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How to tell real Magic: The Gathering from fake

Photograph your Magic: The Gathering from the right angles — the AI cross-references the key signs and returns a verdict with a confidence score. Here’s what to look at and which models get checked most.

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Key authenticity signs for Magic: The Gathering

Card stock and thickness
Print quality (rosette dot pattern)
Holofoil pattern
Edges and cut
Color saturation
Text and fonts

Popular Magic: The Gathering models

These models get authenticated most often.

Black Lotus AlphaBlack Lotus BetaMox SapphirePower Nine SetUnderground SeaSerialized

Photo angles to capture

1 Overall view
2 Logo / tag
3 Details & stitching
4 Material

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