Proxies are not allowed in sanctioned events
I like budget builds as much as the next person, but I don't think there's any way around that
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Still, while the others got banned for being too sneaky, this one survivesprobably because its just tricky enough to be funny, but rarely enough to be broken
A card that is only good in specific, rare situations isnt as strong as one that helps you every single game
Like I've said many times in this column I'm a "word guy" not a "numbers guy." So I did what any player would do in this situation (well, one playing in a tournament anyway) I called "Judge!" I think the event had three or four judges working it
