Wizards of the Coast has announced the latest in their Magic: The Gathering Spotlight series is coming to Japan. The aptly named Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy Spotlight event will showcase both the competitive spirit of the iconic card game with the enduring legacy of the beloved RPG series.
The Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy Spotlight Announcement
In an official press release, Wizards of the Coast provided details on the upcoming Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy Spotlight event. The event will last three days from June 27-29, be hosted in Chiba, Japan, and will center on the main event of high-stakes competitive Magic alongside several side events.
The high-stakes competition is an open field tournament where competitors will face off in Standard Constructed format. Each participant will receive a Japanese borderless promo card from the Final Fantasy set. The top 128 players will receive traditional foil copies of that promo card. As for the top players, they will win their share of a $50,000 prize pool.
All competitive Magic: The Gathering players who placed in the top 8 of the Pro Tour Edge of Eternities tournament at MagicCon Atlanta will be receiving invitations to the Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy Spotlight event.
The event is free to all who wish to enter, but is subject to a maximum capacity of the venue. For those who wish to compete for the prize, a ticket will need to be purchased when registration opens. The registration site will go live April 16. This means if you can make the travel plans and haven’t been spoiled by recent leaks, you can get a glimpse of this crossover set for yourself.
The Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy Spotlight is the first time the event has been hosted in Japan. This is no doubt due to the cultural pull of the Final Fantasy series, an imaginative franchise that has been around for almost thirty years. A series packed with iconic characters, locations, and creatures waiting to be represented in Wizards of the Coast’s enduring fantasy card game.
