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Due to "extra complications" around the Final Fantasy Universes Beyond collaboration, Mark Rosewater was unable to give his traditional teaser for the set.[1]
Franchise representation
Across all the associated products, each main Final Fantasy game has at least 17 cards. Each card in the collaboration identifies which game it represents in the information below the text box. The FIC expansion symbol depicts the Chocobo species, which can be a stand-in of the Chocobo spin-off series, which otherwise isn't represented. Additionally, each game has a basic land depicting a landmark.
| Game | Year | # cards | Landmark | Basic land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy | 1987 | 25 | Mount Gulg | Mountain (Final Fantasy, #305) |
| Final Fantasy II | 1988 | 17 | Jade Passage as it appears in rereleases | Swamp (Final Fantasy, #301) |
| Final Fantasy III | 1990 | 22 | Chocobo Woods | Forest (Final Fantasy, #307) |
| Final Fantasy IV | 1991 | 27 | Mt. Ordeals, with the grave as depicted in its 3D remakes | Mountain (Final Fantasy, #304) |
| Final Fantasy V | 1992 | 22 | Ship Graveyard | Swamp (Final Fantasy, #302) |
| Final Fantasy VI | 1994 | 129 | Mt. Kolts | Mountain (Final Fantasy, #303) |
| Final Fantasy VII | 1997 | 174 | Seventh Heaven within the Sector 7 slums of Midgar | Plains (Final Fantasy, #295) |
| Final Fantasy VIII | 1999 | 46 | Edea's House near a Centra lighthouse | Island (Final Fantasy, #299) |
| Final Fantasy IX | 2000 | 51 | Healing Spring in the Evil Forest | Forest (Final Fantasy, #306) |
| Final Fantasy X | 2001 | 141 | Besaid Island | Island (Final Fantasy, #298) |
| Final Fantasy XI | 2002 | 19 | West Ronfaure | Forest (Final Fantasy, #308) |
| Final Fantasy XII | 2006 | 20 | Giza Plains | Plains (Final Fantasy, #294) |
| Final Fantasy XIII | 2009 | 31 | Lake Bresha | Island (Final Fantasy, #297) |
| Final Fantasy XIV | 2013[a] | 167 | Silvertear Lake and the Keeper of the Lake in Mor Dhona | Swamp (Final Fantasy, #300) |
| Final Fantasy XV | 2019 | 43 | Roads of Leide | Plains (Final Fantasy, #296) |
| Final Fantasy XVI | 2024 | 32 | Wastes (Final Fantasy, #309) |
Miscellaneous
Cards
- Al Bhed Salvagers, G'raha Tia, and Judge Magister Gabranth are the first cards that care about an artifact "dying", as opposed to being “put into a graveyard from the battlefield.” As of Final Fantasy R&D is allowing cards that affect both creatures and one or more other permanent types to use "dies".[2]
- Cid, Timeless Artificer features 15 different artworks, each depicting a different character named Cid from across the Final Fantasy franchise.[3] The only Final Fantasy game without a corresponding version of Cid, Timeless Artificer is the original Final Fantasy, since that game does not feature a character named Cid.
- Jumbo Cactuar's +9999/+0 ability and Overkill's -0/-9999 effect have the highest mechanically used real number printed on a Magic card, surpassing the 1,000 on The Millennium Calendar. They are a reference to the damage cap in most Final Fantasy games, which is 9999.
- Infinity Elemental uses "∞" (infinity), but that is a mathematical concept and not a number.
- Borrowing 100,000 Arrows contains a higher number, but that number is in its name, not its rules text.
- Esper Origins is the second transforming sorcery ever, nine years after Startled Awake (Shadows over Innistrad).
- Despite their names, Esper Origins and Esper Terra are not actually in Esper colors (
). Design gives Universes Beyond sets more leeway around card names conforming to existing Magic terminology and are willing to best match the design to the character or moment, even if that goes against conventional terminology.[4] Esper is a name for a summoned creature in Final Fantasy VI specifically. Other names in the series include Guardian Force (VIII), Aeon (X), Eidolon (XIII), Primal (XIV), Astral (XV), and Eikon (XVI). - Lunatic Pandora is the first common legendary artifact.
- The Masamune is the only card with text that references emblems which does not also give a player an emblem.
- A suplex is a wrestling move, which lends some justification in Magic for Suplex being a direct damage spell, but makes less sense for it to being able to exile artifacts. This came about from the boss battle against the Phantom Train in Final Fantasy VI, where Sabin, Master Monk (who has the blitz technique Suplex) is a playable character. The dissonance of being able to wrestle a supernaturally powered locomotive is one of the enduring memes of the game, which was reflected mechanically and artistically here.
- Ultima Weapon (FFVII) costs
, has an equip cost of , bestows +7/+7 and has a flavor text of seven words, matching the sub-theme of Final Fantasy VII cards having the number seven. - In most Final Fantasy games, chocobos are incapable of flight, which is reflected in the set with none of the chocobos having flying. Design rarely violates their "has wings, has flying" guideline in normal Magic sets, resulting in Final Fantasy having the most flightless Birds of any Magic set with 12 cards at the time of release.
Notes
- ↑ Final Fantasy XIV was first released in 2010 but was relaunched as A Realm Reborn in 2013.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 2, 2025). "Will you be doing a teaser for Final Fantasy?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 20, 2025). "Is “being put into a graveyard from the battlefield” being retired for noncreature, nonplaneswalker permanents??". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Zakeel Gordon & Jubilee Finnegan (May 10, 2025). "Collecting Magic: The Gathering®—FINAL FANTASY™: The Four Most Important Things to Know". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 11, 2025). "I have a friend who is quite upset about Esper Terra being a card that isn't Esper.". Blogatog. Tumblr.