SamuelHBlack
Sam's Table
Sam Black discusses cEDH and other paper Magic formats
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SamuelHBlack
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Latest episode
Nov 6, 2026
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Episodes
New Premodern Decks Ft: Veteran Explorer, Predict, and Malachite Talisman 15.05.2026 33:15
Sam Black showcases three new Premodern decks for Magic: The Gathering. Veteran Explorer: https://moxfield.com/decks/ez62Itlbi0WDCDVFeTaVVw Predict Gro: https://moxfield.com/decks/Y2prO66D9EiL3TO7ELaecA Malachite Storm: https://moxfield.com/decks/GFAph0N7UE-YmHjECPBdLg Patreon:patreon.com/samstablepodcastCoaching:https://calendly.com/samuelhblack/60minUpcoming Events: Use discount code Black for $...
Exploring 7pt Old School 08.05.2026 53:01
Sam Black dives into a the Canadian Highlander of Old School, possibly the format that most embodies "Magic as Garfield Intended." To begin understanding the format before playing it later this year at Lobstercon. Esper Combo: https://moxfield.com/decks/yr1EMvVD_ESOa_echXQKDg Bant: https://moxfield.com/decks/KUJjNsmNtUSigMVV03JHyQ Creatureless Control: https://moxfield.com/decks/1i_qG-q1...
Building Urza for Rhystic Slop 01.05.2026 45:56
Sam Black looks at Building around Urza's unique mana engines to pair with blue's powerful card advantage engines to get a mana advantage when everyone has a Rhystic Study in Magic: the Gathering cEDH.Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/jHw637LlakaH99sifhUkGAPatreon:patreon.com/samstablepodcastCoaching:https://calendly.com/samuelhblack/60minUpcoming Events:The Quest for a Cause:https://w...
Building Krark/Thrasios in cEDH 24.04.2026 55:30
Sam Black looks at minimizing risk in Krark/Thrasios for Magic: the Gathering cEDH. Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/7SWLDRl2Kkaw5caiUNZ6aA Patreon: patreon.com/samstablepodcast Coaching: https://calendly.com/samuelhblack/60min Upcoming Events: The Quest for a Cause: https://www.joyrx.org/events//tap-for-hope-charity-cedh cEDH 10k+ in Columbus and Pittsburgh: Regist through www.excaliburevents...
Reflections from Philadelphia 17.04.2026 38:02
Sam takes a break from Magic strategy to talk about the background that lead to hosting Shabbat dinners, and some thoughts on tournament venues. Patreon: Patreon.com/samstablepodcast Coaching: https://calendly.com/samuelhblack/60min
Heartwood RogThras 03.04.2026 58:27
Sam brings the "bottomless" concept to RogThras, fueled by Heartwood Storyteller Patreon:patreon.com/samstablepodcastCoaching:https://calendly.com/samuelhblack/60minQuest event info: https://www.joyrx.org/events//tap-for-hope-charity-cedh Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/UvIh2VvkYEyKww_sikqo1g
Bottomless Rog Ishai 27.03.2026 1:00:40
Sam goes over a small twist on Rog Ishai to get an advantage in the late game by reshuffling the graveyard. Patreon: patreon.com/samstablepodcast Coaching: https://calendly.com/samuelhblack/60minDecklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/1m_DHkMtN06qqKVvs7GWDg
Rebuilding My First cEDH Deck: Jhoira, Ageless Innovator 20.03.2026 47:34
Patreon: Patreon.com/Samstablepodcast Book coaching: https://calendly.com/samuelhblack/60min Decklist discussed: https://moxfield.com/decks/T_lUI1Wrw0KMPIQ9NZ8KiQ Old article on Jhoira mentioned in the episode: https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2023/03/all-roads-lead-to-kci-my-adventures-in-magics-cedh/ Upcoming Events: https://topdeck.gg/event/the-quest-part-1
Conversation with Matt Sperling 13.03.2026 1:10:15
Sam and Matt touch on cEDH, Premodern, Limited, and Standard Patreon: Patreon.com/samstablepodcast Albuquerque 10k: topdeck.gg/event/albuquerque-10k-ctedh?ref=ABQSAMBLACK
Rograkh is the Secret to Control in cEDH 06.03.2026 58:30
Sam discusses Rograkh/Ishai and its potential impact on the cEDH metagame Sam's take on Rog/Ishai https://moxfield.com/decks/igpGJ-PzHE-S4Z2hdMZDeA Original list: https://moxfield.com/decks/XhSmR5TTBkWFQCy-QzS8HQ Rog/Thras inspired by Rog/Ishai: https://moxfield.com/decks/TvjQ1tJbVEWA7ZpDyYF1Gg ---- I offer coaching on any topic I feel competent to help with--I can be reached on discord, twitt...
