Wizards of the Coast’s October 25, 2024 teaser previewed a Magic: The Gathering set built around the FINAL FANTASY series. The tabletop set is no longer upcoming: it released June 13, 2025, with its Magic: The Gathering Arena release on June 10, 2025. The finished collaboration spans the mainline games from the original FINAL FANTASY through FINAL FANTASY XVI, with character cards, Commander decks, boosters, and more.
What the sneak peek announced
Wizards of the Coast’s teaser video, published October 25, 2024, introduced FINAL FANTASY as a Magic: The Gathering set planned for June 13, 2025. The announced date was for tabletop; Wizards lists June 10, 2025, for the Arena release. Both dates have passed. Wizards’ teaser announcement and its product page provide the original dates and set information.
The idea was to bring FINAL FANTASY characters, places, and story moments into Magic cards. Square Enix said the release drew on every mainline FINAL FANTASY game released to that point, from the original through FINAL FANTASY XVI. Wizards describes the set as covering sixteen mainline games. Square Enix’s announcement explains the series-wide scope.
What the finished set contains
The main set, designated FIN, contains 309 cards, according to Wizards. The release also includes FINAL FANTASY Through the Ages (FCA), a 64-card bonus sheet that puts FINAL FANTASY art on iconic Magic cards. Square Enix reported more than 100 legendary creature cards across the overall release; that figure applies to the full release, not just the 309-card main set. Wizards’ product details and Square Enix’s announcement describe these components.
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- ALL FANTASY FINAL SAGA IS NOW AVAILABLE - Bring unforgettable stories from the 16 major impressions of the FINAL FANTASY series to your gaming table and experience them again during the strategy batch of the card game.
- PLAY THE MELODIY OF THE WINNING - With graphics cards and rules inspired by the FINAL FANTASY series, you can cast powerful spells, meet famous characters, and visit familiar places on the back of the Chocobo bird.
- BEST PACKS TO PLAY IN THE GENE OF THE BEST - Quickly and easily discover the best of Magic. They are ideal if you want to create a deck, play a Limited batch with friends or just feel fun exploring surprises.
- COLLECT RARE CARDS - Each play pack contains 1-4 rare or better cards. You can also find special cards with a delightful alternative borderless graphics.
- With a FOIL COATING CARD in every SECEPTOR Each play pack also includes at least 1 card with a glossy traditional foil coating. In addition, 20% of the sachets contain a land card with a traditional foil coating.
Beyond boosters, the product lineup includes four Commander decks, Scene Boxes, bundles, prerelease packs, and a Starter Kit, alongside Play and Collector Boosters. Scene Boxes pair six borderless cards that fit together into a larger scene with three Play Boosters. The Starter Kit contains two ready-to-play decks and a Play Guide. Prerelease packs include six Play Boosters, a stamped foil rare or mythic rare, a deck box, and a spindown die. See Wizards’ product page for the product descriptions.
How to choose among the products
The best fit depends on whether the goal is to play, collect, display, or learn. The figures below are Wizards’ stated launch MSRPs from 2025, not current market prices. Stock and prices may differ by retailer and date.
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- THE ENTIRE FINAL FANTASY SAGA IS HERE—Step into the unforgettable stories of all 16 FINAL FANTASY core games brought to your tabletop with the strategic gameplay of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game
- CUE THE VICTORY FANFARE—Cast powerful spells, meet iconic characters, and visit familiar locales on the back of a Chocobo with cards featuring FINAL FANTASY-themed art and mechanics
- THE FINEST CARDS FOR PLAY AND DISPLAY—Collector Boosters are the ultimate way to add unique and exclusive cards to your collection; tons of foils, special card treatments, and more await you inside every pack
- COLLECTOR BOOSTER-EXCLUSIVES—Collector Boosters are the only boosters that may contain cards featuring special foil treatments, and in <0.1% of Collector Boosters (English-language only) you may even find an extra special serialized card printed with a unique number
- COLLECT SPECIAL ALT-FRAME CARDS—Collect Borderless cards featuring beautiful alternate art or Extended-Art cards that put a card’s art on full display; every Collector Booster is packed with special alternate-frame FINAL FANTASY-themed cards
| Product | Best suited to | Stated launch MSRP |
|---|---|---|
| Play Booster | Opening cards and participating in Draft or Sealed | $6.99 |
| Collector Booster | Collectors seeking premium card treatments | $37.99 |
| Commander deck | Playing multiplayer Commander with a ready-to-play deck | $69.99 |
| Collector’s Edition Commander deck | Commander players and collectors interested in premium treatments | $149.99 |
| Bundle | A mixed set of boosters and accessories | $69.99 |
| Gift Bundle | Gifting or opening a larger bundle | $89.99 |
| Chocobo Bundle | Collectors drawn to the Chocobo-themed bundle | $109.99 |
| Scene Box | Displaying connected FINAL FANTASY artwork and opening boosters | $41.99 |
| Starter Kit | Learning Magic with two ready-to-play decks | $19.99 |
MSRPs are the launch figures Wizards published in 2025. They do not establish what any item costs or whether it is available now. Wizards’ product page lists the products and their launch pricing.
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Legality depends on which part of the release a card comes from. Wizards identifies the main FINAL FANTASY set (FIN) as Standard-legal. The Commander (FIC) and Through the Ages (FCA) cards are legal in Commander, Legacy, and Vintage; individual cards may also retain legality in other formats where they were already available. Check the legality of a specific card before building a deck, since the product label alone does not establish that every card is legal in every format. Wizards’ product information outlines the distinctions.
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- (C) SQUARE ENIX (C) 2025 Wizards.
- Gather, warriors On the battlefield of Magic: The Gathering Sound the victory fanfare!
- ■ Basic pack for opening and limited battles
- ■ 1 box: 30 packs; 1 pack: 14 pieces
- 1–4 Rare or higher cards included
Play Boosters contain cards from FIN and FCA. Those cards can be used in the set’s Draft and Sealed environments when opened from those boosters. Prerelease events use Sealed: players build a 40-card deck from the contents of a prerelease pack. The prerelease dates in Wizards’ play guide relate to the 2025 launch and are past events.
What the creators said about the crossover
At PAX East, Zakeel Gordon, then identified as Executive Producer for Magic: The Gathering at Wizards of the Coast, said: “We have a deep appreciation for the FINAL FANTASY series and that passion guided us every step of the way as we created this set.” The announcement also quoted Shoichi Ichikawa, identified as Producer of the FINAL FANTASY VII mobile title FINAL FANTASY VII EVER CRISIS: “We hope that players appreciate and enjoy the care and attention to detail in every single card that went into creating this one-of-a-kind set.” Both statements appeared in Square Enix’s 2025 announcement.
A later look at the collaboration is available in a Wizards interview page published March 10, 2026. It identifies Tetsuya Nomura as FINAL FANTASY Creative Director and notes the interview originally took place in May 2025. Read the interview for more context on the creative collaboration.
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