Video: Arestocrats In Standard
Championship deckbuilder Sam Black continues working on his Restoration Angel infused Aristocrat deck. Watch and see if you should try it at #SCGKNOX or #SCGMINN!
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.
My SCG Invitational: New Jersey
Sam writes about what he learned at the SCG Invitational in New Jersey while trying new decks in Standard and Legacy. Check them out for #SCGMINN and #SCGKNOX this weekend!
Video: Drafting With Sam! Cube #3
Pro Tour Philadelphia Top 4 competitor Sam Black takes a break from Constructed while waiting from M14 to be released online and drafts the Magic Online Cube. Check it out!
Fulfilling An Obligation & Keeping Up With Standard
This week Sam builds a Dark Prophecy deck and takes a look at the results of SCG Standard Open: Richmond in preparation for SCG Open Series: New Jersey featuring the Invitational.
Video: Rebuilding The Dead In Legacy
In this video article, Sam experiments with cutting all the Zombies from his Legacy Zombie deck. Get an in-depth look into his deckbuilding and playtesting process!
Brainstorming
Five-time Grand Prix Top 8 competitor Sam Black discusses some ideas he has across Standard, Modern, and Legacy. Get inspired to brew for SCG Open Series: Richmond!
Video: Modern G/W
Sam tests out Paul Reitzl’s G/W “Hate Bears” deck from Grand Prix: Kansas City in a Modern Daily to see how well it fits the format.
M14 Standard Predictions
Sam looks at the full M14 spoiler in-depth to take a first pass at putting new cards into their proper Standard context. How do things shift under a new balance of power? What new decks become likely?
Video: Melira Pod In Modern
Watch as Sam tests out his version of Melira Pod in a Modern Daily Event on Magic Online in order to be ready for Grand Prix Kansas City this weekend.
Brewing With M14
Pro Tour Philadelphia Top 4 competitor Sam Black talks about the Magic 2014 cards he’s most excited about and shares some preliminary Standard decklists with them.
Video: Four-Color Aristocrats In Standard
Get ready to play Standard at Grand Prix Miami this weekend by watching Sam try out his Four-Color Aristocrats deck on Magic Online and reading his commentary about it.
Grand Prix Las Vegas
Sam Black writes about his experience at Grand Prix Las Vegas this past weekend, where he finished in the Top 32, and tells you why he loves Modern Masters Draft.
More Differenter Aristocrats
If you’re looking for a different deck to play this weekend at SCG Standard Open: Philadelphia, check out championship deckbuilder Sam Black’s new builds of Aristocrats.
Video: U/W/R Control In Standard
Watch as Sam tries Andrew Cuneo’s U/W/R Control deck on Magic Online to see if you should try it yourself this weekend in Standard at the SCG Open Series in Philadelphia.
Grand Prix Providence
Sam Black tells you how he teamed up with Gaudenis Vidugiris and Zvi Mowshowitz to finish eighth at #GPProv and addresses some problems with the tournament structure.