2022
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The year 2022 is the thirtieth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.
Events
| Date | Event |
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| January 4 | Release of the first basic land of Secret Lair Drop Series: The Astrology Lands. |
| January 5 | Chris Cocks, president of Wizards of the Coast, is named the new CEO of Hasbro.[1] |
| January 28 | Release of Innistrad: Double Feature.
Release of Commander Collection: Black
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| February 17 | Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: February Superdrop.
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| February 18 | Release of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.
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| March 13 |  Eli Kassis wins the Neon Dynasty Championship.
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| March 14 | Release of the designed-for-digital Alchemy: Kamigawa set on Magic: The Gathering Arena.
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| March 30 | Wizards of the Coast Organized Play announces the reinstatement of the tabletop Pro Tour.[2]
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| April 1 | Release of Challenger Decks 2022. |
| April 11 | Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: April Superdrop 2022. |
| April 21 | Introduction of the "true-to-tabletop" Explorer format on Magic: The Gathering Arena. |
| April 29 | Release of Streets of New Capenna.
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| May 4 | Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: Pride Across the Multiverse. |
| May 21 | Start of the 2022–23 Pro Tour Season with the first Qualifier Play-In event on MTG Arena. |
| May 22 |  Jan-Moritz Merkel wins the New Capenna Championship.
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| June 2 | Release of Alchemy: New Capenna on MTG Arena. |
| June 3 | Release of the 2022 Starter Kit. |
| June 10 | Release of Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate. |
| June 13 | Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: Here Be Dragons and June Superdrop 2022. |
| July 1 | Prices are raised by 11% across the board for Booster products (eg. Draft Boosters, Set Boosters and Collector Boosters).[3] |
| July 7 | Release of Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate on MTG Arena. |
| July 8 | Release of Double Masters 2022. |
| July 21 | Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: Fortnite. |
| July 28 | Release of Historic Anthology 6 and Explorer Anthology 1 on MTG Arena. |
| August 10 | Without fanfare, the mobile game Magic SpellSlingers is finally fully implemented on iOS and Android.[4] |
| August 11 | Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: Li'l Giri Saves the Day. |
| August 18 | Yearly Announcement Day. |
| August 28 | Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: August Superdrop 2022. |
| September 9 | Release of Dominaria United.
Standard Rotation: Zendikar Rising, Kaldheim, Strixhaven: School of Mages and Adventures in the Forgotten Realms leave the format. |
| September 25 |  Sam Rolph wins Arena Championship 1.
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| October 1 | Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: Li’l’ler Walkers. |
| October 6 | Release of Alchemy: Dominaria on MTG Arena. |
| October 7 | Release of Universes Beyond: Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks. Release of Unfinity.
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| October 14 | Release of Game Night Free-for-All. |
| October 17 | Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: October Superdrop 2022
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| October 20 | Magic Online officially transfers from Wizards of the Coast's servers to Daybreak's servers.[5] |
| October 28-30 | Magic 30 convention, the "ultimate celebration of three decades of Magic: The Gathering".
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| November 1 | Release of the Secret Lair 30th Anniversary Countdown Kit. |
| November 4 | Release of the Pioneer Challenger Decks 2022. |
| November 4 | Release of the Secret Lair Drop Series: Extra Life 2022. |
| November 8 | The DailyMTG.com website receives a major overhaul, obsoleting many older articles and causing massive link rot on this wiki.[7] |
| November 14 | The Bank of America warns that Hasbro is “destroying the long-term value” of Magic: The Gathering by overprinting cards.[8] |
| November 17 | Release of the Secret Lair Drop Series: Look at the Kitties. |
| November 18 | Release of The Brothers' War.
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| November 30 | Release of the 30th Anniversary Edition of Beta.
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| December 2 | Release of Jumpstart 2022. |
| December 2 | Release of the first Starter Commander Decks. |
| December 5 | Release of the first Secret Lair Drop Series: December Superdrop 2022. |
| December 13 | Release of Alchemy: The Brothers' War and Explorer Anthology 2 on MTG Arena. |
Publications
- Magic BOOM! comic (ongoing)
- Magic: The Hidden Planeswalker (April)
- Magic: Ajani Goldmane (August)
- Magic: Nahiri the Lithomancer (November)
- Magic: The Gathering - The Visual Guide (December)
First involved
R&D
References
- ↑ Hasbro (January 5, 2022). "Hasbro Names Chris Cocks as Chief Executive Officer". Archived from the original on June 1, 2023.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (April 01, 2022). "Return of the Pro Tour: Your Path to Playing Magic at the Highest Level". Magic.gg. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023.
- ↑ Landon Crispens (February 7, 2023). "How Do Magic: The Gathering's Recent Price Increases Affect Players?". TCGPlayer.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2023.
- ↑ Magic Spellslingers. Steam (August 5, 2022). Archived from the original on June 10, 2023.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (October 11, 2022). "Magic Online Transition Details". MTGO.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023.
- ↑ Magic30 Cosplay Contest (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (November 16, 2022).
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (November 8, 2022). "A New Daily(MTG)". magicthegathering.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023.
- ↑ Matthew Fox (November 16, 2022). "Hasbro is 'killing its golden goose' by destroying the long-term value of Magic: The Gathering, BofA says in scathing downgrade call". Insider. Archived from the original on July 13, 2023.