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| Early 1998
| Early 1998
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| Release of the [[Alternate art]] [[APAC land]] [[promotional cards]].
| Release of the [[alternate art]] [[APAC land]] [[promotional cards]].
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| January, 29 - February, 2
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|[[Magic Invitational|Duelist Invitational]] in Rio de Janeiro. Won by [[Darwin Kastle]].
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| Winter
| Winter
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|Re-release of the [[Magic: The Gathering (MicroProse)|Microprose computergame]] in a special edition named ''[[Duels of the Planeswalkers]]''.
|Re-release of the [[Magic: The Gathering (MicroProse)|Microprose computergame]] in a special edition named ''[[Duels of the Planeswalkers]]''.
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| February, 23
| March, 2
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| Release of ''[[Stronghold]]''.
| Release of ''[[Stronghold]]''.
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| Start of the ''[[Gerrard's Quest]]'' comic series published by [[Dark Horse Comics]].  
| Start of the ''[[Gerrard's Quest]]'' comic series published by [[Dark Horse Comics]].  
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|March, 6-8
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|Pro Tour Los Angeles, won by [[David Price]].
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|April, 17-19
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|Pro Tour New York, won by [[Jon Finkel]].
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| May, 18
| May, 18
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| First opening of a [[Wizards of the Coast game store]].
| First opening of a [[Wizards of the Coast game store]].
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| June, 8
| June, 15
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| Release of ''[[Exodus]]'', first set to use color-coding of the [[expansion symbol]] to indicate the [[rarity]] of the cards.  
| Release of ''[[Exodus]]'', first set to use color-coding of the [[expansion symbol]] to indicate the [[rarity]] of the cards.  
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|PGI Limited, maker of the ''[[Havic: The Bothering]]'' parody set, banned from attending [[GenCon]].
|PGI Limited, maker of the ''[[Havic: The Bothering]]'' parody set, banned from attending [[GenCon]].
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|Release of a [[poker deck]] box by Wizards of the Coast.
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|August, 11
|August, 11
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| Release of ''[[Unglued]]'', the first supplemental set to be used outside of normal ''Magic''.
| Release of ''[[Unglued]]'', the first supplemental set to be used outside of normal ''Magic''.
* The first [[un-sets|un-set]], featuring silver-[[border]]ed joke cards.  
* The first [[un-sets|un-set]], featuring silver-[[border]]ed joke cards.  
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|August
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|Release of a [[poker deck]] box by Wizards of the Coast.
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| August, 12-16
| August, 12-16
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|[[1998 World Championships]] in Seattle, USA. Winner is [[Brian Selden]].  
|[[1998 World Championships]] in Seattle. Winner is [[Brian Selden]].  
* Team champions: United States of America.
* Team champions: United States of America.
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| Third release of ''[[Vanguard]]'' cards in the [[Arena League]].
| Third release of ''[[Vanguard]]'' cards in the [[Arena League]].
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|September, 25-27
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|Pro Tour Chicago, won by [[Dirk Baberowski]].
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|September, 26
|September, 26
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| [[Prerelease]] events for ''[[Urza's Saga]]'', featuring the first release of a [[foil]] card (<c>Lightning Dragon</c>).
| [[Prerelease]] events for ''[[Urza's Saga]]'', featuring the first release of a [[foil]] card (<c>Lightning Dragon</c>).
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|October
|October, 12
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|Release of ''[[Urza's Saga]]'', the first set to replace 60-card starter decks with 75-card [[tournament deck]]s.
|Release of ''[[Urza's Saga]]'', the first set to replace 60-card starter decks with 75-card [[tournament deck]]s.
* Later considered to be a [[Broken|Bah-roken]] set.
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| Winter
| Winter
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|November
|November
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| Release of the ''[[Anthologies]]'' [[box set]].  
| Release of the ''[[Anthologies]]'' [[box set]], celebrating the fifth anniversary of ''Magic''.  
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|November, 13-15
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| The [[DCI]] [[Timeline of DCI bans and restrictions|bans a large amount of cards]] 
|Pro Tour Rome, won by [[Tommi Hovi]].
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|December
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| The [[DCI]] [[Timeline of DCI bans and restrictions|bans a large amount of cards]]. 
| Start of the ''Magic'' [[Junior Super Series]], replacing the Junior Pro Tour program
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|First [[Judge Gift cards]]
| Start of the ''Magic'' [[Junior Super Series]], replacing the Junior Pro Tour program.
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|[[Player of the Year]]: [[Jon Finkel]]
|First [[Judge Gift cards]].
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|[[Rookie of the Year]]: [[Randy Buehler]]
|[[Player of the Year]]: [[Jon Finkel]].
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|[[Magic Invitational]] winner: [[Darwin Kastle]]
|[[Rookie of the Year]]: [[Randy Buehler]].
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Revision as of 08:08, 26 September 2015

The year 1998 was the sixth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.

Events

Date Event
Early 1998 Release of the alternate art APAC land promotional cards.
January, 29 - February, 2 Duelist Invitational in Rio de Janeiro. Won by Darwin Kastle.
Winter Second release of Vanguard cards in the Arena League.
February Re-release of the Microprose computergame in a special edition named Duels of the Planeswalkers.
March, 2 Release of Stronghold.
March Start of the Gerrard's Quest comic series published by Dark Horse Comics.
March, 6-8 Pro Tour Los Angeles, won by David Price.
April, 17-19 Pro Tour New York, won by Jon Finkel.
May, 18 First opening of a Wizards of the Coast game store.
June, 15 Release of Exodus, first set to use color-coding of the expansion symbol to indicate the rarity of the cards.
June, 24 Release of Portal Second Age, another attempt to make a simplified Magic set for beginners.
  • First and only depiction of firearms on Magic art.
July PGI Limited, maker of the Havic: The Bothering parody set, banned from attending GenCon.
August Release of a poker deck box by Wizards of the Coast.
August, 11 Release of Unglued, the first supplemental set to be used outside of normal Magic.
August, 12-16 1998 World Championships in Seattle. Winner is Brian Selden.
  • Team champions: United States of America.
Autumn Third release of Vanguard cards in the Arena League.
September, 25-27 Pro Tour Chicago, won by Dirk Baberowski.
September, 26 Prerelease events for Urza's Saga, featuring the first release of a foil card (Lightning Dragon).
October, 12 Release of Urza's Saga, the first set to replace 60-card starter decks with 75-card tournament decks.
Winter Combo Winter, too many overpowered cards and combos fill the tournament formats.
November Release of the Anthologies box set, celebrating the fifth anniversary of Magic.
November, 13-15 Pro Tour Rome, won by Tommi Hovi.
December The DCI bans a large amount of cards.
Start of the Magic Junior Super Series, replacing the Junior Pro Tour program.
First Judge Gift cards.
Player of the Year: Jon Finkel.
Rookie of the Year: Randy Buehler.

Publications

First involved

Wizards of the Coast

Artists

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Portal Second Age

Exodus

Unglued

Urza's Saga

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