Final Fantasy and Assassin’s Creed coming to Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering will welcome characters from Final Fantasy and Assassin’s Creed in 2024 through Wizards of the Coast’s Universes Beyond intiative. Wizards’ president Cynthia Williams made the announcement live during Hasbro’s Investor Day 2022 presentation.

Announced in 2021, Universes Beyond is Wizards’ way of bringing outside properties into the highly collectible world of Magic. So far, crossovers include properties such as The Walking Dead, Stranger ThingsStreet Fighter, and Fortnite) and soon will include characters from both the Warhammer 40,000 universe and Dr. Who universes.

Hasbro presented more details about the financial success of its gaming brands during the presentation. So far, executives said, the 2022 “tentpole release” sets of The Gathering: Magic and the GatheringCards have earned at most $100 million each in revenue. That has put the collectible card game on track to become Hasbro’s first brand to generate $1 billion in annual revenue all on its own.

What MagicWhich formats can these Universes Beyond cards work with? Hasbro isn’t saying quite yet. In fact, they’re not even hinting at how these cards will be sold. Universes Beyond cards come in many formats. They include print-on-demand Secret Lair Cards and Commander decks.