Netrunner and digimon hyper colosseum are two TCGs I know of that allow for proxies in competitive play. In both cases players effectively took control of competitive play and once tournaments are being run by people invested in the competitive side of the game rather than the financial side there's just no reason to disallow proxies

If you end up making a separate holo proxy video, I would be very interested in seeing you compare the tried and true acetone method with real cards vs holographic sticker paper, if possible. I think the latter is much more convenient, but maybe using real foils ends up looking nicer

Wondered about this for years and this just happened to pop up on my recommended. Awesome video! Super clear and straightforward. Will definitely make some of my own proxies thanks to you

Amazing video bud! Honestly thought pretty much all of this was harder than this, but you’ve made it look so simple bud!

I wanted to do proxies a few years back. I had wiped my foils off with acetone just like you, but I didn't know about the process of vinyl paper. Great vid, I'm gonna try and pick this up again 👌

This has honestly given me more confidence to do this than any other video. Thanks bro!

I started designing my own games a while ago. My most recent one, is a tabletop wargame that combines cards and miniatures. I must admit, this video helps A LOT! Thank you!

Earned a like and a subscribe. Scowering the internet and finally came to your video. Love when a content creator makes to-the-point videos without extra fluff and your process is so easy to follow. A+

Great video. I sometimes play with OCG cards since one of my friends lives in Korea and has easy access to those cards. He even got me the dragunity structure deck :)

Man this is such a good video. I had no clue how to do this and kept hearing everyone say to just proxy cards without explaining. 👍

Man this video was so good. Such great quality and well edited. Thank you so much!

Me with 9 copies of bonfire

Thankyou for making this video! Really opens up more games to more people! I buy english proxy versions of Japanese OCG Duel Masters cards! Really helps me introduce more people to a game that died in the west a long time ago (and to hopefully create hype around the game again and eventually bring it back!) Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪

Great vid! I printed off a bunch of mtg proxies a few days ago but I don't own a printer so I got a sheet done at my local printers! Cost me $6, then I glued them all to junk commons. Didn't think about using clear to print holo, might give that ago if I get access to a printer.

Appreciate this. Wanted to do a goat format with friends this is perfect

Thanks for the cool and informative video and useful tips. Custom artworks and custom cards or OCG exclusive testing are not a mirage anymore!

thank you caleb. I did tried sometime to do my own proxies using the same method that you did here. Also, I think it would work as well to print on regular paper and then glue/stick that printed paper on ygo common cards. that also can save some time

I've done proxies with cheaper methods in the past for yugioh but this one is much better. Very informative video, thanks for sharing.

Pretty impressive, I'm going to give this a shot for fun, I love it!

Proxies are really helpful for playtesting upcoming cards as well

This was really helpful, thanks

Thank you for making this video!!!

This is nice might try this to play with my brother

Great video! I love the presentation and appreciate your knowledge ☕️

nice vid, I have used sticker paper to make proxies too and put them on like fodder cards but that made the card to thick and sturdy so im gonna try your vinyl sheets

you can go to a printing shop. they have much higher quality printer. and there is almost always some dude who knows what his doing well enough to help you if you say you want it to look like X he will help you. and any city has at least one of those around. sure it may cost a bit more,but you get much better quality.

Me doing this for the sole purpose of showing up to my non existent locals and using the new Yubel support:

I can't wait to do this method! 😍

this is amazing, cheap and super easy. the printer is the most expensive part but most people have one already so that isnt usually an issue.

Thank you, Caleb!

Have you ever had issues with a paper guillotine's blade getting the adhesive parts of the vinyl sticker paper stuck on it? Maybe it's because I cut the sticker paper first before applying it to a card core (since I preferred to slip the cards into a sleeve), or maybe it's an issue with my paper guillotine or the holographic sticker paper I chose being too thick. Thank you for this tutorial! This is INCREDIBLY helpful. I've seen other YGO-oriented proxy guides before that sounded like too much effort or were too confusing. Ultimately I just want my cards to be legible lol.

Subscribed. Well done, duelist.

Just in time for bonfire

Might use this to make shiny tokens, great vid ty

ooo this is gonna be fun !

This is so cool!!

Holy shit those proxies look good. Easy too. Definitely doing it this way from now on

Great video fam, if Konami doesn't want to print Chronomaly support imma just do it myself.

One day... I'll invest in a printer....

Appreciate you, sir

For anyone Curious Ultimate Proxies: (Use Glossy Photopaper) and run cards Images through Stable Diffusions Up-Scaler (ScuNET PSNR) (I run a RTX 3080Ti, 64 gig ram) to as high as it will go, then scale it in photoshop, writing looks sharp and perfect. ET-2811 Ecotank, Set print settings to High Quality, and Photo High Gloss in print settings. My proxies look almost crystal clear perfect. If you don't upscale the images, the writing and pictures look blurry. Holographic Stickers Self-Adhesive Vinyl, for the Holographic foiling on top. You can also use the Clear stickers onto Reflective Anti Bird Tape so you don't have to destroy cards. (things that do not appear to be cards, can become cards) Anti bird tape also comes in foil that looks exactly like secret rares.

Thank you so much for making this video, I only play with friends and really like Fire Kings, but no way i'm buying bonefires for over 100 dollars a piece

Nice work

Thank you, Professor.

