Before the game, the players always give the deck to check so that the organizers can ensure that participants dont cheat
Its a very confusing concept that logically only works because the people who design the game says that is how it works so I would not question it that much
Or maybe get some little tiddlywinks and put them on a card
There are six main things you should assess while looking at a card: Card edges: The beveling on a card should be consistent
The newest Magic: The Gathering set, Phyrexia All Will Be One , just released this weekend, and we opened a lot of packs (a full booster box, used to playtest Limited formats, and some collector's packs to boot)
Regardless of where you look, each MTG format appears to be miraculously stable right now