Punch card

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Punch Card
Card
Introduced	Amonkhet
Last used	Edge of Eternities Commander
Scryfall Statistics
cards

Punch cards or punch-out cards are perforated helper cards that can be punched out into small cardboard markers that can be placed on playing cards.

History

Punch cards were introduced in the official Magic game in the Amonkhet block as a playing aid to keep track of abilities or counters added to regular cards, or to replace token cards in limited environments.

Punch cards were considered to be a success, but R&D announced that they didn't plan to do punch cards for every set, as they considered it a tool rather than something they wished to rely on repeatedly. Punch cards returned with Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths where they featured keyword counters. Since then, they have become an irregular feature of premier sets.

Mark Rosewater considers the design potential for punch-out technology "pretty huge".

Most recent punch cards feature an X in the information below the text box instead of the rarity indicator.

List of punch cards

Set	Code	#	Face	Markers	Counters
Amonkhet			Both	Embalmed; Exerted	-1/-1; Brick
Hour of Devastation			Both	Eternal; Exerted	-1/-1; Brick
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths	IKO	001 002	Front		+1/+1; First strike; Hexproof; Lifelink; Menace; Reach
			Back		+1/+1; Deathtouch; Flying; Trample; Vigilance
Ikoria Commander (Symbiotic Swarm)	C20	003 004	Front		Deathtouch; Flying; Indestructable; Vigilance
			Back		Double strike; First strike; Hexproof; Lifelink; Trample
Streets of New Capenna	SNC	1 2	Front		+1/+1
			Back		Shield
		3 4	Front		Flying; First strike; Lifelink; Vigilance; Shield
			Back		+1/+1; Shield
New Capenna Commander (Obscura Operation)	NCC	6 5	Front	Obscura family
			Back		+1/+1
New Capenna Commander (Maestros Massacre)		7 5	Front	Maestros family
			Back		+1/+1
New Capenna Commander (Riveteers Rampage)		8 5	Front	Riveteers family
			Back		+1/+1
New Capenna Commander (Cabaretti Cacophony)		9 5	Front	Goaded
			Back		+1/+1
New Capenna Commander (Bedecked Brokers)		10 5	Front		Charge; Shield
			Back		+1/+1
The Brothers' War	BRO	1 2	Front		+1/+1
			Back	Prototype
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan	LCI	1 2	Both		+1/+1; Finality; Stun
Murders at Karlov Manor	MKM	1 2	Front	Case solved; Suspected	+1/+1; Stun; Unlock
			Back	Case solved; Suspected	-1/-1; Flying; Poison
Duskmourn: House of Horror	DSK	0001 0002	Front	Locked	-1/-1; Finality; Flying
			Back	Locked	+1/+1; Lifelink; Stun
Final Fantasy Commander (Counter Blitz)	FIN	0001 0002	Both		+1/+1; Flying; Lore; Shield; Stun
Edge of Eternities Commander (Counter Intelligence)	EOE	001a 001b	Both		+1/+1; +1/+1 [×5]; Charge; Charge [×5]

Gallery

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  Amonkhet
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  Hour of Devastation
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  Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
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  Commander 2020 (Symbiotic Swarm)
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  Commander 2020 (Symbiotic Swarm)
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  New Capenna Shield counters
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  New Capenna +1/+1 counters
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  New Capenna Keyword counters
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  New Capenna Shield counters and +1/+1 counters
• 
  New Capenna Obscura family markers
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  New Capenna Shield counters and Charge counters
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  New Capenna Goaded markers
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  New Capenna Riveteers family markers
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  The Brothers' War +1/+1 counters
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  The Brothers' War Prototype markers
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  Lost Caverns Stun counters, Finality counters and +1/+1 counters
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  Murders at Karlov Manor Stun counters, Unlock counters and +1/+1 counters, indicators for "Solved" and "Suspected"
• 
  Murders at Karlov Manor Flying counter, Poison counters and -1/-1 counters, indicators for "Solved" and "Suspected"
• 
  Duskmourn -1/-1 counter, Finality counter and Flying counter, indicators for Locked Doors.
• 
  Duskmourn +1/+1 counter, Stun counter and Lifelink counter, indicators for Locked Doors.
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  Final Fantasy various counters
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  Final Fantasy various counters
• 
  Edge of Eternities included a new 5x version of the +1/+1 and charge counters.