The decision to move Universes Beyond from the more casual formats like Commander into standard play remains controversial.

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“I don’t think there’s ever an end to any partnership,” Shepard says.

Edge of Eternities art alongside Emrakul.

So much like any other partnership, we can revisit it like we revisit our own worlds.

Square Enix also owns a lot more intellectual property, albeit less popular than Final Fantasy.

There’s certainly crossover potential with franchises like Kingdom Hearts, Mana and SaGa.

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Universes Beyond partnerships can be five, six, sometimes seven-year relationships depending on the pipeline."

“One of the team members over there owns a Black Lotus.

These are serious Magic players,” Verhey says.

Command Towers in MTG.

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