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Final Fantasy Characters Surface in Leaked Magic: The Gathering Cards
Unseen cards from the highly anticipated Final Fantasy Universes Beyond set for Magic: The Gathering (MTG) have prematurely surfaced online. Ahead of the official June 13 release date, a starter kit was apparently obtained early, revealing several unannounced cards. This leak provides fans with an early glimpse of iconic characters from the Square Enix RPG series, including Steiner from Final Fantasy IX and Barret Wallace from Final Fantasy VII, among other favorites.
Early Look at Starter Decks
Images posted on the MTG Rumors subreddit over the weekend showcased the contents of the two 60-card starter decks, priced at $20 for the kit. One deck is headlined by Cloud (red and white), while the other is led by Sephiroth (blue and black). Both decks are populated with a diverse array of cameos from across the Final Fantasy saga. Particularly noteworthy are the special land cards, which feature locations like Rabanastre, the desert city from Final Fantasy XII, and Treno, the gambler’s paradise from Final Fantasy IX.
Detailed Card Lists Revealed
The leaked images included comprehensive card lists, offering a detailed look at the cards included in the starter kit. Below are the revealed card details:
- Rosa, Steadfast White Mage – 3W – Legendary Creature : Noble Human Cleric – Reach; At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains lifelink until end of turn. (2/3).
- Beatrix, Loyal General – 4WW – Legendary Creature : Human Soldier – Vigilance; At the beginning of combat on your turn, attach any number of equipment to target creature you control. (4/4).
- Lightning, Security Sergeant – 2R – Legendary Creature : Human Soldier – Menace; Whenever Lightning deals combat damage to a player, exile the top card of your library. You may cast that card as long as you control Lightning. (2/3).
- Rays of Judgement – 3R – Instant – Rays of Judgment deals 5 damage to target creature and X damage to it’s controller, where X is the number of equipment you control.
- Ultima Weapon – 7 – Legendary Artifact : Equipment – Equip 7; Whenever equipped creature attacks, destroy target creature. Equipped creature gets +7/+7.
- Adalbert Steiner – 1W – Legendary Creature : Human Knight – Lifelink; Adalbert Steiner gets +1/+1 for each equipment you control. (2/1)
- Cloud Moogle – 3WW – Creature : Moogle – Flying; Whenever this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Plainscycling 2. (2/3).
- Coeurl – 1W – Creature : Cat Beast – 1W + Tap -> Tap target non-enchantment creature. (2/2)
- Dwarven Castle Guard – 1W – Creature : Dwarf Soldier – When this creature dies, create a colorless 1/1 hero token. (2/1)
- Sun-Cryst’s Fate – 4W – Instant – This spell costs 2 less to cast if it targets a tapped creature. Dstroy target nonland permanent.
- Blade of Light – 1W – Instant – Blade of Light deals damage equal to the number of creatures and equipment you control to target creature.
- White Auracite – 2WW – Artifact – When this artifact enters, exile target non-land permanent an opponent controls until this artifact leaves the battlefield. Tap -> Add W.
- White Mage’s Rod – 1W – Artifact : Equipment – Choose A Job (When this equipment enters create a colorless 1/1 hero token and attach this to it). Equip 3; The equipped creature gets +1/+1, gains “Whenever this creature attacks you gain 1 life,” and is a Cleric in addition to its other types.
- The Chosen of the Crystal – 5WW – Sorcery – Create 4 1/1 colorless hero tokens. Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- Dragonspear – 1W – Artifact : Equipment – Choose A Job (When this equipment enters create a colorless 1/1 hero token and attach this to it). Equip 4; Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and is a Knight in addition to it’s other types. During your turn equipped creature gets flying.
- G’raha Tia – 4W – Legendary Creature : Cat Archer – Reach; Whenever one or more creatures or artifacts you control are put into the graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card. This ability only triggers once per turn. (3/5).
- Item Merchant – 1R – Creature : Human Citizen – Whenever you attack, target attacking equipped creature gets menace until the end of the turn. (2/2)
- Warrior’s Blade – 3R – Artifact : Equipment – Choose A Job (When this equipment enters create a colorless 1/1 hero token and attach this to it). Equip 5; Equipped creature gets +3/+2 and is a Warrior in addition to it’s other types.