This is great..Thanks.. Btw any suggestion for printers??

Honestly I'd love to see someone make a whole physical version of Hearthstone with the mechanics that would translate well over to a physical game since I think its about time that Hearthstone gets a physical TCG and I'm convinced it would work and just playing at a kitchen table with friends I think playing with some really good looking proxy cards would be super fun

Hey dude! Listen, you blew my mind. Wizards have stopped printing for my country and do not officially release any new sets here anymore. Mtg is pretty much gone. THIS is a lifesaver video for those of us who want to make fun decks and play with friends here. I am gonna buy my first printer for this and have already ordered the 300 gms paper and vinyl paper to make proxies. Thank you so much! Do you have any recommendations for the best quality of printing? What Ink to use or what settings?

Cool video 👍

Great video 👍👍 What’s the approximate startup cost for all the equipment?

Mark Rosewater is going to personally send the Pinkertons after you for this,

Thank you 🙏

How did you remove that Ink so easily I have the same QCR as you (granted in German) and pure Acetone but it doesn’t come off at all.

Hello, if i use good product and a good printer do you think ppl can see its proxy with 2 layers of sleeves ? Ygo is in a state of being so mcuh expensive i need good proxy, ty for the video bro

So what kind of printer would you recommend for this?

reminds me of my childhood

Hell yeah 🧙🏼‍♂️

How far does a fresh cartridge of ink go? Will it do all 50 vinyl sheets that come in a pack? Trying to figure out cost effectiveness vs printing from china; i usually get my proxies like that for about 35c US per card after shipping and everything. I know they will be better quality than printing them myself, but I think I'd sacrifice that quality to not have to wait the 3 weeks for manufacturing and shipping, especially if its cheaper.

how do you actually print out the cards with the right dimensions tho? so when i print it out, its in the correct dimension and the same size as a yu gi oh card

how to make the best proxies: use a crummy printer, rush through things, cut corners to the wrong radius, ignore the top coating. thanks for the helpful tips.

Any chance you could tell me what ink you use both fancy and not fancy like you said

Thanks for the video! I just tried to make a sheet but the words on the yugioh cards are really blurry. Would this be due to my printer? Looking at the PDF file itself and its not high quality either so maybe its the cards I am choosing?

I dont own a traditional printer what cheaper end type and better type are you using? Id love to print some clear proxies onto some blanked foils

How can I put a card back? Where can i find a file that can print card backs and put it into a card? It can be a custom image or a default one. Just when you want to play without sleeves or with clear sleeves.

Sick! I wonder If you lower the opacity on the clear vinyl it could see the holo background better? Gotta try it ✅

Is it possible to get the logo on the back of the card?

Honestly i believe ,at least for yugioh, that Konami deserves players that uses only these kind of proxies in official tournaments . The real fraud is the cards prices...

For things such as cEDH (Competitive Commander) proxies are the norm as in order to keep up with the pace of the game expensive cards are required, I have proxies entire decks where if I were to buy the actual cards it would be well over $10,000

this is great. everyone should do this. paying hundreds of dollars for cardboard is dumb. everyone should get to use all the cards

what is the setting for YGO proxie card scale size?

wow, best, most logical video. Proxies look proxish!

What’s the name of the tool you used for cutting the corners?

Yo this works for printing foil cards for your own original game or custom cards

What kind of printer do you use??

what's the "good" printer you used?

What transparent paper you use?

Is there any trick to blocking off the foil in areas like the description? With Yu-Gi-Oh and all it's wording the holo fooling.can make it hard to read.

I'm about to make my entire deck 🗿

You should have tried making Amazon affiliate links for the paper and sticker sheets you use for your proxies.

Do you recommend any specific printers?

what printer do you use

question any printer is good or need an specific one. i have a shitty one so i wanna know XD

could you share the peinter model used in the video?

Is it possible to make proxies of YuGiOh Tokens?

When you say cheap printer how cheap are you talking? With that vinyl paper will a cheap walmart printer work or do you need something in the $200-400 range for quality? Thanks though awesome video.

great video is cant keep up with all these new sets when they want 500$ for box i think people playing with proxies will become more common

Love ridge racer 4

Can't be used for tournament play, but I could make some sick ass Yu-Gi-Oh Tokens with this at least lol

Im so down to spend money on this juat to spite Konamni

I just need to get the eye of anubis...

What printer do you use, even for the "bad" proxies? My printer is absolute garbage.

How can i proxy an pre-errata card?

U mentioned transparent vinyl paper where could i go about purchasing that?

I need a homie at kinkos or staples on speed dial….

It's wild how much hate players give proxies in MTG, when the Head Designer for the last 21 years (but worked there since MTG was only 2 years old) encourages proxies so everyone has access to playing MTG at any level. The best MTG player in the world is most likely unknown because they can't afford the cards needed to play in a tournament.

1:00 mr beast

Does the proxys feel different than a real card

What is the name of the tool you used to round the corners?

bro you dont need quarter century rares to make starlights. the mega tin secret rares are the exact same foiling

This would’ve been helpful back in 5th grade

I still dont know why there is no online store that sells proxy decks and ships them.. its ez money and i would be willing to pay a lot as long as they are not as expensive as the orginal cards.