Whether youre a FINAL FANTASY fan, a Magic: The Gathering player, or both, we hope players see our reverence for FINAL FANTASY reflected in everything from the artwork to the game design, all the way down to the flavor text. Magic the Gathering: FINAL FANTASY Gameplay: Magic Mechanics Meet RPG Flavor While FINAL FANTASY provides the lore and imagery, the Magic team has infused this set with RPG-inspired mechanics that pay homage to the franchises tactical roots: Job Select : Equipment cards now feature a new ability called Job Select , mimicking FINAL FANTASYs famous job system
They are mechanically connected to noncreature spells
Whenever Unesh or another Sphinx enters the battlefield under your control, you reveal the top four cards of your library, an opponent splits them into two piles, and you put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard
Borderless panel and iconic covers variants help sell the comic book heritage of these characters, too, while borderless logo variants are striking designs that call to mind a similar treatment for the Final Fantasy sets numeral cards
It doesn't seem like that big of a deal until every creature is getting damage through because they're bigger than your opponent's defense
Regular art cards are found in 30% of packs, while Signature Art cards are pulled in 5%--or one in every 20 packs