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Sam Black had the deck with the most buzz at the Pro Tour (sorry), and today he’s showing you why his team settled on it and what its chances are at #SCGPROV this weekend!
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.
Modern Brews For SCG States!
One of the most influential deckbuilders on the planet takes a quick reprieve from Pro Tour testing to drop off some of his latest amazing lists for your #SCGStates consideration!
Dragons Of Tarkir In Modern
Think there’s nothing in Dragons of Tarkir for Modern players? Think again. Sam Black examines the implications of the newest set on #SCGNY’s $5,000 Modern Premier IQ!
Video: Jeskai Ascendancy Combo In Legacy
Sam had to choose between #SCGINVI and testing for the Pro Tour, but he wanted to share his take on Legacy with this Jeskai Ascendancy playtesting video!
First Impressions Of Dragons Of Tarkir Limited
Sam Black has begun his latest Limited descent into the latest set! See him analyze and instruct on how to build using every color combination in the format!
Brewing For Pro Tour Dragons Of Tarkir
Sam Black has a Pro Tour coming up, which means he is in his workshop spending time with all kinds of new decks! See some of the ideas Sam is developing for new Standard!
The Best Of Their Kind
It’s difficult to know exactly what sort of metagame we’ll be looking at next weekend, but at the very least we can compare our new cards to their brethren! Sam Black examines the best of the bunch of each of Dragons of Tarkir’s many cycles!
Video: G/W Devotion In Standard!
See the breakout deck from this past weekend as its mastermind pilots it through the metagame! Now that the world knows about G/W Devotion, can it be beaten at #SCGDAL?
The Future of G/W Devotion In Standard
Sam Black knew it was coming, and if you were listening to him, you did too! See the future of the breakout deck from last weekend before #SCGDAL this weekend!
Video: Naya Tokens In Standard!
Sam Black is still innovating in Standard! See his latest efforts in this new video series, just in time for Grand Prix Miami!
G/W Devotion In Standard
Sam Black refuses to sit idly by while only dozens of decks remain Standard viable. Surely, we can do better! See the latest eccentric project from one of the game’s foremost deckbuilders before Grand Prix Miami! What unseen mastery will Sam demonstrate this week?
Video: Naya Green Devotion In Standard!
#SCGBALT isn’t all about Modern! There’s a $5,000 Standard Premier IQ waiting in the wings as well! See Sam Black tweak on a strong archetype to give it what it needs to surpass the competition!
Intellectual Honesty
Sam Black revisits his work last week in order to criticize and study his own admitted flawed methodology. Learn how being honest with yourself and your process is a great way of improving! See Sam’s updated lists for Standard’s $5,000 Premier IQ at #SCGBALT!
Building R/W In Standard
Sam Black, the original advocate of this strategy, gives you the most detailed analysis of the archetype to be found anywhere so that you can succeed with it at #SCGLA.
Video: R/W Mentor In Standard!
Sam Black was one of the original champions of R/W Tokens in this format, but now he’s shifting his R/W gameplan to a new strategy! See if it pays off before #SCGLA this weekend!