CGC Trading Cards Grades Beta Black Lotus a Pristine 10 CGC Image 1: Beta Black Lotus (Artist Proof), 1993 Only ~50 of these existed, with ~20 graded across companies. Artist proofs, or whitebacks, in #MTG are cards handed directly to the artist, typically MTG Beta Black Lotus has returned from Grading!! What did we get?? Power, prestige, and pure Magic The 1993 Beta Black Lotus remains the ultimate symbol of rarity and influence. Black bordered and graded PSA NM MT+ 8.5, from one of the smallest original print