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|1996-97  
|[[Olle Råde]]
|[[Olle Råde]]
|{{cardlink|Sylvan Safekeeper|Judgment}}<ref>{{NewRef|five-years-making-2002-06-10|Five Years in the Making|[[Magic Arcana]]|June 10, 2002}}</ref>
|{{card|Sylvan Safekeeper|Judgment}}<ref>{{NewRef|five-years-making-2002-06-10|Five Years in the Making|[[Magic Arcana]]|June 10, 2002}}</ref>
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|1997-98<ref>[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=results/1998_Duelist_Invitational 1998 Duelist Invitational]</ref>  
|1997-98<ref>[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=results/1998_Duelist_Invitational 1998 Duelist Invitational]</ref>  
|[[Darwin Kastle]]
|[[Darwin Kastle]]
|{{cardlink|Avalanche Riders|Urza's Legacy}}
|{{card|Avalanche Riders|Urza's Legacy}}
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|1998-99  
|1998-99  
|[[Mike Long]]
|[[Mike Long]]
|{{cardlink|Rootwater Thief|Nemesis}}
|{{card|Rootwater Thief|Nemesis}}
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|1999-2000<ref>[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=INVITATIONAL9900/welcome Magic: The Gathering Invitational 2000]</ref>
|1999-2000<ref>[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=INVITATIONAL9900/welcome Magic: The Gathering Invitational 2000]</ref>
|[[Chris Pikula]]  
|[[Chris Pikula]]  
|{{cardlink|Meddling Mage|Planeshift}}
|{{card|Meddling Mage|Planeshift}}
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|[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/event.asp?event=MI00 2000-01]
|[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/event.asp?event=MI00 2000-01]
|[[Jon Finkel]]  
|[[Jon Finkel]]  
|{{cardlink|Shadowmage Infiltrator|Odyssey}}
|{{card|Shadowmage Infiltrator|Odyssey}}
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|-
|[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/event.asp?event=MI01 2001-02]<ref>{{NewRef|feature/format-duelist-invitational-2004-05-07|Format of Duelist Invitational|[[Mark Rosewater]]|May 7, 2004}}</ref>
|[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/event.asp?event=MI01 2001-02]<ref>{{NewRef|feature/format-duelist-invitational-2004-05-07|Format of Duelist Invitational|[[Mark Rosewater]]|May 7, 2004}}</ref>
|[[Kai Budde]]  
|[[Kai Budde]]  
|{{cardlink|Voidmage Prodigy|Onslaught}}
|{{card|Voidmage Prodigy|Onslaught}}
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|-
|[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=sideboard/events/mi02 2002-03]<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/thoren-wins-invitational-2002-10-21|Thoren wins Invitational|[[Magic Arcana]]|October 21, 2002}}</ref>
|[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=sideboard/events/mi02 2002-03]<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/thoren-wins-invitational-2002-10-21|Thoren wins Invitational|[[Magic Arcana]]|October 21, 2002}}</ref>
|[[Jens Thoren]]
|[[Jens Thoren]]
|{{cardlink|Solemn Simulacrum|Mirrodin}}<ref>{{NewRef|post-development-digest-2003-09-26|Post-Development Digest|[[Randy Buehler]]|September 26, 2003}}</ref>
|{{card|Solemn Simulacrum|Mirrodin}}<ref>{{NewRef|post-development-digest-2003-09-26|Post-Development Digest|[[Randy Buehler]]|September 26, 2003}}</ref>
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|[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/mi04/welcome 2003-04]<ref>{{NewRef|feature/future-bright-2004-05-31|The Future is Bright|[[Zvi Mowshowitz]]|May 31, 2004}}</ref>
|[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/mi04/welcome 2003-04]<ref>{{NewRef|feature/future-bright-2004-05-31|The Future is Bright|[[Zvi Mowshowitz]]|May 31, 2004}}</ref>
|[[Bob Maher]]
|[[Bob Maher]]
|{{cardlink|Dark Confidant|Ravnica: City of Guilds}}
|{{card|Dark Confidant|Ravnica: City of Guilds}}
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|[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/mi05/welcome 2005]
|[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/mi05/welcome 2005]
|[[Terry Soh]]<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/terry-soh-wins-magic-invitational-2005-2005-05-23|Terry Soh Wins Magic Invitational 2005!|[[Magic Arcana]]|May 23, 2005}}</ref>
|[[Terry Soh]]<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/terry-soh-wins-magic-invitational-2005-2005-05-23|Terry Soh Wins Magic Invitational 2005!|[[Magic Arcana]]|May 23, 2005}}</ref>
|{{cardlink|Rakdos Augermage|Dissension}}
|{{card|Rakdos Augermage|Dissension}}
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|[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/mi06/welcome 2006]
|[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/mi06/welcome 2006]
|[[Antoine Ruel]]
|[[Antoine Ruel]]
|{{cardlink|Ranger of Eos|Shards of Alara}}<ref>{{NewRef|savor-flavor/topic-explosion-2008-11-12|Topic Explosion|[[Doug Beyer]]|November 12, 2008}}</ref>
|{{card|Ranger of Eos|Shards of Alara}}<ref>{{NewRef|savor-flavor/topic-explosion-2008-11-12|Topic Explosion|[[Doug Beyer]]|November 12, 2008}}</ref>
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|[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/mi07/welcome 2007]
|[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/mi07/welcome 2007]
|[[Tiago Chan]]
|[[Tiago Chan]]
|{{cardlink|Snapcaster Mage|Innistrad}}<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/saga-snapcaster-mage-2011-10-24|The Saga of Snapcaster Mage|[[Monty Ashley]]|October 24, 2011}}</ref>
|{{card|Snapcaster Mage|Innistrad}}<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/saga-snapcaster-mage-2011-10-24|The Saga of Snapcaster Mage|[[Monty Ashley]]|October 24, 2011}}</ref>
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Revision as of 16:07, 9 February 2019

