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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.

Black Magic – Proliferating Tezzeret

Pro Tour mainstay Sam Black takes a long, hard look at Surge Node and Everflowing Chalice, which can land Jace or Tezzeret on turn 2! He shows you why an artifact-heavy proliferate deck is worth exploring in Standard.

Black Magic – Proliferating Tezzeret

Pro Tour mainstay Sam Black takes a long, hard look at Surge Node and Everflowing Chalice, which can land Jace or Tezzeret on turn 2! He shows you why an artifact-heavy proliferate deck is worth exploring in Standard.

Black Magic – A Little Of Everything

Sam Black touches on Standard, Limited, Block, Legacy, Commander, and even Winston Draft with New Phyrexia and includes brand new decklists and updates to an old Draft archetype.

Black Magic – A Little Of Everything

Sam Black touches on Standard, Limited, Block, Legacy, Commander, and even Winston Draft with New Phyrexia and includes brand new decklists and updates to an old Draft archetype.

Black Magic – The Future Of Proliferate In Standard

Tuesday, April 26 – Sam Black has a slight Johnny streak, and one of his favorite mechanics (perhaps of all time) is proliferate. With New Phyrexia, what decks will take advantage of proliferate the best and will they be good?

Black Magic – The Future Of Proliferate In Standard

Tuesday, April 26 – Sam Black has a slight Johnny streak, and one of his favorite mechanics (perhaps of all time) is proliferate. With New Phyrexia, what decks will take advantage of proliferate the best and will they be good?

Black Magic – Venser

Tuesday, April 19 – Ugh! Caw-Blade mirrors! Sam Black says “No thanks” and tries to find a way to one-up the Caw-Blade players at their own game–with a planeswalker that trumps Jace: Venser. Try this Venser deck at SCG Open: Boston.

Black Magic – Venser

Tuesday, April 19 – Ugh! Caw-Blade mirrors! Sam Black says “No thanks” and tries to find a way to one-up the Caw-Blade players at their own game–with a planeswalker that trumps Jace: Venser. Try this Venser deck at SCG Open: Boston.

Black Magic – It Was Just A Matter Of Time: Legacy Caw-Blade

Friday, March 18 – Sam Black takes Hawks to a format with Brainstorm – the result? Caw-Blade in Legacy. Will this deck make Caws prevalent in all three formats? Should you play mono-Hawk this weekend at SCG Open: Dallas/Fort Worth?

Black Magic – Drafting Besieged

Friday, March 4 – Sam Black has become unstoppable at Mirrodin Besieged drafts online – let him teach you the ins and outs of the format and what strategies work. Maybe you can stop by SCG Open: Edison and win one of our Draft Opens!

Black Magic – Predicting Standard In The Wake Of Pro Tour Paris

Wednesday, February 16 – Sam Black, who made 26th in Paris, discusses the latest versions of U/W Control and where Standard will go from there. Check it out to see how the format will evolve for StarCityGames.com Open: Washington DC.

Black Magic – The Faeries Conversation

Friday, February 4 – You can’t stop the Faeries Master from talking about Faeries! Sam Black responds to Ari Lax’s article and makes his counterpoints. How should you play against hateful decks, and how does Go for the Throat change things?

Black Magic – GP Atlanta and Looking Forward

Wednesday, January 26 – Sam Black is a Faeries master and piloted it to 20th place at GP Atlanta. The best deck in the format is the best for a reason, and Sam Black has all the updates to keep this deck fresh and potent.

Black Magic – Faeries and MTGO

Monday, January 3rd – Whether it’s Standard, Extended, or Master’s Edition Draft, Sam Black is an expert of the workings of MTGO. Hear what he has to say about the decks he’s working on.

Black Magic – One Goal: Worlds Report

Thursday, December 16th – Sam Black had one goal for Worlds 2010: to make Top 32 and Level 7. 200+ matches of Standard, a sweet R/B Vampires deck, and a teched out Faeries deck with Wurmcoil Engine later…