{"id":4442,"date":"2026-06-15T04:59:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.judge.fabtcg.com\/?p=4442"},"modified":"2026-06-15T04:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:59:28","slug":"what-l2-actually-requires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.judge.fabtcg.com\/de\/blog\/2026\/06\/15\/what-l2-actually-requires\/","title":{"rendered":"What Level 2 Actually Requires"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4442\" class=\"elementor elementor-4442\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29f5e25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29f5e25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a71588d\" data-id=\"a71588d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-011f28e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"011f28e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Level 2 means something. Before anything else in this article, that needs to be clear.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you hold a Level 2 certification, the program trusts you to run events with real consequences for players: invites to exclusive events. That trust is not given freely. You earn it through exams, event experience, and a recommendation from a peer who has evaluated your work against a<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/judge.fabtcg.com\/guides\/L2-advancement\/\">documented rubric<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The certification committee reviews every checklist by hand.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That is the right place to start. What follows argues that more judges should be working toward L2. That argument only works if the certification is worth something. It is.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The problem is not that judges think too highly of L2. The problem is that many judges have the wrong picture of what it requires. That wrong picture stops qualified people from certifying. Four versions of that wrong picture show up again and again.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214e32f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"214e32f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83d0a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d83d0a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"I am already doing it.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da9902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7da9902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some L1 judges are already head judging<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/fabtcg.com\/judges\/work-with-judges-as-an-organizer\/\"> ProQuests and Road to Nationals<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> events. They manage decklists, run deck checks, make rulings, handle player disputes, and close events. They are doing the job. They have not certified because they assume L2 is for a different kind of judge: someone more experienced, more traveled, more senior.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That assumption is worth looking at directly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.judge.fabtcg.com\/de\/blog\/2024\/02\/21\/judge-exam-study-guide\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Level 2 policy exam<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is designed to test the skills expected of a Head Judge of a 32-player ProQuest or Road to Nationals. The certification is not describing a judge who does more than run these events. It is describing a judge who runs them well.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If that is you, the gap between your practice and your certification is not a skills gap. It is a paperwork gap. The path exists. You have not walked it yet.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6467b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4e6467b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b3cc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24b3cc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"L2 is too advanced for me.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b58f73c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b58f73c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other judges look at L2 and see something far away. They imagine it requires the fluency of a judge working<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/judge.fabtcg.com\/guides\/advancement\/\">Callings<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, or years of experience at major events they have not yet attended.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read the<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong> <a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/judge.fabtcg.com\/guides\/L2-advancement\/\">mandatory criteria in the recommendation rubric<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A successful L2 candidate can:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deliver a professional, timely judge call: step in, listen, give an unbiased ruling with confidence and diplomacy.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Complete a deck check of an 80-card Classic Constructed deck in under ten minutes, including a full card-by-card comparison against the decklist and a check for marked cards.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uphold a welcoming and fair event.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Communicate clearly at both a friendly and technical level.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manage the customer service side of running a tournament.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All five are required.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/judge.fabtcg.com\/guides\/L2-advancement\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">important criteria<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, of which a candidate needs three out of five, include: conducting a basic investigation into player actions; managing the opening and closing of an event; understanding how to balance equity, education, and mission when applying the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rules.fabtcg.com\/en\/ppg\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>PPG<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; operating\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gem.fabtcg.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>GEM<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to run a tournament independently; and knowing how to find answers using the resources available on the floor. Three of five.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/judge.fabtcg.com\/guides\/L2-advancement\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>optional criteria<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cover mentoring, community contributions, store relationships, and prior leadership of judge teams. These describe exceptional candidates. They are not requirements.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.judge.fabtcg.com\/de\/blog\/2024\/02\/21\/judge-exam-study-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Level 2 rules exam<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is genuinely hard. The program says so, and it is true. Questions deal with complex card interactions and edge cases that require deep knowledge of the<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/rules.fabtcg.com\/en\/cr\/\"> Comprehensive Rules<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. That should not be minimized.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But passing the exam and being ready to be an L2 are two related questions, not one. The exam tests rules knowledge, which is learnable. The recommendation tests event competence, which active judges build every time they work a competitive event. Being nervous about L2A is understandable. Letting that stop you from starting is a different decision.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f8d76 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d1f8d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621631d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"621631d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"I prefer playing.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed33382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed33382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some judges do not pursue L2 because they still want to play in events. The thinking goes: the more serious you are as a judge, the less you play. L2 is for the judges who have given that up.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is not how it works.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Being an L2 judge does not stop you from playing. It does not ask you to judge more events than you already do. The certification recognizes the level of competence you have reached. It does not tell you how often to use it, or what you do on the weekends when you are not judging.