2016 Micsies Awards & AER Preview!

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?