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Rewind 14 years into the past & FUTURE SIGHT is officially launching today!

FUT contained futureshifted cards that heralded many elements of Magic's then-future (notably the card-types Tribal & Planeswalker). It also introduced now-evergreen keywords Deathtouch, Reach & Lifelink

Its been 22yrs since Sixth Edition & its rules changes shifted MTG forever

Prior to these changes, effects & abilities resolved in seperate 'batches' instead of on a unified 'stack'

This effect resolution flowchart shows how complicated timing could become in the pre-6ED days↓

The final set in the Theros block, Journey into Nyx, hit shelves 7 years ago today

Memorably its launch also included a quirky marketing gimmick—WotC had made it possible (yet extremely rare) to open an actual "God pack":

a booster containing all 15 God cards from Theros block

Comic books have long been a part of Magic's storytelling.

One of MTGs most iconic stories—The Brother's War—has been told in both US comics & Japanese manga

These two panels show the same scene, Mishra & Ashnod arriving on Phyrexia, as interpreted through each of those mediums

Happy 6th b'day to all the Dragons of Tarkir!! 🎉🎂🐉

KALDRA TOKEN ART

When in play with the other 2 "Kaldra" artifacts from Mirrodin block, the Helm of Kaldra can create a 4/4 token that represents the avatar of Kaldra

Though an official paper token hasn't been printed, this official art was commissioned for a MTG Online token ⤵️

The infamous card Memory Jar just turned 22 earlier this month!

...if you look closely at its art, you can see that it depicts a number of Urza's memories escaping from the smashed jar. Among them are iconic Magic images like an elderly Uzra, Tolarian Academy & Uzra in his armor

TORMENT—Magic's first set to eschew color-balance—arrived 19yrs ago today.

Unlike other expansions Torment has ~30% more B cards than U or R & ~50% more than W or G

Torment also introduces the keyword 'Madness' & reprints Sengir Vampire in boosters for the first time since 4ED.

Jump back 8yrs ago today & GATECRASH is being released!

In this expansion, for the first time since Ravnica block ~7yrs earlier (2006), these five guilds—Boros Legion, House Dimir, Gruul Clans, Orzhov Syndicate, & Simic Combine—each finally received brand new cards & mechanics.

These are some of the coolest fan tokens from Magic's early days

These 4 are from the first token series by Arai Jin ("Crazy Clowns"). They were initially sold at a Japanese fan convention in 1997

Of course, there they sold out instantly & nowadays originals are worth a fortune