# Bootleg Magic Cards Bootleg MTG Cards serve one singular purpose: **To make playing the game more accessible and affordable.**\ \ **Bootleg MTG Cards look, feel, and smell like the real deal.** They are designed to be used in sleeves during FNM or Tournament. They stand up to visual checks by your opponents and judges.\ \ Bootleg MTG Cards are defined by the following: * The cardstock, weight, and feel is comparable to the authentic cards. * The artwork used is the official Wizards of the Coast artwork. * The front of the card is identical to an official Wizards-printed card both in content and coloration (within variance.) Most notably, these cards do not pass counterfeit checks performed by vendors buying or selling MTG cards. These tests typically employ magnification or other methods not visible to the naked eye (especially not visible during play). See [Counterfeit Magic Cards](https://docs.bootlegmtg.com/the-basics-start-here/counterfeit-magic-cards)\ \ For all ethical use cases, Bootleg Magic Cards are ideal if your goal is to simply play with the cards without others knowing the card is a proxy. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.bootlegmtg.com/the-basics-start-here/bootleg-magic-cards.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.