Video: Let’s Draft The Vintage Cube!
It’s Vintage! It’s Cube! It’s Sam Black drafting some of the most broken cards in Magic’s history and playing them for your entertainment! Do yourself a favor and enjoy this. We know we will.
AuthorSam Black
Sam Black is professional Magic player who's known for his love of building decks that attack formats from unexpected angles. He's made the Top 8 of sixteen GPs covering every format as well as three Pro Tours, but he's particularly proud of his less common accomplishments, including a Top 4 at the World Championship, a win in the Team World Championship in 2008, and winning a car in 2007.
Hibernation
Sam Black rarely gets a few weeks off from Magic, but when he does, he wants to share with the community everything he can about his views on various formats! From the Magic pro lifestyle to Legacy to Cube and everything in between, Sam is opening up in this delightful read!
Video: Lantern Control In Modern!
For the days when all your opponents deserve a long, drawn-out demise, there’s Lantern Control in Modern! By viewer request, Sam Black shows you the way!
Video: G/W Aetherworks In Standard!
Aetherworks Marvel decks have gone through plenty of permutations! This week, Sam Black takes a G/W version for a test drive on Magic Online!
W/G Humans At #GPDEN
You know, for a two-deck format, there sure are a lot of Standard decks being built and proving themselves all over the place! Don’t stand idly by and let these other decks take away your format! Join Sam Black as he shares a new tale of Standard rogue deck dominance!
Video: Magic 2013 Flashback Draft!
Don’t lie: You miss the simple and elegant (and sometimes bomb-heavy) beauty of Core Sets and their Draft formats! Sam Black jumps in the way back machine!
Cracking Standard Open
Think Standard is basically a two-deck metagame, maybe three? Sam Black says to think again! The emergence of Aetherworks Marvel decks has revealed the door to a new and less narrow metagame, and Sam Black has the keys that could unlock it going into the #SCGINVI!
How To Beat A Two-Deck Metagame
#SCGINVI will prominently feature two huge decks, and you’d better be ready to beat them! Is it possible? Sam Black has been pondering that exact question! How would you go about attacking a metagame like this Standard?
Video: Twisted Cube Draft!
Sam Black returns to Magic Online, and his experience is…well…a little twisted. Check out his Twisted Cube video and get ready to join the fun!
All The Latest Tech
Formats are moving around quite a bit these days and as is always true with Magic, the key is to stay on top of the latest tech! Sam Black has a little something special to bring you from all of Magic’s big tournament formats at #SCGKNOX!
Positioning
Learning the ins and outs of positioning will give you a lot of Magic wins all on its own! Sam Black breaks down this critical concept so that you can conquer #SCGCOL Modern weekend and beyond! He also has some important words on the health of the Modern format! Read on!
Video: Lantern Control In Modern!
Sam Black is thrilled to be back where he belongs: locking opponents right out of the game! Will you put #SCGCOL on lockdown this weekend?
Updating Lantern Control For Current Modern
After taking a break from his trademark Modern archetype, it looks like Sam Black is ready to head back into the Lantern driver’s seat! What has him excited about locking down a field of Dredge and Infect? See his #SCGBALT Modern Classic preview!
Video: R/W Tokens In Standard!
Watch Sam Black try to go under the metagame with lightning-fast R/W Tokens in a five-round League on Magic Online! Is this your ticket to #SCGBALT Standard Classic success?
Standard Speed, Modern Misgivings, And Kaladesh Curveballs
If you want Sam to focus on one thing this week, you’re in for disappointment! Sam has important things to say about Kaladesh Standard, an important Modern format ban, and what players are messing up when it comes to Kaladesh Draft!