The Gathering Simply Gave Us a Tiny, Attractive Take a look at Its Last Fantasy Crossover

Magic: The Gathering has lately been on a Fortnite-esque roll, collaborating with huge marquee franchises like The Lord of the Rings, Marvel, and Fallout. Now, we’ve simply received a brand new have a look at its upcoming collaboration with Sq. Enix’s best-selling position enjoying sequence, Last Fantasy.

In a newly uploaded YouTube video, Sq. Enix producer Shoichi Ichikawa and Wizards of the Coast product architect Zakeel Gordon launched a Nintendo Direct-inspired announcement video teasing the collaboration between the large franchises. Of their sneak peek video, Ichikawa revealed that the partnership will embody characters from the primary Last Fantasy to the lately launched Last Fantasy XVI. You possibly can take a look at their video beneath.

“We imagine that this mix of the epic storytelling of Last Fantasy and the strategic gameplay of Magic: The Gathering would be the most fun leisure ever on the desk,” Ichikawa stated.

“And for us at Wizards of the Coast, Last Fantasy represents a wealthy universe that could be a pure match for Magic‘s gameplay,” Gordon added.

Arguably, crucial tidbit from the Magic: The Gathering‘s Last Fantasy collab presentation is which characters from its expansive sequence will get nifty playing cards. Midway by the video, Ichikawa revealed that the set would come with the next characters: Terra (Last Fantasy VI), Lightning (Last Fantasy XIII), Noctis (Last Fantasy XV), and Cloud (Last Fantasy VII). Ichikawa additionally teased iconic monsters like behemoths and chocobos will likely be part of the set. Right here’s a better have a look at much more playing cards that’ll include the particular collab set.

As if followers sat smack dab within the venn diagram of Magic: The Gathering and Last Fantasy couldn’t be any extra excited in regards to the impending collab, Gordon continued to sweeten the pot by revealing that the team-up will function the “largest assortment of Last Fantasy art work ever in a single sport.”

“You’ll see art work from Magic artists together with traditional illustrations from legendary Last Fantasy artists, in addition to brand-new breathtaking items made particularly for this set,” Gordon stated.

“As a producer and a Magic fan, I’m assured that this set will likely be completely superb,” Ichikawa stated.

Last Fantasy and Magic: The Gathering‘s collaboration set will launch on June 13, 2025.

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