Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER - Final Fantasy Deck Tech

<h6 style="text-align: right;">Tifa Lockhart, <em>Final Fantasy VII: Remake</em> key art | copyright Square Enix</h6>
<p><a href="https://x.com/finalfantasyvii/status/1918561418821157133">According to a tweet by Square Enix</a>, today is an extra special day for <em>Final Fantasy VII</em> fans. Tifa Lockhart's birthday comes with the arrival of two new spoilers for the upcoming <em>Final Fantasy</em> set.</p>
<h2>New Tifa Lockhart and Borderless Character Cards</h2>
<p>The two spoilers come in the standard print and Borderless Character treatments for the card Tifa, Martial Artist.</p>
<h3>Standard</h3>
<p><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tifa.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-150190" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tifa-819x1024.jpeg" alt="" width="500" height="625" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tifa-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tifa-240x300.jpeg 240w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tifa-768x960.jpeg 768w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tifa.jpeg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p>
<h3>Borderless Character Art</h3>
<p><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tifas.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-150191" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tifas-819x1024.jpeg" alt="" width="500" height="625" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tifas-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tifas-240x300.jpeg 240w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tifas-768x960.jpeg 768w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tifas.jpeg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p>
<p>The tweet mentions that the Borderless Character art can only be found in Collector Boosters, many of which are already commanding prices above $100 a pack or $600+ a box on retail sites. This is no surprise, as <em>Final Fantasy</em> is already the best selling MTG set of all time, just a little over a month before its official release date.</p>
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<h2>When does the Final Fantasy x MTG set release?</h2>
<p>Worldwide release of the <em>Final Fantasy</em> set is expected on June 13, with previews to begin at PAX East on May 10th. Itching to brew with <a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/fin"><em>Final Fantasy</em> cards</a> that have been revealed? <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/final-fantasy-commander-deck-techs">Check out our deck techs, updated as articles and spoilers</a> continue to arrive before release date.</p>
<p>Stay tuned for EDHREC's boots on the ground coverage of the preview panel and MTG event recap!</p>


Final Fantasy MTG Spoiler Reveals Tifa Lockhart Cards

<h6 style="text-align: right;">Cloud Strife and Sephiroth Final Fantasy x MTG key art | art by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/magali_villeneuve/?hl=en">Magali Villeneuve</a></h6>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.wargamer.com/magic-the-gathering/best-selling-final-fantasy-sales">Wargamer</a>, during the Q1 earnings call from Hasbro on April 24th, 2025, CEO <strong>Chris Cocks</strong> reiterated the financial success of Final Fantasy's upcoming <em>Magic</em> release:</p>
<p>“Final Fantasy will be the best-selling set of all time on day one. It already is,” he said. Preorders for Final Fantasy products on Amazon sold out almost immediately after the initial preview stream, and most retailers are marking up Collector Boosters and Collector's Edition Commander decks to $600+ apiece.</p>
<p>Final Fantasy's new best-selling status will no doubt further entrench the decision to make Universes Beyond mainline set releases and products more frequent.</p>
<p>“It’s very clear to us that Universes Beyond as a strategy has increased the total active install base of <em>Magic</em> players, both in terms of reigniting lapsed fans as well as bringing in new fans,” Cocks said.</p>
<h2>What's behind the growth in Hasbro's MTG earnings?</h2>
<p>“It’s difficult to identify just one thing. Really what we’re seeing is an expansion of the playerbase,” Cocks explained. Many players could speculate the rise in Chaos Vault and Secret Lair drops have changed the model for MTG products in between mainline set releases.</p>
<p>As well as this, we can count on recent "nostalgia" sets like Tarkir: Dragonstorm having brought longtime players back into the fold to see fresh takes on old characters, game mechanics and settings.</p>
<p>One thing remains sure, Final Fantasy is bound to have some of the most popular Secret Lair drops of all time, leading to an even greater sales expectation for Wizards' current license of the franchise.</p>
<h3>What Makes the Final Fantasy MTG set so popular?</h3>
<p>Final Fantasy (FF) premiered in Japan in 1987, and with over 30 years' worth of game release across the world and console generations, there are legions of fans who are eager to get their hands on anything FF related. Final Fantasy's many characters and world settings also makes it a perfect fit for <em>Magic's</em> game system.</p>
<h2>When Does the Final Fantasy MTG set Release?</h2>
<p>With a scheduled prerelease date of June 6th and release date of June 13th, Final Fantasy and <em>Magic</em> fans don't have long to wait to meld their favorite franchises together with one of the world's best game systems.</p>
<p>Have you managed to preorder any Final Fantasy product yet? What games or characters are you hoping get the best representation? Let us know below!</p>
