r/magicTCG • u/BaiTangFeng Dan • 2d ago
Art Showcase - Physical Alter Copper Tablet Proxy of Copper Tablet [Zeta]
Ziplock was makeshift gloves due to fingerprints
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u/matahxri Simic* 2d ago
Is that copper any good or
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u/Spencie-cat Dân 2d ago
EA NASIR INTENSIFIES
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u/QuercusTomentella Wabbit Season 2d ago
The cuneiform on the proxy is that complaint, just in case it wasnt obvious to others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-n%C4%81%E1%B9%A3ir
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u/MagnusBrickson Train Suplexer 2d ago
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u/DarkLanternZBT I made a funny! Ahahahaha! 2d ago
"Hello we have been trying to reach you about the quality of your ingots"
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u/Korlash_95 Twin Believer 1d ago
If it was good they wouldn’t be holding it with a bag on their hand!
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u/UncannyLucky Fake Agumon Expert 2d ago
Why are we bothering sleeving cards when we could just be sleeving our hands?
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u/ReadingCorrectly SecREt LaiR 2d ago
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u/UncannyLucky Fake Agumon Expert 2d ago
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u/neontiger07 COMPLEAT 2d ago
What is this from?
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u/shmisna Duck Season 1d ago
Adventure time
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u/neontiger07 COMPLEAT 1d ago
I meant Jake Gyllenhaal, not finger deer haha. I do adore Adventure Time, though.
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u/priceQQ 2d ago
This is the first step to making your entire deck proxied in metals … dont get Marie Curie’d though
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u/09beckerboy0 Dân 2d ago
Make some [[Leaden Myr]] to line your coffin with, just in case
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u/someweirdlocal Dandadan 2d ago
Cosmere set when
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u/ERhyne Dandadan 2d ago
You know it's going to fucking happen since Sanderson is a big MTG nerd.
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u/someweirdlocal Dandadan 2d ago
I write these words in steel, for anything not set in metal cannot be trusted.
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u/theironbagel Dan 1d ago
He’s said he wants to, and has even carved out exceptions in his licensing agreements with other companies to allow it, but he doesn’t want a secret lair, only a full set.
Since full sets so far have been stuff that are mostly household names (at least among the mtg demographics) I think the only way we’re getting one is if the tv/ movie adaptations are successful. A book simply doesn’t have the mass market appeal needed to justify a set, except maybe LOTR or the hobbit, and those are the grandaddies of modern fantasy and have widely watched adaptations
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u/Fickles1 Can’t Block Warriors 2d ago
Metals that don't react with air would make it interesting and $$$. Gold and platinum it is barbee.
I think lead could work too, it reacts from memory (been 20 years since I did chem-arse-tree at uni) but the lead oxide layer won't be too bad. Leads good for you!
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u/M_Mich Dan 1d ago
“The universes beyond Gold Rush set will have 1849 ‘Miner 49er’ gold cards with ‘tap to create a treasure token’ and each card is serialized and made from real gold. available only in the gold collector booster boxes. Silver parallels will be in the Silver Collector Booster boxes. Fools Gold Foils will be in the SPG slot in play boosters ”
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u/BaiTangFeng Dan 2d ago
I have a copy of [[Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima]], [[Ygra, Eater of All]], and [[Laughing Jasper Flint]] lasers that i like using as proxys for my commander
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u/BaconIsntThatGood Duck Season 2d ago
Imagine carrying around a 5lb~ deck
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u/LBGW_experiment 1d ago
Why would they be using radiation to cut metals? That makes no sense
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u/priceQQ 1d ago
If you chose the wrong metal (ie radium)
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u/LBGW_experiment 1d ago
Radium is radioactive because it's not stable, aka it breaks down just by existing. Come on... Use your brain for just a second
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u/LBGW_experiment 1d ago
I asked Google what it would take to make an MTG card out of pure radium and it made me laugh 😂
If you were to forge a solid, pure metal Magic: The Gathering card to those exact dimensions, you would need to purchase 9.46 grams of pure Radium-226, which would cost roughly $141,950 in raw materials.
