Typically, when a new set gets through its preview season, I tend to do short write-ups at the end of each week recapping the previews. However, this past week I did a bit of traveling to Hartford, CT for the US Regional Championship and thus wasn't able to get something done in time. Today, I'm making up for lost time. Rather than talk about a bunch of the cards out of the main set and the Through the Ages subset, I'm going to talk about the Commander lists that came out last week today!

All four Commander decks centering around what are arguably the four most popular and beloved titles in the series were revealed last week's Monday (the 12th). The WeeklyMTG stream noted there was supposed to be a video accompanying them but technical issues prevented them from doing so. As such, we just got the lists all in one go. Let's give a hearty "kupo!" and pull them up and take a quick look!

Revival Trance Precon | Commander

• Commander (1)
• 1 Terra, Herald of Hope

• Creatures (35)
• 1 Angel of the Ruins
• 1 Anger
• 1 Archfiend of Depravity
• 1 Banon, the Returners' Leader
• 1 Celes, Rune Knight
• 1 Combustible Gearhulk
• 1 Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
• 1 Edgar, Master Machinist
• 1 Flayer of the Hatebound
• 1 Gau, Feral Youth
• 1 General Leo Cristophe
• 1 Gogo, Mysterious Mime
• 1 Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
• 1 Kefka, Dancing Mad
• 1 Locke, Treasure Hunter
• 1 Meteor Golem
• 1 Millikin
• 1 Mog, Moogle Warrior
• 1 Morbid Opportunist
• 1 Palace Jailer
• 1 Pitiless Plunderer
• 1 Priest of Fell Rites
• 1 Ruin Grinder
• 1 Sabin, Master Monk
• 1 Sepulchral Primordial
• 1 Setzer, Wandering Gambler
• 1 Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
• 1 Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
• 1 Solemn Simulacrum
• 1 Stitcher's Supplier
• 1 Strago and Relm
• 1 Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
• 1 Sun Titan
• 1 The Warring Triad
• 1 Umaro, Raging Yeti

• Instants (6)
• 1 Bedevil
• 1 Big Score
• 1 Crackling Doom
• 1 Espers to Magicite
• 1 Laughing Mad
• 1 Mortify

• Sorceries (9)
• 1 Legions to Ashes
• 1 Night's Whisper
• 1 Reanimate
• 1 Rejoin the Fight
• 1 Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
• 1 Snort
• 1 Stitch Together
• 1 Tragic Arrogance

• Artifacts (12)
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Coin of Fate
• 1 Commander's Sphere
• 1 Key to the City
• 1 Mind Stone
• 1 Phoenix Down
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Talisman of Conviction
• 1 Talisman of Indulgence
• 1 The Falcon, Airship Restored
• 1 Wayfarer's Bauble

• Lands (37)
• 3 Mountain
• 3 Swamp
• 4 Plains
• 1 Ash Barrens
• 1 Battlefield Forge
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Demolition Field
• 1 Desolate Mire
• 1 Dragonskull Summit
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Fetid Heath
• 1 Foreboding Ruins
• 1 Furycalm Snarl
• 1 Geothermal Bog
• 1 Graven Cairns
• 1 High Market
• 1 Isolated Chapel
• 1 Nomad Outpost
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 1 Rogue's Passage
• 1 Rugged Prairie
• 1 Sacred Peaks
• 1 Shadowblood Ridge
• 1 Shineshadow Snarl
• 1 Smoldering Marsh
• 1 Sulfurous Springs
• 1 Sunlit Marsh
• 1 Sunscorched Divide

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The Revival Trance precon focuses on the Super Nintendo classic of Final Fantasy VI. In this game, Terra is the de facto main character who leads a group of fourteen possible party members - excluding temporary ones - to battle against the diabolical Kefka. All fourteen main party members are here, as well as Kefka and the temporary party members General Leo Cristophe and Banon, the Returners' Leader. It's a great representation of one of the best stories told in video games with a lot of powerful moments represented, such as the party fully reformed on Rise of the Dark Realms or Cyan's final farewell to his loved ones on Night's Whisper. As a long time FFVI lover, this is easily my favorite of the bunch, but make no mistake: the others are no slouches either.

Limit Break Precon | Commander

• Commander (1)
• 1 Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

• Creatures (24)
• 1 Aerith, Last Ancient
• 1 Armory Automaton
• 1 Avalanche of Sector 7
• 1 Barret, Avalanche Leader
• 1 Barret Wallace
• 1 Bastion Protector
• 1 Bronze Guardian
• 1 Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
• 1 Cait Sith, Fortune Teller
• 1 Cid, Freeflier Pilot
• 1 Elena, Turk Recruit
• 1 Heidegger, Shinra Executive
• 1 Helitrooper
• 1 Hellkite Tyrant
• 1 Professional Face-Breaker
• 1 Professor Hojo
• 1 Puresteel Paladin
• 1 Red XIII, Proud Warrior
• 1 Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
• 1 Summon: Kujata
• 1 Tifa, Martial Artist
• 1 Vincent, Vengeful Atoner
• 1 Yuffie, Materia Hunter
• 1 Zack Fair

