<p>Today is Thursday, May 29th, fifteen days before the official release of the <em>Final Fantasy</em> set for <a href="http://dailymtg.com"><em>Magic: The Gathering</em></a>. We are compiling a list of the best cards from each game in the series! Following up from yesterday's article, <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/final-fantasy-16-day-count-up-day-one-ffi">which covered <em>FFI</em></a>, today we're covering <em>Final Fantasy II</em>'s coolest cards.</p>
<p>To reiterate, we are judging this based on a few types of criteria:</p>
<ul>
<li>Honorable Mention - These usually will be a cycle or group of cards that are great but don't quite measure up to the "best" in the categories we have chosen to cover.</li>
<li>Best As A Commander - This category covers, as advertised, the best commander to lead a deck in Commander, but may also look briefly at other Command Zone-driven formats.</li>
<li>Best in the 99 - This section discusses my choice for the best card in a given 99 of a deck. It may be a ubiquitous card, but it might also just be a card with a fair amount of utility.</li>
<li>Most Flavorful - The most fun to play card in a storytelling context will be deemed Most Flavorful. For example, we covered <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Town Greeter" href="#" target="_blank">Town Greeter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in our <em>FFI</em> list for its fun lore synergies with Towns, especially those with specific <em>Final Fantasy</em> town names.</li>
<li>Best In Show - The very best of these cards in a balance of the above categories.</li>
</ul>
<p>Oh, and, in case you're wondering for <em>FFVI, FFVII, FFX, </em>and <em>FFXIV</em>, the Commander precon cards, <em>Through the Ages</em>, and any promotional or <em>Secret Lair</em> cards won't be included for consideration here. Basically, if it doesn't have the <em>MTGFIN</em> set symbol, it's not eligible.</p>
<p>With that, let's begin!</p>
<h2>Honorable Mention</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cid, Timeless Artificer|FIN|0407"></div></div>
<p>So, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cid, Timeless Artificer" href="#" target="_blank">Cid, Timeless Artificer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a tricky consideration here. For one, I frankly contemplated putting him in Best Of Show, and I almost did (and I almost swapped it with the real Best In Show as a result). He's just that good, from both mechanical and lore perspectives. However, because his card is spread <span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">across so many iterations among the other games in the <em>Final Fantasy</em> series, I couldn't justify it for any other superlative but </span>Honorable Mention.</p>
<p>He could also count as Best as a Commander, but we have a more fitting choice for that one as well.</p>
<h2>Best as a Commander</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Firion, Wild Rose Warrior"></div></div>
<p>I chose <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Firion, Wild Rose Warrior" href="#" target="_blank">Firion, Wild Rose Warrior</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for Best As A Commander over Cid or <span class="edhrecp__link side-by-side"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Emperor of Palamecia" href="#" target="_blank">The Emperor of Palamecia</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. There was some competition this time, even taking Cid out of the equation. Why Firion, then? Well, Firion's ability is pretty novel, making temporary copies of Equipment and cheapening their equip costs. This also synergizes really well with For Mirrodin! and job select abilities, making a token. Unlike the Equipment, that token actually sticks around after the turn ends. It's most assured to be a Limited build-around bomb, but also a very strong commander in that format. Probably also Tiny Leaders, if that format was still supported. No shade!</p>
<h2>Best in the 99</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Swallowed by Leviathan"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Swallowed by Leviathan" href="#" target="_blank">Swallowed by Leviathan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> isn't the flashiest card, but it outclasses many other cards in the <em>FFII</em> subset of the set in its utility. It potentially fills your graveyard and then uses that to counter a spell. All of this for just <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-2" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>. It also provides a bit of relevant card selection, as surveil 2 is a surprisingly relevant amount of digging compared to surveil/scry 1.</p>
<p>And, if your opponent is going to pay mana to offset the counter, you're making their turn that much more difficult to enact. They're surely paying a ton of mana in this process, if you've timed this counterspell correctly!</p>
<h2>Most Flavorful</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Random Encounter"></div></div>
<p>There's something oddly satisfying about cards that care about the metanarrative of <em>Final Fantasy</em> in a way. Cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Battle Menu" href="#" target="_blank">Battle Menu</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Combat Tutorial" href="#" target="_blank">Combat Tutorial</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and of course <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Random Encounter" href="#" target="_blank">Random Encounter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, are all examples of the set noting <em>Final Fantasy</em>'s existence as a video game series. All are witty, and all are welcome. As for Random Encounter specifically, I love the idea of bringing in a creature like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hecteyes" href="#" target="_blank">Hecteyes</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tonberry" href="#" target="_blank">Tonberry</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cactuar" href="#" target="_blank">Cactuar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> onto the battlefield, like it was an actual video game. I think the only thing I'd suggest about this card is that I'd've liked it to be at instant-speed. But the sorcery speed also makes sense for balancing purposes.</p>
<p>With that, we come to our <em>FFII</em> Best In Show. What card could it be? It's none other than...</p>
<h2><em>Final Fantasy II</em> Best In Show</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Commune with Beavers"></div></div>
<p>...<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Commune with Beavers" href="#" target="_blank">Commune with Beavers</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>!</p>
<p>This card really encapsulates a lot of what it means to be Best In Show for this subset of cards. Flavorfully, it's a great dig spell that can get you a number of things that, frankly, make sense for a beaver to grant you. It can get you a creature (perhaps even a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Giant Beaver" href="#" target="_blank">Giant Beaver</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>!), an artifact (like its dam), or a land (like the river it builds the dam upon). Plus, we can't deny that the "Guy speak beaver" memetic moment absolutely hits on all sevens.</p>
<p>Mechanically, you're doing all of the above for just <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>. That's a strong amount of dig, even if it's a little less dig than something like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Commune with Nature" href="#" target="_blank">Commune with Nature</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ancient Stirrings" href="#" target="_blank">Ancient Stirrings</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. To understate for a second, those other options are pretty good in the formats they're legal in. So it's a fair assessment to presume that Commune with Beavers will at least be a decent source of card selection in Limited. All of this comingling together is why Commune with Beavers is Best In Show for <em>FFII</em>!</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>Like <em>FFI</em>, <em>Final Fantasy II</em> had only a small handful of options in-class for this list. Technically, <em>FFIII</em> will have even fewer, but nevertheless, we'll have a list from that game for you tomorrow!</p>
<p>But for now, let's hear from you. Do you agree with this list? Are there some superlatives we should add to this? Did we miss an important point when selecting these over other options? Let me know in the comments!</p>


Final Fantasy 16-Day Count-Up, Day Two: FFII

<h6 style="text-align: right;">Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</h6>
<p>It seems that <a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/news"><em>Magic: The Gathering</em></a> previews are starting to finally slow down for <em>Final Fantasy</em>. That means our time recapping those spoilers daily is drawing to a close. However, let's make the very most of it, live for the moment, and look at some spoilers from today, Wednesday, May 28th!</p>
<h2>May 27th Recaps, Today</h2>
<p>But first, let's talk about a few cards that flew under our radar from Tuesday, May 27th. Tuesday was a pretty hefty day for previews; we had an extended weekend in the United States, so there were plenty of previews to catch up on, and it stood to reason that a few would be missed. Not taking the <em>Through the Ages</em> copy of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stroke of Midnight" href="#" target="_blank">Stroke of Midnight</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> from last Friday into account, there were three previews in the main set that we will now cover. These were rendered originally in a non-English language but now that we have the renders in English, it's easier for us to cover them:</p>
<p><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Graha-Tia.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154466" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Graha-Tia.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Graha-Tia.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Graha-Tia-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Il-Mheg-Pixie.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154467" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Il-Mheg-Pixie.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Il-Mheg-Pixie.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Il-Mheg-Pixie-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154468" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Travel-the-Overworld.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Travel-the-Overworld.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Travel-the-Overworld-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /><br />
These are just a few of your standard-issue common and uncommon cards, but they're still pretty neat. Moving on, let's look at May 28th's previews!</p>
<h2><em>Final Fantasy</em> Spoilers For Wednesday, May 28th</h2>
<p>The previews from May 28th are pretty impactful. There are quite a few rare cards among those revealed in today's previews. We even got Sephiroth's primary weapon, and no, I'm not talking about his Meteor. Let's check them out!</p>
<p><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-The-Masamune.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154470" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-The-Masamune.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-The-Masamune.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-The-Masamune-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Relentless-X-ATM092.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154471" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Relentless-X-ATM092.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Relentless-X-ATM092.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Relentless-X-ATM092-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Summon-GF-Cerberus.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154472" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Summon-GF-Cerberus.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Summon-GF-Cerberus.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Summon-GF-Cerberus-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Magic-Pot.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154473" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Magic-Pot.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Magic-Pot.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Magic-Pot-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Golbez-Crystal-Collector.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154474" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Golbez-Crystal-Collector.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Golbez-Crystal-Collector.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Golbez-Crystal-Collector-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Summon-Choco-Mog.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154475" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Summon-Choco-Mog.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Summon-Choco-Mog.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Summon-Choco-Mog-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Summon-Fat-Chocobo.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154476" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Summon-Fat-Chocobo.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Summon-Fat-Chocobo.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Summon-Fat-Chocobo-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Summon-Brynhildr.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154477" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Summon-Brynhildr.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Summon-Brynhildr.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Summon-Brynhildr-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a></p>
<p>There <em>was</em> one other preview for today, but as it is still officially rendered in Japanese only, we don't have its name or any additional flavor. As such, we will save it for inclusion among tomorrow's reveals during our recap.</p>
<h2>Two Days To Go</h2>
<p>With that, there are only two days of previews left to go. Have you been enjoying these <em>Final Fantasy</em> preview recaps? Did any of the cards recapped inspire you to build anything new? Sound off below!</p>


