Final Words Final Fantasy is a surprisingly strong set in Magic: The Gathering standards, and many cards in it, despite quite niche, have real potential for powerful formats and even cEDH
Whenever possible, I wanted to show an implied moment of what a scene could have looked like from a different angle, a new take on a character-focused piece, a spiced-up version of what a turn-based battle would look like, or visualize an otherwise invisible game mechanic
It is the first ever Lorcana card released, given out a year before the first set even came out at D23 in 2022
Instead of erasing just the competing effect, I will erase whole linkages
That alone makes it attractive to artifact-focused decks looking to maintain card flow while developing board presence
But the specific combination of elements that FINAL FANTASY pioneered was massively influential in the development of the RPG genre