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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/23190322\/magic-the-gathering-custom-commander-art-proxies-alter-sleeves<\/a>
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Jeweled Lotus<\/a> is an incredibly powerful Magic: The Gathering <\/em>card. For the grand cost of zero mana, you gain three mana of any one color that you can then use to cast your commander, a powerful card integral to the Commander format of Magic<\/em> play. Because of its massive value in getting three mana for no mana, and with the extreme popularity of the Commander format, copies of Jeweled Lotus cost $70 to $120<\/a>, and the super fancy, extended art, foil version of the card can fetch a price anywhere between $900<\/a> to $20,000<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a Commander player and want to build multiple decks that use Jeweled Lotus, it can get pretty expensive and tedious. You have to either purchase multiple copies of the card or purchase the card once and ferry it between the different decks that use it. But with a Jeweled Lotus proxy, a special fan-made item that essentially acts as a stand-in for a typical MTG<\/em> card, you can bust out that God-Eternal Oketra<\/a> a couple turns early without shelling out major cash. <\/p>\n

Proxies and their siblings, alters and overlays, are the products of a growing cottage industry attached to Hasbro\u2019s billion-dollar collectible card game. They are made by members of a dedicated community of players and creators in which artistry and Magic<\/em> combine to allow players the ability to express themselves with their decks and how they play.<\/p>\n

Proxies, alters, and card overlays (also known by the trademark Alter Sleeves) are basically the different ways in which you can customize, modify, or replace a Magic<\/em> card. <\/p>\n

\u201cAn alter is when someone takes paint and puts it on an existing, official card,\u201d explains Meghan \u201cSheepwave\u201d Burden, a proxy artist with a flair for doing weird and potentially painful but awesome things<\/a> in the MTG<\/em> community. \u201cA proxy is something that is printed from scratch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overlays involve taking a protective card sleeve or a card-shaped piece of transparent plastic and printing art on it to enhance a card\u2019s existing art when one fits into or over the other.<\/p>\n

Though not typically thought of as such, Magic<\/em> is an expressive game. Its five different mana colors each represent a kind of philosophy that\u2019s borne out in that color\u2019s mechanics. Red decks, symbolized by fiery mountains, are quick and aggressive. Black decks represent death and decay and often feature sacrificing a player\u2019s life points for power. Green decks symbolize nature, valuing very powerful (and very large) creatures that trample anything in their path and so forth. Players enjoy building decks that suit their particular style, and having modified cards enhances that. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s just so much visual variety that you can put into a Magic<\/em> deck,\u201d Burden said. \u201cAnd EDH, in particular, lends itself to self-expression.\u201d<\/p>\n

Familiarity with the various Magic<\/em> formats and rules is key to understanding the appeal of alters, proxies, and overlays. Elder Dragon Highlander (EDH), better known as Commander, is perhaps the most popular format of Magic<\/em> right now. It\u2019s a sharp departure from Standard Magic <\/em>and requires players to build 100-card, single-copy decks led by a powerful creature called the commander. <\/p>\n

Unlike the highly competitive formats of Standard or Draft, Commander, by comparison, is much more casual. Generally, there\u2019s less emphasis on following the complex rules of play; decks are designed to pull off cool combos (like overrunning your opponent with squirrels) instead of being built from the most efficient, most powerful, and most recent set of cards. If you want to beat your friends, play Standard. If you want to have fun with your friends, play Commander.<\/p>\n

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