Best Final Fantasy Spoilers For Wednesday, May 28th

<p>Today is Wednesday, May 28th, sixteen days before the upcoming <em>Final Fantasy</em> set formally releases! As such, we are going to begin something special. Every day up through June 12th, we will provide you with a superlative list of some of the best cards from the set, sorted by each video game in the series. We want to start with <em>Final Fantasy I</em> and end on <em>FFXVI</em>. If that sounds good, let's begin at the very beginning!</p>
<h2>But First, Criteria!</h2>
<p>Each day, we will gauge between one and three cards from the game in question by the following criteria:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Honorable Mention</strong>: This superlative will generally either be a cycle, a grouping of cards from a given game, or a card that otherwise didn't quite make the cut for the other superlatives.</li>
<li><strong>Best As A Commander</strong>: This superlative denotes the best legendary creature(s) from the game in question.</li>
<li><strong>Best In The 99</strong>: In Best in the 99, we will choose the best cards for the 99 of a given Commander deck.</li>
<li><strong>Most Flavorful</strong>: As described, this card (or cards) will be the most flavorful card and most analogous to the game if possible.</li>
<li><strong>Best In Show</strong>: This one card will be the best overall (at least, in this author's opinion).</li>
</ul>
<p>With that in mind, let's discuss <em>Final Fantasy I</em>!</p>
<h2>Honorable Mentions</h2>
<p>The Honorable Mention for this game is a set of three common cards that work to create a very flavorful environment relative to what they do. Three cards fit the criteria for this in a big way, which is why this has to be an Honorable Mention; if it were just one, it would be Most Flavorful. The Honorable Mentions are:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Black Mage&#039;s Rod"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Warrior&#039;s Sword"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="White Mage&#039;s Staff"></div></div>
<p>These three Equipment with job select are amazing at providing story beats within the context of a given match. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Black Mage&#039;s Rod" href="#" target="_blank">Black Mage&#039;s Rod</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> makes the creature it's equipped to a Black Mage (a la the Wizard tokens from the set), <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Warrior&#039;s Sword" href="#" target="_blank">Warrior&#039;s Sword</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> makes the creature a Warrior (as expected), and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="White Mage&#039;s Staff" href="#" target="_blank">White Mage&#039;s Staff</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> turns your creature into a White Mage. The concept is simple and intuitive, and for what it's worth, it rocks.</p>
<h2>Best As A Commander</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards side-by-side"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Garland, Knight of Cornelia"></div></div>
<p>Unfortunately, at this time, <span class="edhrecp__link side-by-side"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Garland, Knight of Cornelia" href="#" target="_blank">Garland, Knight of Cornelia</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is Best As A Commander by default. This isn't shade for Garland, as the card is fine, especially in Pauper Commander. I just wish there were more competition in this category.</p>
<p>Being able to surveil off casting a noncreature spell is nice, especially when built around. Getting a 5/5 flying Demon later on is also nice. And, a 3/2 body for two mana is also pretty sweet. So, Garland gets this one largely by default, but certainly deserves it in some contexts.</p>
<h2>Best In The 99</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Starting Town"></div></div>
<p>From the moment it was revealed, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Starting Town" href="#" target="_blank">Starting Town</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> has turned heads as an additional copy of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mana Confluence" href="#" target="_blank">Mana Confluence</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="City of Brass" href="#" target="_blank">City of Brass</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. While it's decidedly not either of those cards, its power as a versatile land can't be overstated. It's a <em>really</em> good land, but it's undoubtedly better in the early game. Furthermore, because there are only eight cards revealed from <em>Final Fantasy I</em> (at the time of writing), this is the pick of the litter, so to speak.</p>
<h2>Most Flavorful</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Town Greeter"></div></div>
<p>A card like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Town Greeter" href="#" target="_blank">Town Greeter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is pretty fun when we consider the implications of, for instance, revealing and putting a Starting Town or better onto the battlefield. This is even better when it's a card like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Midgar, City of Mako" href="#" target="_blank">Midgar, City of Mako</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gohn, Town of Ruin" href="#" target="_blank">Gohn, Town of Ruin</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. It may generally be a <em>weaker</em> play, but at least you can tell your opponents, "Welcome to Midgar, City of Mako", or whatever other Town you chose.</p>
<p>That brings us to our Best In Show. What <em>FFI</em> card achieved this? Well, it could be none other than...</p>
<h2><em>Final Fantasy I</em> Best In Show</h2>
<p><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/fin-252-adventurer-s-airship.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154329" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/fin-252-adventurer-s-airship.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/fin-252-adventurer-s-airship.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/fin-252-adventurer-s-airship-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a></p>
<p>...Adventurer's Airship!</p>
<p>Every <em>Final Fantasy</em> game in the series has some kind of want for an airship, just as every game after <em>FFI</em> has some version of Cid. It's natural to the series at this point, and from here till <em>FFXVI</em>, and probably even beyond, the idea of the airship will remain ubiquitous to the series. As such, this card has the flavor chops to hold its own with the rest of them.</p>
<p>As for mechanics, as a common card, Aventurer's Airship is quite stacked. Sure, the mana value is one higher than <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Smuggler&#039;s Copter" href="#" target="_blank">Smuggler&#039;s Copter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, as is the crew cost, and for one less toughness, but this card does a great job imitating it. Copter was <a href="https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Banned_and_restricted_cards/Timeline">banned in Standard</a> in January 2017, in Pioneer for a span, and in Brawl from the beginning. Therefore, this card theoretically could make some waves in a great many formats upon release. And that, dear reader, is why this card is Best In Show among the cards from <em>Final Fantasy I</em>.</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>I wish there were more options to choose from at the time of writing, but the options I had to choose from weren't too shabby. Tomorrow we will seek to look at <em>Final Fantasy II</em> and the similarly small pool it provides. But for now, let's open the floor to you. Do you think these options are correct? Were there some discrepancies I've missed? What superlatives would you give to other games, and what makes the cut,in your eyes? Sound off below!</p>


