Drafting In The Top 8 Of #GPAtlanta
Ever wonder what goes through a professional Magic mind in a Limited top 8? Wonder no longer! Sam Black talks you through his mindset with coverage commentary from Cedric Phillips and Patrick Sullivan!
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.
Video: Kiki Company In Modern
Sam Black has a Modern deck that runs wild with a greatest hits selection of the format’s creatures! Sleeve it up for the $5,000 Modern Premier IQ this weekend at #SCGKC!
Video: Battle For Zendikar Sealed
Attending #GPAtlanta? This is your last chance to study the format that will define the weekend! Sam Black shows you how to gain an edge at the big Limited Grand Prix here!
Drafting Green And Black In Battle For Zendikar
Green and black has widely been declared as the least viable Limited combination in Battle for Zendikar. Sam Black provides great insight on this widely misunderstood color combination for #GPAtlanta!
Video: Shardless Sultai In Legacy
Sam Black continues his preparation for the big Legacy Grand Prix this weekend! Use his commentary and process in this video to guide you at the #SCGPHILLY $5,000 Legacy Premier IQ!
A Tale Of Four Formats
Being that he’s marathoning Grand Prix for the next month, Sam Black has a little to say about each of the major formats right now! He provides you with some #SCGPHILLY guidance and then touches on the recent StarCityGames Organized Play changes for next year!
Video: Five-Color Bring To Light In Modern
Got a great manabase you’re anxious to use at #SCGDFW? Sam Black has a mean rogue strategy he’s eager to show off for you in his latest video effort!
Updating Bant Tokens
Sam Black loved his Pro Tour deck, and with good reason. But all good things must evolve, and this week, he’s showing you how to beat the new bad matchups you’ll experience at #SCGDFW’s $5,000 Standard Premier IQ!
Video: Bant Tokens In Standard
By popular demand, Sam Black shows you the deck that has taken the Magic world by storm! #SCGSTL’s $5,000 Premier IQ will be largely affected by this archetype, and today, its mastermind shows you how it plays!
Building Bant Tokens For The Pro Tour
While the rest of the world was tweaking and building established strategies, Sam Black was doing what he does best! See the deck he thinks may be the best the format has to offer before #SCGSTL’s $5,000 Standard Premier IQ!
Video: Battle For Zendikar Draft!
BFZ Limited will have a huge role in who makes it to Sunday at the Pro Tour this weekend! Watch Sam Black explain his deckbuilding and draft picks so that you can master the format before the competition!
Evolutionary Leap In Standard
Brewing for a new Standard format is the best, and Sam Black just wouldn’t be himself if he wasn’t looking at all of the awesome sacrifice-themed cards in order to see whether there’s a viable “Aristocrats”-style deck for #PTBFZ.
Video: Narset, Enlightened Master In Commander
Think Commander is just for the casuals? Nonsense! Seasoned pro Sam Black takes a break from PT testing to get his Commander on! The Commander Celebration at Grand Prix Atlanta is coming up fast!
Standard Constraints
Sam Black has outdone himself here with an unforgettable theory piece on Standard being defined not by what its cards can do, but what they can’t. Don’t miss his removal rundown before #SCGATL!
Video: U/R Sphinx’s Tutelage In Modern
It’s proven in Standard, why not Modern? Sam Black tries out one of the biggest surprise decks on the penultimate day before #SCGIndy’s $5,000 Modern Premier IQ!