Magic: The Gathering Just Gave Us a Tiny, Gorgeous Look at its Final Fantasy Crossover

Magic: The Gathering has precocious been connected a Fortnite-esque roll, collaborating with large marquee franchises similar The Lord of the Rings, Marvel, and Fallout. Now, we’ve conscionable got a caller look astatine its upcoming collaboration with Square Enix’s best-selling relation playing series, Final Fantasy.

In a recently uploaded YouTube video, Square Enix shaper Shoichi Ichikawa and Wizards of the Coast merchandise designer Zakeel Gordon released a Nintendo Direct-inspired announcement video teasing the collaboration betwixt the immense franchises. In their sneak peek video, Ichikawa revealed that the concern volition see characters from the archetypal Final Fantasy to the precocious released Final Fantasy XVI. You tin cheque retired their video below.

“We judge that this operation of the epic storytelling of Final Fantasy and the strategical gameplay of Magic: The Gathering volition beryllium the astir breathtaking amusement ever connected the table,” Ichikawa said.

“And for america astatine Wizards of the Coast, Final Fantasy represents a affluent beingness that is simply a earthy acceptable for Magic‘s gameplay,” Gordon added.

Arguably, the astir important tidbit from the Magic: The Gathering‘s Final Fantasy collab presumption is which characters from its expansive bid volition get nifty cards. Halfway done the video, Ichikawa revealed that the acceptable would see the pursuing characters: Terra (Final Fantasy VI), Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII), Noctis (Final Fantasy XV), and Cloud (Final Fantasy VII). Ichikawa besides teased iconic monsters similar behemoths and chocobos volition beryllium a portion of the set. Here’s a person look astatine adjacent much cards that’ll travel with the peculiar collab set.

As if fans sat smack dab successful the venn diagram of Magic: The Gathering and Final Fantasy couldn’t beryllium immoderate much excited astir the impending collab, Gordon continued to sweeten the cookware by revealing that the team-up volition diagnostic the “largest postulation of Final Fantasy artwork ever successful a azygous game.”

“You’ll spot artwork from Magic artists on with classical illustrations from legendary Final Fantasy artists, arsenic good arsenic brand-new breathtaking pieces made specifically for this set,” Gordon said.

“As a shaper and a Magic fan, I’m assured that this acceptable volition beryllium perfectly amazing,” Ichikawa said.

Final Fantasy and Magic: The Gathering‘s collaboration acceptable volition merchandise connected June 13, 2025.

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