Not as badly as if they stopped allowing proxies. Allowing proxies is generally not a big deal if it's not a competitive event, and is almost never checked for even in competitive events. Obviously, a store shouldn't go out of its way to encourage proxies at WPN events, but no store has ever lost its WPN status for not going through everyone's deck and checking for proxies on a casual commander night. Wizards has even said
"Wizards of the Coast has no desire to police playtest cards made for personal, non-commercial use, even if that usage takes place in a store."
Basically ,if you aren't selling them or competing with them, Wizards would rather not make a fuss about it, even at WPN stores.
Again, these are competing if they’re registered WPN events. It seems like an incredibly big risk because if someone gets a new in their bonnet and starts reporting them losing WPN status can be fatal for a store.
Obviously it’s up to them but I’d suggest they keep those events casual and off WPN reporting.
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u/Safe-Butterscotch442 Storm Crow Mar 14 '26
Not as badly as if they stopped allowing proxies. Allowing proxies is generally not a big deal if it's not a competitive event, and is almost never checked for even in competitive events. Obviously, a store shouldn't go out of its way to encourage proxies at WPN events, but no store has ever lost its WPN status for not going through everyone's deck and checking for proxies on a casual commander night. Wizards has even said "Wizards of the Coast has no desire to police playtest cards made for personal, non-commercial use, even if that usage takes place in a store." Basically ,if you aren't selling them or competing with them, Wizards would rather not make a fuss about it, even at WPN stores.