Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2008
| Pro Player of the Year |
 Shuhei Nakamura
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| Rookie of the Year |
 Aaron Nicastri |
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| World Champion |
 Antti Malin
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| Pro Tours | 4 | ||
| Grands Prix | 21 | ||
| Hall of Fame inductions |
Dirk Baberowski Mike Turian Jelger Wiegersma Olivier Ruel Ben Rubin |
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| Start of season | 15 December 2007 | ||
| End of season | 14 December 2008 | ||
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The 2008 Pro Tour season was the thirteenth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It began on 15 December 2007, with Grand Prix Stuttgart, and ended on 14 December 2008, with the 2008 World Championship in Memphis. The season consisted of twenty-one Grand Prixs, and four Pro Tours, located in Kuala Lumpur, Hollywood, Berlin, and Memphis. The Grand Prixs from June until August were designated Summer Series Grand Prixs, awarding more prizes and additional Pro Points. At the end of the season, Shuhei Nakamura became the fourth consecutive Japanese player to win Pro Player of the year. Dirk Baberowski, Michael Turian, Jelger Wiegersma, Olivier Ruel, and Ben Rubin were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Jon Finkel of the US won Kuala Lumpur, becoming the first Hall of Fame member to do so after his induction. The top eight is considered to be one of the best ever, with the players having a total of six Pro Tour wins between them prior to Kuala Lumpur.
Prize pool: $230,795
Players: 346
Format: Booster Draft (Lorwyn-Morningtide)
Head Judge: Toby Elliott
Charles Gindy became the second American to win a Pro Tour in the 2008 season. Playing a green-black elf/rock deck, he defeated Germany's Jan Ruess, playing merfolk, in the finals.
Prize pool: $230,795
Players: 371
Format: Standard
Head Judge: Sheldon Menery
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