Magic: The Gathering‘s newly-released Final Fantasy Universes Beyond set has sent me off the deep end. Since the release of the Lord of the Rings UB in 2023, I’ve been a fiend for all things Magic. But the Final Fantasy set is something altogether different. I’m no longer collecting because I’m trying to compete with my friends. I’m collecting for the beauty of the cards, and for how they evoke memories of my time with the Final Fantasy series.
This set, above all others I’ve had the pleasure of covering, has stolen my heart. With each new card reveal, it cemented itself as one of the prettiest recent sets, and finally getting to pull packs for myself, I discovered that beauty in nearly every new card – in full art cards, showcases, and particularly in those bright new surge foil variants. Some of the art is original, with character concepts and artwork by Tetsuya Nomura and Yoshitaka Amano featuring in rare pulls.
