2004
The year 2004 was the twelfth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.
Events
Date | Event | |
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January, 15 | Third price increase for booster packs. | |
January, 16-18 | Pro Tour Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Won by Nicolai Herzog. | |
February, 6 | Release of Darksteel
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February, 27-29 | Pro Tour Kobe, Japan. Won by Masashiro Kuroda. | |
May, 11-13 | Magic Invitational in Los Angeles, California, USA. Won by Bob Maher, Jr.. | |
May, 14-16 | Pro Tour San Diego. Won by Nicolai Herzog. | |
June | Banning of Skullclamp. | |
June, 5 | Release of Fifth Dawn.
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July, 9-11 | Pro Tour Seattle, won by team ... (Kamiel Cornelissen, Jelger Wiegersma and Jeroen Remie). | |
July 11 | Founding of MTG Salvation. | |
September | Introduction of Gatherer, the official Magic: The Gathering card database, on magicthegathering.com. | |
September, 1-5 | 2004 World Championships in San Francisco, California, USA, won by Julien Nuijten.
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September 1s | Split of the banlists for the Vintage and Legacy formats. | |
October, 1 | Release of the Japanese themed Champions of Kamigawa.
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October, 29-31 | Pro Tour Columbus, won by Pierre Canali. | |
December | Release of the 2004 World Championship Decks.
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Player of the Year: Gabriel Nassif. | ||
Rookie of the Year: Julien Nuijten. |
Publications
- The Darksteel Eye (January)
- The Fifth Dawn (May)
- Outlaw: Champions of Kamigawa (September)
First involved
Wizards of teh Coast
- Matt Cavotta (Creative)
- John Carter (Rules Developer and Technical Writer)
R&D
Artists
Darksteel
Fifth Dawn
Champions of Kamigawa