MagicCon to Debut in Japan for the First Time in 2027
Japan hosting MagicCon for the first time signals the growing importance of the Japanese Magic player base and market, with 2027 designated as The Year of the Gathering.
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Wizards of the Coast announced that MagicCon, the largest official Magic: The Gathering festival, will be held in Tokyo from May 14 to 16, 2027. The event will include a Pro Tour and new set reveals for 2027, including Noctis: Abyssal Water Realm, Kamigawa: Giant Beast Invasion, and Zalfar.
MagicCon: Tokyo runs from May 14 to 16, 2027, and will host the second Pro Tour of the 2027 season, featuring Draft and Standard Constructed formats. The 2027 competitive calendar also includes Pro Tour Noctis at MagicCon: Detroit in February, the third season event at MagicCon: Las Vegas in August, and the 33rd World Championship at MagicCon: Amsterdam in December. A separate Magic Limited Championship 2027 will be held in Minneapolis in June.
Wizards of the Coast has designated 2027 as The Year of the Gathering, with six sets releasing alternately: three set in Magic's own multiverse and three from the Universes Beyond collaboration series. The in-universe sets are Noctis: Abyssal Water Realm (February 5), Kamigawa: Giant Beast Invasion (June 4), and Zalfar (October 1). Noctis is Magic's first underwater world, Kamigawa sees giant beasts from Ikoria invade the cyberpunk-Japanese setting, and Zalfar is an Afro-fantasy dimension where time mage Teferi Akosa returns.
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