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An L2 judge can play in Armory events every week. An L2 judge can choose to certify and judge only a few events a year. What changes is what the program can trust you to run when you do judge. If a PQ or RTN needs a Head Judge and you are the most qualified person available, you are the one who makes that event possible for your community. That is a position worth being in, regardless of how often you choose to be in it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e970b50 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e970b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5047012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5047012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"It's not for me.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-278cb30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"278cb30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some judges are comfortable at L1. They judge locally, they do it well, and they do not see what L2 adds to their situation. They are not looking to travel to large events. L2 feels like a commitment they did not sign up for.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That calculation is about to change, and it has nothing to do with travel.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c007c47 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c007c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b1bafe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b1bafe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why This Matters Now<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4968fe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4968fe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fabtcg.com\/judges\/work-with-judges-as-an-organizer\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">ProQuests and Road to Nationals<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will require a Level 2 Head Judge. This is confirmed and coming. Communities and judges need to prepare now, while there is still time to build the pipeline.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The consequences are direct. If you are currently head judging PQs and RTNs as an L1, that will not remain an option. If your local community relies on you for those events, the path forward runs through L2.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/fabtcg.com\/judges\/work-with-judges-as-an-organizer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Battlegrounds<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> already require an L2 Head Judge, with the expectation that Floor Judges will be L2 as well. These are not Premier events. They are local competitive events, and they are growing in number.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">36 Callings are scheduled in 2026.<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.judge.fabtcg.com\/de\/blog\/2026\/05\/07\/europe-mentoring-team\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Working a Calling requires L2<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. That is a large number of events drawing from the same pool of qualified judges. Without more L2 judges, burnout for those currently certified becomes a real risk, and staffing events in a sustainable way becomes harder.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And as a special gift, if you certify for L2 in 2026, you will receive an exclusive Popped Collar Polo promo and an extra judge booster!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The infrastructure to support more judges reaching L2 is being built now, across all three georegions, because the demand is coming before the supply is ready. If you are an L1 judge who has been active at the competitive level, the question is not whether L2 is relevant to your goals. It is whether you want to keep running the events you are currently running.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900ccd5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"900ccd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ade712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ade712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Stands Between You and L2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b74f5a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b74f5a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/judge.fabtcg.com\/guides\/advancement\/\">full requirements are here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. In brief:<\/span><\/p><p><b>30 days as L1.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> That clock starts when you are certified.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Two tier 2 or higher events in the last 720 days.<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/judge.fabtcg.com\/guides\/advancement\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Road to Nationals, ProQuest, Battle Hardened, National Championship, Calling, Pro Tour, and World Championship<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> all qualify, including side events. Working as a floor judge is enough; you do not need to have been the head judge. One of these events can even be a Skirmish.<\/span><\/p><p><b>L2A: the Level 2 rules exam.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 20 questions, 85% to pass, 24-hour time limit, 90-day cooldown on retakes.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/judge.fabtcg.com\/guides\/exams-intro\/\"> Open book<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: you may use all official documents and personal notes. You may not ask other judges.<\/span><\/p><p><b>L2B: the Level 2 policy exam.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Same format, same pass mark. Covers the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/rules.fabtcg.com\/en\/trp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>TRP<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong> <a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/rules.fabtcg.com\/en\/ppg\/\">PPG<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and Judge Code of Conduct at Competitive REL level. Also open book.<\/span><\/p><p><b>A recommendation from a certified L2 judge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> who has observed your work and evaluated it against the\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/judge.fabtcg.com\/guides\/L2-advancement\/\"> rubric<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This recommendation expires one year after it is written. The advice is to pass your exams first, then request the recommendation. Start building that relationship early, not at the end of the process.<\/span><\/p><p><b>A Level 2 checklist submission on<\/b><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong> <a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/judge.fabtcg.com\/checklists\/\">JudgeHub<\/a><\/strong><\/span><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Reviewed manually by the certification committee. Allow up to seven days.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have been judging PQs and RTNs for the past four months, you are likely already close on the time and event requirements. The exams, especially L2A, require real preparation. Read the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.judge.fabtcg.com\/de\/blog\/2024\/02\/21\/judge-exam-study-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>study guide<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Find a mentor through<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/judge.fabtcg.com\/map\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>JudgeHub<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or your<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/judge.fabtcg.com\/regions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Judge Community Representative<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Start.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9c255 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e9c255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c6275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4c6275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Bar is Real. So is the Path.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7cde29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7cde29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Level 2 carries weight because the events it covers carry weight. The judges who earn it have been tested on rules and policy, observed at competitive events, and recommended by a peer who evaluated their work. The certification committee reviewed their application and made a deliberate decision.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That is a real standard. And for many L1 judges reading this, it is within reach right now.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Start.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b74c531 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b74c531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851bc1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"851bc1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #999999\"><em>Featured image by Joseph Qiu.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Too advanced.&#8221; &#8220;Not for me.&#8221; &#8220;I prefer playing.&#8221; These are the just some of the reasons judges give for not pursuing Level 2. 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