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|Release of ''[[Morningtide]]''.
|Release of ''[[Morningtide]]''.
* [[Grand Creature Type Update#"The Grand Creature Type Update Update"|"The Grand Creature Type Update Update"]]
* [[Grand Creature Type Update#"The Grand Creature Type Update Update"|"The Grand Creature Type Update Update"]].
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|February 15-17
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|April 1
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|Announcemnt of ''[[Duel Decks: Pirates vs. Ninjas]]''
|Announcement of ''[[Duel Decks: Pirates vs. Ninjas]]''.
* April Fools.
* April Fools.
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|May 2
|May 2
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|Release of ''[[Shadowmoor]]''  
|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]].
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|May 23-25
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|Release of ''[[Eventide]]''.
|Release of ''[[Eventide]]''.
* Mirror to ''Morningtide''.
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|July 28
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|August 29
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|Release of ''[[From the Vault: Dragons]]''
|Release of ''[[From the Vault: Dragons]]''.
* First set in the [[From the Vault]] series.
* First set in the [[From the Vault]] series.
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|Release of ''[[Shards of Alara]]''.
|Release of ''[[Shards of Alara]]''.
* Introduction of [[mythic rare]]s
* Setting the new standard size for large sets.
* Raplacement of one of the [[common]]s in a [[booster pack]] with a [[basic land]].
* [[Multicolor]] set, focusing on three-color combinations ([[Bant]], [[Esper]], [[Grixis]], [[Jund]] and [[Naya]])
* Introducing [[colored artifact]]s.
* Introduction of [[mythic rare]]s.
* Replacement of one of the [[common]]s in a [[booster pack]] with a [[basic land]].
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|Release of ''[[Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra]]''.
|Release of ''[[Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra]]''.
* First planeswalker vs. planeswalker Duel Decks.
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Revision as of 13:22, 15 January 2016

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 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, USA. Won by Template:Flagicon 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 Template:Flagicon USA Charles Gindy.
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 Template:Flagicon USA Luis Scott-Vargas.
November 7 Release of Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra.
  • First planeswalker vs. planeswalker Duel Decks.
December 11-14 2008 Magic World Championships in Memphis, USA. Won by Template:Flagicon FIN Antti Malin.
Player of the Year: Template:Flagicon JPN Shuhei Nakamura.
Rookie of the Year: Template:Flagicon AUS Aaron Nicastri.
Hall of Fame inductees:

Publications

First involved

R&D

Artists

Morningtide

Shadowmoor

Eventide

From the Vault: Dragons

Shards of Alara

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