Sam Black is a professional Magic The Gathering player with three Pro Tour Top Eight finishes. He runs a weekly Limited podcast called “Drafting Archetypes.”
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Timestamps
0:03:08 Sam’s long history with Gen Con
0:07:41 Sam’s Magic origin story
0:12:06 crushing it in Dreamblade – and why that game didn’t last
0:23:20 Sam’s unconventional path to Magic pro
0:39:28 “challenging assumptions” – in Magic and life
0:47:00 great deckbuilding requires hubris – and first principles thinking
0:52:18 on critical vs. conventional thinking
0:59:23 conformity (or lack thereof)
1:08:45 opportunity cost of maximizing optionality
1:21:41 how Sam views his Magic career and legacy
1:33:59 Sam’s direct impact on other Magic players
Humans of Magic
Humans of Magic: the book
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