One of essentially the most thrilling trading card crossovers in years is almost right here. Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy releases on June 13. The upcoming set has been steadily building in hype since its announcement, and a new trailer has since kicked the joy up an additional notch.
If you're trying to get your arms on the set, you're in luck. There's a lot out of stock proper now, however a number of of the elusive Final Fantasy MTG units at the moment are back in stock at Amazon, Walmart, and TCG Player, together with the Play Booster Box.
Still, the market price of that booster set has additionally surged this month. Only a few weeks in the past you can choose it up for $164.99 from TCGPlayer; it's now simply over $179. Amazon had additionally restocked at $189.99 again (bought and shipped immediately), up from the unique itemizing's $144.99.
There's additionally the nine-booster Final Fantasy bundle (plus bonus cards) for $89.92, regardless of nonetheless being accessible to preorder for $70 at Walmart, alongside single sealed boosters which have risen from $7.99 to $9.19 as nicely.
So, what’s "Market Price"? Those accumulating Pokémon TCG will probably be wildly acquainted with the idea, but it surely's the place retailers will take liberties with the "recommended" half of an MSRP, and checklist it for what they assume people can pay. Capitalism at its most interesting, I do know, and for Final Fantasy MTG, "Market Price" is at the moment round $20-40 over MSRP, relying on what you're shopping for.
If you possibly can abdomen the fee, with the remaining of the units bought out and a few singles already going for over $500, you'll need to lock in your preorders at the beginning vanishes quicker than you possibly can say Chocobo.
Prices within the singles market are wanting remarkably high as nicely, with the borderless version of Cloud, Midgar Mercenary, at the moment sitting at $147.23, and the Surge Foil version is at an almighty $599, the most costly of the complete FF set.
If you've already preordered, or are simply on the hunt for uncommon singles, there are a few different clear standouts to maintain an eye on within the coming weeks.
That contains the beautiful borderless Kefka, Court Mage card, proven off within the new MTG teaser trailer from PAX East, and that includes longtime Final Fantasy artist, Yoshitaka Amano.
TCG Player is nice spot for a large assortment of single playing cards you should purchase and add to your deck with out having to hope for a good pull.
It's additionally a good useful resource for determining how a lot your playing cards are value as soon as the brand new set is out, so in case you pull any Surge Foil playing cards in your booster pack preorders, you would possibly immediately end up with fairly the nest egg. But, it's additionally value noting that costs change all of the time, so some playing cards might change in worth nearer to release.
Other highlights to look out for when opening boosters, or to contemplate shopping for standalone, embody the Cloud, Ex-Soldier Commander card, which prices $45.99 on the time of writing. That’s not stunning, given how straightforward it makes it for equipping different creatures you might need in play on the sector.
Then there's additionally the full-art model of the Yuffie Kisaragi – Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow, at the moment slightly below $100. That’s resulting from each the cardboard’s use as a Commander and its rarity, particularly in that basic late 90’s FF7 artwork fashion.
It’s whenever you get to some of the particular playing cards the place issues get additional costly, although. Alongside that eye watering $599 Cloud card, the borderless version of the Traveling Chocobo card, prices $169.98, whereas the standard version stands at a cheaper, however nonetheless costly $114.97.
You can even purchase the brand new Traveling Chocobo playing cards, which even had their own teaser trailer featuring a limited edition Gold Chocobo.
While it may be costly when looking for out the rarest playing cards, fairly a quantity of singles at TCG participant can be purchased at a low price.
That contains the likes of Sazh’s Chocobo for $1.96, Tonberry for $2.49, the helpful Summon: Shiva for $1.56, and even Gladiolus Amicitia for 33 cents.
Moreover, TCG Player can also be internet hosting preorders for choose Final Fantasy booster units, albeit at over MSRP, however at present market price.
But, for these simply preordering the Starter Kit at the moment, additionally it is value noting that every deck within the set is preconstructed, and doesn't characteristic boosters to open (so no shock $600 playing cards).
Instead, it contains one conventional foil legendary creature, 5 brand-new non-foil playing cards debuting in Magic, and 54 playing cards from the primary set.
The equipment additionally comes with 4 non-foil double-sided tokens, two MTG Arena code playing cards (one per deck), and two deck bins. That’s a lot of worth packed into a $20 price tag.
For new Magic: The Gathering gamers, the Arena code playing cards are particularly helpful. You can redeem each decks to play online, providing you with a likelihood to be taught the game at your own tempo via AI matches or aggressive play.
More MTG Preorders and Restocks
Looking for more? There's additionally lots of different Magic: The Gathering products to buy now or preorder, such because the extremely anticipated Edge of Eternities set. Spider-Man is also back in stock at the moment, with a few units nonetheless up for grabs.
Robert Anderson is a offers professional and Senior Commerce Editor, for IGN. You can comply with him @robertliam21 on Twitter/X or Bluesky.
Includes contributions from Ben Williams.