This is The Magic Studio with your host Robert Martin, the interview podcast with the best in Magic: The Gathering. I'd like to thank GatheringMagic.com—where you can find this show and some of the best articles in Magic—and CoolStuffInc.com. Our guest this week is Sam Black.

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0:00 – 0:25 – Intro to the show and guest

0:37 – 3:54 – People have said that when you are on the week of an event—between your work for StarCityGames, travel, and event time—you can spend over ninety hours a week; is this true?

3:54 – 6:13 – When I interviewed Jon, he said that he trusts your deck-building and that because of this, he still plays competitive Magic on the Pro Tour. Your thoughts on this?

6:13 – 8:15 – When Tom Martell won the Pro Tour with your deck, how special was that for you?

8:15 – 12:12 – How long was the evening spent testing with Tom for the Top 8?

12:12 – 13:55 – With the change in Magic design to more of an aggressive, creature-based system, does this bother how you like to build decks?

13:55 – 16:44 – A person who assists with SCG Black is Zvi; he is considered the best deck-builder of his era. What is it like to work with him?

16:44 – 19:28 – How much would it mean to you to win a Pro Tour?

19:28 –20:43 – Your Magic-playing schedule has to be a grind on you mentally and/or physically. What do you do to handle this?

20:43 –23:12 – It seems as though, at every Pro Tour, WotC coverage is featuring you with a deck tech; how much fun is that for you?

23:12 – 29:59 – You play one of the five best matches (in my opinion) on camera versus Josh Utter-Layton at Pro Tour: Philadelphia. What was that match like from your point of view?

29:10 – To End– Twenty years from now, when people reflect on your career, what do you want them to remember you for?