• Instants (6)
• 1 Chaos Warp
• 1 Clever Concealment
• 1 Cloud's Limit Break
• 1 Dispatch
• 1 Lifestream's Blessing
• 1 Ultimate Magic: Holy

• Sorceries (11)
• 1 Austere Command
• 1 Cultivate
• 1 Decimate
• 1 Harmonize
• 1 Nature's Lore
• 1 Rampant Growth
• 1 Secret Rendezvous
• 1 Ultimate Magic: Meteor
• 1 Unfinished Business
• 1 Vandalblast
• 1 Vanquish the Horde

• Enchantments (2)
• 1 Furious Rise
• 1 SOLDIER Military Program

• Artifacts (19)
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Behemoth Sledge
• 1 Champion's Helm
• 1 Colossus Hammer
• 1 Conformer Shuriken
• 1 Conqueror's Flail
• 1 Darksteel Plate
• 1 Explorer's Scope
• 1 Hero's Blade
• 1 Hero's Heirloom
• 1 Inspiring Statuary
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Mask of Memory
• 1 Skullclamp
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Summoning Materia
• 1 Sword of the Animist
• 1 Trailblazer's Boots
• 1 Wrecking Ball Arm

• Lands (37)
• 3 Forest
• 3 Mountain
• 3 Plains
• 1 Ash Barrens
• 1 Battlefield Forge
• 1 Bonders' Enclave
• 1 Brushland
• 1 Canopy Vista
• 1 Cinder Glade
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Fire-Lit Thicket
• 1 Fortified Village
• 1 Furycalm Snarl
• 1 Game Trail
• 1 Jungle Shrine
• 1 Mossfire Valley
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 1 Radiant Grove
• 1 Rootbound Crag
• 1 Rugged Prairie
• 1 Sacred Peaks
• 1 Scavenger Grounds
• 1 Slayers' Stronghold
• 1 Spire of Industry
• 1 Sungrass Prairie
• 1 Sunpetal Grove
• 1 Sunscorched Divide
• 1 Wooded Ridgeline

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The Limit Break precon features main character Cloud Strife and his partner in crime Tifa Lockhart. Final Fantasy VII put the series - and arguably video game RPGs as a whole - on the map in Western markets back in 1997. The game's deft blend of action and storytelling comes through here, featuring not only every party member, but also an equipment that represents one of their signature weapons throughout the games. Several fan favorite moments are depicted, such as Clever Concealment depicting the moment where Cloud dresses up as a woman for a stealth mission, the Jenova head Skullclamp, and - of course - the Harmonize art featuring the game's most famous moment. It's a home run for any Final Fantasy fan and well deserving of a precon here.

Counter Blitz Precon | Commander

• Commander (1)
• 1 Tidus, Yuna's Guardian

• Creatures (34)
• 1 Altered Ego
• 1 Auron, Venerated Guardian
• 1 Bane of Progress
• 1 Chasm Skulker
• 1 Chocobo Knights
• 1 Duskshell Crawler
• 1 Fathom Mage
• 1 Forgotten Ancient
• 1 Gatta and Luzzu
• 1 Generous Patron
• 1 Grateful Apparition
• 1 Gyre Sage
• 1 Incubation Druid
• 1 Kimahri, Valiant Guardian
• 1 Lord Jyscal Guado
• 1 Lulu, Stern Guardian
• 1 Luminous Broodmoth
• 1 Maester Seymour
• 1 O'aka, Traveling Merchant
• 1 Rampant Rejuvenator
• 1 Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
• 1 Scholar of New Horizons
• 1 Shelinda, Yevon Acolyte
• 1 Sin, Unending Cataclysm
• 1 Summon: Ixion
• 1 Summon: Magus Sisters
• 1 Summon: Valefor
• 1 Summon: Yojimbo
• 1 Sunscorch Regent
• 1 Tireless Tracker
• 1 Tromell, Seymour's Butler
• 1 Wakka, Devoted Guardian
• 1 Walking Ballista
• 1 Yuna, Grand Summoner

• Instants (8)
• 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1 Destroy Evil
• 1 Endless Detour
• 1 Inspiring Call
• 1 Path to Exile
• 1 Protection Magic
• 1 Pull from Tomorrow
• 1 Yuna's Whistle

• Sorceries (7)
• 1 Collective Effort
• 1 Damning Verdict
• 1 Farewell
• 1 Farseek
• 1 Promise of Loyalty
• 1 Three Visits
• 1 Yuna's Decision

• Enchantments (9)
• 1 Bred for the Hunt
• 1 Fight Rigging
• 1 Hardened Scales
• 1 Inexorable Tide
• 1 Path of Discovery
• 1 Resourceful Defense
• 1 Sphere Grid
• 1 Summoner's Sending
• 1 Together Forever

• Artifacts (4)
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Blitzball Stadium
• 1 Everflowing Chalice
• 1 Sol Ring

