Summary
- MTG: Arena offers diverse crossover cards, such as Ultima, Barret Wallace, and Yuna.
- The Final Fantasy Crossover pack adds powerful creatures like Sin, Lightning, and Knights of the Round to MTG: Arena.
- Final Fantasy characters are now playable in MTG: Arena via the new crossover packs.
Magic: The Gathering is one of the longest-standing card games in history, stemming from the Dungeons and Dragons universe and produced by Wizards of the Coast. The mathematically focused card game centers on mystical and magical creatures and spells, making it perfect for fantasy fans. Over the years, the game has evolved, expanded, and become incredibly engaging, featuring thousands of cards, archetypes, and various ways to play.
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As more cards get introduced into the system, Magic: The Gathering has ventured into the mobile TCG area with MTG: Arena, allowing players to play online with players all over the world. MTG: Arena has released its most recent crossover with the Final Fantasy franchise, and with it comes a laundry list of new cards. Here are some of the best cards in the Final Fantasy Crossover pack in MTG: Arena.
8 Ultima, Origin Of Oblivion
The Final Calamity Of Final Fantasy 16
- Type: Creature
- Color: Colorless
Final Fantasy 16 is a massive game, both in scale and story, that takes players on a magical journey of grief, revenge, and revolution. The hero of this story is Clive, a young warrior with a touch of destiny, while the secret villain is Ultima.
Ultima is the god of this Final Fantasy, a cosmic-level threat that can wipe away entire civilizations with a single word, and Magic: The Gathering Arena has done an excellent job of bringing Ultima into the game. Ultima, Origin of Oblivion is a five-cost colorless card with four power and defense. Ultima is a fantastic card for Artifact and colorless decks, able to generate additional mana at minimal cost.
7 Barret Wallace
The Leader Of Avalanche Makes An Appearance
- Type: Creature
- Color: Red
Barret is a main protagonist from the fan-favorite game Final Fantasy 7. In the game, Barret is the militant-focused savior of the planet who seeks to tear down the corrupt government regime that aims to rob the people and the world of its life force. Barret is a walking tank with strength, durability, and a gun arm.
In Magic: The Gathering Arena, Barret is a four-cost red card with four power and defense. His effect allows him to deal extra damage to every other creature that is currently equipped. Barret would make an excellent addition to assault and equipment decks, along with several other cards featured in the Final Fantasy collab.
6 Sin, Spira's Punishment
A Colossal Creature Card With Abilities To Match
- Type: Creature
- Color: Multicolored
Final Fantasy 10 is another monumental title in the Final Fantasy franchise that has garnered an enormous fanbase. The characters stole the hearts of fans worldwide, and the story left them in tears. In Final Fantasy 10 there is a looming threat that seeks to plunge the world into darkness: Sin. Sin is a massive mythic beast that the people of Spira believe to be their punishment for the crimes of their ancestors.
In Magic: The Gathering Arena, Sin, Spira's Punishment is a seven-cost creature who must be cast with one blue, one green, and one black mana. With a whopping seven power and defense, Sin becomes even more powerful thanks to his abilities. Along with flying, Sin, Spira's Punishment, exiles a permanent on the owner's field whenever it attacks or enters; it then creates a copy of that card, and if it's a land, Sin gets to copy another card as well.
5 Lightning, Army Of One
One Of The Best Protagonists In The Series
- Type: Creature
- Color: Red/White
Lightning is the main protagonist in Final Fantasy 13 and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13. In the games, Lightning is a former soldier on a mission to rescue her sister before it's too late, which drags her into conflict against multiple factions and strange beings. Lighting plays a monumental role in the 13 saga, going from a common rebel to a celestial being.
In Magic: The Gathering Arena, Lightning, Army of One is a red and white card that costs three mana, and requires one white and one red mana. She has three power and two defense, making her a solid early game cast. Additionally, Lighting, Army of One has Lifelink, Trample, First Strike, and Staggering, which cause other damaging effects to double against an opponent or their permanents for one turn after she attacks.
4 Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
The Menace Of Final Fantasy 9
- Type: Creature
- Color: Red/Black
Kuja served as the primary antagonist of Final Fantasy 9 and is one of the most interesting villains in the Final Fantasy franchise due to his unique perspective and personality. Kuja is a mechanically engineered wizard, artificially created to serve Garland. However, while Kuja operated from the shadows to cause conflict among humans, he also developed his own desire to break free from Garland and rule over Terra as a god.
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer is a powerful four-cost black and red card that would do great in most burn decks. Not only does Kuja get to deal damage to opponents and summon wizard tokens, but triggering his innate effect allows him to transform into Trance Kuja, Fate Defies.
3 Ultimecia, Time Sorcereress
The Time Witch Of Final Fantasy 8
- Type: Creature
- Color: Blue/Black
Ultimecia is one of the strongest Final Fantasy villains, and she appears in Final Fantasy 8, which follows Squall Leonhart and his comrades on a journey to save all of existence. Ultimecia is a power mage who sends her mind back in time and takes over the body of Edea. With powerful time magic, Ultimecia seeks to collapse the time stream and erase everything but herself.
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Ultimecia's card in Magic: The Gathering Arena, Ultimecia, Time Sorceress, is a blue and black creature card with a five mana cost. She allows the owner of the card to surveil whenever she enters the battlefield or attacks. Additionally, at a reasonable cost, Ultimecia can transform into Ultimecia, Omnipotent, a significant upgrade that grants the player a second turn.
2 Summon: Knights Of Round
Bring Forth The Knights Of Legend
- Type: Saga
- Color: White
Knights of the Round is a powerful summon material in Final Fantasy 7 that brings forth powerful knights to aid the player's party in battle. While one of the most powerful materials in the game, the card in Magic: The Gathering Arena is just as potent.
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Summon: Knights of the Round is a saga card with five stages that trigger after each turn. The first four stages each create three 2/2 creature tokens on the owner's side of the field. The fifth and final stage boosts the attack and defense of those tokens while also granting them Indestructible.
1 Yuna, Hope Of Spira
The High Priestess Makes A Great Support
- Type: Creature
- Color: Green/White
Yuna is one of the primary protagonists in Final Fantasy 10 alongside Tidus and the rest of her comrades, who take on Sin to protect civilization. Yuna is the current generation's summoner and must venture out just like her mother before her. Yuna possesses incredible magical abilities and is the focal point of Final Fantasy 10 and Final Fantasy 10-2.
In Magic: The Gathering, Arena, Yuna, Hope of Spira is a white and green five-cost card with exceptional support abilities. Yuna grants all ally enchantment creatures Lifelink, Trample, and Ward. Additionally, Yuna can also bring one Enchantment creature back from the graveyard and place it on the battlefield.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 82 /100 Critics Rec: 81%
- Released
- September 27, 2018
- ESRB
- T for Teen // Blood and Gore, Mild Fantasy Violence
- Developer(s)
- Wizards of the Coast, Wizards Digital Games Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Wizards of the Coast
- Engine
- Unity
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Franchise
- Magic: The Gathering
- Genre(s)
- Digital Card Game