Modern: 5 Decks with Final Fantasy!

The new Final Fantasy set brought the beloved characters from this highly acclaimed franchise into Magic: The Gathering, and Modern has definitely proved it has space for these new cards. The first few days of the Modern League were full of innovation, particularly in well-established decks, and positive results.

In this article, we'll show you five competitive decks with Final Fantasy for Modern. This new set brought innovation to well-established archetypes, and new mechanics that could revive some other decks in the format.

Vivi Wizards

Vivi Ornitier is one of the most debated cards in this set, and most likely also the one with the most potential. It can fit many builds and strategies, particularly because of its powerful interaction with -cost artifacts.

This list is a version of Izzet Wizards that uses all the value Vivi creates with Mox Opal, Mishra's Bauble, and Flame of Anor. Emry, Lurker of the Loch doubling Bauble and Cori-Steel Cutter will both put more pressure on the board.

Vivi is extremely strong precisely because she makes each spell you play three times as powerful, stacking up triggers and letting you create more mana to use even more spells.

The sideboard includes another new card that will most likely find space in Modern: Fire Magic, an extremely versatile card that can deal with Boros Energy's Ocelot Pride tokens really well.

Planisphere Affinity

This set brought a few very interesting options for Affinity as well, like Astrologian's Planisphere. This artifact equipment resembles Cori-Steel Cutter a bit, but it works a little differently, and it goes really well in Affinity, particularly because of how many cards this deck draws with Thoughtcast and Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student.

Furthermore, Final Fantasy changed the rules for Urza's Saga: now you don't have to sacrifice this card because of effects like Blood Moon and similar. It will keep all the effects it already had, and remain in play.

This way, in Affinity, you can play Harbinger of the Seas in the main deck without messing up your Sagas. This is quite nice, as it lets you interact with your opponent's mana base, but also create Construct tokens with the Saga and play your spells as usual.

Hammer Time

Hammer Time has been a bit out of Modern, but the new set brought some interesting support cards to it.

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary costs a decent amount of mana, and can work the same way as Puresteel Paladin - as extra copies of Stoneforge Mystic. The most significant difference between Stoneforge and Cloud is that Cloud doubles the effects of certain equipment cards, like Cori-Steel Cutter and The Spear of Leonidas.

Furthermore, its ability lets you get Cori-Steel straight from your deck, and, as such, it is incredibly interesting. After all, this artifact is often a win condition all by itself.

Sephiroth Energy

Energy decks are completely dominating Modern. Now, a new card from Final Fantasy might make these decks even more powerful and efficient.

Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER is a very useful tool with Goblin Bombardment and can even take advantage of Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury if this was cast without its escape.

You can also use Sephiroth to flip Ajani, Nacatl Pariah, and even use Voice of Victory's Mobilize tokens while you're at it. When you transform him, Sephiroth will give you a permanent emblem that will then become an engine for this deck.

Another great way to use Sephiroth is using him to trigger Ocelot Pride and then even use Ocelot's tokens to keep triggering Sephiroth in later turns.

Amulet Titan

Amulet Titan got some new support cards that will enable a few interesting strategies in the most popular combo in the format.

The Wandering Minstrel has an accessible mana cost for Titan's tutors, and its effect is quite similar to Amulet of Vigor's. This means you can get this card with Green Sun's Zenith if you don't start out the game with Amulet.

It is a creature that dies to any removal, has a somewhat restrictive mana cost, and its other abilities are irrelevant, but you can ignore all of this because its first ability makes it very valuable as a one-off.

Opponents usually leave most of their removals behind post-side because they're more worried about stopping the combo, which is even better, considering they can't target this creature with most of the hates used against Amulet of Vigor.

Traveling Chocobo also has a decent mana cost and lets you double Amulet's effects. It also gives you information on the top of your deck and lets you play your lands from there.

Final Fantasy still has a lot to prove, and new strategies could still come up in the next few weeks. However, I believe these five lists are an excellent starting point for Modern. They show that this set definitely has potential, and its power level is definitely quite different from the other sets.

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