This also isn't the first time translations have been playfully ribbed by the Magic community
For example, the portrayal of skeletons and most undead in artwork was prohibited by the Chinese government until 2008
Its got a recognizable theme with a small enough twist to make it distinct, and a spaceship-load of great new additions to land decks in Commander
While it lacks the board wipe clause of Living Death or Living End, Bidding gives you a different path to break the symmetry of its mass reanimation
This plays beautifully with proliferate effects like Evolution Sage to keep the counter engine rolling
Youre getting what is shaping up to be a fantastic celebration of the franchise either way, with clever cards that will call back to specific moments in the 16 games, or ideas and themes that have existed across the whole franchise for the best part of the last four decades, and draw a host of legendary artists to craft new visions of iconic creatures, heroes, villains, spells, locations, and more from Final Fantasy s long history