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Revision as of 22:07, 24 August 2018
The year 1998 was the sixth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.
Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| First Judge Gift cards. | |
| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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. |
| December | Release of the 1998 World Championship Decks. |
| Player of the Year: Jon Finkel. | |
| Rookie of the Year: Randy Buehler. |
Publications
- The Brothers' War (May)
- Rath and Storm (July)
- Planeswalker (September)
- Magic: The Gathering Official Encyclopedia - Volume 3
- The Official Guide to Portal Second Age
- The Official Guide to Urza's Saga
- Advanced Strategy Guide
- The Art of Magic: The Gathering - The Rath Cycle
- Gerrard's Quest
First involved
Wizards of the Coast
- Chaz Elliott (art director)
- Ron Spears (art director)
- Scott Larabee (organized play)
Artists
Stronghold
Portal Second Age
- Cris Dornaus
- David Horne
- Henry van der Linde
- Jeffrey R. Busch
- Lubov
- Matt Stawicki
- Michael Weaver
- Sam Wood
Exodus
Unglued
Urza's Saga