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The year '''2008''' was the sixteenth year of existence for ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''. 
== Events ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Date
! Event
|-
|January
|Announcement of the ending of the [[Junior Super Series|Magic Scholarship Series]].
|-
|February 1
|Release of ''[[Morningtide]]''.
* [[Grand Creature Type Update#"The Grand Creature Type Update Update"|"The Grand Creature Type Update Update"]].
|-
|February 15–17
|Pro Tour Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Won by {{flag|USA}} [[Jon Finkel]].
|-
|April 1
|Announcement of ''[[Duel Decks: Pirates vs. Ninjas]]''.
* April Fools.
|-
|May 2
|Release of ''[[Shadowmoor]]''.
* Large set, mirror to ''[[Lorwyn]]''.
* Start of the second [[mini-block]] of the [[Lorwyn–Shadowmoor block]].
* Extended use of [[-1/-1 counter]]s and [[hybrid mana]].
* Introduction of the [[untap symbol]].
|-
|May 23–25
|Pro Tour Hollywood, USA. Won by {{flag|USA}} [[Charles Gindy]].
|-
|June 20
|Release of the 15th Anniversary [[2-Player Starter Set|2-Player Starter Game]].
|-
|July 25
|Release of ''[[Eventide]]''.
* Mirror to ''Morningtide''.
|-
|July 28
|Announcement of the closing down of the [[Gleemax]] social network.
|-
|August 29
|Release of ''[[From the Vault: Dragons]]''.
* First set in the [[From the Vault]] series.
|-
|September 22
| Release of ''[[Masters Edition II]]'' on [[Magic Online]].
|-
|October
|Creation of the [[Wizards Play Network]].
|-
|October 3
|Release of ''[[Shards of Alara]]''.
* Setting the new standard size for large sets.
* Introduction of [[mythic rare]]s.
* [[Multicolored]] set, focusing on three-color combinations ([[Bant]], [[Esper]], [[Grixis]], [[Jund]] and [[Naya]])
* Introduction of [[colored artifact]]s.
* Introduction of the [[New World Order]] in design.
* Replacement of one of the [[common]]s in a [[booster pack]] with a [[basic land]].
|-
|October 31 - November 2
|Pro Tour Berlin, Germany. Won by {{flag|USA}} [[Luis Scott-Vargas]].
|-
|November 7
|Release of ''[[Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra]]''.
* First planeswalker vs. planeswalker Duel Decks.
|-
| December 11–14
|[[2008 World Championships]] in Memphis, USA. Won by {{flag|FIN}} [[Antti Malin]].
* Team champions: {{flag|USA}} United States. 
|-
|
|[[Player of the Year]]: {{flag|JPN}} [[Shuhei Nakamura]].
|-
|
|[[Rookie of the Year]]: {{flag|AUS}} Aaron Nicastri.
|-
|
|[[Hall of Fame]] inductees:
* {{flag|DEU}} [[Dirk Baberowski]]
* {{flag|USA}} [[Mike Turian]]
* {{flag|NLD}} [[Jelger Wiegersma]]
* {{flag|FRA}} [[Olivier Ruel]]
* {{flag|USA}} [[Ben Rubin]]
|}
== Publications ==
== Publications ==
* [[Morningtide (novel)|Morningtide]] (January)
* [[Morningtide (novel)|Morningtide]] (January)
* [[Shadowmoor (book)|Shadowmoor]] (April)
* [[Shadowmoor (novel)|Shadowmoor]] (April)
* [[Eventide (novel)|Eventide]] (June)
* [[Eventide (novel)|Eventide]] (June)
* [[A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara]] (September)
* [[A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara]] (September)
==First involved==
==First involved==
===R&D===
* [[Sean Fletcher]]
* [[Mark Globus]]
* [[Graeme Hopkins]]
* [[Alexis Janson]]
* [[Jeremy Jarvis]]
* [[Tom LaPille]]
* [[Erik Lauer]]
* [[Michael Mikaelian]]
*[[Kenneth Nagle]]
* [[Mark Purvis]]
*[[Andrew Smith]]
* [[Jake Theis]]
* [[Ken Troop]]
===Artists===
===Artists===
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
''Morningtide''
''Morningtide''
* [[Shelly Wan]]
*Shelly Wan
''Shadowmoor''
''Shadowmoor''
* [[Ian Edward Ameling]]
*Ian Edward Ameling
* [[Izzy]]
*Izzy
* [[Jeremy Enecio]]
*Jeremy Enecio
* [[Richard Whitters]]
*[[Richard Whitters]]
* [[Ron Brown]]
*Ron Brown
''Eventide''
''Eventide''
* [[Cole Eastburn]]
*Cole Eastburn
* [[Dan Seagrave]]
*[[Wikipedia:Dan Seagrave|Dan Seagrave]]
* [[Fred Harper]]
*Fred Harper
* [[Jaime Jones]]
*Jaime Jones
* [[Joshua Hagler]]
*Joshua Hagler
* [[Paul Bonner]]
*[[Wikipedia:Paul Bonner|Paul Bonner]]
''From the Vault: Dragons''
''From the Vault: Dragons''
* [[Chris Rahn]]
*[[Chris Rahn]]
''Shards of Alara''
''Shards of Alara''
* [[Andrew Murray]]
*Andrew Murray
* [[Ash Wood]]
*Ash Wood
* [[David Palumbo]]
*[[Wikipedia:David Palumbo|David Palumbo]]
* [[Jarreau Wimberly]]
*Jarreau Wimberly
* [[Karl Kopinski]]
*Karl Kopinski
* [[Mark Hyzer]]
*Mark Hyzer
* [[Michael Ryan]]
*[[Wikipedia:Michael Ryan (artist)|Michael Ryan]]
* [[Sal Villagran]]
*Sal Villagran
* [[Steve Argyle]]
*[[Wikipedia:teve Argyle|Steve Argyle]]
* [[Trevor Claxton]]
*Trevor Claxton
''Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra''
*Yoshino Himori
}}
{{years}}
[[Category:2008]]

Latest revision as of 04:00, 7 January 2023

The year 2008 was the sixteenth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.

Events

Date Event
January Announcement of the ending of the Magic Scholarship Series.
February 1 Release of Morningtide.
February 15–17 Pro Tour Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Won by {USA} Jon Finkel.
April 1 Announcement of Duel Decks: Pirates vs. Ninjas.
  • April Fools.
May 2 Release of Shadowmoor.
May 23–25 Pro Tour Hollywood, USA. Won by {USA} Charles Gindy.
June 20 Release of the 15th Anniversary 2-Player Starter Game.
July 25 Release of Eventide.
  • Mirror to Morningtide.
July 28 Announcement of the closing down of the Gleemax social network.
August 29 Release of From the Vault: Dragons.
September 22 Release of Masters Edition II on Magic Online.
October Creation of the Wizards Play Network.
October 3 Release of Shards of Alara.
October 31 - November 2 Pro Tour Berlin, Germany. Won by {USA} Luis Scott-Vargas.
November 7 Release of Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra.
  • First planeswalker vs. planeswalker Duel Decks.
December 11–14 2008 World Championships in Memphis, USA. Won by {FIN} Antti Malin.
  • Team champions: {USA} United States.
Player of the Year: {JPN} Shuhei Nakamura.
Rookie of the Year: {AUS} Aaron Nicastri.
Hall of Fame inductees:

Publications

First involved

R&D

Artists

Morningtide
  • Shelly Wan

Shadowmoor

Eventide

From the Vault: Dragons

Shards of Alara

Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra

  • Yoshino Himori
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