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|Split of the [[banlist]]s for the [[Vintage]] and [[Legacy]] formats.
|Split of the [[Banned and restricted cards/Timeline|banlist]]s for the [[Vintage]] and [[Legacy]] formats.
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| October, 1
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|Release of the Japanese themed ''[[Champions of Kamigawa]]''.
|Release of the Japanese themed ''[[Champions of Kamigawa]]''.
* Change of the [["Legend rule"]].
* Change of the "[[legend rule]]".
* Introduction of [[Defender]], removing the rules baggage connected to the [[creature type]] [[Wall]].  
* Introduction of [[Defender]], removing the rules baggage connected to the [[creature type]] [[Wall]].  
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|November, 20
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|Release of ''[[Unhinged]]'', the second [[Un-sets|Un-set]].
|Release of ''[[Unhinged]]'', the second [[Un-set]].
* Introduction of a sixth color ([[pink]]), fractions and [[artist]] matters.
* Introduction of a sixth color ([[pink]]), fractions and [[artist]] matters.
* Featuring the unannounced [[foil]] <c>Super Secret Tech</c>.
* Featuring the unannounced [[foil]] <c>Super Secret Tech</c>.
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* [[John Carter]] (Rules Developer and Technical Writer)
* [[John Carter]] (Rules Developer and Technical Writer)


===R&D===
====R&D====
* [[Aaron Forsythe]]
* [[Aaron Forsythe]]
* [[Devin Low]]
* [[Devin Low]]
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===Artists===
===Artists===
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''Darksteel''
''Darksteel''
* [[Ittoku]]
*Ittoku
* [[Jim Murray]]
*Jim Murray
* [[Nottsuo]]
*Nottsuo
* [[Vance Kovacs]]
*Vance Kovacs
''Fifth Dawn''
''Fifth Dawn''
* [[Cyril van der Haegen]]
*Cyril van der Haegen
* [[Francis Tsai]]
*[[Wikipedia:Francis Tsai|Francis Tsai]]
* [[Tomas Giorello]]
*Tomas Giorello
''Champions of Kamigawa''
''Champions of Kamigawa''
* [[Aleksi Briclot]]
*[[Aleksi Briclot]]
* [[Chris Appelhans]]
*[[Wikipedia:Chris Appelhans|Chris Appelhans]]
* [[Dan Scott]]
*Dan Scott
* [[Dave Alssop]]
*[[Wikipedia:Dave Alssop|Dave Alssop]]
* [[Hideaki Takamura]]
*Hideaki Takamura
* [[Hiro Izawa]]
*Hiro Izawa
* [[Jim Pavelec]]
*[[Wikipedia:Jim Pavelec|Jim Pavelec]]
* [[Joel Thomas]]
*[[Wikipedia:Joel Thomas (artist)|Joel Thomas]]
* [[Kensuke Okabayashi]]
*Kensuke Okabayashi
* [[Khang Le]]
*Khang Le
* [[Mitch Cotie]]
*Mitch Cotie
* [[Pat Lee]]
*[[Wikipedia:Pat Lee (comics)|Pat Lee]]
* [[Ralph Horsley]]
*[[Wikipedia:Ralph Horsley|Ralph Horsley]]
* [[Shishizaru]]
*Shishizaru
* [[Tsutomu Kawade]]
*Tsutomu Kawade
* [[Wayne Reynolds]]
*[[Wayne Reynolds]]
 
''Unhinged''
*[[Eric Deschamps]]
*Ron Lemen
*Thomas Manning
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[[Category:2004]]
[[Category:2004]]

Latest revision as of 03:57, 7 January 2023

The year 2004 was the twelfth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.

Events

Date Event
January, 15 Third price increase for booster packs.
January, 16-18 Pro Tour Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Won by Nicolai Herzog.
February, 6 Release of Darksteel
February, 27-29 Pro Tour Kobe, Japan. Won by Masashiro Kuroda.
April 1 Announcement of name change to Magique: the Gathering due to a trademark challenge by the Orlando Magic ™.
  • April Fools
May, 11-13 Magic Invitational in Los Angeles, California, USA. Won by Bob Maher.
  • Hosted by Magic Online on the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).
May, 14-16 Pro Tour San Diego. Won by Nicolai Herzog.
June Banning of Skullclamp.
June, 4 Release of Fifth Dawn.
July, 9-11 Pro Tour Seattle, won by team Von Dutch (Kamiel Cornelissen, Jelger Wiegersma and Jeroen Remie).
July, 11 Founding of MTG Salvation.
September Introduction of Gatherer, the official Magic: The Gathering card database, on magicthegathering.com.
September, 1-5 2004 World Championships in San Francisco, California, USA, won by Julien Nuijten.
  • Team champions: Germany.
September, 1 Split of the banlists for the Vintage and Legacy formats.
October, 1 Release of the Japanese themed Champions of Kamigawa.
October, 29-31 Pro Tour Columbus, won by Pierre Canali.
November, 20 Release of Unhinged, the second Un-set.
December Release of the 2004 World Championship Decks.
  • Last release in this series.
Player of the Year: Gabriel Nassif.
Rookie of the Year: Julien Nuijten.

Publications

First involved

Wizards of the Coast

R&D

Artists

Darksteel
  • Ittoku
  • Jim Murray
  • Nottsuo
  • Vance Kovacs

Fifth Dawn

Champions of Kamigawa

Unhinged