Final Fantasy 16-Day Count-Up, Day One: FFI

<h6 style="text-align: right;">Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</h6>
<p>It is the last week of <em>Final Fantasy</em> spoilers, dear reader, but even though it's Tuesday, the week is still young! We are here to bring you the recap for every card previewed from this extended weekend all the way through Tuesday, May 27th. Without further ado, let's check out the reveals!</p>
<h2><em>Final Fantasy</em> Previews For The Weekend</h2>
<p>This past weekend, these cards were previewed for the upcoming <em>Final Fantasy</em> expansion. All image assets shown here are credited to Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix:</p>
<p><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Black-Waltz-No-3.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154282" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Black-Waltz-No-3.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Black-Waltz-No-3.jpg 488w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Black-Waltz-No-3-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Dion-Bahamuts-Dominant.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154283" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Dion-Bahamuts-Dominant.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Dion-Bahamuts-Dominant.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Dion-Bahamuts-Dominant-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01a-Bahamut-Warden-of-Light.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154284" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01a-Bahamut-Warden-of-Light.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01a-Bahamut-Warden-of-Light.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01a-Bahamut-Warden-of-Light-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Eject.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154285" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Eject.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Eject.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Eject-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Midgar-City-of-Mako.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154286" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Midgar-City-of-Mako.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Midgar-City-of-Mako.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Midgar-City-of-Mako-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Battle-Menu.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154287" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Battle-Menu.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Battle-Menu.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Battle-Menu-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Combat-Tutorial.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154288" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Combat-Tutorial.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Combat-Tutorial.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Combat-Tutorial-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Fight-On.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154289" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Fight-On.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Fight-On.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Fight-On-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Restoration-Magic.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154290" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Restoration-Magic.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Restoration-Magic.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Restoration-Magic-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Cactuar.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154291" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Cactuar.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Cactuar.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Cactuar-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Ashe-Princess-of-Dalmasca.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154292" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Ashe-Princess-of-Dalmasca.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Ashe-Princess-of-Dalmasca.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Ashe-Princess-of-Dalmasca-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-Light-of-Judgment.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154293" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-Light-of-Judgment.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-Light-of-Judgment.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-Light-of-Judgment-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/10-Elixir.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154294" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/10-Elixir.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/10-Elixir.jpg 488w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/10-Elixir-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/11-The-Final-Days.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154295" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/11-The-Final-Days.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/11-The-Final-Days.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/11-The-Final-Days-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/12-Louisoixs-Sacrifice.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154296" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/12-Louisoixs-Sacrifice.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/12-Louisoixs-Sacrifice.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/12-Louisoixs-Sacrifice-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/13-Judge-Magister-Gabranth.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154297" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/13-Judge-Magister-Gabranth.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/13-Judge-Magister-Gabranth.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/13-Judge-Magister-Gabranth-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/14-Magitek-Infantry.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154298" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/14-Magitek-Infantry.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/14-Magitek-Infantry.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/14-Magitek-Infantry-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/15-Sorceresss-Schemes.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154299" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/15-Sorceresss-Schemes.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/15-Sorceresss-Schemes.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/15-Sorceresss-Schemes-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a></p>
<h3><em>Through the Ages</em> Spoilers</h3>
<p>We also got two cards from the <em>Through the Ages</em> bonus sheet over this extended weekend!</p>
<p><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Knights-of-San-dOria-Ranger-Captain-of-Eos.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154301" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Knights-of-San-dOria-Ranger-Captain-of-Eos.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Knights-of-San-dOria-Ranger-Captain-of-Eos.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Knights-of-San-dOria-Ranger-Captain-of-Eos-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154302" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Giant-of-Babil-Traxos-Scourge-of-Kroog.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Giant-of-Babil-Traxos-Scourge-of-Kroog.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Giant-of-Babil-Traxos-Scourge-of-Kroog-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /><br />
Currently, that leaves the game crunch for <em>Through the Ages</em> at this list of games still needing cards (out of four per game):</p>
<ul>
<li><em>FFVII</em>: 1</li>
<li><em>FFVIII</em>: 1</li>
<li><em>FFIX</em>: 2</li>
<li><em>FFX</em>: 1</li>
</ul>
<p>Five more to go altogether!</p>
<h2>Previews For Tuesday, May 27th</h2>
<p>That brings us to Tuesday, May 27th. There were a <em>lot</em> of spoilers this day, especially considering how many common and uncommon cards were revealed during WeeklyMTG's livestream on <a href="http://twitch.tv/magic">Twitch</a>. We <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/weeklymtg-outlines-final-fantasy-limited-archetypes">covered these separately</a>, but we will show you everything else revealed, specifically by the time of writing, below!</p>
<p><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Magic-Damper.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154303" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Magic-Damper.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Magic-Damper.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Magic-Damper-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Gysahl-Greens.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154304" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Gysahl-Greens.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Gysahl-Greens.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Gysahl-Greens-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Diamond-Weapon.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154305" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Diamond-Weapon.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Diamond-Weapon.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Diamond-Weapon-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Minwu-White-Mage.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154306" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Minwu-White-Mage.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Minwu-White-Mage.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Minwu-White-Mage-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Rufus-Shinra.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154307" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Rufus-Shinra.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Rufus-Shinra.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Rufus-Shinra-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Seifer-Almasy.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154308" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Seifer-Almasy.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Seifer-Almasy.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Seifer-Almasy-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Scorpion-Sentinel.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154309" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Scorpion-Sentinel.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Scorpion-Sentinel.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Scorpion-Sentinel-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Swallowed-by-Leviathan.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154310" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Swallowed-by-Leviathan.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Swallowed-by-Leviathan.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Swallowed-by-Leviathan-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-Adventurers-Airship.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154311" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-Adventurers-Airship.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-Adventurers-Airship.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-Adventurers-Airship-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a> <a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/10-Thiefs-Knife.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-154312" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/10-Thiefs-Knife.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/10-Thiefs-Knife.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/10-Thiefs-Knife-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a></p>
<h2>More To Come!</h2>
<p>We still have three more days of <em>Final Fantasy</em> previews to look forward to! So with that, let us open the floor to you, dear reader. Is there anything that is still glaringly absent from the set from a lore or flavor perspective for you? Are you looking forward to opening any of the cards previewed since this past Saturday? And, are you attending a Prerelease event? Do you have any plans to use a specific archetype, if you pull it, during the Sealed event? Sound off below, because we'd love to hear more about that!</p>


