Wizards of the Coast goes to show as a lot paper into gold as it may with Magic: The Gathering, and main the way in which is its best-selling Ultimate Fantasy Universes Past set. The corporate just lately introduced at MagicCon Atlanta 2025 that will probably be releasing further Ultimate Fantasy field units with new playing cards that includes extra stunning artwork spanning the Sq. Enix RPG franchise’s historical past. In the event you’re apprehensive about your pockets, loosen up! The preliminary wave of pre-orders offered out immediately. This mini-expansion features a new Chocobo Bundle, a brand new Commander Deck, and 4 new Scene Bins. All of them arrive on December 5 and all of them are mainly not possible to search out on-line proper now. Hopefully, followers have higher luck with the stock that comes on to their native interest retailers. The Chocobo Bundle is $110 and comes with a bunch of booster packs, Chocobo-themed lands, alt-art reprints, a brand new promo card, and an extremely neat life whole click-wheel:
Then there’s the brand new $100 FFVII Restrict Break Commander Deck that comes with a PC obtain code for the HD remaster of the unique recreation and an unique Conventional Foil promo card that reveals Cloud trying up at Shinra HQ. It appears means over-priced however can be utterly offered out proper now on Amazon.
The brand new Scene Bins are what actually have my consideration. There’s one for Ultimate Fantasy, Ultimate Fantasy VIII, Ultimate Fantasy IX, and Ultimate Fantasy XV. Every comes with six Foil Borderless Scene Playing cards, six Artwork Playing cards, three Play Boosters, and one Show Easel for $42. The six playing cards go collectively to recreate scenes from every recreation. These new playing cards aren’t authorized in commonplace play however look cool as heck. The artwork on the bins alone makes me need one.
There was no scarcity of Lord of the Rings Scene Bins after they arrived in 2023, providing hope that after the preliminary frenzy subsides, followers will be capable of get entry to the brand new Ultimate Fantasy ones with out an excessive amount of hassle or paying over MSRP for them. Are the bins price even that? Within the grand scheme of issues, in all probability not. However that’s the entire level of Universes Past: subverting logic with ardour. The outcome has been very profitable for Wizards however a ache for a lot of followers. “This complete collab has been so complicated,” wrote one after the newest Ultimate Fantasy merchandise have been introduced. “Each try I’ve made at truly buying playing cards has proven that the set is offered out in all places, they usually don’t appear to be printing any new ones. However there’s new playing cards nonetheless popping out too?” Sure. And I think these received’t be the final ones both.
