It wasn’t the Final Fantasy.
As we rapidly approach the holiday season, that’s right, Christmas is a little over two months away, we also rapidly approach the release of some more Final Fantasy Magic: The Gathering cards. That’s pretty exciting for everyone who enjoyed the release of the set earlier this year, and probably horrifying for anyone sick of seeing Vivi Ornitier pummelling them in Standard and beyond.
Because we want you to know everything you can know, we’re going to break down the most important facts about the MTG Final Fantasy holiday release. There’s a lot to get into, so let’s go ahead and get into it all.
Everything We Know About MTG-FINAL FANTASY’s Holiday Release
Getting more Final Fantasy isn’t a big shock to any of us. After all, it’s the most popular MTG set ever made, so it’s really not that odd to see more of it. However, we weren’t really expecting to see more of it so soon. The new boxes look rather nice though, so we’re not complaining.
MTG-FINAL FANTASY’s Holiday Release Date
As this is a batch of boxes designed entirely for the holiday period, we’ll be getting it all as of December 5th, 2025. That should leave enough time to pick them up and get them all wrapped up nicely for the actual holidays, but we’re also expecting these will see fairly high demand, so it’s worth paying attention when all of these products release in order to avoid missing out on them. Speaking of the products, let’s dive into what’s coming out.
MTG-FINAL FANTASY’s Holiday Release Products – Scene Boxes
FINAL FANTASY – Scene Box (Garland at the Chaos Shrine)
FINAL FANTASY
We are getting a grand total of six different products in this release. Four of them can be tied together though. The four scene boxes are Final Fantasy – Garland at the Chaos Shrine, Final Fantasy VIII – Children of Fate, Final Fantasy IX, The Siege of Alexandria, and Final Fantasy XV – Camp Comrades. Each of these boxes contains six scene cards alongside three play boosters, six art cards, and a display easel. The cards inside of them can tend towards being fairly niche, but they’re all quite interesting, and we’re getting some impressive new Commander options as well.
Garland at the Chaos Shrine has a focus on party mechanics, and includes The Destined White Mage, The Destined Thief, Chaos Shrine’s Black Crystal, The Destined Black Mage. Garland Royal Kidnapper, and The Destined Warrior in it. You could have The Destined Warrior head up a Commander deck with all of these cards in it, which we’re a big fan of.
Children of Fate has Fated Clash, Rinoa, Angel Wing, Duelist’s Flame, Edea, Possessed Sorceress, Seifer, Balamb Rival, and Squall, Gunblade Duelist. Mechanically, this box doesn’t have much of a theme, but all of the new legendary creatures here could make amazing Commanders.
The Siege of Alexandria has Brilliant Wings, Judgement of Alexandar, Search for Dagger, Mega Flare, Vivi’s Persistence, and Amarant Coral in it. This box is mostly red and white, although Amarant Coral is red and green, and would make for a mighty aggro Commander.
Finally, Camp Comrades has Warrior’s Resolve, Flash Photography, Campsite Cuisine, Fishing Gear, and Noctis, Heir Apparent. Don’t confuse Noctis with Hare Apparent, as this time it’s a lot more committed to combat trickery and equipment cards. Fishing Gear might be the actual standout here though, as it’s a colorless equipment that lets you steal other players’ cards.
MTG-FINAL FANTASY’s Holiday Release Products – Chocobo Bundle and Limit Break Deck
FINAL FANTASY – Chocobo Bundle Case
FINAL FANTASY
Next, we have the Chocobo Bundle, which features a lot of stuff. These bundles come with ten play boosters, 32 Final Fantasy basic lands, 10 Chocobo track foil lands, 2 out of a potential 20 Chocobo track foils, one copy of Paradise Chocobo, one out of the 24 cards from the Scene Boxes, and a Chocobo-themed click wheel. You’ll mostly be getting a Final Fantasy card here, although there is a lovely reprinting of Snapcaster Mage with new artwork up for grabs as well. We’re expecting all of these cards to end up sitting with a decent price tag, but the chances of getting the specific one you want are rather low.
The final product is the Final Fantasy VII Commander Deck – Game Edition. This has the Limit Break deck from the Commander precons, but with a new version of Cloud, Midgar Mercenary with artwork from the game showing Cloud looking up at the Shinra building. It also comes with a code to redeem for Final Fantasy VII as well, which is a nice touch.