{"id":4313,"date":"2016-06-29T21:27:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T01:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/?p=4313"},"modified":"2016-08-02T10:47:44","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T14:47:44","slug":"elias-fajardo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/elias-fajardo\/","title":{"rendered":"Elias Fajardo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Judges, glad to have you back for the latest edition of Judge of the Week! This time around, we’re highlighting someone whose energy and dedication to his craft are off the charts. Elias Fajardo, congratulations for all you do!<\/span>
\n\"Elias<\/a><\/p>\n

Name<\/strong>: Elias Fajardo<\/a><\/span><\/span>
\nLocation<\/strong>: \u00a0Caracas, Venezuela
\nLevel:<\/strong> Officially, L1 since April 2008. L2 October 2011.
\nOccupation:<\/strong> By occupation, I work as sales manager at Magicsur, a distributor for WOTC, and the main TCG store in Venezuela.
\nFavourite card:<\/strong>\u00a0Faceless Butcher<\/a>
\nLeast favourite card:<\/strong>\u00a0False Prophet<\/a>
\nFavourite format:<\/strong> Modern FTW!!!
\nCommander General:<\/strong>\u00a0Prossh, Skyraider of Kher<\/a>
\nFavourite non-Magic Game:<\/strong>\u00a0 Diablo 3
\nBest tournament result:<\/strong>\u00a0 Top 8 at a PTQ
\nRandom fact about yourself:<\/strong> I have a twin brother who’s also a Judge (L1), Pedro Jose Farjado Ponce<\/a><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"elias2\"Why did you become a Judge?
\n<\/strong>I became a Judge, because I liked being at the other side of the table (the other one, being a player), and helping players with issues during their matches.<\/p>\n

I started judging at the National Championship in 2007, when I failed to qualify through Regionals. Inti Acevedo<\/a><\/span><\/span> (Main TO and L2 since forever XD) gave me the opportunity to help at that event. Less than 1 year later, I became L1 and the rest is history.<\/p>\n

Tell me your favorite Judge story.<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>My favorite Judge story was in the months prior to the 2008 national championships. A \u00a0lot of players didn’t know the interaction of man-lands with Cryptic Command<\/a> (the beginning of combat step wasn’t very known then), the Demigod of Revenge<\/a> trigger “issues”, and the interaction of protection\/prevention effects with Everlasting Torment<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Basically I had to explain these interactions to the whole community.<\/p>\n

Do you and your brother judge together very often? Does that get confusing?<\/strong>
\nWe haven’t Judged together yet (my boss at Magicsur thinks that\u00a0is pretty “advantageous” to pay “double” XD)<\/p>\n

Confusing, yes, sometimes, because not all of the players recognize us.<\/p>\n

I let my brother Judge at some FNMs, while I attend\u00a0to clients.<\/p>\n

Tell me an embarrassing story from your “Magic” life.
\n<\/strong>I yelled at some annoying “pro” players at a prerelease and got reprimanded by my boss (I didn’t handle it in the best way, but I learned from it).<\/p>\n

How did you get involved in Magic in the first place? <\/strong>
\nAt my mother’s birthday (in 2001), a cousin brought some Magic<\/strong> cards and taught both my brother and me.<\/p>\n

How has being a Magic Judge influenced your non-Magic life?
\n<\/strong>I’ve learned to work as a team:<\/p>\n