Magic: The Gathering’s highly anticipated Final Fantasy set launches June 13, and demand is skyrocketing. The Final Fantasy commander decks are already mostly sold out. The prebuilt Starter Kit is the only item still widely available from major retailers like Amazon, which has it up for $20.
As for the other products, they’re already seeing price spikes. The Play Booster Set jumped from $164.99 to $185.59 on TCGPlayer, while Amazon’s $189 restock sold out fast. A nine-booster bundle now averages $95, though it’s still $70 at Walmart. Even single boosters have risen from $7.99 to $9.54.
These price hikes reflect the “Market Price” — a real-time, demand-based pricing system often exceeding MSRP by $20–$40, especially for in-demand sets. Used to be that one would only have to worry about resellers pulling this, but now that they see the demand is there, your regular mom-and-pop shop is doing it too! How grand.
TCGPlayer remains a top destination for singles and for tracking card values, especially if you pull rare Surge Foil cards like Cloud, Midgar Mercenary (Borderless), or Tidus, Yuna’s Guardian (Borderless), priced currently at $599 and $351.27 respectively on the site. As such, collectors are encouraged to pre-order now.
For newcomers, the Starter Kit offers great value: two prebuilt decks, Arena code cards for online play, deck boxes, and tokens — but no boosters or chase cards inside. It’s what I chose this morning, and although FOMO can entice one to make a hasty purchase, keep in mind this FF set isn’t a limited edition, and availability will come back around.
But if you’re living for the now, act fast. This crossover is shaping up to be one of the biggest Magic events in years.
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