Sam Black

Sam Black
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Demographics
Nickname	Vicalis
Born	June 1, 1982
Residence	Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Nationality	American
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut	Pro Tour Honolulu 2006
Top Finishes	3 (0 wins)
GP top 8s	19 (1 win)

Samuel Black is a former American professional Magic: The Gathering player.

Description

With three Pro Tour top eights, 16 Grand Prix top eights, a top four at the World Championship, as well as a Team World Championship win in 2008, Black has been successful at the professional stage, but he is also a renowned deckbuilder, drafter and innovator; his creations include the Black-Red-White Aristocrats deck that won Tom Martell Pro Tour Gatecrash in 2013. Upon the retirement of Pro Points system, he was in the top 20 of accumulated points, and only one of two who weren't in the Hall of Fame. Prior to his win at GP Louisville 2016 alongside teammates Justin Cohen and Matt Severa, Black had been the player with the most Grand Prix top eight finishes without a win; Louisville was his 13th Grand Prix top eight appearance. In 2020, he accepted a short term consultation position with Play Design for Modern Horizons 2.

With the change to the Organized Play system, Black stepped away from the competitive side of Magic. He creates the YouTube podcast series "Drafting Archetypes", utilizing MTG Arena data and personal experience to analyze draft formats.

Accomplishments

Season	Event type	Location	Format	Date	Rank
2008	Nationals	Chicago	Standard and Booster Draft	1–3 August 2008	2
2008	Worlds	Memphis	National team	11–14 December 2008	1
2009	Grand Prix	Singapore	Extended	21–22 March 2009	7
2009	Grand Prix	Barcelona	Standard	23–24 May 2009	4
2010	Grand Prix	Gothenburg	Limited	28–29 August 2010	7
2011	Pro Tour	Philadelphia	Modern and Booster Draft	2–4 September 2011	3
2012–13	Grand Prix	Atlanta	Legacy	30 June–1 July 2012	8
2012–13	Grand Prix	Yokohama	Limited	2–3 March 2013	3
2013–14	Pro Tour	Dublin	Standard and Booster Draft	11–13 October 2013	3
2013–14	Grand Prix	Louisville	Standard	19–20 October 2013	5
2013–14	Grand Prix	Washington, D.C.	Legacy	16–17 November 2013	4
2013–14	Grand Prix	Albuquerque	Standard	22–23 November 2013	5
2014–15	Grand Prix	Nashville	Team Limited	1–2 November 2014	4
2014–15	Grand Prix	Ottawa	Limited	22–23 November 2014	6
2015–16	Worlds	Seattle	Special	27–30 August 2015	4
2015–16	Grand Prix	Atlanta	Limited	14–15 November 2015	7
2015–16	Grand Prix	Charlotte	Modern	21–22 May 2016	7
2016–17	Grand Prix	Louisville	Team Limited	10–11 September 2016	1
2016–17	Grand Prix	Vancouver	Modern	18–19 February 2017	4
2016–17	Pro Tour	Kyoto	Standard and Booster Draft	28–30 July 2017	3
2017–18	Grand Prix	Seattle	Legacy	6–7 April 2018	3
2017–18	Grand Prix	Columbus	Team Limited	28–29 April 2018	4
2018–19	Grand Prix	Oakland	Modern	5–6 January 2019	7
2018–19	Grand Prix	Tampa	Modern	16–17 March 2019	8
2018–19	Grand Prix	Providence	Team Limited	25–26 May 2019	3

→ Source: Wizards.com

Pro Tour Results

List of the Pro Tour results and winnings of Sam Black

Season	Pro Tour	Format	Finish	Winnings
2006	Honolulu	Standard	401
2006	Kobe	Booster Draft	110
2007	Geneva	Booster Draft	118
2007	San Diego	Two-Headed Giant Booster Draft	48
2008	Kuala Lumpur	Booster Draft	188
2008	Worlds (Memphis)	Special	123
2009	Kyoto	Standard and Booster Draft	27	$1,700
2009	Honolulu	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	170
2009	Austin	Extended and Booster Draft	177
2009	Worlds (Rome)	Special	399
2010	San Diego	Standard and Booster Draft	24	$2,000
2010	San Juan	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	67
2010	Amsterdam	Extended and Booster Draft	90
2010	Worlds (Chiba)	Special	55	$600
2011	Paris	Standard and Booster Draft	26	$1,800
2011	Nagoya	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	330
2011	Philadelphia	Modern and Booster Draft	3	$15,000
2011	Worlds (San Francisco)	Special	195
2012	Dark Ascension in Honolulu	Standard and Booster Draft	22	$2,000
2012	Avacyn Restored in Barcelona	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	120
2012–13	Return to Ravnica in Seattle	Modern and Booster Draft	253
2012–13	Gatecrash in Montreal	Standard and Booster Draft	117
2012–13	Dragon's Maze in San Diego	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	91
2013–14	Theros in Dublin	Standard and Booster Draft	3	$12,500
2013–14	Born of the Gods in Valencia	Modern and Booster Draft	310
2013–14	Journey into Nyx in Atlanta	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	79
2013–14	Magic 2015 in Portland	Standard and Booster Draft	313
2014–15	Khans of Tarkir in Honolulu	Standard and Booster Draft	85
2014–15	Fate Reforged in Washington, D.C.	Modern and Booster Draft	17	$2,500
2014–15	Dragons of Tarkir in Brussels	Standard and Booster Draft	12	$5,000
2014–15	Magic Origins in Vancouver	Standard and Booster Draft	48	$1,500
2015–16	Battle for Zendikar in Milwaukee	Standard and Booster Draft	28	$1,500
2015–16	Oath of the Gatewatch in Atlanta	Modern and Booster Draft	49	$1,500
2015–16	Shadows over Innistrad in Madrid	Standard and Booster Draft	40	$1,500
2015–16	Eldritch Moon in Sydney	Standard and Booster Draft	38	$1,500
2016–17	Kaladesh in Honolulu	Standard and Booster Draft	351
2016–17	Aether Revolt in Dublin	Standard and Booster Draft	271
2016–17	Amonkhet in Nashville	Standard and Booster Draft	52	$1,000
2016–17	Hour of Devastation in Kyoto	Standard and Booster Draft	3	$15,000
2017–18	Ixalan in Albuquerque	Standard and Booster Draft	139
2017–18	Rivals of Ixalan in Bilbao	Modern and Booster Draft	342
2017–18	Dominaria in Richmond	Standard and Booster Draft	253
2017–18	25th Anniversary in Minneapolis	Team Constructed	136
2018–19	Guilds of Ravnica in Atlanta	Standard and Booster Draft	189
2018–19	Mythic Championship Cleveland 2019	Standard and Booster Draft	138	$500

→ Source: Wizards.com

External links

• Lifetime Top Finishes
• Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s
• Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders