2020 Micsies! Magic’s Best, Worst, and Everything In-Between!

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Airdate - 12/30/2020

First Pick

#1 Dumbest WotC Move (last year’s winner: MPL Confusion)

 

Ikoria/Commander combo spoiler season Companion mechanic (Reuben) (Evan) Creator Program decision making (Erin)  Competitive MTG Dream Dying Double Masters snafus Secret Lair: The Walking Dead

 

#2 Smartest WotC Move (last year’s winner: Command Zone)

 

 

Magicfests & EW Online (Erin) (I would like to add Eternal Weekend to this or the god accounts. Fabulous idea. Added!) (Reuben) (Evan)

 

Handling of COVID-19 Jumpstart Banning, removing racist card images from Gatherer Mythic Odysseys of Theros

 

#3 Hashtag of the Year (last year’s winner: #ThankYouBDM)

 

#shillfessor #MagicCompanion #Noursish #TwitchBlackout

 

#mtggothgirlsquad (Erin) (Reuben) (Evan)

 

#ElectMoreNerds

 

#4 In Memoriam

 

Thomas Gianni (MTG Artist: Abeyance, Manriki-Gusari) James Takenaga (SoCal Judge, player; age 39) Angela Chandler (SW RC Judge; age 42) Gabe Walls (PT top 8er, age 33) Reckful (Twitch streamer, age 31) AnnaMaeStreams (MTG streamer) Grant Imahara (roboticist, 49) CFBE staff page Lots of FLGSs  Companion Rule Change (June) Standard: Agent of Treachery, Fires of Invention (June), Wilderness Reclamation/Growth Spiral/Teferi,Time Raveler/Cauldron Familiar (August) Modern: Oko, Mox Opal, Mycosynth Lattice (January), OuaT (March), Arcum’s Astrolabe (July) Brawl: Golos (March), Teferi, Time Raveler (August) Legacy: Underworld Breach (March) Historic: Oko, OuaT, Veil of Summer (March), Agent of Treachery, Fires of Invention, Winota (June), Nexus of Fate, Burning-Tree Emissary (July), Wilderness Reclamation/Teferi, Time Raveler (August) Pauper: Expedition Map, Mystic Sanctuary (July), Kethis/Inverter of Truth/Walking Ballistae/Underworld Breach (August) Commander: Lutri (April, before release), Flash (April) MTGO Leagues: Gyruda (April) 7 cards with racist histories banned in all formats (June)

 

#5 Most Hated Card (last year’s winner: Field of the Dead)

 

Spacegodzilla, “Death Corona” (Reuben) Agent of Treachery Arcum’s Astrolabe Teferi, Time Raveler

 

Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath (Erin) (Evan)

 

Negan, the Cold-Blooded

 

#6 Most Loved Card (last year’s winner: Pteramander)

 

 

Shark Typhoon (Erin) (Evan)

 

Pack Leader Tinybones, Trinket Thief (Reuben) Charix, the Raging Isle

 

#7 Drama of the Year (last year’s winner: Forsaken: Nissa and Chandra)

 

Ikoria prerelease delay The “C(ovid)” word we don’t say Statement on Spacegodzilla BLM MTG Artist Cancellations Mythic Invitational Championship Tape Delay

 

Secret Lair: The Walking Dead (Erin) (Reuben) (Evan)

 

 

#8 Artwork of the Year (last year’s winner: War of the Spark Japanese Liliana, by Yoshitaka Amano)

 

Marrow-Gnawer (Secret Lair: Year of the Rat) - Jenn Ravenna

 

Sublime Epiphany (M21) - Lindsay Look (Reuben) (Evan)

 

Tinybones (Jumpstart) - Jason Rainville (Erin)  Exploration (box topper, Double Masters) - Mark Poole Demonic Tutor - Douglas Shuler (sold for $186,000) Damnation (Secret Lair) - Seb McKinnon ($38,000)

 

#9 Coverage Moment of the Year (last year’s winner: MC1 Finals: Burchett wins, BDM interview, Rich Hagon speech)

 

LRR Post-Pre-Release Good Morning Magic, with Gavin Verhey

 

Wu’s roommate in the background of the PT Finals (Erin) (Reuben) (Evan)

 

Mani Roasts Day9 over Arboreal Grazer on Mythic Invi Hot Singles In Your Area, with Hoogland https://www.twitch.tv/magic/clip/BombasticBelovedQueleaTBCheesePull TCC’s $116k Trans Lifeline Day

 

#10 Format of the Year (last year’s winner: Pioneer)

 

Standard Historic

 

Webcam Commander (Erin) (Reuben) (Evan)

 

8-Player Arena Draft Jumpstart Remastered sets (Amonkhet, Kaladesh)

 

#11 Set of the Year (last year’s winner: Modern Horizons)

 

Theros: Beyond Death Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (Erin) Zendikar Rising Commander 2020 M21 Core Set Secret Lair(s)

 

Jumpstart (Reuben) (Evan)

 

 

#12 Card of the Year (last year’s winner: Oko, Thief of Crowns)

 

Lurrus, the Dream-Den Agent of Treachery Fires of Invention Thassa’s Oracle

 

Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath (Reuben) (Erin) (Evan)

 

Omnath, Locus of Creation

 

Gather the Townsfolk

 

Jeremy Noell’s Newest Addition:

https://twitter.com/jeremynoell/status/1343711658687012864?s=20