Mere weeks before Magic: The Gatheringβs Final Fantasy crossover launched last June β eventually selling $200 million worth of product in a single day β Wizards of the Coast sat down with Final Fantasy creative director Tetsuya Nomura to discuss his role in developing the set. The company published the interview on March 10. In it, Nomura talked about reviewing several hundred pieces of art for the set over the course of three or four years β and revealed which cards he was the most impressed by.

