Fakes are usually either too thin (they lack the graphite core layer) or too thick and waxy (they use cheap laminated plastic instead of cardstock)
One major engine for these strategies is this unassuming common Goblin creature that debuted in Magic s 2002 kindred bonanza Onslaught
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It works like Parallel Lives in doubling your tokens with the extra benefit of using some tokens to give itself indestructible
Look closely for whitening, which are tiny white chips on the back edges of the best Sun and Moon cards
