Level One: Mulligans
The Level One chapter on mulligans: the "Two to Five Lands" default, when linear decks break that rule, and how to stop feel-drafting opening hands.
Chapin gives you the philosophy. Reid gives you the default rule: keep 2–5 lands, ship the rest — then the exceptions. It's the safety net before you refine like a grinder. Read this the night before your first FNM.
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