
By Zac Hill
Zac is a former game designer/developer for Wizards of the Coast and was the lead developer for Dragon's Maze. His articles have appeared in The Huffington Post, The Believer, and on StarCityGames.com. Currently he serves as the chief operating officer of The Future Project, a nonprofit education initiative, and holds a position as a research affiliate in the MIT Game Lab.
Zac Hill interviews Sam Black, the deck designer for Team StarCityGames Black's deck that performed extremely well in the Block Constructed rounds at Pro Tour Avacyn Restored.
Creature (22)
4 Avacyn's Pilgrim 3 Dungeon Geists 4 Geist of Saint Traft 4 Invisible Stalker 3 Strangleroot Geist 4 Wolfir Silverheart60 Cards
Sideboard (15)
3 Dissipate 2 Garruk Relentless 4 Tree of Redemption 2 Undead Alchemist 1 Witchbane Orb 3 Wolfir AvengerBlue (19)
3 Dungeon Geists 4 Invisible Stalker 3 Silent Departure 4 Spectral Flight 3 Dissipate 2 Undead AlchemistGreen (27)
4 Avacyn's Pilgrim 3 Strangleroot Geist 4 Wolfir Silverheart 3 Abundant Growth 4 Increasing Savagery 2 Garruk Relentless 4 Tree of Redemption 3 Wolfir AvengerMulti colored (4)
4 Geist of Saint TraftColorless (25)
4 Cavern of Souls 4 Evolving Wilds 9 Forest 4 Hinterland Harbor 2 Island 1 Plains 1 Witchbane Orb75 Cards
4 (16)
3 Dungeon Geists 4 Increasing Savagery 2 Garruk Relentless 4 Tree of Redemption 2 Undead Alchemist 1 Witchbane Orb5 (4)
4 Wolfir Silverheart51 Cards
Common (30)
4 Evolving Wilds 9 Forest 2 Island 1 Plains 4 Avacyn's Pilgrim 3 Abundant Growth 3 Silent Departure 4 Spectral FlightRare (18)
4 Hinterland Harbor 3 Dungeon Geists 4 Wolfir Silverheart 4 Increasing Savagery 2 Undead Alchemist 1 Witchbane Orb75 Cards
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