Summary
After a long, long period of radio silence,Magic: The Gatheringhas unveiled its first full look at its upcoming Universes Beyond crossover with the JRPG behemoth, Final Fantasy.
Launching next June, the set is described as having the biggest collection of Final Fantasy art in a single game, bringing together all sixteen mainline entries into one sprawling set.
Final Fantasy was re-revealed at the MagicCon Vegas preview panel in a video by Square Enix producer Shoichi Ichikawa and Wizards of the Coast product architect Zakeel Gordon. In it, we got an impressive amount of art from the set to give us an idea on what is coming.
The art confirms one thing that was announced when the set was teased in August 2023: instead od focusing on any particular game, the set will span the entire FF series and pull together characters from the first game right through to FF16.
The art shows off major characters like Final Fantasy 7’s Sephiroth, Final Fantasy 13’s Lightning, and Final Fantasy 14’s Emet-Selch, but also classic FF favourites, like a Moogle. Ichikawa also confirmed we’ll be seeing protagonists like Noctis, Terra, and, of course, Cloud, and also summons, monsters, and weapons from the series.
While we didn’t see them, Chocobos are also confirmed.
Art-wise, the set will include a mix of new art made specifically for the game by Magic and Final Fantasy artists, and legacy pieces that are iconic to the series.
Final Fantasy will be a major set release, complete with booster packs, bundles, and likely (though unconfirmed) Commander decks. It’s the first of three Universes Beyond crossover sets launching in 2025, with Spider-Man and a third, unrevealed set coming later in the year.
Final Fantasy Is Standard-Legal
Notably, Final Fantasy will be the first time aUniverses Beyond set will be Standard-legal. As part of the game’s streamlining of set legalities, products are being split between eternal-legal, or legal in all formats, with Universes Beyond being legal in all formats.
This means Final Fantasy will be entering the same format as cards from other releases that year, likeEdge of Eternities,Aetherdrift, andTarkir Dragonstorm. It also means it’ll be legal in Pioneer and Modern alongside the eternal formats Commander, Vintage, and Legacy.
The set is also confirmed to have cards from every mainline numbered entry, so unfortunately we shouldn’t expect cards from things like Tactics, Type-0, and certainly not Kingdom Hearts.
We didn’t see any cards from Final Fantasy, but this format legality and the themes of the games themselves do allow us to make some predictions as to what to expect. It’s probable that the more high-tech games like FF15 and FF7 could provide artifact synergies found throughout Aetherdrift and Edge of Eternities, while the more fantasy-focused games could give a legends-matter theme like Lord of the Rings.
It shouldn’t be too long before we see more of Final Fantasy, though, as it’s launching on June 10, 2025.
Magic: The Gathering
Created by Richard Garfield in 1993, Magic: The Gathering (MTG) has become one of the biggest tabletop collectible card games in the world. Taking on the role of a Planeswalker, players build decks of cards and do battle with other players. In excess of 100 additional sets have added new cards to the library, while the brand has expanded into video games, comics, and more.
