While you dont need the in-depth knowledge of a judge, you should be both familiar with and up to date on the following aspects of Magic: The Gathering : Rules of how to play The sanctioned formats promoted by WotC (Commander, Standard, Pioneer, etc.) Top decks, strategies, and cards within sanctioned formats This will help you not only understand why certain cards are desirable compared to others, it will also hone your instinct for what might make a good card in the future
Cryptcaller Chariot If discard-based strategies find their way into Standard, it will almost certainly be because of Cryptcaller Chariot
Track your progress across multiple systemswildcard tracks, golden packs, Vault completion, and set collection rates
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