The year 2018 is the twenty-sixth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.
Events
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January 16 | Start of the Great Designer Search 3. |
January 19 | Release of Rivals of Ixalan.
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February 2-4 | Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan in Bilbao, Spain. Won by Template:Flagicon Luis Salvatto. |
March 2-4 | Final of the Magic Online Championship. Template:Flagicon Dmitriy Butakov becomes the first repeat champion. |
March 16 | Release of Masters 25.
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March 29 | Release of Relic Tokens: the Eternal Collection by UltraPro. |
April 6 | Release of Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors.
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April 6 | Release of Challenger Decks.
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April 18 | The MTG Wiki implements Scryfall card links. |
April 27 | Release of Dominaria.
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June 1-3 | Pro Tour Dominaria in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Won by Template:Flagicon Wyatt Darby. |
June 8 | Ari Nieh wins The Great Designer Search 3. |
June 8 | Release of Commander Anthology Volume II. |
June 8 | Release of Battlebond.
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June 15 | Release of Signature Spellbook: Jace.
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June 22 | Release of Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling.
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July 20 | Release of Core 2019
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July 13 | Reveal of the Magic: The Gathering Arena exclusive cards |
August 3-5 | Pro Tour 25th Anniversary in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Won by the team of Template:Flagicon Allen Wu, Template:Flagicon Ben Hull, and Template:Flagicon Gregory Orange.
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August 16 | Wizards of the Coast announces changes for Organized Play:
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September 19 | Release of the Creature Forge: Overwhelming Swarm miniatures line by WizKids. |
September 21-23 | 2018 World Championship. Won by Template:Flagicon Javier Dominguez.
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October 5 | Release Guilds of Ravnica
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October 5 | Release Spellslinger Starter Kit. |
October 10 | Grand Prix are announced to get a new look and a new name: MagicFest. |
October 30 | Release of Relic Tokens: the Lineage Collection by UltraPro. |
November 2 | Release of the Guilds of Ravnica Guild Kits. |
November 9-11 | Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica in Atalanta, USA. Won by Template:Flagicon Andrew Elenbogen. |
November 16 | Release of Magic Game Night. |
November 16 | Release of the seasonal Gift Pack. |
November 28 | Release of D&D Icons of the Realms: Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica by WizKids. |
December 3 | Release of the Heroes of Dominaria board game by WizKids. |
December 6 | Wizards of the Coast announces further changes for Organized Play:
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December 7 | Release of Ultimate Masters.
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December 14-16 | 2018 World Magic Cup in Barcelona, Spain. Won Template:Flagicon France.
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Player of the Year: Template:Flagicon Luis Salvatto. | |
Rookie of the Year: Template:Flagicon Samuel Ihlenfeldt. | |
Hall of Fame inductees:
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Publications
- The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Ixalan (January 2)
- The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Dominaria (July 3)
- Magic: The Gathering - Concepts and Legends (October 23)
- D&D Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica (November 20)
- Children of the Nameless (December 12)
- Magic: The Gathering - Chandra #1 and #2 (December).
First involved
R&D
- Cynthia Sheppard
- Andrew Brown
- Donald Smith, Jr
- Allen Wu
- Huang YaQi
- Dave Marsee
- Corey Bowen
- Mcclane Crowell
- Kyle O'Neill
- Micky Cushing
- Nat Moes
- Nate Price