2005
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The year 2005 was the thirteenth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.
Events
Date | Event |
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January 1 | Walk out at MTGNews. Rise of MTG Salvation. |
January 25 | Launch of the third You Make the Card. |
January 28–30 | Pro Tour Nagoya, Japan. Won by Shu Komuro. |
February 4 | Release of Betrayers of Kamigawa |
March 11–13 | Pro Tour Atlanta, won by team Nova ( Gabriel Tsang, David Rood and Gabriel Nassif). |
May 6–8 | Pro Tour Philadelphia. Won by Gadiel Szleifer. |
May 17–20 | Magic Invitational in Los Angeles, California, USA. Won by Terry Soh.
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June 3 | Release of Saviors of Kamigawa. |
June 6 | Announcement of the creation of the Magic Hall of Fame. |
July 8–10 | Pro Tour London. Won by Geoffrey Siron.
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July 29 | Release of Ninth Edition. |
October 7 | Release of Ravnica: City of Guilds.
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October 22 | Starter 1999, Starter 2000, Portal, Portal Second Age and Portal Three Kingdoms become legal in Legacy and Vintage. |
October 28–30 | Pro Tour Los Angeles. Won by Antoine Ruel. |
November 30 - December 4 | 2005 World Championships in Yokahama, Japan. Won by Katsuhiro Mori.
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Player of the Year: Kenji Tsumura | |
Rookie of the Year: Pierre Canali | |
Hall of Fame inductees |
Publications
- Heretic: Betrayers of Kamigawa (January)
- Guardian: Saviors of Kamigawa (May)
- Ravnica (September)
First involved
Wizards of the Coast
- Scott Norris (art director)
R&D
Artists
Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Cara Mitten
Saviors of Kamigawa
Ninth Edition
Salvat 2005
- James Kei
Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Brandon Kitkouski
- Chengo McFlingers
- Chris Dien
- Gabor Szikszai
- Glenn Fabry
- Jen Page
- Michael Phillippi
- Stephan Martiniere
- Zoltan Boros
Arena League promos
- Don Thompson