The SCG Invitational *5th*
It’s been a busy few months of Magic for Sam Black. The world class deckbuilder took to Seattle and nearly came away with a giant check and a trophy! See how he navigated the field before your next Standard or Legacy 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.
Video: Abzan Devotion In Standard!
Sam Black updates the deck that he took to the Pro Tour! See his highly evolved list and get a great sense of his professional Magic process for testing it in this video!
What It’s Like Playing In The World Championship
Sam Black documents the wonderful and often surreal experience of playing in the most exclusive Magic tournament in the world! From the games to the environment, Sam tells all!
Preparing For Standard At The World Championship
Sam Black gives a detailed account of his process in preparing to tackle the Standard metagame at the World’s most prestigious Magic event! Review his lists and his theory before you take down the #SCGINVI!
Modern At The World Championship
Sam Black spent his week battling in France for the ultimate Magic title! See how a world class player thinks about the Modern format before the $5,000 Premier IQ at #SCGPORT!
My Top 8 At Grand Prix Ottawa
Sam Black had bigger fish to fry than a Limited GP, but he went all the same and snatched a well-deserved top 8! Find out how he made it to the top of the mountain despite having a Sealed pool that was (by all accounts) underwhelming!
Video: U/B Control In Standard!
Still the most popular and criminally underrepresented control strategy in Standard, Sam Black takes the skill-intensive archetype through this series of test videos for #SCGRICH!
The Grand Prix New Jersey Retrospective
Sam Black put an excellent deep run together at the Grand Prix! Read his report before #SCGRICH, as it contains crucial (and common) gamestates you’re likely to be tested on at this weekend’s Legacy Open!
Video: Soldiers In Legacy!
Sam Black takes a page out of the Daily Digest playbook and takes a sweet rogue build through a series of videos! Does this list have what it takes to tear apart Grand Prix New Jersey?
Sideboarding For Grand Prix New Jersey
Though you may have your Grand Prix New Jersey deck chosen by now, it’s still important to have the right 15 cards on the bench! Here, Sam Black tells you how to sideboard not just hatefully against the opposition, but correctly as well.
Video: Jeskai Heroic Combo In Standard!
Sam Black, ever the Magic scientist, has to know how this new breakout brew functions! Join him as he improves on last week’s winner and shows you how to tweak it for #SCGCOL.
One Week At A Time
Sam Black is on an unbelievable grind right now playing and preparing for more Magic formats than anyone in recent memory! Get his advice on managing your diverse testing regimen before you run into both Standard and Legacy this weekend at #SCGCOL!
Video: Jeskai Solution In Modern!
Sam Black has an eccentric and powerful list with some not-so-subtle hate for the new Modern metagame! Sleeve it up for the $5,000 Premier IQ at #SCGOAK!
Brewing For Modern
The post-Khans Modern metagame is starting to settle out, and a few of the decks are so prominent that it’s a format that can be attacked with purpose! Sam Black does just that before the #SCGOAK $5,000 Premier IQ this weekend!
Video: Jeskai Tokens In Standard!
There’s more than one Way to Jeskai! Sam Black takes his new Jeskai brew on a test run in order to explore its possibilities before #SCGMINN!