If playing Black Lotus was legal, youd want to run it, since every possible deck archetype, whether thats aggro, control, or combo, would want to have it in their deck
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Kjeldoran Outpost was used as a win condition in Counterpost-style control decks
People use proxies for a bunch of extremely normal reasons: - Playtesting new decks before spending money - Commander upgrades without chasing down every last staple immediately - Cube maintenance (updating lists without re-buying a small nations GDP) - Kitchen table games where the goal is fun, not authentication theater - Protecting valuable cards by keeping originals safe while you play with substitutes If your group is on board, proxies are often the simplest way to keep games creative, fair, and actually happening
Countless elements from the games are here for players