2021

The year 2021 is the twenty-ninth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.

Events

Wizards of the Coast dubbed the summer of 2021 the Summer of Legend.

Date	Event
January 28	Release of a mobile version of MTG Arena on Android early access.
February 5	Release of Kaldheim. Surprise appearance Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider (the first card ever to feature the Phyrexian creature type).
February 12	Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: Smitten
February 22	Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: Black is Magic.
February 25	Announcement of a new class of product: Universes Beyond, which will take outside IP's and bring them into Magic.
March 11	Historic Anthology IV becomes available on MTG Arena.
March 15	Release of the Kaldheim wave of Magic the Gathering Unpainted Miniatures by WizKids.
March 19	Release of Time Spiral Remastered.
March 23	Launch of the PC Open Beta for Magic: Legends. A free-to-play ARPG created as a collaboration between Wizards of the Coast, Cryptic Studios
March 25	MTG Arena adds support for iOs (tablets and iPhones).
March 28	Kaldheim Championship Won by Challenger Arne Huschenbeth.
April 1	Nic Kelman, controversial Director of Entertainment Development, has leaves Wizards of the Coast.
April 2	Release of Challenger Decks 2021
April 7	First publication of the ongoing Magic comic by BOOM! Studios. The comic is non-canon.
April 23	Release of Strixhaven: School of Mages. Accompanied by the Mystical Archive, a non-Standard set of 63 reprinted instants and sorceries that appear in the boosters of the main set. Also accompanied by Commander 2021
May 7	Release of Secret Lair: Ultimate Edition 2.
June 18	Release of Modern Horizons 2.
July 23	Release of Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms.
September 17	Release of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
November 19	Release of Innistrad: Crimson Vow
Unknown date	Release of Pioneer Masters on MTG Arena.
Hall of Fame inductees:

Publications

• Magic BOOM! comic (ongoing)
• D&D Unearthed Arcana: Mages of Strixhaven (June 8).
• Magic: The Gathering - Planes of the Multiverse visual guide (July 20).
• D&D Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos (November 16)