Magic: The Gathering is officially crossing over with the Final Fantasy franchise, and we have the cards to prove it.
Magic: The Gathering recently unveiled its full suite of Final Fantasy cards during an 82-minute-long panel last weekend (11 May, 2025), and fans are still reeling over how gorgeous these cards look–even just as collectibles. All of the mainline Final Fantasy games, ranging from Final Fantasy (1987) to Final Fantasy 16, will be represented as new cards.
Additionally, Commander Decks will be available for Final Fantasy 6, 7, 10, and 14. These cards combine the mechanics of both game franchises together surprisingly well, with more than a few clever nods to Final Fantasy itself.
Magic the Gathering’s Final Fantasy cards unveiled
Magic the Gathering is getting a massive suite of Final Fantasy cards, and they’re bound to entice fans of the game franchise to begin collecting them–if only for their stellar artwork alone. All Final Fantasy fans are represented here, seeing as every game in the mainline series is featured in these cards.
The Final Fantasy 16 set also adds a few new mechanics for Magic fans to play around with. One of the new mechanics is the keyword job select, which appears on Equipment cards in this set.
Equipment cards with job select will create a hero token when they enter the battlefield, and then be attached to the newly created hero token. This new keyword mimics the series’ job system, since it is in a sense assigning specific jobs to heroes.
For example, if you want the job of a White Mage, you can equip yourself with the new Equipment card White Mage’s Staff. Just like the different jobs one can undertake in the series, each Equipment with job select comes with a different effect, so choosing the Equipment of your choice will depend on your playstyle–much like in the RPG franchise.
Certain Final Fantasy cards are also double-faced, to represent the phases of various bossfights in the franchise. Sephiroth can famously become Safer Sephiroth, for example. If you’re wondering why Safer Sephiroth looks a little different here than in the original game, it’s likely due to a tie-in to the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy, as hinted at by game director Tetsuya Nomura.
The set also ties into existing mechanics in fun ways. For example, Land cards are positioned as Towns featuring iconic Final Fantasy locations like Zanarkand.
Summons like Bahamut and Ifrit are also available, with different effects depending on which card you use.
A few details seem to exist only to please diehard fans of Final Fantasy collectibles. For example, players can collect Chocobo cards in various colours.
Personally, my favourite element of this crossover is that it features every single Cid from every Final Fantasy game, with different artwork to pay loving homage to each Cid.
Find more information on the crossover on Magic’s website here.
