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'''Player Spotlight''' cards are ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[card]]s that | '''Player Spotlight''' cards are ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[card]]s that celebrate a famous [[player]], similar to [[Invitational Cards]] that were made in the years 1997–2007.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/odds-ends-strixhaven-part-1-2021-05-03|Odds & Ends: Strixhaven, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|May 3, 2021}}</ref> Player Spotlight cards were introduced in ''[[Throne of Eldraine]]''.<ref name="Booster Fun">{{DailyRef|making-magic/project-booster-fun-2019-07-20|Project Booster Fun|[[Mark Rosewater]]|July 21, 2019}}</ref> | ||
It is planned to choose the current [[World Championship|World Champion]] for the player spotlight card. While they won't design it, they will consult with [[R&D]] on its selection and will appear pictured in the art. | It is planned to choose the current [[World Championship|World Champion]] for the player spotlight card. While they won't design it, they will consult with [[R&D]] on its selection and will appear pictured in the art. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | !Year | ||
!World Champion | !World Champion | ||
!Set | !Set | ||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
|''[[Throne of Eldraine]]'' | |''[[Throne of Eldraine]]'' | ||
|<c>Fervent Champion</c> | |<c>Fervent Champion</c> | ||
|- | |||
|2019 | |||
|[[Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa]] | |||
|''[[Strixhaven: School of Mages]]''<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/635813692950347776/hey-mark-i-really-like-fervent-champion-and-how|title=Are more planned/currently in the works?|November 25, 2020}}</ref> | |||
|<c>Elite Spellbinder</c> | |||
|- | |||
|2020 | |||
|Not played{{efn|The 2020 World Championship was not conducted due to the global [[Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]].}} | |||
|{{em}} | |||
|{{em}} | |||
|- | |||
|2021 | |||
|[[Yuta Takahashi]] | |||
|''[[March of the Machine]]'' | |||
|<c>Faerie Mastermind</c><ref>{{TwitterRef|Vendilion|1627398652518969344|author=[[Yuta Takahashi]]|title=Here is my invitational card!|date=February 19, 2023}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|2022 | |||
|[[Nathan Steuer]] | |||
|''[[Outlaws of Thunder Junction]]'' | |||
|<c>Duelist of the Mind</c><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://magic.gg/news/the-duelist-of-the-mind-nathan-steuer|title=The Duelist of the Mind: Nathan Steuer|author=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|date=February 25, 2024|publisher=[[Magic.gg]]}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|2023 | |||
|[[Jean-Emmanuel Depraz]] | |||
|TBA | |||
|TBA | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Notes=== | |||
{{notelist}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:45, 25 February 2024
Player Spotlight cards are Magic: The Gathering cards that celebrate a famous player, similar to Invitational Cards that were made in the years 1997–2007.[1] Player Spotlight cards were introduced in Throne of Eldraine.[2]
It is planned to choose the current World Champion for the player spotlight card. While they won't design it, they will consult with R&D on its selection and will appear pictured in the art.
| Year | World Champion | Set | Card |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Javier Dominguez | Throne of Eldraine | Fervent Champion |
| 2019 | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa | Strixhaven: School of Mages[3] | Elite Spellbinder |
| 2020 | Not played[a] | — | — |
| 2021 | Yuta Takahashi | March of the Machine | Faerie Mastermind[4] |
| 2022 | Nathan Steuer | Outlaws of Thunder Junction | Duelist of the Mind[5] |
| 2023 | Jean-Emmanuel Depraz | TBA | TBA |
Notes
- ↑ The 2020 World Championship was not conducted due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 3, 2021). "Odds & Ends: Strixhaven, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 21, 2019). "Project Booster Fun". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 25, 2020). "Are more planned/currently in the works?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Yuta Takahashi (February 19, 2023). "Here is my invitational card!". Twitter.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 25, 2024). "The Duelist of the Mind: Nathan Steuer". Magic.gg.