3.4
Proxy Cards
A proxy card is used during competition to represent
an otherwise legal
Magic
card
or checklist card
that can no
longer be included i
n a deck without the deck being marked. For a proxy to be issued, the card it is replacing must
meet at least one of the following criteria:
•
The card has been accidentally damaged or excessively worn in the current tournament
, including
damaged or misprint
ed Limited product
. Proxies are not allowed as substitutes for cards that their owner
has damaged intentionally or through negligence.
•
The card is a foil card for which no non-
foil printing exists.
Players may not create their own proxies
; they may only be
created by the Head Judge who has sole discretion as
to whether the creation of a proxy is
appropriate
. When a judge creates a proxy, it is included in the player’s deck
and must be denoted as a proxy in a clear and conspicuous manner
. The original card i
s kept nearby during the
match and replaces the proxy while in a public zone as long as it is recognizable.
A proxy is valid only for the
duration of the tournament in which it was originally issued.

3.5
Checklist Cards
Official checklist cards are used to
represent double
-faced cards
in the sets that contain them
. Only official
checklist cards may be used to represent double-
faced cards in a deck.
The use of checklist cards is required if a player has double-
faced cards in
their
deck and is
not
using compl
etely
opaque sleeves.
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If a player uses a checklist card to represent a double-
faced card in
their
deck, then all copies of
that double
-faced
card in the deck must be represented by checklist cards, and
any copies of that double
-faced card in a hidden zone
are considered to not exist for purposes of determining deck legality.
Each individual checklist card used must have one (and only one) of the items checked.
A checklist card is only used while the card it represents is in a hidden zone. The card represen
ted by a checklist
card is not a playable Magic card until the checklist card has been placed in a public zone. Multiple checklists
cannot be used to represent a single copy of the actual card. For each checklist card used, the player must have a
copy of t
he actual card available, though they are not considered sideboard cards and are not presented to their
opponent