The 'T' Test: The Wavy Letter Edge on the Card Back

The letter 'T' in 'The' on the card back has a deliberate edge texture — wavy on two sides, smooth on one — that fakes tend to flatten.

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Was dieser Test prüft

The shape of the 'T' in the 'Magic: The Gathering' wordmark on the back. Genuine printing gives it asymmetric edges.

Hilfsmittel: Loupe helps, but often visible with a sharp eye

Echte Referenz: original Counterspell
Echte Referenz: original Counterspell (Limited Edition Alpha, 1993). Vergleiche deine Karte mit einem geprüften echten Scan wie diesem — achte auf the bottom and right edges of the T are subtly wavy, while the left edge is a clean, straight line. Eine Fälschung zeigt stattdessen: all edges of the T look the same — no contrast between a smooth side and a wavy side.
Bild via Scryfall · © Wizards of the Coast.

Echt sieht so aus

The bottom and right edges of the T are subtly wavy, while the left edge is a clean, straight line.

Fälschung sieht so aus

All edges of the T look the same — no contrast between a smooth side and a wavy side.

Schritt für Schritt

  1. 1Look at the 'Magic: The Gathering' text on the card back.
  2. 2Find the 'T' in the word 'The'.
  3. 3Examine its edges closely, ideally with a loupe.
  4. 4Confirm the bottom and right edges are wavy while the left is straight.
  5. 5Treat uniformly smooth edges as suspicious.

Warum es wichtig ist

It needs little or no equipment and pairs well with the green dot test on the same card back.

Verwandte Methoden

Green dot testBack comparisonPrint/rosette test

Nur zu Bildungszwecken — keine Methode garantiert Echtheit. Ziehe bei einer wertvollen Karte im Zweifel einen professionellen Grading- oder Authentifizierungs-Dienst hinzu.