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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.

Did The Zendikar Rising Championship Have The Same Feel As A Pro Tour Did?

Three of our experts give their takes on five statements about the Zendikar Rising Championship weekend!

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The Future Of Azorius Party In Standard

Azorius Party holds potential for Standard’s future. Sam Black examines three builds and identifies cards to watch for in Kaldheim previews.

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Everything I Know About Sultai Energy In Historic

Think beyond Aetherworks Marvel. Sam Black shares another approach to an Energy deck in Historic, plus an extensive sideboarding guide.

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Bringing Yorion, Sky Nomad To Historic

Sam Black seeks Historic’s first great Yorion deck. He exhaustively details the options to maximize it before presenting two builds.

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The Best Ways To Ramp With Mind Stone In Historic

Sam Black surveys the artifact ramp options in Historic and offers four decks to take advantage of Mind Stone, Guardian Idol, and others.

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Updating Mardu Blink (Yorion) In Zendikar Rising Standard After The Arena Open

Sam Black’s Mardu Blink (Yorion) deck continues to evolve in response to Zendikar Rising Standard. Get his latest list and sideboarding guide.

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Is Gruul Adventures Still The Deck To Beat In Zendikar Rising Standard?

Gruul Adventures has had smashing success lately, but is it still the deck to play in Zendikar Rising Standard? Five SCG creators say what they’d play.

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Is Gruul Adventures The Deck To Beat In This Weekend’s Zendikar Rising Standard Arena Open?

Is Gruul Adventures the deck to beat in Zendikar Rising Standard? Are you Team Lurrus or Team Shark? Sam Black, Ari Lax, and PVDDR weigh in.

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Introducing Mardu Blink (Yorion) To Zendikar Rising Standard

With Gruul Adventures and Dimir Rogues as his targets, Sam Black presents Mardu Blink (Yorion) as a metagame deck for Zendikar Rising Standard.

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How Mono-Green Food Is Preparing To Dominate Zendikar Rising Standard

Feast your eyes on Sam Black’s latest Zendikar Rising Standard deck: Mono-Green Food. Will it gobble up metagame share this weekend?

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With Omnath Banned, Is Zendikar Rising Standard Now Yorion’s Yard?

Is Yorion, Sky Nomad a must-use card in Zendikar Rising Standard? World Champion PVDDR and six more SCG creators say what they’d play.

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Thanks To Skyclave Apparition, White Finally Has A Place In Zendikar Rising Standard

What will it take to make white more than a splash color in Zendikar Rising Standard? Sam Black thinks Skyclave Apparition is the answer.

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Introducing Boros Equipment To Historic

Has Zendikar Rising given Historic the tools for an Equipment deck? Sam Black introduces his build of Boros Equipment.

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With The Banning Of Uro In Standard, Are All Of Magic’s Competitive Formats Balanced?

Have Magic’s major metagames finally reached balance? Sam Black, Cedric Phillips, and World Champion PVDDR make their calls.

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Death’s Shadow Is Back And Better Than Ever In Modern

It’s a super-sized What We’d Play as nine SCG creators give their picks for the weekend’s hottest Modern decks.

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