Lorwyn Eclipsed Limited Overview 27.02.2026 49:14
Coming in hot with the least timely coverage of Lorwyn Eclipsed Limited--celebrating my qualification for the Limited Championship last weekend in Milwaukee I give my perspective on the format just as a new set comes out. I offer coaching on any topic I feel competent to help with--I can be reached on discord, twitter, or gmail--Samuelhblack on any of those platforms. My rate is $100/hour and I...
Tuning RogThras to Grind 20.02.2026 58:15
Inspired by Evan Pierce's approach to Kinnan, Sam looks at incorporating more reactive elements into Rog/Thras. Featuring discussion of building decks for a particular game plan. Patreon: Patreon.com/samstablepodcast Upcoming events featured: https://topdeck.gg/event/black-lotus-extravaganza topdeck.gg/event/albuquerque-10k-ctedh?ref=ABQSAMBLACK https://topdeck.gg/event/the-quest-part-1 Evan&#...
Introduction to Old School 13.02.2026 59:59
Upcoming events mentioned: https://topdeck.gg/event/black-lotus-extravaganza https://topdeck.gg/event/the-quest-part-1 Patreon: Patreon.com/samstablepodcast
Terra Reanimator in cEDH 06.02.2026 38:58
Sam discusses Terra, Magical Adept and the role of Formidable Speaker as an enabler for reanimation strategies in cEDH Patreon: Patreon.com/samstablepodcast Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/veoxFoAfYkyohTdhBsuquQ
Premodern Simic Aluren 30.01.2026 45:33
Sam goes over a new take on Aluren in Premodern Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/HjdUSD6FMUCI6YtSKrJSdw Patreon: Patreon.com/samstablepodcast
Building Malcolm Tana for cEDH 23.01.2026 53:11
Inspired by a type changing focused build of Malcolm/Vial Smasher, Sam takes a look at building Malcolm/Tana as a fast combo deck Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/7yj4REBAm0OBuwsakRKimQ Patreon: Patreon.com/samstablepodcast
Community Building with Noah Mickel 16.01.2026 33:14
Sam talks to local community and event organizer Noah Mickel (IslandPonder on discord) about growing local scenes and running unsanctioned events.
Building for Inevitability with Tymna Thrasios in cEDH 09.01.2026 42:20
Sam goes over a new build of Tymna/Thrasios designed to exploit opposing engines in a long game. Decklist available here: https://moxfield.com/decks/S8q3AggUIUyN-UfvPx_umw
Reentering the Bouncy House 02.01.2026 38:43
Sam goes over a new/retro build of Rog/Thras, and explains why now might be a good time for some old tools. Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/GyjevPryLkaqyLuYpi0fDA Patreon: patreon.com/samstablepodcast
Talking Premodern with Todd Anderson 19.12.2025 1:25:44
Todd comes on to talk about his first experiences with Premodern. Decklists and further reflections available at patreon.com/samstablepodcast
Premodern Overview 12.12.2025 55:46
New Patreon! Patreon.com/samstablepodcast Covering the basic things to know about Premodern with the aid of lists! Friday dinner update: Thai curry with Tofu (boiled in salt water, tossed in corn starch, deep fried), mushrooms (cooked separately to remove juices), chinese eggplant (also roasted separately for more precise texture control, cashews, thai basil, red peppers, and shredded cabbage
Building Rograkh Thrasios 05.12.2025 1:11:08
Sam Black goes over the core strategy of Rog/Thras, essential cards, and a wide range of alternatives and discusses when and why you'd want to include each of them. Moxfield link to follow along: https://moxfield.com/decks/sYNINZXIPEuFXSf1KRlyXw
Building a (c)EDH Deck 28.11.2025 28:43
Sam Black offers a process to build cEDH decks with suggestions that likely apply to building casual commander decks, or any other decks.
Honesty and Dishonesty in cEDH 21.11.2025 36:48
Sam Black discusses navigating the fact that players are not obligated to tell the truth in a game of cEDH and why some players might choose to tell the truth.
Narset, Jeskai Waymaster: The Most Underrated Commander in cEDH 14.11.2025 38:29
Covering what I think is one of the strongest commanders in cEDH https://moxfield.com/decks/H930kCdiLEmEhJAGlIplNg Above is the build of Narset covered in this video, which is inspired by: https://moxfield.com/decks/sZf5eqbjwUyLbqdy_-kFhg
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