Final Fantasy and Assassin’s Creed join the Magic: The Gathering plane.
Announced at Hasbro’s Investor Day. dice breakerthe upcoming partnership will see characters from both Final Fantasy and Assassin’s Creed head to the popular trading card game.
Wizards of the Coast president Cynthia Williams has revealed that Final Fantasy and Assassin’s Creed will be joining the game through the Universe Beyond initiative. This allows MTG to include characters and such from outside its own realm.
Unfortunately, no other details were provided, but this isn’t the first time MTG has seen crossovers from other successful franchises.
The well-received Secret Lair set based on The Walking Dead was released in 2020, bringing Rick, Daryl, Glen, Negan and more to the game as legendary creatures. The set was a popular seller, but it turned out to be quite controversial for featuring unique cards instead of reprints.
Many MTG players argued that the cards had to be silver-bordered and not legal in tournaments.However, Wizards of the Coast claims that his MTG version of these unique cards is can It will be reprinted many times in future sets. They weren’t standard playable because they weren’t part of the set, but they were playable in Commander decks.
Other crossovers to date include Fortnite, Street Fighter and the upcoming Warhammer 40,000 set.
No details have been revealed for the upcoming Final Fantasy/Assassin’s Creed crossover, but it seems likely that similar restrictions will apply to these as well. You might be able to, but I can almost guarantee they’re not standard legal.
Still, for collectors and video game fans, it’s a great chance to see their favorite characters as part of Magic: The Gathering, and the artwork is likely to be something special.
Want to learn more about Magic: The Gathering? Check out the upcoming Warhammer 40k cards and MTG’s recent new lotus.
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