MTG Proxy Prices 2026: How Much Do MTG Proxies Cost?
A fully-tuned Commander deck can price at $2,000 to $4,000 in singles — so mtg proxy prices are the first thing most playgroups ask before anyone shows up with new cards. In 2026 a single proxy card runs from US$1.60 at MakeProxyCard’s small-order tier down to US$0.80 at bulk, and the same 100-card deck that shocks wallets at the shop window becomes an $80 build you can actually shuffle. This guide breaks down mtg proxy prices with the official Full Color and Foil tier tables, real deck math for Commander and cube, and how players pay the best per-card rate — without guessing.
Here’s the one-line answer upfront: price moves with quantity, not card name — the card you pick costs the same as any other card at the same order size, and the per-card rate drops every time the order crosses a tier boundary.
What This Article Covers
- How tier pricing works at MakeProxyCard (and why quantity is the lever)
- Full 2026 tier tables for Full Color and Foil, side by side
- Real deck costs: 100-card Commander, staple packages, and 360-card cubes
- How to hit the best per-card price on your order
- Bottom-line savings versus buying real singles
Quick Facts
What Actually Sets the Price: Quantity, Not Card Choice
MTG proxy prices don’t track the secondary market. Rhystic Study, Mana Crypt, and a bulk uncommon cost the same to print — what changes is how many cards are in the order, because the press run is priced by volume.
Every MakeProxyCard order uses the published 2026 tiers: more cards in one batch means the per-card rate drops automatically, with no coupon or haggling. The cheapest way to build a deck is to batch exactly the order you intend to play — not to add duplicates just to shave a tier, because wasted cards still cost money — and to keep the whole order in one checkout if your playgroup is ordering together.
This is also why the sticker math is predictable. The rate is tied to eight tier boundaries (1–18, 19–36, 37–55, 56–90, 91–198, 199–234, 235–504, 505–612). Once you know the number of cards, you know the price; there is no hidden surcharge for “powerful cards.”
The 2026 Tier Tables: Full Color vs Foil
These are the official MakeProxyCard 2026 tiers. Full Color is the workhorse finish; Foil adds a $0.20/card premium at every tier for its reflective finish. Pick the finish that matches the look you want — cost follows the same tier logic either way.
A few practical notes: singles, 4-ofs from Modern, and small Commander upgrades sit in the $1.60–$1.40 tiers; full 100-card Commander decks land in 91–198 at $0.80/card Full Color ($1.00/card Foil). That single fact explains most of the gap between “proxies feel expensive for one card” and “a proxied deck is affordable” — the per-card price halves as the order grows.
Foil is a finish choice, not a visibility trick. Players who want a flashy board or a matched cube pick Foil; players who want the closest feel to most Real cards in a sleeve pick Full Color. Shuffle feel, thickness, and the blue core are the same at both finishes because the same 350gsm blue-core stock is used.
What Proxied Decks Actually Cost
100-card Commander deck
A full Commander deck is the benchmark because it is exactly 100 cards — squarely inside the 91–198 tier where many orders land.
That is not a claim about a specific list — staple packages swing price widely on the real market — it is the math of the tier table. A deck with a single Underground Sea or Mana Crypt can cost more than the rest of the proxied deck combined if bought as real singles. Proxied, every card is simply one card in the tier math.
For a concise overview of formats, legality, and how proxies fit casual play, see the MakeProxyCard proxy guide 2026 as the pillar reference — it ties price, quality, and etiquette together so you know where $80 actually gets you.
360-card powered cube
Cubes are the best argument for volume. A 360-card powered cube at the 235–504 tier is $216 Full Color ($0.60/card) or $288 Foil ($0.80/card) — far below what the same 360 cards would cost if hunted as real Vintage-era singles, and built in one batch so the per-card price stays flat.
Staple packages
Most players don’t proxy a cube on day one — they proxy a core. A 20-card upgrade (mana base + removal + two payoffs) runs $28 Full Color at tier 19–36 ($1.40/card), or $32 Foil; a 40-card core is $48 Full Color ($1.20/card) at tier 37–55. That package covers Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Swords to Plowshares, Rhystic Study, Dockside Extortionist, Jeska’s Will, and the rest of the high-use staples cited by EDHREC without needing to trade into them one at a time.
How to Hit Your Best Per-Card Rate
The tier table is the only discount. To land in a cheaper tier you add cards you actually plan to play — not filler — and you check out once.
Start with the deck you want, not the card. Order exactly the deck list (minus any cards you already own genuine) and see which tier it lands in. A 96-card proxy order for a Commander deck with a few genuine cards you already have is still 91–198, so $0.80/card — the per-card savings are already there. If you are short of a boundary by a couple of cards — say 88 cards in the 56–90 tier at $0.90 — adding the last 4 cards you were debating (interaction, ramp, a backup win piece) takes the whole order to 92 cards at $0.80, which more often lowers the total than raising it.
Batch with your pod when it helps. Three players each wanting 30 cards pay $1.40/card individually (tier 19–36); checked out together as 90 cards they pay $0.90/card (tier 56–90) — the same cards for roughly 35% less before anyone changes a setting. Just confirm everyone’s list first so the shared order reflects decks people actually intend to sleeve.
Test before scaling. A 4- to 8-card test order at $1.60/card costs under $13 and lets you check flush, centering, and color on the finish you chose. Once the look matches your sleeves, scale to the full list; the per-card price falls automatically.
Use Foil intentionally. Foil’s $0.20 gap is a fixed additive at every tier, so the cube and full-deck math stays predictable. If only your mythics and commanders should foil, split the order — Full Color for the 80-card backbone and Foil for the 20 showpieces — rather than foiling cards where the finish doesn’t matter to you.
The Bottom Line: What You Actually Pay
MTG proxy prices in 2026 are honest because they are simple: the tier table sets the rate, the card count picks the row, and the finish adds a flat $0.20. A Commander deck lands at $80 Full Color ($100 Foil); a 360-card cube lands at $216 Full Color. If the real singles version of that same list would have crossed four figures — or five on a powered cube — the proxy math is the relief, not the compromise.
At MakeProxyCard those prices ride on 350gsm blue-core stock cut to true 63×88mm and printed at up to 1200 DPI, so the deck you counted on paper is the deck you actually shuffle.
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