Words VS Numbers: How To Analyze Both In Zendikar Rising Limited
Sam Black reframes drafting in terms of “words” and “numbers,” offering a new way to look at Zendikar Rising Draft and other Limited formats.
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.
Everything I Know About Dimir Rogues In Zendikar Rising Standard
Ready to go Rogue? Sam Black shows how to build a sneaky-good Dimir Rogues deck for Zendikar Rising Standard.
Is Something Going To Be Banned In Standard Next Week By Wizards of the Coast?
Will something get banned in Zendikar Rising Standard before September ends? Three SCG columnists take on five big questions.
So… What’s The Deck To Beat In Zendikar Rising Standard?
Omnath, Locus of Creation in Zendikar Rising Standard: beat it or join it? World Champion PVDDR and five more SCG creators say what they’d play.
Let My Zendikar Rising Standard Brewing Begin!
Bryan Gottlieb isn’t the only one thinking about Gruul Lands in Zendikar Rising Standard. Get Sam Black’s take and four more brews.
Agadeem’s Awakening Might Be The Best Card In Zendikar Rising
Sam Black brews with preview Agadeem’s Awakening across four formats: Modern, Pioneer, Historic, and Zendikar Rising Standard.
Is Emeria’s Call The Best Of The Five Mythic Modal DFCs For Zendikar Rising Standard?
Is Emeria’s Call the best modal DFC? Do Inscriptions rate? Sam Black, Bryan Gottlieb, and Ryan Overturf weigh in on Zendikar Rising’s hottest topics.
Is Phyrexian Tower The Most Broken Card To Build Around In Historic?
What We’d Play goes big for Historic! Ten SCG creators give their picks for the deck to run in the SCG Tour Championship Qualifier and beyond.
Modal Double-Faced Cards — Twice As Nice?
Modal double-faced cards are Zendikar Rising’s boldest mechanical innovation. Sam Black examines the early previews.
Core Set 2021 Exit Interview
Ryan Overturf, Sam Black, Ari Lax, and Cedric Phillips give their Core Set 2021 Exit Interviews as they look back on phasing, Temples, and more.
Turning The Tables With Pact Of Negation In Historic
Pact of Negation is new to the Historic card pool with Amonkhet Remastered. Sam Black explains how the counterspell can make a splash.
Should Uro, Titan Of Nature’s Wrath Be Banned In Modern?
Dom Harvey, Sam Black, and Magic: The Gathering World Champion PVDDR answer questions on best decks, bannings, and beyond.
Is Modern Still A Format Dominated By Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath?
Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath took over Modern when it was first released, but is it still truly dominant?
So… What’s The Best Deck In Historic?
Amonkhet Remastered has broken the Historic metagame wide open, and our panel of experts are here to provide their picks for the format’s best deck!
Field Of The Dead Is Why Historic Is A Good Format
Love it or hate it, Field of the Dead is legal in Historic and Sam Black is here to make a case for keeping it that way!