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Final Fantasy is Magic: The Gathering's upcoming 105th expansion, and will be the first Standard-legal Universes Beyond product. It is designed to be drafted and will be released on June 13, 2025. The set is a cross-over product based on Final Fantasy, a Japanese science fantasy media franchise. It references all mainline entries released so far, from Final Fantasy to Final Fantasy XVI. Each card features a "game identifier" in the information below the text box, identifying the specific FF video game that its art and mechanics relate to.
The set introduces Moogles and Cities to Magic. Double-faced cards are used to represent favorite characters, minigames and story moments across the videogame series. "Summons", an iconic recurring aspect of the Final Fantasy franchise, are represented by Saga Creatures. These have a power and toughness as well as a text box that can fit abilities or flavor text, and the Saga reminder text is stretched across the top of the card to give it some vertical symmetry. Call the summons for aid in battle, and they enter with a single lore counter, granting you an immediate effect. After your draw step, you add a lore counter. The creature is sacrificed after the final chapter ability resolves.

In the news

• 2025-04-25: Release of the Spring Flourishes promos.
• 2025-04-24: At the release of Hasbro's First Quarter 2025 Financial Report, CEO Chris Cocks revealed that revenue for Magic: The Gathering had increased 45%, and that Final Fantasy as a pre-order already is the best-selling set in Magic history.
• 2025-04-22: In the expected update from the Commander Format Panel, Gifts Ungiven, Sway of the Stars, Braids, Cabal Minion, Coalition Victory and Panoptic Mirror are unbanned in Commander. Multiple cards are added to the Game Changers list, but Trouble in Pairs and Trinisphere are delisted. Commander Brackets are not receiving any changes at this time.
• 2025-04-22: Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: Adventures of the Little Witch from the Chaos Vault.
• 2025-04-21: Announcement of Through the Omenpaths; digital sets that are Universes Within versions of Universes Beyond sets that otherwise wouldn't be coming to the digital Magic platforms.
• 2025-04-13: Andrew Baeckstrom () wins Spotlight: Dragons.
• 2025-04-10: Release of Tarkir: Dragonstorm.
• 2025-04-09: Blackberry's Matt Johnson is rumored to be in the race to direct the Magic: The Gathering movie.
• 2025-04-06: Two months before the release of the set, Spanish-language cards from the Final Fantasy Starter Kit are leaked - reportedly from Chile.
• 2025-04-04: A Brazilian distributor issues an urgent statement to retailers, requesting the return of Final Fantasy products shipped erroneously by Wizards of the Coast.
• 2025-04-01: Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: Marvel's Deadpool
• 2025-03-31: In the quarterly banned/restricted list update, Underworld Breach is banned in Modern, and Sowing Mycospawn and Troll of Khazad-dûm are banned in Legacy. Basking Broodscale, Kuldotha Rebirth and Deadly Dispute are banned in Pauper, while Prophetic Prism and High Tide are unbanned in that format.
• 2025-03-30: Kristoffer Lindqvist () wins Arena Championship 8.
• 2025-03-26: Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: Oishii! Tokens from the Chaos Vault.

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Upcoming events and releases

• Delayed: release of Secret Lair Commander Deck: Everyone's Invited.
• April 29: release of the Alchemy: Tarkir on MTG Arena.
• May 10: preview panel Final Fantasy at PAX East, Boston, USA.
• May 30-June 1: Spotlight: Secret Lair at Indianapolis, USA.
• June 13: release of Universes Beyond: Final Fantasy (Standard legal).
• June 20-22: MagicCon Las Vegas, USA.
  • Preview Panel Edge of Eternities
  • Pro Tour Final Fantasy
• June 27-29: Magic Presents: Pride
• June 27-29: Spotlight: Final Fantasy at Chiba, Japan.
• June 30: regular B&R update.
• July 24-27: Comic-Con San Diego, USA.
• July 31-August 3: Gen Con at Indianapolis, USA.
• August 1: release of Edge of Eternities, the "Space Opera" set.
  • Standard Rotation: Dominaria United, The Brothers' War, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, March of the Machine and Aftermath leave the format.
• August 29-31: Spotlight: Planetary Rotation at Orlando, USA.
• August 29-September 1: PAX West at Seattle, USA.
• September (tentative): update from the Commander Format Panel about the Commander Brackets and the Game Changers. No further (un)bannings in 2025.
• September 23: release of the Through the Omenpaths equivalent of Marvel's Spider-Man on MTG Arena and Magic Online.
• September 26: release of Universes Beyond: Marvel's Spider-Man (Standard legal).
• September 26-28: MagicCon Atlanta, USA.
  • Pro Tour Edge of Eternities
• October 24-26: Magic Spotlight at Baltimore, USA.
• October 31-November 2: Magic Spotlight at Liverpool, UK.
• November 21: release of Universes Beyond Avatar: The Last Airbender (Standard legal).
• December 5: Final Fantasy Holiday Release
• December 5-7: 2025 World Championship at Bellevue, Washington, USA.
• Q1, 2026: release of Wrestling, a Return to Lorwyn set.
• 2026: release of Yachting, a Return to Arcavios set.
• 2026: release of Ziplining, an event set that caps off the Metronome storyline.
• Q1, 2027: Standard Rotation — Wilds of Eldraine, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, Murders at Karlov Manor, Outlaws of Thunder Junction, The Big Score, Bloomburrow and Duskmourn: House of Horror leave the format.

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