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Magic has been around since 1993. And almost from the game’s start, there has been a story. When a story’s been going for that long, it’s bound to become complex and hard to follow. This article seeks to remedy that by summarizing the most important aspects of the Magic story into a single digestible read. If you’re a new player, …
Welcome to another edition of “This Day in Magic History!” Today, we’re going to take a look at the December 10, 1993 release of Collector’s Edition. This set contained every single card from Beta, but they featured a different card back and they were not tournament legal. This should sound very familiar to you as it bears a striking resemblance …
Welcome to another edition of “This Day in Magic History!” Today, we’re going to look at Magic’s 2006 World Championship, which ran from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2 that year. In particular, we’re going to take a look at one of the wackiest tier one Magic decks of all time: Dragonstorm. Dragonstorm Before the 2006 World Championships In 2006, Dragonstorm …
Welcome to another edition of “This Day in Magic History!” Today, I’ll take a look at the release of Fallen Empires, which debuted to the world 28 years ago. Fallen Empires is much-maligned, largely because it only introduced a handful of cards that have had a significant impact on the game. However, today I’m going to tell you that Fallen …
Welcome to another edition of “This Day in Magic History.” Today, we’ll be taking a look at the first time ESPN broadcasted a Magic event. On Oct. 21, at 10:30 p.m.,a portion of the 1997 World Championship aired on ESPN2. While we are used to coverage of major Magic events today, this marked the very first time that a Magic …
Welcome to another edition of “This Day in Magic History.” Today, we’ll be taking a look at a piece of Magic’s competitive history: Pro Tour Chicago. The event ran from Oct. 10-12, 1997, and it matters more than most because it was the very first Pro Tour for the Extended format. As a result, it was largely dominated by the …
Welcome to another edition of “This Day in Magic History.” Today, we’ll take a look at the release of Limited Edition Beta, which came out on Oct. 4, 1993. Beta is often overlooked because it is mostly just a reprint of Limited Edition Alpha. However, there are actually some significant differences between the two sets! In this article, I’ll discuss …
Welcome to another edition of “This Day in Magic History.” Today, we’ll take a look at the release of Innistrad, which made its debut on Sept. 30, 2011. Spooky season officially kicks off tomorrow, so it seemed like a good time to take a look at the set that introduced us to Magic’s spookiest plane! Innistrad is often considered one …
Welcome to another edition of “This Day in Magic History.” Today, we’ll take a look at the Sept. 20, 2011 Banned and Restricted announcement, when Modern saw its first bans. Consider this a direct continuation of when I took a look at the beginning of the Modern format. That article concluded with a discussion of Modern’s first Pro Tour, and …
Welcome back to another edition of “This Day in Magic History!” Today, we’re going to take a look at Pro Tour Atlanta, which was held from Sept. 13-15, 1996. It is a very good time to take a look at the storied history of the Pro Tour, since it will be making its return in 2023. Pro Tour Atlanta is …
