2016
The year 2016 is the twenty-fourth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.
Events
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| Early January | Release of the Arena of the Planeswalkers: Battle for Zendikar boardgame expansion set. | |
| January 11 | Rehaul of Magicthegathering.com
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| January 12 | Wizards Play Network cracks down on the use proxies at DCI-sanctioned tournaments. | |
| January 13 | Wizards of the Coast announces a new policy of explicitly stating the beginning of each spoiler season, to improve awareness of unofficial leaks.
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| January 22 | Release of Oath of the Gatewatch.
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| January 28 | After criticism, Official Magic Fiction is retitled Magic Story on Magicthegathering.com. | |
| February 6 | A complete booster pack of Shadows over Innistrad is put up for sale on Dutch website and consequently spoiled before the official start of the Spoiler Season.. | |
| February 7 | Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Won by Template:Flagicon USA Jiachen Tao. | |
| February 8 | Mark Rosewater confirms the discontinuation of Event decks and Clash packs. | |
| February 16 | The Twitter account MTGDeepthroat@Vendorleak accuses 2-3 unnamed vendors of possession of the card list for Eternal Masters and insider trading.
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| February 22 | Announcement of Conspiracy: The Reign of Brago, a set designed for Conspiracy Draft.
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| February 24 | As part of the marketing campaign the new Conspiracy set is renamed Conspiracy: The Empty Throne.
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| February 26 | The new Conspiracy set is renamed (again) to Conspiracy: Take the Crown.
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| February 26 | Release of Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed. | |
| March 1 | First publication of the The Hanweir Chronicle | |
| April 4 | Eye of Ugin is banned in Modern, to put a stop to "Eldrazi Winter". | |
| April 8 | Release of Shadows over Innistrad.
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| April 9 | Release of the 2016 Welcome Decks. | |
| April 11 | Announcement of a reorganization of the Judge Program.
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| April 20 | Two lawsuits brought against Wizards of the Coast claiming that Magic judges are essentially Wizards employees. | |
| April 22-24 | Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad in Madrid, Spain. Won by Template:Flagicon USA Steve Rubin | |
| April 24 | The World Championship prize purse is greatly increased; in exchange, appearance fees of Platinum pros and Hall of Famers are greatly reduced. | |
| April 25 | Enter the Battlefield, a documentary by Nathan Holt and Shawn Kornhauser about life on the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour, premieres on the official MTG Twitch channel. | |
| April 26 | In response to player uproar, Wizards reverse their decision to reduce appearance fees of Platinum pros during the 2016–17 Pro Tour Season. | |
| April 27 | Release of Plane Shift: Zendikar, a free supplement to The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Zendikar.
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| May 16 | First official "Announcement Day" on Magicthegathering.com. | |
| June 16 | Release of Eternal Masters. | |
| July 22 | Release of Eldritch Moon. | |
| August 5-7 | Pro Tour Eldritch Moon in Syney, Australia. | |
| August 13 | Start of the 2016–17 Pro Tour Season.
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| August 19 | Release of From the Vault: Lore | |
| August 26 | Release of Conspiracy: Take the Crown | |
| September 1-4 | 2016 World Championship | |
| September 2 | Release of Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis | |
| November 11 | Release of Commander 2016 | |
| November 25 | Release of Planechase Anthology | |
| September 30 | Release of Kaladesh
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| October 16-17 | Pro Tour Kaladesh | |
| November 11-13 | 2016 World Magic Cup |
Publications
- The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Zendikar (January 5)
- The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Innistrad (July 5)
First involved
R&D
References
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