Magic: The Gathering publisher says "it's no secret" the Final Fantasy crossover sold like mad, so here's the next logical step – a Commander deck with a copy of the OG Final Fantasy 7 inside

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Magic: The Gathering has released a rapidly expanding variety of sets based on popular franchises, but its Final Fantasy crossover has proven an especially massive success. That, of course, means more is on the way, with a holiday release led by the ultimate crossover: a Commander deck with a copy of the original Final Fantasy 7 packaged inside.

"It's no secret, #MTGxFINALFANTASY was an absolute titan of a Magic set that players loved," Wizards of the Coast says in a Bluesky post. "You all dove headfirst into the cards, the characters, the Limited environment, the Commander decks and more!"

With that in mind, MTG Final Fantasy is about to expand further on December 5 with what Wizards of the Coast is calling the Holiday Release. Announced alongside the Hobbit, Star Trek, and Marvel Super Heroes sets, the new Final Fantasy cards are led by a series of scene boxes, which will each feature a handful of cards with connecting art that combine to display a complete scene. The four boxes will cover scenes from Final Fantasy 1, 8, 9, and 15.

Now, I'm going to guess they don't actually mean the original PC release – I doubt they're stuffing a bunch of CDs in this thing, and the deck box does say "download code" on the front – but I'm still delighted to see the game bundled in for a perfect nostalgia trip. Playing MTG under the glow of a television with Cloud's blocky visage looking down is the kind of '90s throwback I can get behind.

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Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator.

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