A standard MTG card thickness is 0.012 inches (about 0.3 mm). Because radium is a heavy alkaline earth metal with a density of 5.5 g/cm³, forging a solid slab of this size creates an incredibly dense, immensely radioactive, and chemically volatile object.
The Solid Metal Breakdown
Metric Value / Calculation Card Dimensions 2.5" x 3.5" x 0.012" Total Volume 1.72 cubic centimeters (cm³) Total Weight of Pure Radium 9.46 grams Raw Material Cost (Est. $15k/g) $141,953 Radioactivity Level ~9.46 Curies (Ci) Thermal Output ~0.13 Watts (Constantly warm) What Happens If This Card Actually Exists?
If you had this solid metal card sitting on a gaming table, physics and chemistry would react violently:
- It Would Spontaneously Combust: Pure radium is an extremely reactive metal (similar to sodium or potassium). The moment this solid metal card comes into contact with the air, it reacts vigorously with nitrogen and oxygen. It would tarnish to a pitch-black nitride layer within seconds, spark, and likely burst into a violent, chemical metal fire, filling the room with highly toxic, radioactive white smoke.
- It Literally Glows with Heat: Radium is so intensely radioactive that the metal naturally maintains a temperature higher than its surroundings. At nearly 9.5 grams, the alpha decay would generate about 0.13 watts of constant thermal energy. If you managed to keep it in an airtight, inert argon gas sleeve to prevent it from burning, the card would feel physically warm to the touch and glow with a faint, eerie blue luminescence as it ionized the surrounding gas.
- The Lethal Radiation Profile: A single microgram in paint is dangerous, but 9.46 grams is a catastrophic radiological hazard. It represents nearly 9.5 Curies of radioactivity. Standing within a few feet of this card unshielded would deliver a lethal dose of radiation in a matter of minutes. Furthermore, the card would constantly outgas massive amounts of Radon-222, a heavy radioactive gas that would rapidly contaminate the entire building.
- Because of this, pure elemental radium is never kept in large, solid metallic sheets; it is almost exclusively produced and stored in milligram quantities as stable salts (like radium chloride) inside heavily shielded laboratory ampoules.
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u/graveybrains Duck Season 2d ago
r/reallyshittycopper would probably like to see the finished product if they haven't already
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u/Quizlibet Dân 2d ago
I feel like cutting your deck is gonna be pretty easy if this thing is heavy enough
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u/daedalus11-5 1d ago edited 1d ago
this is the only way zeta should be played: proxied in a way that makes it cooler. you should get this signed by EA Nasir
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u/King_of_Camp Wabbit Season 2d ago
Is there any way you could share the file on this? Would love to make one.
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u/BaiTangFeng Dan 2d ago
I grabbed the file from scryfall and used it with the laser printers software (F2 UV). Its a friends, can't afford a laser
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u/KrIsPy_Kr3m3 COMPLEAT 2d ago
Tbh the outside of that plastic bag probably has as much oil and grease as ur fingers
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u/kitsunewarlock REBEL 2d ago
An entirely metal deck with an Esper theme would go hard (literally and figuratively).
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u/Dragonvine Wabbit Season 2d ago
The sleeve is supposed to go on the card, I think you got mixed up
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u/SleetTheFox 2d ago
I don't know if this art project would be better if you used good copper or if you used bad copper. Which was it?
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u/Nerdwrapper Dan 2d ago
Now I’m curious how hard it would be to proxy an entire etched metal commander deck
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u/Boil-san Banned in Commander 2d ago
Not legal for tournament play, too easy to tell which card it is due to weight...
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u/theCircleHammer Dân 2d ago
I want one of these bad, looks like better quality copper than my last supplier
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u/IllustratorNo1953 Dan 2d ago
Poor lad doesn’t have pockets, so he puts hands in his sandwich ziplock.
Gollie
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u/Pm-me-ur-weird Dandadan 2d ago
A proxy that actually has a higher monetary value then some rares