As I’m preparing for GP Vancouver, I gradually realize how much this event will be challenging, at the light of the changes happening at Grand Prix from 2016 onwards. Making Magic history every week! A new cut The biggest change is definitely the modification of the record required to make […]
Author: KevinD
Whispers of the Muse
Hello Judges! We know many of you are wondering what on earth we are discussing on the Level 4+ mailing list. Quite a few topics are obviously confidential and we can’t talk publicly about them. However, we have come to realizing that some other topics are perfectly fine for sharing and that, actually, it would […]
GP Kobe 2015 HJ Report
Anafenza, the Foremost Anafenza did raise quite a few questions in Kobe: First, Anafenza the Foresmost’s second ability doesn’t exile tokens, since it states “creature cards” and tokens definitely are not cards. Neither does she exile Magic Origins transformed Planeswalkers. Indeed, they are Planeswalkers as they leave the battlefield and, since Anafenza’s ability prevents […]
GP Madrid Appeals Judge Report
An investigation on passing priority To some extent, this situation has similarities with those presented in my article about Handling Miscommunication. However, even if some concepts are common, it wasn’t close enough to make me confident it would not dilute the point, hence why it appears in this report rather than being part of […]