Mirari's Wake WCD 2003, why isn't it legal?
Asked by ExpectDragons 9 years ago
anyone know why the WCD 2003 version of Mirari's Wake isn't legal at tournaments? is it oversized or not a 'real' card? i need one for EDH and it's a third of the price
KrosanTusker says... Accepted answer #2
The gold-bordered cards are just proxies (though they're damn cool proxies), from a tournament perspective. They were not made as Magic cards, they're more like a souvenir. Like you can't buy a model of the Eiffel Tower to say you've been there, you can't use these cards as real cards.
October 1, 2014 9:57 a.m.
Everything that is WCD is illegal for tournament play - it has a gold border and gold letters on the back and the border in the front is a bit different. Emphasis on tournament though - in a friendly game of EDH, if you do not have clear sleeves, I cannot see any problem.
October 1, 2014 9:58 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #4
@Fizzz it has nothing to do with the fact that they are distinguishable. Tournament rules require the use of sleeves anyway, and the "cards" are the same dimensions and thickness as regular cards. The problem is that they aren't cards. They don't have a Magic card back, nor do they have white or black borders.
Fizzz says... #1
Gold bordered card in general are not tournament legal my man. It comes down to the fact that they are more distinguishable than others (at least slightly), which renders them illegal to play.
:)
Same for the Painlands that are gold bordered.
October 1, 2014 9:05 a.m.