Prerelease occasions have barely accomplished for Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming set Tarkir: Dragonstorm, however the subsequent set–Magic’s collaboration with Final Fantasy–has a wave of hype surrounding it. Wizards of the Coast itself appears to be excited too, as pictures of playing cards from the upcoming set have surfaced on Reddit after some product was shipped to Brazil sooner than anticipated.
A Reddit person (username deleted) posted images to the MTGRumors subreddit of playing cards whic are apparently from the MTG FF Starter Set–which consists of two ready-to-play decks and directions on the right way to play MTG for brand new gamers. Two playing cards from the Starter Set have been revealed previously–Cloud and Sephiroth, who act as the 2 “face” playing cards of the 2 decks–but these new pictures on Reddit reportedly present the complete contents of the starter package deal.
The playing cards pictured within the Reddit put up include a number of acquainted faces from Final Fantasy history–the Cloud deck consists of Freya, Steiner, and Beatrix from Final Fantasy IX, G’raha Tia from FFXIV, and Barret Wallace from FFVII, whereas the Sephiroth deck options Ultimecia from FFVIII, Xande from FFIII, and Seymour Flux from FFX. Just a few well-known scenes from FF lore additionally seem within the playing cards, with one notable instance being the notorious “suplex a prepare” meme from FFVI.
The Starter Set is among the many merchandise that can be discovered within the Magic: The Gathering – Final Fantasy set, which can even characteristic preconstructed Commander decks, commonplace and collector booster packs, and a number of bundles. The first wave of formally launched playing cards got here in February, with the subsequent main reveal set for a PAX East panel on Could 10.
Magic: The Gathering – Final Fantasy is scheduled to launch June 13 in native sport shops and massive field retailers. Prerelease occasions can be held at native sport shops starting June 6.