Best Final Fantasy Spoilers From Tuesday, May 27th

WeeklyMTG Outlines Final Fantasy Limited Archetypes

<h6 style="text-align: right;">Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</h6>
<p>Summer is coming, and with it, a new <em>Secret Lair</em> superdrop! <em>Summer Superdrop 2025</em> is launching on June 9th at 9 AM Pacific Time (or Noon Eastern Time). Let's go over the different drops that this superdrop contains!</p>
<h2><em>Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy</em></h2>
<p>We've already covered these <em>Secret Lair</em> drops in another article, but to recap, these three drops will cost $29.99 for nonfoil and $39.99 in foil. There are three <em>Final Fantasy</em>-themed drops in total: One themed after some of the series' villains, one themed after the heroes' magic, and one themed after famous weapons from the series.</p>
<p><a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/secret-lair-x-final-fantasy-three-new-drops-revealed">You can find our coverage of these drops here.</a></p>
<h2><em>Artist Series: Phil Foglio</em></h2>
<p>Classic <em>Magic</em> artist <a href="https://www.studiofoglio.com/"><strong>Phil Foglio</strong></a> is a perennial favorite for many players. His oftentimes zany, painterly work draws players to the game and hearkens back to the olden days of the game. And now, he's been commissioned to create a <em>Secret Lair</em>! This drop features multiple red and green cards. The most mechanically notable of these may be a timely reprint of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Constant Mists" href="#" target="_blank">Constant Mists</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. However, his <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Orcish Lumberjack" href="#" target="_blank">Orcish Lumberjack</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is also just so aesthetically Foglio. Take a look!</p>
<h3>Goblin Bombardment</h3>
<div id="attachment_154191" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Goblin-Bombardment.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-154191" class="wp-image-154191" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Goblin-Bombardment.jpg" alt="Goblin Bombardment, a Secret Lair reprint. Illustrated by Phil Foglio. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast" width="400" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Goblin-Bombardment.jpg 744w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Goblin-Bombardment-215x300.jpg 215w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Goblin-Bombardment-733x1024.jpg 733w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-154191" class="wp-caption-text">Goblin Bombardment, a <em>Secret Lair</em> reprint. Illustrated by <strong>Phil Foglio</strong>. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</p></div>
<h3>Orcish Lumberjack</h3>
<div id="attachment_154192" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Orcish-Lumberjack.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-154192" class="wp-image-154192" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Orcish-Lumberjack.jpg" alt="Orcish Lumberjack, a reprint from Artist Series: Phil Foglio. Illustrated by Phil Foglio. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast" width="400" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Orcish-Lumberjack.jpg 744w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Orcish-Lumberjack-215x300.jpg 215w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Orcish-Lumberjack-733x1024.jpg 733w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-154192" class="wp-caption-text">Orcish Lumberjack, a reprint from <em>Artist Series: Phil Foglio</em>. Illustrated by Phil Foglio. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</p></div>
<h3>Constant Mists</h3>
<div id="attachment_154193" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Constant-Mists.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-154193" class="wp-image-154193" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Constant-Mists.jpg" alt="Constant Mists, a reprint from Artist Series: Phil Foglio. Illustrated by Phil Foglio. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast" width="400" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Constant-Mists.jpg 744w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Constant-Mists-215x300.jpg 215w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Constant-Mists-733x1024.jpg 733w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-154193" class="wp-caption-text">Constant Mists, a reprint from <em>Artist Series: Phil Foglio</em>. Illustrated by Phil Foglio. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</p></div>
<h3>Song of the Dryads</h3>
<div id="attachment_154194" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Song-of-the-Dryads.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-154194" class="wp-image-154194" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Song-of-the-Dryads.jpg" alt="Song of the Dryads, a Secret Lair reprint. Illustrated by Phil Foglio. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast" width="400" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Song-of-the-Dryads.jpg 744w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Song-of-the-Dryads-215x300.jpg 215w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Song-of-the-Dryads-733x1024.jpg 733w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-154194" class="wp-caption-text">Song of the Dryads, a <em>Secret Lair</em> reprint. Illustrated by Phil Foglio. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</p></div>
<p><em>Artist Series: Phil Foglio</em><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> will be available for sale on the <em>Secret Lair</em> webstore for $29.99 in non-foil</span> and $39.99 for its foil iteration.</p>
<h2><em>Featuring: Imiri Sakabashira</em></h2>
<p>Mangaka and illustrator <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/2924716.Imiri_Sakabashira"><strong>Imiri Sakabashira</strong></a> has also got a <em>Secret Lair</em> drop! Wizards of the Coast describes his work as "a dream halfway through a kaiju fight", and "straight out of a movie". We are inclined to agree!</p>
<p>Here are the cards from this drop:</p>
<h3>Consecrated Sphinx</h3>
<div id="attachment_154195" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Consecrated-Sphinx.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-154195" class="wp-image-154195" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Consecrated-Sphinx.jpg" alt="Consecrated Sphinx, a reprint from Featuring: Imiri Sakabashira. Illustrated by Imiri Sakabashira. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast" width="400" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Consecrated-Sphinx.jpg 744w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Consecrated-Sphinx-215x300.jpg 215w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Consecrated-Sphinx-733x1024.jpg 733w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-154195" class="wp-caption-text">Consecrated Sphinx, a reprint from <em>Featuring: Imiri Sakabashira</em>. Illustrated by <strong>Imiri Sakabashira</strong>. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</p></div>
<h3>Resculpt</h3>
<div id="attachment_154196" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Resculpt.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-154196" class="wp-image-154196" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Resculpt.jpg" alt="Resculpt, a reprint from Featuring: Imiri Sakabashira. Illustrated by Imiri Sakabashira. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast" width="400" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Resculpt.jpg 744w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Resculpt-215x300.jpg 215w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Resculpt-733x1024.jpg 733w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-154196" class="wp-caption-text">Resculpt, a reprint from <em>Featuring: Imiri Sakabashira</em>. Illustrated by Imiri Sakabashira. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</p></div>
<h3>Mirage Mirror</h3>
<div id="attachment_154197" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Mirage-Mirror.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-154197" class="wp-image-154197" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Mirage-Mirror.jpg" alt="Mirage Mirror, a reprint from Featuring: Imiri Sakabashira. Illustrated by Imiri Sakabashira. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast" width="400" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Mirage-Mirror.jpg 744w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Mirage-Mirror-215x300.jpg 215w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Mirage-Mirror-733x1024.jpg 733w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-154197" class="wp-caption-text">Mirage Mirror, a reprint from <em>Featuring: Imiri Sakabashira</em>. Illustrated by Imiri Sakabashira. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</p></div>
<h3>Scion of Draco</h3>
<div id="attachment_154198" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Scion-of-Draco.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-154198" class="wp-image-154198" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Scion-of-Draco.jpg" alt="Scion of Draco, a reprint from Featuring: Imiri Sakabashira. Illustrated by Imiri Sakabashira. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast" width="400" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Scion-of-Draco.jpg 744w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Scion-of-Draco-215x300.jpg 215w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Scion-of-Draco-733x1024.jpg 733w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-154198" class="wp-caption-text">Scion of Draco, a reprint from <em>Featuring: Imiri Sakabashira</em>. Illustrated by Imiri Sakabashira. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</p></div>
<p><em>Featuring: Imiri Sakabashira</em> will be available for $29.99 in non-foil and $39.99 for its foil iteration.</p>
<h2><em>The Art of Frank Frazetta: The Second Exhibition</em></h2>
<p>The final <em>Secret Lair</em> drop for the Summer 2025 Superdrop is <em>The Art of Frank Frazetta: The Second Exhibition</em>. <a href="https://www.frazettamuseum.com/"><strong>Frank Frazetta</strong></a> is a giant name in the world of pulp and fantasy artwork. His drawings are iconic and revered across the world of fantasy art. As such, <em>Magic: The Gathering</em> will now have <a href="https://secretlair.wizards.com/us/en/product/810214/the-art-of-frank-frazetta">a second drop</a> for some of Frazetta's most iconic pieces!</p>
<h3>Deadly Dispute</h3>
<div id="attachment_154199" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Deadly-Dispute.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-154199" class="wp-image-154199" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Deadly-Dispute.jpg" alt="Deadly Dispute, a reprint from The Art of Frank Frazetta: The Second Exhibition. Illustrated by Frank Frazetta. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast" width="400" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Deadly-Dispute.jpg 744w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Deadly-Dispute-215x300.jpg 215w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Deadly-Dispute-733x1024.jpg 733w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-154199" class="wp-caption-text">Deadly Dispute, a reprint from <em>The Art of Frank Frazetta: The Second Exhibition</em>. Illustrated by <strong>Frank Frazetta</strong>. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</p></div>
<h3>Murderous Rider</h3>
<div id="attachment_154200" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Murderous-Rider.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-154200" class="wp-image-154200" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Murderous-Rider.jpg" alt="Murderous Rider, a reprint from The Art of Frank Frazetta: The Second Exhibition. Illustrated by Frank Frazetta. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast" width="400" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Murderous-Rider.jpg 744w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Murderous-Rider-215x300.jpg 215w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Murderous-Rider-733x1024.jpg 733w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-154200" class="wp-caption-text">Murderous Rider, a reprint from <em>The Art of Frank Frazetta: The Second Exhibition</em>. Illustrated by Frank Frazetta. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</p></div>
<h3>Zulaport Cutthroat</h3>
<div id="attachment_154201" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Zulaport-Cutthroat.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-154201" class="wp-image-154201" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Zulaport-Cutthroat.jpg" alt="Zulaport Cutthroat, a reprint from The Art of Frank Frazetta: The Second Exhibition. Illustrated by Frank Frazetta. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast" width="400" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Zulaport-Cutthroat.jpg 744w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Zulaport-Cutthroat-215x300.jpg 215w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Zulaport-Cutthroat-733x1024.jpg 733w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-154201" class="wp-caption-text">Zulaport Cutthroat, a reprint from <em>The Art of Frank Frazetta: The Second Exhibition</em>. Illustrated by Frank Frazetta. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</p></div>
<h3>Aggravated Assault</h3>
<div id="attachment_154202" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Aggravated-Assault.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-154202" class="wp-image-154202" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Aggravated-Assault.jpg" alt="Aggravated Assault, a reprint from The Art of Frank Frazetta: The Second Exhibition. Illustrated by Frank Frazetta. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast" width="400" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Aggravated-Assault.jpg 744w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Aggravated-Assault-215x300.jpg 215w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Aggravated-Assault-733x1024.jpg 733w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-154202" class="wp-caption-text">Aggravated Assault, a reprint from <em>The Art of Frank Frazetta: The Second Exhibition</em>. Illustrated by Frank Frazetta. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</p></div>
<h3>Desperate Ritual</h3>
<div id="attachment_154203" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Desperate-Ritual.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-154203" class="wp-image-154203" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Desperate-Ritual.jpg" alt="Desperate Ritual, a reprint from The Art of Frank Frazetta: The Second Exhibition. Illustrated by Frank Frazetta. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast" width="400" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Desperate-Ritual.jpg 744w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Desperate-Ritual-215x300.jpg 215w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Desperate-Ritual-733x1024.jpg 733w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-154203" class="wp-caption-text">Desperate Ritual, a reprint from <em>The Art of Frank Frazetta: The Second Exhibition</em>. Illustrated by Frank Frazetta. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</p></div>
<p><em>The Art of Frank Frazetta: The Second Exhibition</em> will sell on the <em>Secret Lair</em> webstore at $29.99 for non-foil and $39.99 in foil.</p>
<h2>Summertime, And The Weather Is Fine!</h2>
<p>Orders of $100 or more will be eligible for free shipping. Unfortunately, they won't be eligible for <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/secret-lair-the-ultimate-pencil-superdrop-launches-5-12">a free pencil</a> this time.</p>
<p>Are you excited to buy any of these <em>Secret Lair</em>s within the 2025 Summer Superdrop? With the <em>Final Fantasy</em> drops likely to be the big draw for players and collectors alike, will you aim to get any of the other drops? Sound off below!</p>