- Suplex – 1R – Sorcery – Choose one: 1) Suplex deals 3 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead; 2) Exile target artifact.
- Freija Crescent – R – Legendary Creature : Rat Knight – During your turn this creature has flying; Tap -> Add R. Only use this mana to cast equipment or activae abilties of equipment. (1/1)
- Samurai Katana – 2R – Artifact : Equipment – Choose A Job (When this equipment enters create a colorless 1/1 hero token and attach this to it). Equip 5; Equipped creature gets +2/+2, has trample and haste, and is a Samurai in addition to it’s other types.
- Barret Wallace – 3R – Legendary Creature : Human Rebel – Reach; Whenever Barret Wallace attacks, he deals damage equal to the number of equipped creatures you control to defending player. (4/4)
- Rabanastre, City of the Kingdom – Land : City – This land enters tapped. Tap -> Add W or R
- Ultimecia, Menace of Time – 4UU – Legendary Creature : Human Warlock – Whenever this creature enters, tap all creatures your opponents control. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to an opponent, draw a card. (4/4)
- Seymour Flux – 4B – Legendary Creature : Spirit Avatar – At the beginning of your upkeep you may pay 1 life. If you do, draw a card and put a +1/+1 counter on Seymour Beta. (5/5)
- Deadly Embrace – 3BB – Sorcery – Destroy target creature an opponent controls. Then draw a card for each creature that died this turn.
- Xande, Dark Mage – 2UB – Legendary Creature : Human Sorcerer – Menace; Xande gets +1+1 for each non-creature, non-land card in your graveyard. (3/3)
- Magitek Scythe – 4 – Artifact : Equipment – When this equipment enters, you may attach it to target creature you control. If you do, that creature gains first strike until end of turn and must be blocked thus turn if able. Equip 2; Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
- Sahagin – 1U – Creature : Merfolk Warrior – Whenever you cast a non-creature spell, if at least 4 mana was spent to cast it, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and it can’t be blocked this turn. (1/3)
- Fairy of Il Mheg – 1U – Creature : Fairy – Flying; Whenever this creature attacks surveil 1. (2/1)
- Go for the Esper – 3U – Sorcery – Create a 3/3 blue Robot artifact creature token. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on that token. Flashback 5U.
- Laguna’s Dreams – 1U – Instant – Scry 1 and then draw a card. Flashback 3U.
- Relm Drawings – 2UU – Sorcery – Create a token that is a copy of target artifact, creature, or land.
- Aqueduct Rat – 1B – Creature : Rat – When this creature dies, create a treasure token. (2/2)
- Shinra Reinforcements – 2B – Creature : Human Soldier – When this creature enters, mill 3 cards and gain 3 life. (2/3)
- Sephiroth’s Intervention – 3B – Instant – Destroy target creature. You gain 2 life.
- Walking Cie’th – 2B – Mutant Horror – This creature enters tapped. Whenever you cast a non-creature spell, you may pay B. If you do, return this creature from your graveyard to your hand. (?/?)
- Albhed Rescuers – 2B – Creature : Human Artificer Warrior – Whenever this creatue or another creature or artifact you control is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. (2/3)
- Extermination – 2B – Instant – Target creature gets -0/-9999 until end of turn.
- The Return of Evil – 4B – Sorcery – Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with 2 +1/+1 counters on it.
Anticipation Builds for Full Release
To date, only approximately 24 cards have been officially unveiled from the forthcoming Final Fantasy MTG set. Considering that the Lord of the Rings Universes Beyond expansion featured over 200 cards, it is highly probable that these leaked cards represent only a portion of the entire set. Fans eager to acquire the full set may face significant costs, particularly if they seek to bypass waiting for retail availability. Wizards of the Coast has priced booster packs at $7.50, with premium foil collector packs costing even more.
Availability and Fan Hopes
Many online retailers experienced immediate sell-outs of product boxes when pre-orders initially opened. However, more inventory is anticipated to become available as the June launch date approaches and upon official release. Enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the full set reveal, with hopes for the inclusion of other iconic elements from the Final Fantasy universe, such as Setzer’s Blackjack from Final Fantasy VI.