Final Fantasy & Magic the Gathering Collab Announced for 2025; Will Feature Every Mainline Final Fantasy

August 5, 2023 Orpheus Joshua

Square Enix has announced that the Final Fantasy franchise will collaborate with Magic: The Gathering in 2025. Few details were provided, but the following description was shared and translated by our team’s Ryuji:

“The long-awaited Universe Beyond “Final Fantasy” is coming in 2025! This set will encompass all of the numbered entries in the series, including the latest title, [Final Fantasy XVI]. Furthermore, this set will be implemented in the MTG Arena!”

We’ll keep you all updated on this surprising collaboration.

You can view the original tweet announcing this news below:

そして……自分の心で感じたままに、物語を動かす時がやってきます。

待望のユニバースビヨンド『ファイナルファンタジー』が2025年に登場！こちらは最新作「XVI」を含むナンバリング作品を網羅したセットになるでしょう。さらに本セットは #MTGアリーナにも実装予定！
#MTGxFinalFantasy #mtgjp pic.twitter.com/xP1I7mlNPG

— マジック：ザ・ギャザリング (@mtgjp) August 5, 2023

The Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Expansion was announced for Summer 2024.

Final Fantasy XVI is available on PlayStation 5.

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Final Fantasy XVI is a more action-heavy entry than its predecessors, with a Devil May Cry V designer even taking the helm. Throughout the title, players will control the protagonist, Clive, as he confronts various Dominants, humans who have been cursed with the power to become Eikons.

Clive is the “First Shield of Rosaria,” sworn to protect his younger brother Joshua, who’s the Dominant of Phoenix. However, following a certain tragedy, Clive swears revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit.

The producer, Naoki Yoshida, describes this game as akin to his experience with the first Final Fantasy, as “playing the lead in an epic motion picture.” The reasoning for this title’s action-oriented approach and more classical fantasy setting was to “appeal to as wide a range of gamers as possible.”