Secret Lair Summer Superdrop 2025 Officially Announced

<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Joshua, Phoenix&#039;s Dominant" href="#" target="_blank">Joshua, Phoenix&#039;s Dominant</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/lasahido" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lius Lasahido</a></em></p>
<p><em>Magic: The Gathering</em> is a game that truly contains multitudes. For every color, there's some means to gain card advantage, to summon enormous creatures, to exert control over the battlefield, and so on. Such is also the case with card recursion. It may be obvious, but black is the best color to resurrect creatures on the whole. However, that won't stop <em>Magic</em>'s most iconic reviving creature, the Phoenix, from doing it the most self-sufficiently. Interestingly, <em>Final Fantasy</em>, the upcoming <em>Universes Beyond</em> set, has given us a fantastic commander to lead a bunch of Phoenixes. As such, today's deck tech features <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Joshua, Phoenix&#039;s Dominant" href="#" target="_blank">Joshua, Phoenix&#039;s Dominant</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> of <a href="https://na.finalfantasyxvi.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Final Fantasy XVI</em></a> fame, with a Bracket 2 Phoenix kindred theme!</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards side-by-side"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Joshua, Phoenix&#039;s Dominant"></div></div>
<h2>What Does Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant Do?</h2>
<p>On its front face, this commander from <em>Final Fantasy XVI</em> is a card advantage generator. Joshua is a white-red legendary Human Noble Wizard for <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-1" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-w" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>. On entry, the Phoenix's Dominant allows you to discard up to two cards and draw that many back. He also has an activated ability for <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-3" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-w" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> and tapping Joshua at sorcery-speed to transform him (via exile) into Phoenix, Warden of Fire.</p>
<p>Phoenix, Warden of Fire is where this commander gets <em>really</em> interesting. It's a Saga enchantment in addition to being a Phoenix creature. When each of the first two lore counters are put onto the Warden of Fire, it deals two damage to each opponent. Then, at its final lore addition, it reverts back into Joshua, but not before recurring up to six mana worth of creatures from your graveyard. When Joshua returns, his on-entry triggered ability will trigger once more. And so the cycle begins anew.</p>
<h3>Similar Commanders to Joshua</h3>
<p>As far as I can tell, only a handful of other commanders do anything remotely similar to Joshua. For one, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Daretti, Scrap Savant" href="#" target="_blank">Daretti, Scrap Savant</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> does a neat imitation, albeit stymied by being a planeswalker card rather than a creature. Most other Boros commanders are even further from doing what Joshua can do. However, some, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hofri Ghostforge" href="#" target="_blank">Hofri Ghostforge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, for instance, can play the recursion game relatively well.</p>
<p>The closest we're going to get with a Boros commander to this build is Otharri, Suns' Glory, which we'll cover later on, as it <em>is</em> in this deck list. It makes for a decent Phoenix kindred commander, but Joshua very possibly has Otharri beat.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Daretti, Scrap Savant"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Otharri, Suns&#039; Glory"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Hofri Ghostforge"></div></div>
<h3>Joshua's Strategy</h3>
<p>Design-wise, Boros is a very conflicted color identity right now. The color pair wants either to innovate with recursive measures, which many players seem potentially wary of on a power-level basis, or it wants to be pure combat, which many players seem fairly tired of overall. Therefore, this deck will take hints from both ends of the Boros spectrum and add in a little extra flair.</p>
<p>This deck is a Phoenix kindred build, where we want to be attacking as often as possible with creatures that can recur themselves easily. We have the necessary means to make them cost much less than they normally would, as well as ways to buff them on the battlefield. Those who've played either with or against any kindred build know the typical gist of this.</p>
<p>Additionally, this deck boasts a sizeable <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sunforger" href="#" target="_blank">Sunforger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> package, which we'll get into when discussing specific card choices. Overall, we want this deck to play well at a Bracket 2, or "Core," table.</p>
<h2>Card Choices For This Joshua Deck</h2>
<p>This is a Phoenix kindred-themed build. As such, Phoenixes are core to our gameplay strategy. There is one other major concept we need to discuss as well, but let's start with the firebirds in question:</p>
<h3>Phoenixes - <em>Magic</em>'s "Kenny McCormick"</h3>
<p>Some Phoenixes I want to bring into this discussion are <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Skyfire Phoenix" href="#" target="_blank">Skyfire Phoenix</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Everquill Phoenix" href="#" target="_blank">Everquill Phoenix</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Otharri, Suns&#039; Glory" href="#" target="_blank">Otharri, Suns&#039; Glory</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. They all have certain nuances about them and make for excellent cards to add to the deck.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Skyfire Phoenix"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Otharri, Suns&#039; Glory"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Everquill Phoenix"></div></div>
<p>Skyfire Phoenix is a great card to simply discard as soon as Joshua hits the battlefield. Unfortunately, it won't trigger off of Joshua's entry trigger. But whenever you cast Joshua during later plays, you can recur this Phoenix, giving you an additional flying, hasty body to smash into things.</p>
<p>Everquill Phoenix, like Joshua, is an excellent support card. When you get a chance to mutate it onto another creature, you'll be able to create a Feather token. You can sacrifice a Feather token to recur a Phoenix for just one mana. This recursion doesn't just apply to Everquill Phoenix! You can bring back <em>any</em> Phoenix from your graveyard with a Feather. In this way, Everquill is a fantastic choice to bring something back with a minimal amount of effort.</p>
<p>Otharri, Suns' Glory probably boasts the superlative for "most likely to be converted into a Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant deck." At the time of writing, Otharri and Joshua are probably the only real Boros Phoenix kindred commanders to hold any weight in the conversation. However, Otharri can only bring itself back, whereas Joshua can bring back any creature you want.</p>
<p>The commonality between these cards is their durability, tenacity, and ability to just resurrect for little effort. They are the "Kenny McCormick" (of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc2jdgA3f9Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>South Park</em></a> fame) of <em>Magic: The Gathering</em>, and I mean that in the most endearing way possible.</p>
<h3>Sunforger Package</h3>
<p>Now, let's look at some cards that form a strong <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sunforger" href="#" target="_blank">Sunforger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> package. Sunforger often needs a ton of build-around to make it work optimally. You can only cast instants with a mana value of four or less with the card, so we've added in a whopping <em>sixteen</em> cards that fit the bill in here.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sunforger"></div></div>
<p>Sunforger counts towards our Bracket 2 limit of three tutors. The other two, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Steelshaper&#039;s Gift" href="#" target="_blank">Steelshaper&#039;s Gift</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Open the Armory" href="#" target="_blank">Open the Armory</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, are in this deck almost exclusively to tutor up Sunforger itself. Efficiency is key, especially in a lower bracket.</p>
<p>Some of the stronger instants to cast with Sunforger are:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Akroma&#039;s Will" href="#" target="_blank">Akroma&#039;s Will</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: This is an extremely versatile combat trick. You can safely use it to protect your creatures in all manner of ways. Alternatively, it can provide your creatures with additional offensive capabilities.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Master Warcraft" href="#" target="_blank">Master Warcraft</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: Another combat trick in Boros, Master Warcraft is one of my favorite combat manipulation spells. Being able to force players to attack and/or block how you wish them to can turn the tides of entire games very quickly. Sadly, on another player's turn, you can't choose how creatures attack. However, you can manipulate the flow of battle with cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Island Sanctuary" href="#" target="_blank">Island Sanctuary</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for an easier time on an opposing player's turn.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Clever Concealment" href="#" target="_blank">Clever Concealment</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: Sometimes your Phoenixes can't withstand a board wipe without a ton of necessary rebuilding afterwards. A strictly defensive option, Clever Concealment allows you to protect your creatures from so much removal in this game. Being able to skirt around mass-exile effects, or even board wipes that remove defenses like indestructible, can be massive. To that end, it's a fantastic card to cast via Sunforger.</li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Akroma&#039;s Will"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Master Warcraft"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Clever Concealment"></div></div>
<p>Now that we've discussed the cards that should further our game plan, let's talk about how Joshua plans to win!</p>
<h2>Winning With Joshua</h2>
<p>The plan is remarkably simple for any Bracket over 2. This is a Bracket 2 deck, though, so let's keep this in mind as we discuss our plan for victory. Put plainly, we want to use this deck to overrun our opponents with an army of giant, flying, flaming birds. We want to protect them whenever we need to, but we also want to swing for the fences with reckless abandon. If one Phoenix falls, there is a means to bring it back safely. If many Phoenixes could fall, you have the methods to prevent that occurrence. Eventually, you'll be remarkably ahead on damage output, while your opponents will have exhausted their many resources trying to quell the firestorm.</p>
<h2>Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant Commander Deck List</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Joshua, Phoenix&#039;s Dominant" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Joshua, Phoenix&#039;s Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Adaptive Automaton
*1 Arclight Phoenix
*1 Brass Herald
*1 Codsworth, Handy Helper
*1 Detective&#039;s Phoenix
*1 Everquill Phoenix
*1 Flame-Wreathed Phoenix
*1 Flamewake Phoenix
*1 Glory
*1 Kuldotha Phoenix
*1 Lightning Phoenix
*1 Magma Phoenix
*1 Magus of the Moat
*1 Metallic Mimic
*1 Nemesis Phoenix
*1 Ornithopter of Paradise
*1 Otharri, Suns&#039; Glory
*1 Phoenix of Ash
*1 Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
*1 Rekindling Phoenix
*1 Roaming Throne
*1 Skyfire Phoenix
*1 Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
*1 Weathered Wayfarer
*1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Akroma&#039;s Will
*1 And They Shall Know No Fear
*1 Angel&#039;s Grace
*1 Boros Charm
*1 Clever Concealment
*1 Cloud&#039;s Limit Break
*1 Comeuppance
*1 Deflecting Palm
*1 Final Showdown
*1 Flawless Maneuver
*1 Master Warcraft
*1 Olórin&#039;s Searing Light
*1 Path to Exile
*1 Silence
*1 Stroke of Midnight
*1 Swords to Plowshares
[/Instants]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Banner of Kinship
*1 Boros Signet
*1 Herald&#039;s Horn
*1 Isochron Scepter
*1 Lavaspur Boots
*1 Patchwork Banner
*1 Phoenix Down
*1 Power Conduit
*1 Progenitor&#039;s Icon
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Sunforger
*1 Sunglasses of Urza
*1 Swiftfoot Boots
*1 Talisman of Conviction
*1 Urza&#039;s Incubator
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Island Sanctuary
*1 Molten Echoes
*1 Reconnaissance
*1 Shared Animosity
[/Enchantments]
[Sorceries]
*1 Open the Armory
*1 Steelshaper&#039;s Gift
[/Sorceries]
[Lands]
*1 Arena of Glory
*1 Arid Mesa
*1 Ash Barrens
*1 Battlefield Forge
*1 Cavern of Souls
*1 Command Beacon
*1 Command Tower
*1 Elegant Parlor
*1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
*1 Evolving Wilds
*8 Mountain
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
*10 Plains
*1 Prismatic Vista
*1 Sacred Foundry
*1 Secluded Courtyard
*1 Spectator Seating
*1 Terramorphic Expanse
*1 Three Tree City
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>When this commander got previewed, I was floored. I knew nothing about <em>Final Fantasy XVI</em>, but I knew there was a Joshua somewhere in the series canon. Joshua, being a Phoenix summoner, was kind of a big deal to me for very personal reasons. So, I decided that, for this deck tech of a character who shared my name, I'd lean into it in just as big a way.</p>
<p>If you're a fan of atypical kindred decks that you'd seldom see on a battlefield, this is a deck for you. Likewise, if you like the idea of a recursion strategy but can't fathom playing black, this deck is also a great potential fit. It's not the most powerful deck at your local game store's Commander night, to be frank, but it may be the most fun Bracket 2 deck you'll see there.</p>


