Magic: The Gathering's Final Fantasy set is likely one of the highest points the game has reached in its storied history of 32 years, and that's because of how well it sold and how much hype it generated. Despite a sense of dissatisfaction or indifference toward Universes Beyond in Standard felt by many fans, MTG's Final Fantasy set still clicked with many players regardless of how long they had played the game beforehand, if at all. The core slew of products for the Final Fantasy set has been out for months, but Wizards of the Coast has more plans for the holiday season, with the Chocobo Bundle and Scene Boxes coming out on December 5.
MTG's Final Fantasy Chocobo Bundle may be perfect for fans of either or both games, considering its MSRP is very competitive with what it offers, despite the random nature of the 2 out of 20 foil cards that can be found within. Scene Boxes, on the other hand, include 3 Play Boosters and 6 mechanically unique cards, so they can be great to get for Commander and Eternal fans, specifically. There are four boxes, and they are as follows:
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MTG x Final Fantasy - Garland at the Chaos Shrine
- Garland, Royal Kidnapper (Blue/Black)
- The Destined Warrior (White/Blue/Black)
- The Destined White Mage (White)
- Chaos Shrine's Black Crystal (Black)
- The Destined Thief (Blue)
- The Destined Black Mage (Black)
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MTG x Final Fantasy 8 - Children of Fate
- Edea, Possessed Sorcerer (Blue/Black/Red)
- Fated Clash (White)
- Rinoa, Angel Wing (White)
- Seifer, Balamb Rival (Black/Red)
- Duelist's Flame (Red)
- Squall, Gunblade Duelist (Red/White/Black)
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MTG x Final Fantasy 9 - The Siege of Alexandria
- Brilliant Wings (White)
- Judgment of Alexander (White)
- Mega Flare (Red)
- Amarant Coral (Red/Green)
- Vivi's Persistence (Red)
- Search for Dagger (White)
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MTG x Final Fantasy 15 - Camp Comrades
- Noctis, Heir Apparent (White/Blue/Black)
- Fishing Gear (Colorless)
- Chocobo Camp (Green)
- Flash Photography (Blue)
- Campsite Cuisine (Green)
- Warrior's Resolve (White)
Not every box allows players to use each card it comes with in the same MTG Commander deck, as one of the format's core rules is to use cards within the commander's color identity. However, each box has at least one Legendary creature to use as a commander, and the best one comes from the FF15 Scene Box.
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Although some of the Final Fantasy Scene Boxes only feature one Legendary creature, thus eligible for commander status, others come with plenty of options for players to choose from. In total, 11 new Final Fantasy MTG cards can be a deck's commander, and they are:
- Garland, Royal Kidnapper
- The Destined Warrior
- The Destined White Mage
- The Destined Thief
- The Destined Black Mage
- Edea, Possessed Sorcerer
- Rinoa, Angel Wing
- Seifer, Balamb Rival
- Squall, Gunblade Duelist
- Amarant Coral
- Noctis, Heir Apparent
Of these, the strongest is Noctis, Heir Apparent, and while the other cards do have their merits, the iconic FF15 character packs a big punch thanks to its ability to blink mid-combat and give benefits to other creatures that can achieve something similar. This includes the likes of Standard meta cards in Magic: The Gathering, like Kaito, Bane of Nightmares, which has Ninjutsu to return an attacking creature to the player's hand and put Kaito tapped and attacking in its place.
Interestingly, Noctis, Heir Apparent, is very powerful when combined with Cloud's iconic sword from FF7, Buster Sword.
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Not only that, but the powerful Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima from MTG's PlayStation Secret Lair, can give Noctis the ability to become unblockable, meaning an equipment-matters Voltron deck can achieve some incredible combos in Esper colors. This is great for even more blinking support, as cards like Ghostly Flicker or Ephemerate.
MTG Final Fantasy decks can have plenty of options within the set for equipment cards, too. Blue Mage's Crane allows players to cast sorceries or instants from opposing graveyards for 3 generic mana, Colossus Hammer can give Noctis +10/+10 at no cost since it can be equipped for free when Noctis is blinked, and Genji Glove can give Noctis double strike and allow for a second combat phase. These are just some examples, but they show how strong the deck can be with proper tuning, and how much of that power comes from the new Scene Box Noctis card.
Magic: The Gathering
- Original Release Date
- August 5, 1993
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
- Designer
- Richard Garfield
- Player Count
- 2+
- Age Recommendation
- 13+