The Gathering Simply Gave Us a Tiny, Attractive Have a look at Its Closing 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, Closing 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 massive franchises. Of their sneak peek video, Ichikawa revealed that the partnership will embrace characters from the primary Closing Fantasy to the lately launched Closing Fantasy XVI. You may try their video under.

“We imagine that this mixture of the epic storytelling of Closing Fantasy and the strategic gameplay of Magic: The Gathering would be the most enjoyable leisure ever on the desk,” Ichikawa mentioned.

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

Arguably, a very powerful tidbit from the Magic: The Gathering‘s Closing Fantasy collab presentation is which characters from its expansive sequence will get nifty playing cards. Midway by means of the video, Ichikawa revealed that the set would come with the next characters: Terra (Closing Fantasy VI), Lightning (Closing Fantasy XIII), Noctis (Closing Fantasy XV), and Cloud (Closing Fantasy VII). Ichikawa additionally teased iconic monsters like behemoths and chocobos shall be part of the set. Right here’s a more in-depth 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 Closing Fantasy couldn’t be any extra excited concerning the impending collab, Gordon continued to sweeten the pot by revealing that the team-up will function the “largest assortment of Closing Fantasy art work ever in a single recreation.”

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

“As a producer and a Magic fan, I’m assured that this set shall be completely wonderful,” Ichikawa mentioned.

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

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