10 proxies maximum per deck
Ten at most, not one more. The limit is per deck, and applies to every event of the weekend.
Policy
Proxies are allowed
So that as many players as possible can take part, proxies are allowed for the 2026 edition — across every event of the weekend, Friday to Sunday. In exchange, the frame is strict. Here it is, in six rules.
The six rules
What is allowed, what is not
Applies to every event of the weekend
Printed on paper
A plain paper printout, in colour, and recognisable at first glance.
Basic land backing
The printout slides in front of a basic land: the back stays a real card back.
Double-sleeved deck, single-sleeved proxy
Every non-proxy card is double-sleeved. The proxy itself stays in a single sleeve.
No custom art
A proxy reproduces the official card. No reinterpretation, no alternative artwork.
No custom cards
No invented cards, no version that does not officially exist.
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The frame
What this does not mean
A proxy is not a counterfeit
Allowing proxies is in no way an endorsement of counterfeits. A counterfeit remains a counterfeit: a card manufactured to pass as a real one. It has no place on the tables at Relic Fest. The only proxies accepted are the ones that follow the six rules above.
Judges will be very strict
Judges will be checking proxy usage throughout the weekend. A deck outside this frame is not legal — and Relic Fest bans fast.
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