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|Release of ''[[Shards of Alara]]''. | |Release of ''[[Shards of Alara]]''. | ||
* Setting the new standard size for large sets. | * Setting the new standard size for large sets. | ||
* Introduction of [[mythic rare]]s. | |||
* [[Multicolor]] set, focusing on three-color combinations ([[Bant]], [[Esper]], [[Grixis]], [[Jund]] and [[Naya]]) | * [[Multicolor]] set, focusing on three-color combinations ([[Bant]], [[Esper]], [[Grixis]], [[Jund]] and [[Naya]]) | ||
* | * Introduction of [[colored artifact]]s. | ||
* Introduction of [[ | * Introduction of the [[New World Order]] in design. | ||
* Replacement of one of the [[common]]s in a [[booster pack]] with a [[basic land]]. | * Replacement of one of the [[common]]s in a [[booster pack]] with a [[basic land]]. | ||
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|October 31 - November 2 | |October 31 - November 2 | ||
Revision as of 11:48, 24 January 2016
The year 2008 was the sixteenth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.
Events
| Date | Event | |
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| 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.
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| May 2 | Release of Shadowmoor.
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| May 23-25 | Pro Tour Hollywood, USA. Won by Template:Flagicon USA Charles Gindy. | |
| July 25 | Release of Eventide.
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| July 28 | Announcement of the closing down of the Gleemax social network. | |
| August 29 | Release of From the Vault: Dragons.
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| September 22 | Release of Masters Edition II on Magic Online. | |
| October | Creation of the Wizards Play Network. | |
| October 3 | Release of Shards of Alara.
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| 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.
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| December 11-14 | 2008 Magic World Championships in Memphis, USA. Won by Template:Flagicon FIN Antti Malin.
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| Player of the Year: Template:Flagicon JPN Shuhei Nakamura. | ||
| Rookie of the Year: Template:Flagicon AUS Aaron Nicastri. | ||
| Hall of Fame inductees: |
Publications
- Morningtide (January)
- Shadowmoor (April)
- Eventide (June)
- A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara (September)
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
Morningtide
Shadowmoor
Eventide
From the Vault: Dragons
Shards of Alara