• Lands (37)
• 3 Forest
• 3 Island
• 3 Plains
• 1 Ash Barrens
• 1 Brushland
• 1 Canopy Vista
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Flooded Grove
• 1 Forge of Heroes
• 1 Fortified Village
• 1 Glacial Fortress
• 1 Hinterland Harbor
• 1 Idyllic Beachfront
• 1 Nesting Grounds
• 1 Overflowing Basin
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 1 Port Town
• 1 Prairie Stream
• 1 Radiant Grove
• 1 Seaside Citadel
• 1 Skycloud Expanse
• 1 Sungrass Prairie
• 1 Sunpetal Grove
• 1 Tangled Islet
• 1 Temple of Enlightenment
• 1 Temple of Mystery
• 1 Temple of Plenty
• 1 Temple of the False God
• 1 Vineglimmer Snarl

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Final Fantasy X depicts the journey of Tidus and how he becomes the guardian (and romantic partner) of the summoner Yuna. The Counter Blitz precon not only depicts this extremely well, but also finds ways to utilize the title's in-game mechanics to full effect. There's even a card called Sphere Grid! Players loved seeing the famous laughing scene utilized in the deck's Inspiring Call reprint and had their heartstrings tugged when they laid eyes on the newest version of Farewell. It's a lovingly crafted deck that pays homage to a wonderful cast of characters - all of whom appear here - in the best way possible.

Scions & Spellcraft Precon | Commander

• Commander (1)
• 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

• Creatures (22)
• 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
• 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
• 1 Archmage Emeritus
• 1 Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
• 1 Baleful Strix
• 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
• 1 Estinien Varlineau
• 1 Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
• 1 G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
• 1 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
• 1 Hildibrand Manderville // Gentleman's Rise
• 1 Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
• 1 Hypnotic Sprite // Mesmeric Glare
• 1 Krile Baldesion
• 1 Lyse Hext
• 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
• 1 Papalymo Totolymo
• 1 Summon: Good King Mog XII
• 1 Tataru Taru
• 1 Thancred Waters
• 1 Torrential Gearhulk
• 1 Urianger Augurelt

• Instants (8)
• 1 Dig Through Time
• 1 Into the Story
• 1 Lethal Scheme
• 1 Snuff Out
• 1 Sublime Epiphany
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Transpose
• 1 Void Rend

• Sorceries (10)
• 1 Circle of Power
• 1 Cleansing Nova
• 1 Crux of Fate
• 1 Cut a Deal
• 1 Exsanguinate
• 1 Final Judgment
• 1 Lingering Souls
• 1 Rite of Replication
• 1 Syphon Mind
• 1 Vindicate

• Enchantments (6)
• 1 Authority of the Consuls
• 1 Bastion of Remembrance
• 1 Champions from Beyond
• 1 Eye of Nidhogg
• 1 Observed Stasis
• 1 Propaganda

• Artifacts (16)
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Archaeomancer's Map
• 1 Astrologian's Planisphere
• 1 Blue Mage's Cane
• 1 Coveted Jewel
• 1 Dancer's Chakrams
• 1 Reaper's Scythe
• 1 Relic of Legends
• 1 Sage's Nouliths
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Talisman of Dominance
• 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1 Talisman of Progress
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Tome of Legends
• 1 White Auracite

• Lands (37)
• 3 Island
• 4 Plains
• 4 Swamp
• 1 Arcane Sanctum
• 1 Ash Barrens
• 1 Choked Estuary
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Contaminated Aquifer
• 1 Darkwater Catacombs
• 1 Demolition Field
• 1 Desolate Mire
• 1 Drowned Catacomb
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Fetid Heath
• 1 Glacial Fortress
• 1 Idyllic Beachfront
• 1 Isolated Chapel
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 1 Port Town
• 1 Prairie Stream
• 1 Scavenger Grounds
• 1 Shineshadow Snarl
• 1 Skycloud Expanse
• 1 Sunken Hollow
• 1 Sunken Ruins
• 1 Sunlit Marsh
• 1 Temple of the False God
• 1 Underground River

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Finally there's Final Fantasy XIV's Scions & Spellcraft deck. I've said this many times throughout my Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy coverage that this game is a bit of a blind spot for me in the series. However, there's quite a lot I recognize here! Y'shtola herself is one of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn - a group of allies throughout much of the main story's quest lines. Many, if not all, of the members are here, as are a number of fun in-game references like Champions from Beyond representing the party members the game finds with a Duty Finder or Into the Story showing the opening cutscene. If you're a fan of the critically acclaimed Final Fantasy XIV: Online, then there's sure to be something for you to love here.

That wraps up this brief overview on these sweet new decks! Later this week I'll be back once again to cover last week's cards as well as the rest of this week's to catch up on all the goodies previewed. This release is massive and there's a lot of ground to cover, so I hope you'll join me in doing so!

You can check out some additional official resources here:

• Official Magic: the Gathering - Final Fantasy Card Image Gallery
• Where to Find Magic: the Gathering - Final Fantasy Previews
• Collecting Magic: the Gathering - Final Fantasy
• Magic: the Gathering - Final Fantasy Mechanics
• Where to Play Magic: the Gathering - Final Fantasy

If you're looking to acquire some Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy cards of your own, be sure to check with your local game store for availability. If you can't find what you're looking for with them, then be sure to check out the set's page right here on CoolStuffInc to find everything Final Fantasy your heart desires!

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