Introduction For a format regarded as “Eternal,” the ordinary Magic player may be surprised to…
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Timeline of Vintage
Created and maintained by Stephen Menendian. Last updated 01-19-2025. Additional Notes 1) A “format” is…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – An Alternative History of the Banned and Restricted List
January 26th 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Duelists’ Convocation’s mandatory…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2017
Years in the making, read the conclusion to Stephen Menendian’s epic History of Vintage. 2017…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2016
In 2016 an entire class of cards was printed, largely ignored and overlooked, and swept…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2015
2015 was a year packed with changes in of the History of Vintage. Large tournaments…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2014
2014 is a pivot year, turning Vintage in a radically new trajectory. Consecutive years of…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2013
By the end of 2012, the Vintage format was surprisingly open and diverse. Any perceptible…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2012
For a format marketed as “Eternal,” each year in the History of Vintage delivers unexpected…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2011
2011 may be one of the most tumultuous years in the history of the Vintage…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2010
2010 was a year defined by Worldwake. Rarely before has a new Standard-legal expansion set…
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Schools of Magic: The History of Vintage – A StarCityGames Power Nine Series Retrospective
Star City Games. For nearly a decade, it was as close as an independent company…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2009
The restoration of Time Vault led to a reckoning in Vintage, with a major mid-year…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2008
As the clock turned forward from 2007 to 2008, it would not have been possible…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2007
The Vintage format pivoted from the Gifts and Pitch Long era headlong in to a…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2006
A remarkable year, 2006 may be the best representation in the history of the Vintage…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2005
A year bracketed by the restriction of Trinisphere, and the introduction of Portal, 2005 was…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2004
With this epic installment of his History of Vintage series, Stephen recounts the decks, tales…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2003
For a format whose history stretches back towards the origins of the game, 2003 may…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – The First Ten Years
The first ten chapters in Vintage expert Stephen Menendian’s acclaimed series, Schools of Magic: History…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2002
Stephen Menendian completes the first decade of the History of Vintage series with an epic…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2001
2001 was the beginning of a Renaissance for the Type I format. After half a…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2000
Continuing the epic Schools of Magic: History of Vintage series, Chapter 8 (2000) is a…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 1999
1999 was a year of great highs and dark lows for the slowly evolving Type…
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