Forging Rebirth With Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant

<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cid, Timeless Artificer" href="#" target="_blank">Cid, Timeless Artificer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/lasahido" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lius Lasahido</a></em></p>
<p>As mentioned in my <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ardyn, the Usurper" href="#" target="_blank">Ardyn, the Usurper</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/building-a-demon-typal-deck-with-ardyn-the-usurper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Demon Typal Deck Tech</a> last week, <em>Final Fantasy</em> is a cool IP that doesn’t speak to me. There are, however, tons of interesting designs, many of which are amazing as IP-agnostic game pieces. The one I’m focusing on today is a timewalking mechanist who reminds me of when I was just learning the game in high school. The school I went to has a mascot named Sidney Raider, after the Spanish hero El Cid. This timeless hero of gallantry, bravery, and sacrifice seems a fitting commander for a deck, so let’s learn how to build around <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cid, Timeless Artificer" href="#" target="_blank">Cid, Timeless Artificer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<p>Interestingly enough, Cid reminds me of high school in more than just his name: he works with artifacts and cycling, which were themes of a couple of my early decks! I started playing with <em>Champions of Kamigawa</em>, right after <em>Mirrodin</em> block, which was a terrible time to learn. Damage went on the stack; mana burned if it wasn’t all spent; and broken-in-half artifacts enabled incredibly explosive starts. My first deck that could compete was a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Grinding Station" href="#" target="_blank">Grinding Station</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> Cheerios combo deck; my second was <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Astral Slide" href="#" target="_blank">Astral Slide</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ETBs and Morphs. Somehow, someway, Cid manages to bridge my high school experience and my current deckbuilding kick: strange typal decks!</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cid, Timeless Artificer"></div></div>
<h2>What Does Cid, Timeless Artificer Do?</h2>
<p>Cid is an intriguing card in the 99, and can even take multiple slots, as a deck can have any number of cards named <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cid, Timeless Artificer" href="#" target="_blank">Cid, Timeless Artificer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. It also has cycling, which is another ability better served in the 99. So…why run Cid as a commander? Well, in addition to being an aggressively-costed four-drop, Cid gives artifact creatures and Heroes +1/+1 for each Artificer we control and each Artificer in our graveyard. This pump only happens if we have a copy out, so we can use our commander to take advantage of the waves and waves of Cid’s past lives we cycle away.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Urza, Lord Protector"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Urza, Prince of Kroog"></div></div>
<p>There are a number of legendary Artificers who could helm an Artificer-themed deck, most of whom involve adding or subtracting a color from our Azorius color identity. Ironically, the closest we can get to a predecessor to the kindly and paternal Cid is one of the incarnations of the curmudgeonly eugenicist, Urza. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Urza, Lord Protector" href="#" target="_blank">Urza, Lord Protector</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Urza, Prince of Kroog" href="#" target="_blank">Urza, Prince of Kroog</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are both in the deck, so we could tag them in as the commander if wanted. The Lord Protector reduces the cost of artifacts, instants, and sorceries we cast, although we already do have some cost reducers and we don’t run many instants or sorceries. The Prince of Kroog acts as a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tempered Steel" href="#" target="_blank">Tempered Steel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and a means of copying artifacts, but Cid already pumps the artifact creatures and we don’t have a glut of mana to pour into the Prince’s ability, so he doesn’t really add anything.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Hare Apparent"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dragon&#039;s Approach"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Persistent Petitioners"></div></div>
<p>Trying to place this deck into known archetypes is a bit of a tough ask, as Cid has an ability that breaks a fundamental rule of singleton formats. The more successful cards that can have any number of copies tend to be focal points of their decks: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hare Apparent" href="#" target="_blank">Hare Apparent</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragon&#039;s Approach" href="#" target="_blank">Dragon&#039;s Approach</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Persistent Petitioners" href="#" target="_blank">Persistent Petitioners</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Slime Against Humanity" href="#" target="_blank">Slime Against Humanity</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Cid is a bit more of a role-player and is the first to be able to go into the command zone. While cycling may be a blank on a commander (without committing to the bit), Cids do work together by offering flexibility. They need artifact creatures and/or Heroes to pump, however, so we can’t just pack our deck with a bunch of Cids. While there is probably a more Cid-focused cycling deck or a cheap, evasive artifact-focused aggro deck, our list is a moderate tempo-based version.</p>
<h2>Key Cards for Cid, Timeless Artificer</h2>
<p>One of the most important cards in a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cid, Timeless Artificer" href="#" target="_blank">Cid, Timeless Artificer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> deck is…<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cid, Timeless Artificer" href="#" target="_blank">Cid, Timeless Artificer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>! Why is that? Well, it does the things we need, which is why we have it as a commander and why we’re playing a card where we can have any number of copies. But how many is enough? Is there such a thing as too many? Unlike other cards with similar effects, we don’t need more than 20, nor do we need a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thrumming Stone" href="#" target="_blank">Thrumming Stone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, as we’re cycling instead of casting. We also have a version in the command zone, so we’re likely casting it as the primary copy and the rest will be cycled away to dig for the “real” spells. As a result, 15 Cids seems like a fair amount - one for each variant!</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cid, Timeless Artificer|fin|407"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cid, Timeless Artificer|fin|409"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cid, Timeless Artificer|fin|414"></div></div>
<p>The other Artificers need to either produce or interact with artifacts, as Cid pumps them and many effects care about them. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Padeem, Consul of Innovation" href="#" target="_blank">Padeem, Consul of Innovation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sai, Master Thopterist" href="#" target="_blank">Sai, Master Thopterist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can draw us cards with our artifacts. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam" href="#" target="_blank">Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hanna, Ship&#039;s Navigator" href="#" target="_blank">Hanna, Ship&#039;s Navigator</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> combine to give the deck a fairly strong engine: bouncing, re-casting, copying, and recurring artifacts to slowly develop a wide board through synergy. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Whirler Rogue" href="#" target="_blank">Whirler Rogue</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> provides evasive bodies that soak up the Cid boosts like a sponge and can also tap to punch through extra damage in a pinch.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Padeem, Consul of Innovation"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mishra&#039;s Bauble"></div></div>
<p>While <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sol Ring" href="#" target="_blank">Sol Ring</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> isn’t usually an important card to go into detail about, the deck is mana-hungry and there are interesting combos and synergies with it. It both provides mana to fuel Drafna’s abilities and is an incredible outlet for them, as making extra Sol Rings is one of the more powerful things one can do. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mind Stone" href="#" target="_blank">Mind Stone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mishra&#039;s Bauble" href="#" target="_blank">Mishra&#039;s Bauble</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are similarly powerful artifacts to juggle around, while <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ornithopter of Paradise" href="#" target="_blank">Ornithopter of Paradise</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can quickly go from a setup mana creature to a game-ending threat!</p>
<h2>How Does This Cid, Timeless Artificer Commander Deck Win?</h2>
<p>Ideally speaking, our <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cid, Timeless Artificer" href="#" target="_blank">Cid, Timeless Artificer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> deck wins by powering up incidental bodies using copies of our namesake card. It’s worth noting that Cid cares about all Artificers, not just copies of himself, so we wind up with ways to add almost 40 power and toughness if we can flip our whole deck into play. While that's unlikely, it shows how many Artificers we're running, many of whom make bodies for us to pump.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cid, Timeless Artificer|fin|419"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cid, Timeless Artificer|fin|418"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cid, Timeless Artificer|fin|417"></div></div>
<p>When a single Thopter can slice off half of your life? Yeah, that’s a powerful aggressive line. When you factor in that that’s not even using our better cards? You better believe this deck has potential. While we’d prefer to win through cycling Cids to stack up boosts on evasive creatures, sometimes we need to rely on the synergies shared between members of the Artificer creature type, using spare copies of Cid to dig to our more powerful cards and to piece together the synergies needed to build inevitability.</p>
<h2>Cid, Timeless Artificer Commander Deck List</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Cid, Timeless Artificer Commander Deck Tech" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Cid, Timeless Artificer
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Artificer&#039;s Assistant
*1 Aspiring Aeronaut
*1 Aviation Pioneer
*14 Cid, Timeless Artificer
*1 Digsite Engineer
*1 Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam
*1 Esper Sentinel
*1 Etherium Sculptor
*1 Etherium Spinner
*1 Experimental Aviator
*1 Grand Architect
*1 Hangarback Walker
*1 Hanna, Ship&#039;s Navigator
*1 Inspired Sphinx
*1 Jhoira&#039;s Familiar
*1 Leonardo da Vinci
*1 Lita, Mechanical Engineer
*1 Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
*1 Master Transmuter
*1 Master Trinketeer
*1 Myr Retriever
*1 Oltec Matterweaver
*1 Ornithopter of Paradise
*1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
*1 Renowned Weaponsmith
*1 Riddlesmith
*1 Sai, Master Thopterist
*1 Scrap Trawler
*1 Sharding Sphinx
*1 Thopter Mechanic
*1 Thought Monitor
*1 Urza, Lord Protector
*1 Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
*1 Urza, Prince of Kroog
*1 Whirler Rogue
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Cloud Key
*1 Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Mishra&#039;s Bauble
*1 Retrofitter Foundry
*1 Shorikai, Genesis Engine
*1 Sol Ring
*1 The Mightstone and Weakstone
*1 Thopter Fabricator
*1 Whirlermaker
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Thopter Spy Network
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*20 Island
*20 Plains
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>There are some powerful cards in our deck, which enable fast starts. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sol Ring" href="#" target="_blank">Sol Ring</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Esper Sentinel" href="#" target="_blank">Esper Sentinel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are the more egregious offenders, especially since <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Esper Sentinel" href="#" target="_blank">Esper Sentinel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can be annoying to track. At least, with its synergy with Cids, the Sentinel can get strong enough that most players will just not be able to pay its cost. While we do play some staples, we have ways to make those staples more interesting. And while we do play 15 of the same card, that card has a lot of “play” to it. When do you cast it? When do you cycle it? Do you cast a spare copy or the commander itself? We can even use the spare copies to have access to our commander without paying for tax!</p>
<p>This deck is one for those who enjoy tempo decks with a solid amount of flexibility and problem solving. It’s easy to play but tough to master, as every card has decision-making trees. If you enjoy Kaijudo/Duel Masters, you’ll love the decision trees that come with each copy of Cid, as those games are largely defined by the choices of how you want to play each individual card.</p>
<p>How would you build a Cid deck? And how many Cids is too many? Let us know in the comments.</p>


