2010

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The year 2010 was the eighteenth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.

Events

Date Event
January 8 Release of the special Alara block all-foil booster pack.
February 5 Release of Worldwake.
February 13 Grand Prix Oakland.
February 19–21 Pro Tour San Diego, USA. Won by {DEU} Simon Görtzen.
March 18 Announcement of the 2010 Revised Reprint Policy.
March 19 Release of Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. The Coalition.
April 23 Release of Rise of the Eldrazi.
May 21 Release of the Deck Builder's Toolkit.
  • A box set aimed at beginning players.
May 28–30 Pro Tour San Juan, USA. Won by {BRA} Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa.
June 4 Release of Duels of the Planeswalkers (decks).
June 18 Release of the Archenemy box set.
July 17 Release of Magic 2011.
August 27 Release of From the Vault: Relics.
September 3 Release of Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret.
September 3–5 Pro Tour Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Won by {USA} Paul Rietzl.
October 1 Release of Scars of Mirrodin.
October 6 Start of the The Great Designer Search 2.
November 19 Release of Premium Deck Series: Fire & Lightning.
December 9 Announcing the last set of the Scars of Mirrodin block, named either Mirrodin Pure or New Phyrexia.
December 9–12 2010 World Championships in Chiba, Japan. Won by {FRA} Guillaume Matignon.
  • Team champions: {SVK} Slovak Republic.
Player of the Year: {USA} Brad Nelson.
Rookie of the Year: {ITA} Andrea Giarola.
Hall of Fame inductees:

Publications

First involved

R&D

Artists

Worldwake
  • James Ryman
  • Johann Bodin
  • Svetlin Velinov
  • Tomasz Jedruszek

Rise of the Eldrazi

  • Erica Yang

Archenemy

  • John Stanko

Magic 2011

  • Anthony Palumbo
  • Drew Baker
  • Efrem Palacios
  • jD
  • Lucas Graciano
  • Ryan Yee
  • Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret
  • Whit Brachna

Scars of Mirrodin

  • David Rapoza
  • Jana Schirmer
  • Johannes Voss
  • Marc Simonetti
  • Randis Albion