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

Magic: The Gathering has just lately been on a Fortnite-esque roll, collaborating with massive marquee franchises like The Lord of the Rings, Marvel, and Fallout. Now, we’ve simply obtained a brand new take a look at its upcoming collaboration with Sq. Enix’s best-selling position enjoying collection, 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 massive franchises. Of their sneak peek video, Ichikawa revealed that the partnership will embody characters from the primary Last Fantasy to the just lately launched Last Fantasy XVI. You’ll be able to take a look at their video under.

“We imagine that this mix of the epic storytelling of Last 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, Last Fantasy represents a wealthy universe that may 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 collection will get nifty playing cards. Midway via 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 might be part of the set. Right here’s a more in-depth take 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 concerning the impending collab, Gordon continued to sweeten the pot by revealing that the team-up will characteristic the “largest assortment of Last Fantasy paintings ever in a single sport.”

“You’ll see paintings from Magic artists together with basic illustrations from legendary Last 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 might be completely wonderful,” Ichikawa mentioned.

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

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