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Magic: The Gathering’s long-awaited Final Fantasy collaboration is here and, despite the extremely expected Secret Lair drama, everything looks pretty peachy for Wizards of the Coast, as the set is already shaping up to be the highest-selling Magic product ever released. Everyone is excited, and a lot of people have been diving into Magic: The Gathering Arena to try them out early.
While the tabletop versions of our Final Fantasy cards won’t be in our hands until later this week, the entire set was added to Magic: The Gathering Arena earlier today, making it the first time the cards have been accessible to fans of the game outside of pre-releases at local game stores. It’s a great way to check out the cards and give them a try before they land on our doorsteps.
Magic: The Gathering Arena Smashes Steam All-Time Peak Player Count After Final Fantasy Release
In fact, so many people have been taking advantage of this that Magic: The Gathering Arena has now completely shattered its all-time peak player count on Steam. First spotted by Reddit user Kananishino, the game is currently sitting at a peak of 18,047 players according to SteamDB, which is an over 30 percent improvement on the all-time peak of 12,215 the game set in September last year.
Magic: The Gathering Arena has been on an upwards climb in terms of player numbers for the past couple of years, but a spike this large is quite staggering. It speaks volumes about how much excitement there is surrounding this Final Fantasy crossover, and how popular Universes Beyond is for the game, whether you like it or not.
In fact, we’ll probably see a lot more Universes Beyond in the future, especially now that they’re legal in standard. Earlier this year, head designer Mark Rosewater claimed that Universes Beyond sets are «killing it in every metric we use to measure overall player happiness», so even if you hate them, they’re here to stay.
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