In 2023, Wizards of the Coast released a total of 4,773 MTG cards, with a total of 9,790 including variants. The end-of-year awards ceremony for MTG cards included categories such as Worst Card of the Year, Reprint of the Year, Most Controversial Card of the Year, Most Surprising Card of the Year, Cutest Card of the Year, and Ban of the Year. The worst card of the year was Mardu Blazebringer, while the reprint of the year was Doubling Season. The most controversial card of the year was Nissa, Resurgent Animist due to a leak of the March of the Machine: The Aftermath set. The most surprising card of the year was Up the Beanstalk, which became a Modern staple and was eventually banned. The cutest card of the year was Poison Dart Frog, and the ban of the year was Fable of the Mirror-Breaker, which was banned in May due to repetitive play patterns in Standard. Overall, 2023 was a year of significant releases, reprints, and controversy in the MTG community.
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MTG Rocks’ 2023 Card of the Year Awards
