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This special bonus episode discusses the new Unstable card Rules Lawyer. In addition, we talk about the alternate art Judge promo version that will be available to judges starting in January!  Have a listen and learn about how Unstable breaks State-Based Actions. judgecastA Magic Judge's Most Useful PodcastMore Posts

We spent Halloween talking about some of our favorite rules and interactions, both obscure and intricate. What’s yours? judgecastA Magic Judge's Most Useful PodcastMore Posts

This episode we tackle special actions in the Comp Rules. They’re not just for Leonin Arbiter anymore! Other rules episodes we referenced: Steps of casting a spell (JC #71) http://judgecast.com/archives/531 Morph (JC #99) http://judgecast.com/archives/707 State-Based Actions (JC #147) http://judgecast.com/archives/974 judgecastA Magic Judge's Most Useful PodcastMore Posts

The JudgeCast crew spent the weekend at GP Providence, and they’re here to tell the tale! BPrill was on sides, Brogan was on the main, and Jess was playing in his favorite format. Listen as we regale you with stories and talk about our various perspectives on the event. judgecastA Magic Judge's Most Useful PodcastMore...

Vampires and Pirates and Dinosaurs, oh my! Let’s walk the dinosaur together as we prepare for Ixalan prerelease weekend with a review the new mechanics rules changes, and most interesting new cards from Ixalan. You can check out the official release notes here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/ixalan-release-notes-2017-09-15 judgecastA Magic Judge's Most Useful PodcastMore Posts

L2 Kyle Knudson, Event Guru at Cascade Games, joins us to talk about Magic events that take place at conventions. We talk about his experiences at PAX, Comic-Con, and elsewhere. They’re great fun and great learning opportunities for level 1+ judges. Check it out! Thanks to Kyle for joining us on this episode. You can reach him...

On this episode, we are joined by Level 3 Judge Eric Levine, a member of the Player Investigation Committee, to talk about Bribery. What is it, how do you recognize it, and what isn’t bribery? Find the answers to these questions and more on this episode of JudgeCast. If you enjoy listening to Eric Levine’s dulcet tones,...

In this episode, we discuss the Commander format and the perks and quirks of cards in the new Commander 2017 decks. What happens if your cat is enchanted by a rat? How does phasing even work? How does Commander Damage work, Generally? Find out all of this and more in this episode of JudgeCast. Commander 2017...

Level Three judge Matt Williams joins us to discuss the JudgeCast Open that took place in Atlanta recently, where all three of our hosts were Classic HJs on Sunday.  We talk about some challenges that lead to the event and interesting things that occurred. For more information on team events, check out episode 174: http://judgecast.com/?p=1114 judgecastA Magic...

In this episode, we talk about the state of judge testing, some styles of learning, and how one can study and prepare for tests without being able to spam practice tests. In addition to JudgeCast, we talk about lots of other resources for judges to learn from. We end the episode by discussing the list of things you need...