Possibly the worst minigame in the history of theFinal Fantasyfranchise is coming toMagic: The Gatheringas part of the upcoming crossover between both games. Luckily, there’s a better reward for finishing it in the tabletop game.
The Final Fantasy franchise is well-known for slotting minigames in alongside the lengthy main stories.Final Fantasy VII Rebirthis thebiggest recent example of this, as it was overflowing with different side activities to take part in, while Sephiroth was free to follow his evil plan.
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A new spoiler post on the MagicTCG Reddit has revealed a new card from the Final Fantasy set. It’s called Sidequest: Play Blitzball, and it’san Enchantment cardbased on the sports minigame fromFinal Fantasy X.
Blitzball Is A Magic: The Gathering Card
In Final Fantasy X, Blitzball was anunderwater soccer-style game, where players could use special RPG abilities to beat the other team. It was a slow affair and incredibly boring to boot, with the only saving grace being an oversight that let players win by hiding in their own goal.
Luckily, the Magic: The Gathering version of Blitzball isn’t quite so torturous, as the player only needs to deal six or more combat damage to a player to transform it into the World Champion, Celestial Weapon Legendary Artifact card, which is a powerful item.
The fact that Sidequest: Blitzball turns into the World Championis a referenceto Final Fantasy X, as the player needs to come third or higher in a Blitzball tournament or win five games to unlock the weapon for Wakka.
The addition of Blitzball in Magic: The Gathering is just another one ofthe great referencesthat the Final Fantasy set has included. The minigame might have been annoying during Tidus’ adventure, but it might actually be useful to some Magic: The Gathering players in the world.
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