Magic: The Gathering Cashes In — New Final Fantasy Commander Deck Comes With The OG Final Fantasy 7
Thought that Final Fantasy crossover had wrapped? It’s still charging ahead—and showing no signs of stopping.
Magic did the Final Fantasy crossover once and it blew up. Now Wizards is doubling down for the holidays with a December drop that goes heavy on nostalgia, art-y collectibles, and yes, a Commander deck that bundles Final Fantasy 7. Not a drill.
"It’s no secret, #MTGxFINALFANTASY was an absolute titan of a Magic set that players loved. You all dove headfirst into the cards, the characters, the Limited environment, the Commander decks and more!"
- Wizards of the Coast on Bluesky
So what is this Holiday Release?
Wizards of the Coast is rolling out an MTG Final Fantasy Holiday Release on December 5. It was announced alongside new tie-ins for The Hobbit, Star Trek, and Marvel Super Heroes, but the Final Fantasy batch is the one doing the most fan-service-heavy victory lap.
The goodies (and what they actually include)
- Scene boxes: Four boxes built around connected-art cards that form full scenes when you put them together. The picks span the series: Final Fantasy 1, 8, 9, and 15.
- Chocobo bundle: Comes with 10 play boosters and a pile of extras:
- A promo Birds of Paradise featuring Paradise Chocobo
- A themed land pack, with 10 lands in a Chocobo Track Foil treatment
- Two bonus cards pulled from the main set with unique art - Limit Break Commander deck (new variant): It is essentially the same Limit Break deck from before, but now with a variant of Cloud, Midgar Mercenary using art that riffs on FF7’s original North American box art. The kicker: Wizards says it also includes "the original PC Release" of Final Fantasy 7.
About that FF7 bundle-in
The deck box literally says "download code" on the front, so do not expect a stack of CDs rattling around in there. The phrasing is Wizards'—"the original PC Release"—but all signs point to a code, not a physical disc. Honestly, fair enough. Playing Commander while Cloud’s polygonal stare beams at you from the TV is about as 90s as it gets without a CRT.
Why this is fun (and a little inside baseball)
The scene boxes are catnip for collectors, the Chocobo bundle is a themed flex, and the Cloud variant is pure nostalgia play. It is also a clever bit of cross-media synergy: the ultimate MTG x FF7 throwback, now literally packaged together. Weird? A little. Effective? Absolutely.