Card Condition Guide

Minimal wear from shuffling, play or handling and can have a nearly unmarked surface, crisp corners and unblemished edges outside of a few slight flaws. May have slight edge wear or a scratch or three, but overall look nearly unplayed with no major defects. The acceptable range of cards within the Near Mint condition includes both cards with no imperfections and cards with a few slight imperfections.

Minor border or corner wear, scuffs or scratches. There are no major defects such as grime, bends or issues with the structural integrity of the card. Noticeable imperfections are okay, but none should be too severe or at too high a volume. The acceptable range of cards within the Lightly Played condition includes both cards with few or a handful of minor imperfections.

Border wear, corner wear, scratching or scuffing, creases or whitening or any combination of moderate examples of these flaws. May have some form of imperfection impacting a small area of the card from mishandling or poor storage, such as creasing that doesnʼt affect card integrity, in combination with other issues such as scratches, scuffs or border/edge wear.

Major amount of wear. Cards can show a variety of moderate imperfections along with creasing, whitening and bends. Can also have flaws that impact the integrity of the card, but the card can still be sleeve playable.

Wear or imperfections beyond the standards for other conditions. Can also exhibit an imperfection that may make the card illegal for tournament play, even in a sleeve. May have major border wear, corner wear, scratching or scuffing, as well as folds, creases, tears or other damage that impacts the structural integrity of the card.