The Driving Forces In Standard
Sam Black goes over the forces driving the current Standard metagame.
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: Bant Hexproof In Standard
See if you should play what Sam thinks is the best deck in Standard right now at SCG Open Series: St. Louis by watching videos of him playing it and reading his commentary.
Video: B/W/G Aristocrats In Standard
Watch as Pro Tour Philadelphia Top 4 competitor Sam Black tries out the deck he’s most excited about in new Standard, B/W/G Aristocrats, to see if you should try it at #SCGBALT.
How Team SCG Built For #PTDGM: A Conversation
Check out Sam’s recording of a conversation that Team SCG had about Bant Control before Pro Tour Dragon’s Maze to get a peek into what their deckbuilding process was like.
Voice Of Resurgence
Find out why five-time Grand Prix Top 8 competitor Sam Black calls Voice of Resurgence the best card in Dragon’s Maze and take a look at his Standard decks with it before #SCGDAL.
Melira Pod In Modern At #GPPort
Read about the Melira Pod deck that Sam played at Grand Prix Portland this past weekend to see if you should consider playing it at your next Modern event.
A Couple Standard Ideas
Get a couple of different deck ideas for SCG Standard Open: Charlotte or SCG Classic Series: Pittsburgh this weekend from championship deckbuilder Sam Black.
Video: Naya Miracles In Standard
Watch as Pro Tour Philadelphia Top 4 competitor Sam Black tries out a Standard deck that he thinks may be well positioned at #SCGNJ.
Ranking Dragon’s Maze
Sam ranks the entire set of Dragon’s Maze in order of best to worst regarding how highly you should value each card in DGR Draft so you can be ready for #SCGNJ this weekend.
Video: The Walking Loam In Legacy
Respected deckbuilder Sam Black has been dissatisfied with his Zombie deck in Legacy, so he decided to take it in a different direction. Watch as he tests his new deck out!
Shaping Dragon’s Maze Standard: Existing Decks
How will Dragon’s Maze affect Standard? Sam talks about the new cards that he thinks are most likely to impact existing decks, ignoring new decks that will emerge for now.
Video: Jund Tokens In Legacy
Planning to play Legacy at SCG Open Series: Seattle? Watch as five-time Grand Prix Top 8 competitor Sam Black tests another one of his Legacy brews on Magic Online.
W/B Humans In Legacy
Sam’s been brewing in Legacy again! This time it’s a B/W Humans deck that he debuted at #SCGMKE. Play something different at SCG Legacy Open: Seattle this weekend.
Video: BUG Aggro In Standard
If you’d like to play something new in Standard at #SCGMKE or #SCGMD, watch as Sam tries out the BUG Aggro deck that won the WMCQ in Brazil with a couple of modifications.
New Standard Decks
Championship deck designer Sam Black highlights a few interesting Standard decks that were successful last weekend. Find out if you should give one a shot at #SCGMD or SCGMKE!