Building an Artificer Typal Deck with Cid, Timeless Artificer

<h6 style="text-align: right;">Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</h6>
<p>Ahh, Friday. The day when many people get the opportunity to begin winding down from the busy workweek. Well, our due diligence slows that downtime for us a little, because now it's time to showcase some <em>Final Fantasy</em> spoilers! These previews are from across the content dated Friday, May 23rd. In it, you'll see cards from <em>Through the Ages</em>, some fresh faces, and even some cards that are downright overkill. We aim to get these out to you ahead of their inclusion in the <a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/final-fantasy/card-image-gallery">official Card Image Gallery</a> for the set, because we're cool like that. Are you ready? Let's venture forth!</p>
<h2>A Single Reveal From Thursday, May 22nd</h2>
<p>In our need to cover as many <em>Final Fantasy </em>spoilers from May 22nd as we could, we nevertheless saw that one made it out <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/best-final-fantasy-spoilers-from-thursday-may-22nd">post-publication</a>. This card, in particular:</p>
<div id="attachment_153918" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Gogo-Master-of-Mimicry.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153918" class="wp-image-153918" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Gogo-Master-of-Mimicry.jpg" alt="Gogo, Master of Mimicry, a new card from Final Fantasy. Previewed late in the day on Thursday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix." width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Gogo-Master-of-Mimicry.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Gogo-Master-of-Mimicry-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153918" class="wp-caption-text">Gogo, Master of Mimicry, a new card from <em>Final Fantasy</em>. Previewed late in the day on Thursday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix.</p></div>
<p>Gogo, Master of Mimicry is a very strong take on <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Strionic Resonator" href="#" target="_blank">Strionic Resonator</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. The main reason we didn't cover Gogo as an addendum is that we only had the Japanese render post-publication. But my oh my, this card is glorious for players who like doubling up on their abilities... Or tripling up. Or quadrupling. You get the idea.</p>
<h2><em>Final Fantasy Previews For Friday, May 23rd</em></h2>
<p>With Gogo out of the way, let's jump right in to cover today's spoilers! There are approximately twelve previews from the set proper, as well as one new reveal from the <em>Through the Ages</em> bonus sheet. Let's look at the <em>Final Fantasy</em> main set first:</p>
<h3>Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhiga</h3>
<div id="attachment_153919" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Raubahn-Bull-of-Ala-Mhigo.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153919" class="wp-image-153919" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Raubahn-Bull-of-Ala-Mhigo.jpg" alt="Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhiga, a new card from Final Fantasy. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix." width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Raubahn-Bull-of-Ala-Mhigo.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Raubahn-Bull-of-Ala-Mhigo-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153919" class="wp-caption-text">Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhiga, a new card from <em>Final Fantasy</em>. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix.</p></div>
<h3>Vaan, Street Thief</h3>
<div id="attachment_153920" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Vaan-Street-Thief.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153920" class="wp-image-153920" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Vaan-Street-Thief.jpg" alt="Vaan, Street Thief, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix." width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Vaan-Street-Thief.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Vaan-Street-Thief-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153920" class="wp-caption-text">Vaan, Street Thief, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix.</p></div>
<h3>Tellah, Great Sage</h3>
<div id="attachment_153921" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Tellah-Great-Sage.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153921" class="wp-image-153921" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Tellah-Great-Sage.jpg" alt="Tellah, Great Sage, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix." width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Tellah-Great-Sage.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-Tellah-Great-Sage-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153921" class="wp-caption-text">Tellah, Great Sage, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix.</p></div>
<h3>Hope Estheim</h3>
<div id="attachment_153922" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Hope-Estheim.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153922" class="wp-image-153922" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Hope-Estheim.jpg" alt="Hope Estheim, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix." width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Hope-Estheim.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-Hope-Estheim-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153922" class="wp-caption-text">Hope Estheim, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix.</p></div>
<h3>Overkill</h3>
<div id="attachment_153923" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Overkill.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153923" class="wp-image-153923" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Overkill.jpg" alt="Overkill, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix." width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Overkill.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Overkill-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153923" class="wp-caption-text">Overkill, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix.</p></div>
<h3>Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus</h3>
<div id="attachment_153924" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Ultros-Obnoxious-Octopus.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153924" class="wp-image-153924" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Ultros-Obnoxious-Octopus.jpg" alt="Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix." width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Ultros-Obnoxious-Octopus.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-Ultros-Obnoxious-Octopus-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153924" class="wp-caption-text">Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix.</p></div>
<h3>Ride the Shoopuf</h3>
<div id="attachment_153925" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Ride-the-Shoopuf.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153925" class="wp-image-153925" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Ride-the-Shoopuf.jpg" alt="Ride the Shoopuf, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix." width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Ride-the-Shoopuf.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Ride-the-Shoopuf-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153925" class="wp-caption-text">Ride the Shoopuf, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix.</p></div>
<h3>Sleep Magic</h3>
<div id="attachment_153926" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Sleep-Magic.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153926" class="wp-image-153926" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Sleep-Magic.jpg" alt="Sleep Magic, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix." width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Sleep-Magic.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Sleep-Magic-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153926" class="wp-caption-text">Sleep Magic, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix.</p></div>
<h3>Cargo Ship</h3>
<div id="attachment_153927" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-Cargo-Ship.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153927" class="wp-image-153927" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-Cargo-Ship.jpg" alt="Cargo Ship, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix." width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-Cargo-Ship.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-Cargo-Ship-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153927" class="wp-caption-text">Cargo Ship, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix.</p></div>
<h3>Ninja's Blades</h3>
<div id="attachment_153928" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/10-Ninjas-Blades.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153928" class="wp-image-153928" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/10-Ninjas-Blades.jpg" alt="Ninja's Blades, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix." width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/10-Ninjas-Blades.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/10-Ninjas-Blades-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153928" class="wp-caption-text">Ninja's Blades, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix.</p></div>
<h3>Clive's Hideaway</h3>
<div id="attachment_153929" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/11-Clives-Hideaway.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153929" class="wp-image-153929" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/11-Clives-Hideaway.jpg" alt="Clive's Hideaway, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix." width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/11-Clives-Hideaway.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/11-Clives-Hideaway-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153929" class="wp-caption-text">Clive's Hideaway, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix.</p></div>
<h3>Balamb Garden, SeeD Academy</h3>
<div id="attachment_153930" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/12a-Balamb-Garden-SeeD-Academy.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153930" class="wp-image-153930" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/12a-Balamb-Garden-SeeD-Academy.jpg" alt="Balamb Garden, SeeD Academy, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix." width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/12a-Balamb-Garden-SeeD-Academy.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/12a-Balamb-Garden-SeeD-Academy-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153930" class="wp-caption-text">Balamb Garden, SeeD Academy, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed on Friday, May 23rd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_153931" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/12b-Balamb-Garden-Airborne.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153931" class="wp-image-153931" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/12b-Balamb-Garden-Airborne.jpg" alt="Balamb Garden, Airborne, the rear face of Balamb Garden, SeeD Academy. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix." width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/12b-Balamb-Garden-Airborne.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/12b-Balamb-Garden-Airborne-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153931" class="wp-caption-text">Balamb Garden, Airborne, the rear face of Balamb Garden, SeeD Academy. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix.</p></div>
<p>The addition of a rare dual land may imply the existence of other rare dual lands in the set. Will this come to pass? This remains to be seen, but it seems plausible that it will.</p>
<h3><em>Through the Ages</em> Bonus Sheet Reveal</h3>
<p>Finally, there was one card from the <em>Through the Ages</em> sheet revealed today:</p>
<div id="attachment_153932" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Gilgamesh-Weapon-Collector-Godo-Bandit-Warlord.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153932" class="wp-image-153932" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Gilgamesh-Weapon-Collector-Godo-Bandit-Warlord.jpg" alt="Gilgamesh, Weapon Collector, a reskin of Godo, Bandit Warlord. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Gilgamesh-Weapon-Collector-Godo-Bandit-Warlord.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Gilgamesh-Weapon-Collector-Godo-Bandit-Warlord-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153932" class="wp-caption-text">Gilgamesh, Weapon Collector, a reskin of Godo, Bandit Warlord. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</p></div>
<p>This leaves us with the following <em>Final Fantasy</em> games needing this many cards worth of representation from <em>Through the Ages</em>:</p>
<ul>
<li><em>FFIV</em>: 1</li>
<li><em>FFVII</em>: 1</li>
<li><em>FFVIII</em>: 1</li>
<li><em>FFIX</em>: 2</li>
<li><em>FFX</em>: 1</li>
<li><em>FFXI</em>: 1</li>
</ul>
<p>With only seven cards remaining in the game crunch, things are getting pretty down to the wire!</p>
<p>And now, let's ask you, dear readers: Have you played many of the sixteen main <em>Final Fantasy</em> games? Are you feeling good about the games you like most in the series, and namely, how well they're represented in this <em>Magic</em> set? And, if you haven't played a lot of the video games, has this set inspired you to do so? Sound off below!</p>


