Card tests on a WIXOSS card?

There are many different tests performed on MTG cards to test its authenticity. So what happens if we use the same tests on a WIXOSS card?

Light Test on WIXOSS and other TCG Cards

The first test is the light test, which you use a torchlight and see how much light is shined through the card itself.

If we were to rank how much light passes through these different card games. It will be in this sequence:

(Least Light) Flesh and Blood TCG -> Pokemon TCG -> MTG -> WIXOSS TCG (Most Light)

It almost look we are shining a spot light on the Darkness Eater from the front rather than the back. (I guess… she only eat darkness.. not the light away)

Bend Test on different card games

Second test is the Bend test. MTG cards are famous for being able to survive a bend test which is a test where u pinch the top and the bottom end of the card together like as seen in the image above. So… how do our cards fair?

MTG, Pokemon and FAB all survived the bend test! no crease was formed!

But…..

A small sad crease… on a WIXOSS TCG Card was formed after a bend test

Well….to be fair, WIXOSS TCG cards are slightly thicker which you are able to feel it when you are holding one. I suppose that’s why a crease was formed as thicker card means reduced flexibility.

Rip Test for different TCG Cards

The third and most gruesome test….rip test….(literally R.I.P)

Rip test is usually used to check for the core lining of a TCG card. Usually its blue or black core as seen in the image above for the MTG, Pokemon and FAB cards.

Interestingly, WIXOSS TCG cards doesn’t have a colored core, but it looks like its formed with a couple of white layers which makes the card thick. I guess this method probably isn’t helpful when testing WIXOSS cards

Rip Test for foiled cards from different TCGs

A repeated Rip test but this time with foiled/holo/parallel/bling whichever you preferred to call them.

The results is interesting. Using the same amount of force while ripping a normal card, The FAB, Pokemon and MTG cards hold up pretty good which feels like i’m ripping an elastic thin sheet of plastic.

BUT…. when doing the same for WIXOSS, it “snapped”, it just snapped into two pieces.

Summary

It is definitely fun to use some of these techniques on WIXOSS. Although we know that FAB, MTG and Pokemon have some of their products printed by the same company hence having similar result, i was still hoping for a different result.

Let’s hope that one day, we truly need a way to authenticate WIXOSS cards as this simply meant that the game had grown so huge that it creates interest for counterfeit cards.

It will be a happy problem.

Peace and stay safe.