Magic: The Gathering

Double-Faced Substitute Card

March of the Machine Substitute Cards 1 • common

Set: March of the Machine Substitute Cards
Collector number: 1
Rarity: Common
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Julian Kok Joon Wen

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These substitute cards allow players to represent double-faced cards in their decks without needing to use opaque sleeves to hide the card back. While they are common in rarity, they serve a practical role in gameplay, ensuring that players can participate in mechanics involving transformation without revealing hidden information.

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Card face

What it does

(You can use this card to represent a double-faced card.)

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StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyNot legal
VintageNot legal
CommanderNot legal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerNot legal

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Provenance

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The double-faced substitute card was introduced by Wizards of the Coast to address the logistical challenges of using double-faced cards in Magic: The Gathering. As double-faced cards require sleeves for transparency in competitive play, these substitute cards serve as placeholders in a deck, allowing players to represent their transforming cards without risking damage or revealing information through mismatched sleeves.

The art for this specific iteration from the March of the Machine set was created by Julian Kok Joon Wen. The design prioritizes functional clarity over complex narrative illustration, utilizing a clean, neutral aesthetic that allows players to write the name of the corresponding double-faced card on the designated surface while maintaining the recognizable back of a standard Magic card.

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