Video: Amulet Bloom In Modern!
Just days after a breakout performance, Sam Black is already tweaking Amulet Bloom to be even better before #SCGHOU’s $5,000 Modern Premier IQ!
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.
Pro Tour Fate Reforged And The Expected Value Of Friendship
It’s no secret that Sam Black and Justin Cohen’s Amulet Bloom decision paid off big time at the Pro Tour. What you may not know is the touching back story behind their success and what the tournament meant for their future.
Video: Naya Ghostway In Modern!
Sam Black showcases what could be an interesting emerging archetype before this weekend’s Pro Tour Fate Reforged in Washington DC!
How To Share Information
There’s more to metagaming than just tweaking a card or two: you have to know what the decks are and what’s working in the format. More meta than that, you have to know how to work as a team, and Sam Black has some help with exactly that!
Making Sacrifices In Standard
The patron saint of sacrifice engines, Sam Black has been doing all kinds of work on establishing a new kind of monster for Fate Reforged Standard! See a few of the decks he’s worked out for the $5,000 Standard Premier IQ at #SCGIndy!
Exploring Monastery Mentor In Standard
How does a world class deckbuilder approach a card as hyped and powerful as Monastery Mentor? Find out before #SCGDC’s big Standard weekend!
Video: Treasure Burn In Legacy!
With Burn in Modern getting infused with Treasure Cruise lately, Sam Black takes the concept a step further. What happens when you take that premise and add in Legacy fast mana? Sam begins the experiment!
Brewing With Fate Reforged
You want new decks? You got em! One of the most influential deckbuilders in the world takes on the latest Magic set and applies it to the Standard of the future!
Video: Jeskai Ascendancy In Modern!
Sam Black logs on and takes the scariest enchantment in Modern through this video before #SCGPHILLY’s $5,000 Premier IQ!
Anticipating Fate Reforged In The Standard Metagame
Fate Reforged hasn’t been released yet, but it’s made a splash in Sam Black’s mind! Get his thoughts on Ugin, two of the new Khans, and what it’ll take to get Sam into full brewing mode!
Video: Gray Sultai In Standard!
There are all kinds of Whip decks flying around Standard going into #SCGCOL, but you haven’t seen this one yet! Sam Black gets his brew on!
Beating Standard
Sam Black became a Team World Champion and Pro Tour Top 8 competitor because he knows how to dig deeply into the format he’s testing to see all sides of its metagame! Join him as he pulls apart the Standard metagame to see all of its moving pieces before #SCGCOL!
Video: Naya Constellation In Standard!
Sam Black is combining the best of both worlds! Can’t decide between an aggressive token deck and the grindy enchantment builds? Why not try both?
The Art Of Sideboarding
Sam Black didn’t become a Team World Champion or a Top 8 competitor at every level of the game by not knowing how sideboarding works. Join Sam as he explains to you the fundamental philosophies of sideboarding, what you’re not comprehending, and why you’re losing after games 2 and 3.
Video: R/W Tokens In Standard!
Magic World Championship competitor Sam Black continues to work on the archetype he most favors in the format! See if the deck is primed to take you to success in your next event!