Best Final Fantasy Spoilers For Friday, May 23rd

<h6 style="text-align: right;">Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</h6>
<p><em>Final Fantasy</em> previews for this week have been quite exciting! However, the week is starting to come to an end. That said, the preview season for this set is still going quite strong. We still have an entire <em>week</em> of previews after this week draws to a close! As such, here are the previews for Thursday, May 22nd!</p>
<h2><em>Final Fantasy</em> Previews From Yesterday's End</h2>
<p>Naturally, some of these spoilers came to light after we published <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/best-final-fantasy-spoilers-for-wednesday-may-21st">yesterday's recap</a>. As we wish to recap these cards as well, let's look at what we missed on Wednesday, May 21st:</p>
<h3>Stolen Uniform</h3>
<div id="attachment_153817" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Stolen-Uniform.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153817" class="wp-image-153817" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Stolen-Uniform.jpg" alt="Stolen Uniform, a new card from Final Fantasy. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 21st. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Stolen-Uniform.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Stolen-Uniform-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153817" class="wp-caption-text">Stolen Uniform, a new card from <em>Final Fantasy</em>. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 21st. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</p></div>
<h3>Sidequest: Hunt the Mark</h3>
<div id="attachment_153818" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02a-Sidequest-Hunt-the-Mark.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153818" class="wp-image-153818" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02a-Sidequest-Hunt-the-Mark.jpg" alt="Sidequest: Hunt the Mark, a new card from Final Fantasy. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 21st. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02a-Sidequest-Hunt-the-Mark.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02a-Sidequest-Hunt-the-Mark-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153818" class="wp-caption-text">Sidequest: Hunt the Mark, a new card from <em>Final Fantasy</em>. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 21st. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</p></div>
<div id="attachment_153819" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02b-Yiazmat-Ultimate-Mark.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153819" class="wp-image-153819" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02b-Yiazmat-Ultimate-Mark.jpg" alt="Yiazmat, Ultimate Mark, the rear face of Sidequest: Hunt the Mark. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02b-Yiazmat-Ultimate-Mark.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02b-Yiazmat-Ultimate-Mark-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153819" class="wp-caption-text">Yiazmat, Ultimate Mark, the rear face of Sidequest: Hunt the Mark. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</p></div>
<h3><em>Through the Ages</em> Bonus Sheet Preview From May 21st</h3>
<p>In addition to the two cards previewed and shown above, one card from the <em>Through the Ages</em> bonus sheet became public as well:</p>
<div id="attachment_153820" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Warrior-of-Light-Adeline-Resplendent-Cathar.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153820" class="wp-image-153820" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Warrior-of-Light-Adeline-Resplendent-Cathar.jpg" alt="Hero of Light, a reskin of Adeline, Resplendent Cathar. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Warrior-of-Light-Adeline-Resplendent-Cathar.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Warrior-of-Light-Adeline-Resplendent-Cathar-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153820" class="wp-caption-text">Hero of Light, a reskin of Adeline, Resplendent Cathar. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</p></div>
<h2>May 22nd <em>Final Fantasy</em> Previews</h2>
<p>May 22nd's previews were quite cool. We got the rest of the <em>FFXV</em> party, which was consistent on many people's largely varied wish lists, as well as their car, The Regalia. We got a few cool cards with flavor from other games as well, including the World Map from the first <em>Final Fantasy</em> game. World Map looks like it's a better iteration of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble" href="#" target="_blank">Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and a slightly less wieldy <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Expedition Map" href="#" target="_blank">Expedition Map</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. That is to say, it's a strong staple in decks that lack or want additional ramp.</p>
<p>Anyway, here are the day's previews!</p>
<h3>Ignis Scientia</h3>
<div id="attachment_153824" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Ignis-Scientia.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153824" class="wp-image-153824" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Ignis-Scientia.jpg" alt="Ignis Scientia, a new card from Final Fantasy. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Ignis-Scientia.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Ignis-Scientia-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153824" class="wp-caption-text">Ignis Scientia, a new card from <em>Final Fantasy</em>. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</p></div>
<h3>Prompto Argentum</h3>
<div id="attachment_153825" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Prompto-Argentum.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153825" class="wp-image-153825" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Prompto-Argentum.jpg" alt="Prompto Argentum, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Prompto-Argentum.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Prompto-Argentum-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153825" class="wp-caption-text">Prompto Argentum, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</p></div>
<h3>The Gold Saucer</h3>
<div id="attachment_153826" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-The-Gold-Saucer.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153826" class="wp-image-153826" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-The-Gold-Saucer.jpg" alt="The Gold Saucer, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-The-Gold-Saucer.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/03-The-Gold-Saucer-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153826" class="wp-caption-text">The Gold Saucer, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</p></div>
<h3>The Lunar Whale</h3>
<div id="attachment_153827" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-The-Lunar-Whale.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153827" class="wp-image-153827" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-The-Lunar-Whale.jpg" alt="The Lunar Whale, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-The-Lunar-Whale.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/04-The-Lunar-Whale-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153827" class="wp-caption-text">The Lunar Whale, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</p></div>
<h3>Vayne's Treachery</h3>
<div id="attachment_153828" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Vaynes-Treachery.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153828" class="wp-image-153828" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Vaynes-Treachery.jpg" alt="Vayne's Treachery, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Vaynes-Treachery.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-Vaynes-Treachery-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153828" class="wp-caption-text">Vayne's Treachery, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</p></div>
<h3>World Map</h3>
<div id="attachment_153829" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-World-Map.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153829" class="wp-image-153829" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-World-Map.jpg" alt="World Map, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-World-Map.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/06-World-Map-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153829" class="wp-caption-text">World Map, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</p></div>
<h3>Reach the Horizon</h3>
<div id="attachment_153830" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Reach-the-Horizon.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153830" class="wp-image-153830" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Reach-the-Horizon.jpg" alt="Reach the Horizon, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Reach-the-Horizon.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Reach-the-Horizon-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153830" class="wp-caption-text">Reach the Horizon, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</p></div>
<h3>Weapons Vendor</h3>
<div id="attachment_153831" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Weapons-Vendor.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153831" class="wp-image-153831" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Weapons-Vendor.jpg" alt="Weapons Vendor, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Weapons-Vendor.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/08-Weapons-Vendor-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153831" class="wp-caption-text">Weapons Vendor, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</p></div>
<h3>The Regalia</h3>
<div id="attachment_153832" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-The-Regalia.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153832" class="wp-image-153832" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-The-Regalia.jpg" alt="The Regalia, a new card from MTGFIN. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-The-Regalia.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/09-The-Regalia-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153832" class="wp-caption-text">The Regalia, a new card from <em>MTGFIN</em>. Previewed late in the day on Wednesday, May 22nd. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</p></div>
<h3>May 22nd's <em>Through the Ages</em> Preview Card</h3>
<p>Finally, we got another <em>Through the Ages</em> bonus sheet preview card on May 22nd as well. What better card to represent Noctis of <em>Final Fantasy XV</em> than <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kenrith, the Returned King?" href="#" target="_blank">Kenrith, the Returned King?</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_153836" style="width: 411px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Noctis-Lucis-Caelum-Kenrith-the-Returned-King.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153836" class="wp-image-153836" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Noctis-Lucis-Caelum-Kenrith-the-Returned-King.jpg" alt="Noctis Lucis Caelum, a reskin of Kenrith, the Returned King. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix" width="401" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Noctis-Lucis-Caelum-Kenrith-the-Returned-King.jpg 672w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Noctis-Lucis-Caelum-Kenrith-the-Returned-King-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-153836" class="wp-caption-text">Noctis Lucis Caelum, a reskin of Kenrith, the Returned King. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</p></div>
<p>This preview from <em>Through the Ages</em>, paired with the previous day's, puts the current total number of revealed cards at 56 out of 64. That means there are only eight cards to go! As there are four cards per game represented in this bonus sheet, that means a crunch for games in this sheet is easy to track. Below is a list of the number of cards remaining for the sheet:</p>
<ul>
<li><em>FFI</em> 0</li>
<li><em>FFII</em> 0</li>
<li><em>FFIII</em> 0</li>
<li><em>FFIV</em> 1</li>
<li><em>FFV</em> 1</li>
<li><em>FFVI</em> 0</li>
<li><em>FFVII</em> 1</li>
<li><em>FFVIII</em> 1</li>
<li><em>FFIX</em> 2</li>
<li><em>FFX</em> 1</li>
<li><em>FFXI</em> 1</li>
<li><em>FFXII</em> 0</li>
<li><em>FFXIII</em> 0</li>
<li><em>FFXIV</em> 0</li>
<li><em>FFXV</em> 0</li>
<li><em>FFXVI</em> 0</li>
</ul>
<h2>Time For A Road Trip!</h2>
<p>With the <em>FFXV</em> gang all together at last, it is certain that players will want to make a deck based around the party, probably led by Kenrith as Noctis. Seems like a great opportunity for it!</p>
<p>So now, let's open the floor to you before these are all absorbed into the official <a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/final-fantasy/card-image-gallery">Card Image Gallery</a> on DailyMTG, dear readers. Do May 22nd's <em>Final Fantasy</em> previews excite you as a deck builder? Do you have any plans to make decks with any of these cards? Are you anticipating any other important characters from the game series? Sound off below!</p>


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