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* Introduction of [[mythic rare]]s.
* Introduction of [[mythic rare]]s.
* 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]].
* Intoduction of the [[New World Order]].
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Revision as of 13:25, 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