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) won 56.4% of games and the worst (
) 53.4%, a 3.0-point spread. Three-color decks were also strong (54.8% in aggregate).
2/3, Qiqirn Merchant
1/4, Scorpion Sentinel
1/4), summons gum up the board, and games run long enough that eight-mana haymakers like Ardyn, the Usurper
4/4 decide matches. Towns is the designated 5-color pile engine. Ten common dual towns show up in the land slot of roughly half of packs, so fixing is easy.3/3 is worth bending for., sac fodder for ). Samurai's Katana and Dragoon's Lance are among the best uncommons in the set; Red Mage's Rapier and Sage's Nouliths are the stinkers., Thunder Magic and Ice Magic scale with the mana spent. The upgraded modes also feed the "spent 4+ mana" triggers.
4/4, Summon: Choco/Mog3/3, Summon: .F. Ifrit3/2) are real curve creatures. Rydia, Summoner of Mist1/2, Garnet, Princess of Alexandria2/2 and Yuna, Hope of Spira
3/5 pay you for playing them.5/4, Tonberry2/1, Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus2/1, Summon: Shiva4/5, Omega, Heartless Evolution8/8. turns them into value with Travel the Overworld.4/4 and Balamb T-Rexaur6/6 are the best, Ice Flan5/4 and Hill Gigas5/4 are fine, Cloudbound Moogle2/3 is the weak one. They enable 16 lands + 2 cyclers manabases., Laughing Mad, Retrieve the Esper) and transforming DFCs (final-boss forms; most rare saga-flippers are busted) round out the set.Rough tier list from the community data: and are the two best pairs; , , and are strong; , , and are decent. Nothing is unplayable — seat and synergy matter more than the pair.
: Artifacts & fliers (tempo)Signposts
Cid, Timeless Artificer4/4 (great in multiples, mediocre alone) and Tidus, Blitzball Star2/1 — the weakest gold uncommon in the set. Cut Tidus; don't read him as a signal.
Key cards
1/3 (+2/+0 with two artifacts)3/3 (flying card selection)2/1 (best blue common)2/22/3 (job select at a 2/2 rate)
(develop fliers, then protect them)Top end
4/5
8/8 (the set's real wrath): Control (graveyard-flavored grind)Signposts
Locke Cole2/3 (loot engine) and Ultimecia, Time Sorceress4/5 (transforms into a Time Walk on legs).
Key cards
(best common removal in the set)2/2 (big-spells payoff that fits this pair)Top end
2/44/3: Black mages (bleeder)Signposts
Black Waltz No. 32/2 (good ability, awful body) and Garland, Knight of Cornelia3/2 (the real reason to be here).
Key cards
(edict + drain; a big overperformer)4/41/1 (splashable treason-and-sac)Top end
3/44/5 (Grixis splash bomb): Landfall / stompySignposts
Gladiolus Amicitia6/6 (snowballs on its own) and Rydia, Summoner of Mist1/2 — only good with 5+ summons; don't treat her as a signal.
Key cards
2/1 (the one non-bird landfaller at common)0/10/31/2Top end
4/4 (one of the best commons in the set)7/74/31/7: Go wide / summonsSignposts
Rinoa Heartilly4/4 (a splash-level threat by herself) and Garnet, Princess of Alexandria2/2 (the summon half of the pair).
Key cards
3/3 (four-chapter common summon)1/11/3 (blocks everything)1/4Top end
3/5 (works with common summons) (the best crystal: repeatable team pump)3/5: Sacrifice (the villains pair)Signposts
Judge Magister Gabranth2/2 (drain payoff) and Rufus Shinra2/4 (attacks make tokens = free fodder).
Key cards
2/2 (sac outlet that draws)3/42/31/1 (fodder that replaces itself)2/2Top end
3/43/35/5 (near-mono-black only): Big spells (the best pair)Signposts
Shantotto, Tactician Magician0/4 (copies spells cast for 4+) and The Emperor of Palamecia2/2 (flips into a monster).
Key cards
2/1 (draws when you cast for 4+)2/2 (the 4-mana mode is the trigger) (flashback = a second trigger) (the best uncommon in the set)1/3Top end
0/33/36/6 (one-sided with Sahagin1/3 or Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus2/1): Graveyard value (the other best pair)Signposts
Cloud of Darkness3/3 (the best signpost uncommon in the set) and Exdeath, Void Warlock3/3 (flips at six permanents in the yard).
Key cards
1/1 (self-mill that finds towns)2/3
8/8 (huge, near-unkillable in combat)1/14/4Top end
1/53/2 + Fang, Fearless l'Cie2/3 meld into Ragnarok, Divine Deliverance7/6 (the set's only meld pair): Equipment aggro (best win rate: 56.4%)Signposts
Giott, King of the Dwarves1/1 (equipment = +1/+1 counters) and Zidane, Tantalus Thief3/3 (treason with Treasure upside).
Key cards
2/1 (bigger with equipment)3/31/10/1Top end
2/1 (wants 9+ Plains)3/26/63/4: Towns / ramp (Durdle Town, population: you)Signposts
Ignis Scientia2/2 (ramp + mana sink) and Omega, Heartless Evolution8/8 (stun-lock bomb that wants towns).
