Heres a quick outline: 1.0 PSA 2.0 - BGS 3.0 - CGC 4.0 - Notable counterfeits and other scams involving graded cards The focus will be on PTCG, however there is some relevant information from graded sports cards that will be included here
If you just so happened to cast a Hydra, well two for the price of one
More serious proxy makers often step up to: 280330 gsm blue or black core playing card stock sold by specialty suppliers Careful cut work with good trimmers or corner punches to match the exact size and corners of real cards Controlled printing (sometimes on laser printers) to keep ink load and image quality more stable Optional spray coats or varnish to get a smoother feel on the surface Even then, you might only get pretty good rather than perfect
Wreck and Rebuild I need to be a self-mill deck to really want Wreck and Rebuild since the Naturalize mode is a little overcosted, but this works with a host of land-matter cards like Blossoming Tortoise and Crucible of Worlds
And the end result was that pretty much any serious Legacy player needed to carry around a bunch of stickers with them to tournaments, even if they weren't playing the sticker cards themselves, just in case they might end up reanimating or copying their opponent's Blank Goblin
