AER Preview - Treasure Keeper
Magic Micsies Awards:
Dumbest WotC Move
Proxy Policy Silliness
Standard Rotation Change Reverting Back
Pulling out of GenCon ***WINNER***
“Beginning Your End Step” on Monarch token
MTG Coverage “Summit?”
Smartest WotC Move
Dropping Modern as a PT Format
Draft Leagues ***WINNER***
Allison Luhrs doing all the things - Improving MTG stories
Kaladesh Inventor’s Fair & Avacyn Escape Room
Pro Tour Team Series
Hashtag of the Year
#BaeWatch
#PayThePros ***WINNER***
#WotCStaff
In Memoriam
Christopher Rush
Wayne England
For MTG:
Super Sunday Series
SCG Players’ Championship
Most Hated Card
Ulrich of the Krallenhorde
Emrakul, the Promised End
Collected Company ***WINNER***
AEtherworks Marvel
Sensei’s Divining Top
(honorable mention: Peregrine Drake)
Most Loved Card
Nahiri the Harbinger
Avacyn the Purifier ***WINNER***
Thraben Inspector
Harmless Offering
Drama of the Year
MTG Buyouts
Judge Program (Oath of the Gatewatch suspensions, lawsuits) ***WINNER***
Jeff Hoogland vs The Internet (Tom Ross, Joe Lossett, Chris Anderson, Todd Anderson, MTGO…)
Ken Ketter & Cardhoarder
Artwork of the Year
Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis
Brisela, Voice of Nightmares
Chandra, Torch of Defiance ***WINNER***
Cathartic Reunion
Every “Masterpiece” and border
Format of the Year
Frontier ***WINNER***
Cube
Modern
Commander (should still be a nominee, if not discussed much; Commander 2016, etc.)
Set of the Year
Eternal Masters
Commander 2016
Conspiracy 2 ***WINNER***
Kaladesh
Card of the Year
Atraxa, Praetors’ Voice
Smuggler’s Copter
Thought-Knot Seer ***WINNER***
Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
First Pick:
AER Spoilers
Gather the Townsfolk:
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/5ly4w1/would_you_call_a_judge_on_your_friend/
The Finisher
2017 looks to be a banner year for Magic: The Gathering with lots of excitement on the horizon, starting with Aether Revolt official previews, seeing how Chris Cocks and Magic Digital Next pan out, and the big triple Grand Prix in Vegas at Reuben’s new house. So if you’re looking a year ahead at the second annual Micsies, what are you expecting to see a dozen months down the line?
