2009

The year 2009 was the seventeenth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering. 
== Events ==
Date 	Event
January 17 	Grand Prix Los Angeles
* Start of the 2009 Pro Tour Season.
February 6 	Release of Conflux.
* Five color focus.
* Return of Nicol Bolas to the storyline.
* First set to feature 6-card booster packs, available at mass-market retailers.
February 27 - March 1	Pro Tour Kyoto, Japan. Won by Gabriel Nassif.
April 1 	Announcement of From the Vault: Vaults
* April Fools.
April 10 	Release of Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic.
April 30 	Release of Alara Reborn.
* The first and only set "gold" set; consisting entirely of multicolored cards.
June 5–7 	Pro Tour Honolulu, USA. Won by Kazuya Mitamura.
June 17 	Release of Duels of the Planeswalkers (2009).
* First in a series of digital Magic games, released by Wizards of the Coast.
July 17 	Release of Magic 2010.
* First core set since Beta to feature new cards.
* First core set with planeswalkers and mythic rares.
* Biggest Rules changes since the Sixth Edition core set changes. 
** In play zone renamed to the "battlefield"
** "Cast" reinstated as the verb used when referring to the act of playing spells or types of spells. 
** "Remove from the game" changed to "exile".
**The "end of turn step" now called the "end step".
**Mana burn eliminated as a game concept.
* First set to feature a Buy-a-Box promo card.
August 28 	Release of From the Vault: Exiled.
September 4 	Release of Planechase.
* First supplemental set for multiplayer games.
August 27 	Announcement of the Commander Theme Decks Enchantress Rubinia and Deathdancer Xira for Magic Online.
September 7 	Release of Masters Edition III on Magic Online.
October 2 	Release of Zendikar.
* The "land set"; centered around lands and players' interaction with lands. 
* Boosters featured Priceless Treasures, randomly inserted Vintage legal cards from old print sheets.
October 16–18 	Pro Tour Austin, USA. Won by Brian Kibler.
October 30 	Release of Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana.
November 	First Magic Online Community Cup at the headquarters of Wizards of the Coast.
November 19–22 	2009 World Championships in Rome, Italy. Won by André Coimbra.
* Team champions: China.
November 20 	Release of Premium Deck Series: Slivers.
* First of the short lived Premium Deck Series.
 	Player of the Year: Yuuya Watanabe.
 	Rookie of the Year: Lino Burgold.
 	Hall of Fame inductees:
* Antoine Ruel
* Kamiel Cornelissen
* Frank Karsten
== Publications ==
* Agents of Artifice (February)
* Alara Unbroken (May)
* The Purifying Fire (July)
==First involved==
===R&D===
* Peter Knudson
* Dave Marsee
* Scott Larabee
* Tom LaPille
===Artists===
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