legacy decks, check out BatMed on DeviantArt, who's created a bunch of new themes to get your creative juices flowing! He's not the only Yu-Gi-Oh artist on DeviantArt with serious skills, but he's definitely one of my favorites.
Here's a mix of official Yu-Gi-Oh music to duel by, getting you in the mood for some old school action. If you don't like that, then you're probably a lost cause as a human being. Did someone say cool art on Twitter? I'll link my favorite piece by Kraus Arts. Get a custom playmat. If you need inspiration, this is my next idea for a playmat.
It's not Fabled! Donate to a cause. There are a lot of things you could donate to right now, but if you're privileged enough to have money to spend on shiny cardboard, then I urge you to donate a little of your time or money to something you feel strongly about. There's no wrong answer here - reaching out to someone in need is never a bad idea. Try to build a deck around a weird theme. I'm not saying submit it to Konami, but hey, it's fun to take a random old card and flesh out a whole archetype for it.
Don't worry about making it extremely balanced - in fact, I wouldn't. Print off some copies and destroy the meta with your Mokey Mokey Extravaganza! Got a million extra commons laying around? Throw them at a child! Not literally, but whether it's a younger sibling, cousin, family friend, someone in your community - even if they have no idea what card games are - it's a new toy, and I bet they'd have some fun. Gifting some cards is a great way to draw new people into the game, and fresh blood will be crucial once tournaments reopen in your area.
Watch the best beatdown in old school Yugioh here , in the original sub of course. What a thing of beauty. Someone, anyone, someone tell me how to make Summoned Skull s good as a theme!
Can you even count it as a theme? I'm not sure, but… if anyone has any good ideas, I'll listen. I've tried alot of different things… but despite a handful of cards, the theme doesn't do much? For the love of Ra, please burn all of your old clothes that smell bad. You know the one that no matter how many times you wash it, it will smell. I don't want to smell it at locals. If you've been the smelly guy at your tournaments before, well, the post-COVID era is your chance to reinvent yourself.
This is a list of things… some things are purely entertainment and have nothing to do with cards. It's really good, trust me. Use YouTube for good, not for … whatever it is you do. Sure, there are tons of combo decks to look up, but there are plenty of things you can look up on YouTube that will make you a more well-rounded person too.
If you've ever wanted to learn how to do something, baking bread is not the only skill you can learn under quarantine. Become like One Punch Man. Each day, sit ups, pushups, squats, and a 10k run. Granted that's not a complete workout per se, but, ya know, any physical activity is good activity. Write a quarantine journal. Make it really crazy and weird. Hide it from yourself. You'll either freak your self out in the future, or freak out the archaeologists who find it.
My other suggestion that I'm not going to actually suggest is to move the furniture around in your house by mere inches every day to upset your roommate.
Don't do that. Duel Links. That's all. Ultimate fun, ultimate time waster, and Doug "Stealer of My Shirt" Zeeff should be happy with the new release of Altergeists, now playable in Yu-Gi-Oh's official mobile game!
I know I suggested juggling before, but there might be another hobby that piques your interest. One of my friend's hobbies is seeing how long he can hold his breath.
Yes, there's a lot to unpack in that sentence and we don't have time for it today. Get a temporary tattoo. It can be my face or Ivysaur. I wouldn't suggest making one yourself because those… don't always come off. I'm not saying that I can tell you from personal experience that they don't work out well, but a quick internet search will give you ideas that can work and ideas that won't work. Try to create your own duel disk… mine… never worked out. It wasn't functional, it was made out of cardboard, and I spilled a soda on it.
Not my best day. But here's someone that built a functional one out of cardboard, product placement and all! Declutter non-Yu-Gi-Oh things. Yeah, I said it. I'm leaning into this parental role again. Clean up your life! Look around and see how the last few months have worn on your organizational skills. I'm not the best at organizing everything, but I dedicated a week in May to declutter my office and living room, and it's like I live in a new house. Consider buying a giant card for your wall.
It's art! Some of my favorite art in my house is… unconventional to say the least. I have a 9-foot tall poster of Thor from Thor: Ragnarok in one room, and yes, it's purely for scientific purposes.
Whatever they are. If you want to really give yourself a headache, try the old school video games like Duelists of the Roses. Just know that you'll be… very confused at first, but they're strangely addicting with their own set of mechanics. If anything, they'll make you appreciate Duel Links that much more. Anyone want to buy me this? I'll be your best friend for a full week! Yu-Gi-Oh cocktails? I have tried none of these , but I'm sort of a peasant when it comes to drinking.
And yeah, from the looks of it, Yu-Gi-Oh cocktails are for the mature. Look up the original names of localized cards and investigate why cards change names. For your first assignment, check out why Toadally Awesome was renamed as such. Don't judge me, I just like animals. Cleanup your social media, namely your friends lists.
There are some people from middle school that still get my posts. Do I care about them? Not particularly, and now I've inspired myself to clean up my socials. You know what's cooler than juggling? Now that I'm admitting that, I'll let you guess what I've been doing alone in my house since mid-March. If you look hard enough, you can even find some Yu-Gi-Oh origami , or some Yu-Gi-Oh paper craft if that's more your style. Play Overwatch with me. I know I joke about virtually everything, but if you want the world's worst Brigette on your team, hit me up.
Yeah, I know, I suggested Reddit, but… get off Reddit. Go read a book. I know, you probably already wasted hours between this and my suggestion above. Get good at chess. It's actually not that hard to become talented enough to scrub Since I'm declassifying all my secrets here, I might as well admit I was chess captain at my high school, though technically I was a jock in high school too.
LIfe is weird, the rules are made up, do what you want. I know I've plugged Reddit, several times before in the last two minutes, but here's an extensive list of a lot of resources to not overwhelm you getting started. Teach your roommate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or house pet to play Yu-Gi-Oh! Good luck on the house pet one. And good luck on that roommate one. My roommate would rather play Crossy Road. I know I give my roommate tons of crap, but he's a good sport. Anyways, Speed Duel decks make teaching the game incredibly easy; you largely ignore all the complicated Extra Deck stuff, and if your eager pupil is legitimately interested, they can play around in the Speed Duel sandbox for a while getting their duel-legs and then dive into Advanced Format play once they're more ready.
I know I've already suggested that you come up with some cool combos, but come up with a useless combo.
I figured out a way to deck myself out and empty my Extra Deck. Does it mean you lose instantly? Maybe, but you've won in my mind. Check out Amanda LapPalme's card alters. Drawing over cards to transform them into something else is the coolest thing possible, and Amanda's one of the OG greats of the Yu-Gi-Oh art scene.
Proxies cannot be used in official tournaments. They are usually used when people are testing out a new decklist that maybe they found online or from a friend. Once they test it and like how the deck runs, then they start to purchase or trade for the cards that they need. Orica has a great work life balance that respects its people. Management is diverse and well travelled which is handy in the global organisation. The teams in finance and friendly, they get the job done and are an asset to this company.
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