Key cards
(affinity for Towns: draw 4)1/4 (blocks everything, buys back value)1/31/41/1 (side in against bomb-heavy decks) and Reach the Horizon (tutor towns)Top end
1/3
9/9 (nine mana lives here)7/7 (splashable Sultai value)There are no gold commons in FIN — every pair's glue is the monocolor commons below. Draft the commons, not just the signposts.
(exiling removal + mana rock, a real 2-for-1), White Mage's Staff, Weapons Vendor2/2, Slash of Light (best in ), Fate of the Sun-Cryst.2/1 (evasive 3-power flyer), Dreams of Laguna, Rook Turret3/3, Ice Magic, Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum. Syncopate is the only common counterspell — respect it. (kills anything, gains 2; top splash target), Vayne's Treachery, Ahriman2/2, Malboro4/4 (landcycles too), Hecteyes1/1. (the best common removal in the set), Suplex (exiling 3 damage), Sabotender2/1, Blazing Bomb1/1, Light of Judgment.6/6 (7/7 trampler that landcycles), Chocobo Kick, Goobbue Gardener1/3, Town Greeter1/1, Airship Crash.6/6 and Relentless X-ATM0926/5 reward the long game.3/3 and Summon: Bahamut9/9 — the "you win the game" saga creatures. (colorless, snowballs on connect, fits any deck).2/1 — an equipment 2-for-1.3/2 — bird synergy plus double landfall.8/8 — answer it or lose.3/20/33/34/55/58/203/5Rares worth first-picking:
3/33/47/73/43/43/34/43/31/52/24/42/33/40/33/52/2Uncommons that play like rares:
3/2 (possibly the best uncommon in the set)4/48/8Through the Ages bonus sheet (one in three packs): first-pick Atraxa, Grand Unifier; Akroma's Will; Winota, Joiner of Forces; Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer; Ancient Copper Dragon; Urza, Lord High Artificer. Most of the rest is Commander-only value — skip it.
2/2 — the legends-matter rares aren't supported; don't build around legends.1/4 — the artifact payoffs live in white, not .2/1 — the worst gold uncommon in the set. and Sage's Nouliths — job-select stinkers.2/2 — a terrible body for four mana.3/3 — rarely deals more than 2-3. — slow and clunky; a pure money pick. (no mill support) and The Fire Crystal (takes a turn off). and A Realm Reborn — do-nothing engines. — a Commander card. — needs a dedicated lifegain deck. — only with Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER3/3 or deathtouchers like Gran Pulse Ochu1/1., Hope Estheim2/2, Zodiark, Umbral God5/5.3/3 is a trap in 99% of drafts. and Blitzball are mediocre fixers, not engine pieces., Fate of the Sun-Cryst) and splashable bombs — Dion, Bahamut's Dominant3/3, Sazh Katzroy3/3, Kuja, Genome Sorcerer3/4, Jenova, Ancient Calamity1/5, Seifer Almasy3/4, The Lunar Whale, Squall, SeeD Mercenary3/4, Yuna, Hope of Spira3/5, Kefka, Court Mage4/5, Absolute Virtue8/8., , ). The good ones (Samurai's Katana, Dragoon's Lance, White Mage's Staff) don't wheel.: late Capital City or dual towns means the lane is open. Prishe's Wanderings and Reach the Horizon double as town tutors.4/4 and Balamb T-Rexaur6/6 — don't burn early picks on lands. ramp or a heavy splash).2/1, Torgal, A Fine Hound2/2) are worth more than usual in this toughness-heavy format., Suplex, Sephiroth's Intervention, Vayne's Treachery, Chocobo Kick, White Auracite.2/1; 9+ Islands if you run the bonus sheet's Counterspell.3/3: if your deck has inevitability, don't attack your best creature into its removal chapter. The set's classic ambush. (Firaga): build your board with 4-toughness creatures when you can and don't overcommit into open red mana. Ultima also kills Equipment and artifacts, and its end-the-turn mode beats death triggers. is the only common counterspell — don't slam your bomb into open blue mana mid-game. needs an edict target — keep a token or expendable creature on board against heavy black. = five open white mana. Respect the blowout bluff. dies to combat tricks. Don't bite into open mana unless you can afford the 2-for-1. turns any creature into a board wipe and flashes back to refill — remove the creature it targets or it 1-for-4s you.2/2 keeps its counters when it transforms — kill it before it flips.Top 20 by TCGplayer Market price (US$) among cards you can open in Play Boosters (FIN 1–294). The list below is regenerated on every site build; tap Refresh prices for a live recompute. Prices are for regular-frame versions; borderless, showcase, and gilded-foil treatments run higher and are mostly Collector Booster-only. Through the Ages bonus cards (one in three packs) aren't in this list — their money cards are Commander reprints such as Ancient Copper Dragon and Rhystic Study. Several entries are draft traps (see above) — value picks only.
Top 20 by TCGplayer Market price · generated 2026-08-26 ·
— $52.43 (mythic)0/3 — $36.07 (mythic)3/3 — $31.56 (mythic)9/9 — $22.90 (mythic)2/1 — $22.51 (mythic)3/2 — $18.64 (mythic)3/3 — $14.24 (mythic) — $12.66 (mythic · trap) — $11.98 (rare) — $11.16 (rare · trap)3/2 — $10.47 (mythic) — $6.22 (rare · trap)4/5 — $6.01 (mythic) — $4.58 (mythic)1/7 — $3.93 (rare)