When Set 9 launches, Sets 1-4 will no longer be allowed to play in competitive tournaments for the Core Constructed format
To do that, we developed a workflow that asked concept artists and card artists to pull hallmark character designs from Yoshitaka Amanos original (and legendary) concept art, the original FFVI sprites, and the FFVI Pixel Remaster character portraits, to synthesize the most consistent elements of each characters design into something new. We also encouraged our artists to punch up finer details and explore elements where they thought they could push (fabric, patterns, textures, etc.) Then, we would meet with the Final Fantasy VI review team, and they would give us feedback on what core elements they wanted to preserve and what new elements they were excited about
Doubling Season doubles the number of counters, so you'll put two lore counters rather than one
An epic three-week spoiler season sprawls out before us, and Wizards has decided to kick off the festivities with a bang
Nowadays, its not simply about removing creatures from the battlefield, as some of these spells remove other permanents
Notably the borderless versions also feature alternate art