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AuthorAJ Sacher

Streaming pioneer AJ Sacher is a former pro tour player with two Grand Prix Top 8s and over fifteen Open Series Top 8s, including two wins. He is a well-respected Magic theorist and one of the most acclaimed writers in the game.

AJTV – Episode #1: Playing Against Standstill & Team America Vs. BUG

AJ Sacher’s first episode of AJTV was inspired by Day9’s Starcraft commentary; he reviews various matches and focuses on playing against Standstill in Legacy and the differences between Team American and BUG Control.

My Royal Wedding – SCG Open: Charlotte 2nd And 1st

AJ Sacher finally sheds the bridesmaid dress, in exchange for a wedding gown, and wins his first StarCityGames.com Open. Read about his incredible journey to the top!

My Royal Wedding – SCG Open: Charlotte 2nd And 1st

AJ Sacher finally sheds the bridesmaid dress, in exchange for a wedding gown, and wins his first StarCityGames.com Open. Read about his incredible journey to the top!

Stuck Inside a Mobile With A Memphis Cold Again

Friday, March 18 – AJ Sacher made the finals of the Memphis StarCityGames.com Legacy Open with Natural Order Bant and is now a Level 5 in the SCG Player’s Club! Will his deck close it up this weekend in Dallas/Fort Worth?

Deckbuilding Principles of Legacy

Tuesday, February 22 – AJ Sacher lists all the most powerful things you can do in Legacy and shows you how to build a deck based on doing as many of these as possible – see how your deck for SCG Open: Washington DC matches up!

The the The Glub Club and Cat, Part 3: Monguises Durdling

Thursday, February 3 – The stories from StarCityGames.com Open: Kansas City have built up, and AJ is ready to spill. Part three of The Glub Club is all about fishes and foes.

The Glub Club and Cat, Part 2: The Legacy Open

Thursday, January 27 – AJ made his way to the Top 8 of the SCG Legacy Open in Kansas City with a Progenitus CounterTop list, losing some close ones in the quarterfinals match against Merfolk. Read his story.

Reintroductions, featuring the Glub Club and Cat: Part 1

Thursday, January 20th – He’s baaaack. Hold your disbelief, and keep your pants on. Whether you love him or hate him, AJ is here to brighten your day with tales of human idiocy, friendship, and good games of Magic.

Fishing Lessons – Pondering Brainstorm

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Thursday, July 29th – One of the ways in which Magic players bond is by asking each other quiz-like questions and discussing the results. This is one of my favorite pastimes. These discussions are a chance to flex your brain in a new way while still relating to the game we all love. The debates rage and the conversation pieces are always entertaining. One such question that I have heard a number of times is about the most skill intensive cards in the game.

Fishing Lessons – PTQ Video Walkthrough: Mythic Conscription

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Tuesday, July 27th – It’s that time again, folks! I played in another Magic Online PTQ and the event didn’t crash this time, so I got to record it for you. I brought Mythic Conscription to battle this time around, and it did not disappoint. I thought it was going to be a good choice for the metagame in that tournament, and I felt like I wasn’t too far off.

Fishing Lessons – Learning to Fish

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Thursday, July 22nd – Warning: this article may insult and offend you. Ready? You are not good at Magic. Stop looking for decklists and sideboarding guides. They will not help you become better at Magic.

Fishing Lessons – The Snowball Effect: Viewing Advantage in Magic

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Tuesday, July 13th – If you are ahead on board, in order to survive, your opponents have to make unfavorable plays and non-beneficial trades. Which then gets you further ahead on board, making them have to take more unfavorable plays. Then you get even further ahead on board, and they have to take even more non-beneficial trades. And so on. Get it?

Fishing Lessons – Things Have Happened And I Am Responding To Them

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Tuesday, July 6th – This is not an article about M11. I am going to discuss the recent actions taken by Wizards of the Coast.

Fishing Lessons – PTQ Video Walkthrough: Turboland

The StarCityGames.com Open Series comes to St. Louis!
Tuesday, June 22nd – I decided to do something a little different this week. Instead of writing a normal article, I recorded my Magic Online PTQ matches and commented over them. There are a lot of tricky plays to the deck and I felt like there were a ton of lessons to be learned from each match I played, so I felt it was a good idea to share it with the public.

Fishing Lessons – Coming Back from the Bottom

The StarCityGames.com Open Series comes to St. Louis!
Wednesday, June 16th – The point of this article is not brag or complain or just to talk about myself. It is to help everyone else who may have similar issues, as well as to give everyone a better idea of what someone with these problems is going through. There will be no decklists or draft tips. It is an introspective case study on myself.