For the 2019 event, see Mythic Invitational.

The Magic Invitational Tournament used to be an annual Magic: The Gathering tournament where the sixteen best players of the past year are invited to duel in various formats.[1]

Description

The played formats usually were specialty formats which were never played in other officially sanctioned tournaments, e.g. Auction of the People, and sometimes were experimental or specifically created for the tournament. Played formats were switched every few rounds. The tournament itself was Round Robin, meaning that every player plays each other at least once.

After the Round Robin portion was completed, the best two players played a finale which usually consisted of an array of formats previously played in the tournament. The winner of the tournament was allowed to design a card which would see print on a later date after Research & Development had its input on it to make it feasible for a Magic set. The artwork of the designed card featured the likeness of the tournament's winner.

The tournament started in 1997 [2] and was held until 2007, but hasn't been held since.[3][4][5] As part of the Organized Play Department's refocusing on grass roots programs, the Invitational was cut from the schedule.[6][7] This policy was reversed with the 2019 Mythic Invitational.

Magic Invitational winners and their cards

Season Winner Card
1996-97 Olle Råde Sylvan Safekeeper (Judgment)[8]
1997-98[9] Darwin Kastle Avalanche Riders (Urza's Legacy)
1998-99 Mike Long Rootwater Thief (Nemesis)
1999-2000[10] Chris Pikula Meddling Mage (Planeshift)
2000-01 Jon Finkel Shadowmage Infiltrator (Odyssey)
2001-02[11] Kai Budde Voidmage Prodigy (Onslaught)
2002-03[12] Jens Thoren Solemn Simulacrum (Mirrodin)[13]
2003-04[14] Bob Maher Dark Confidant (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
2005 Terry Soh[15] Rakdos Augermage (Dissension)
2006 Antoine Ruel Ranger of Eos (Shards of Alara)[16]
2007 Tiago Chan Snapcaster Mage (Innistrad)[17]
  • Note: Even though Olle Rade won the first Invitational, his card is the fifth card by an Invitational winner to be published. This is due to the circumstances that Rade quit Magic rather soon after the tournament without asking for his prize. He later made a comeback and asked Wizards of the Coast if he could still get his prize for this Tournament. Wizards agreed under the condition that Rade, who had since shaven his head, would be depicted in the Art with the long blond hair he had when he won the tournament.

Public voted Invitational cards

In addition, during the 2005 Tournament Wizards of the Coast held a public vote among the users of their website for the most popular card among the submissions which would also be printed after going through the usual R&D process but without featuring the winner in the art. The winning card was submitted by Tsuyoshi Fujita and was eventually turned into Gemstone Caverns.

References

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  9. ↑ 1998 Duelist Invitational
  10. ↑ Magic: The Gathering Invitational 2000
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