Table of Contents show The Commanders: Terra, Cloud, Tidus, and Yshtola Y'shtola, Night's Blessed | Illustration by Magali Villeneuve In an extensive interview yesterday on IGN, Wizards of the Coasts Senior Game Designer Daniel Holt (Commander Lead for this Magic set) and Principal Narrative Game Designer Dillon Deveney (Narrative Lead) talked about why they chose these four Final Fantasy commanders, how they managed to squeeze the entirety of each games story into a single 100-card deck, and how theyre honoring fan-favorite characters every step of the way
Simply put, the game is a lane brawler, where you take your chosen monster and duke it out with enemy players, as well as smaller minions to gain XP and level up
Its the reward for playing cards like Blue Sun's Zenith while benefiting from cards like Nexos and Geometer's Arthropod that reward you for playing X-spells
I particularly like this in fliers decks, but dont sleep on it in go-tall decks like Veyran or even Me, the Immortal
While it hasn't been featured in older games, its introduction in the Galar region and role in the unique fossil mechanic have cemented its place in the Pokmon pantheon