The upcoming Final Fantasy Trading Card Game set, Resurgence of Power, will soon release this year on December 9. The new booster set is packed full of fan favorites from Final Fantasy 7, Final Fantasy 8, and Final Fantasy 13 just to name a few. Speaking of Final Fantasy 13, we have an exclusive reveal of the newest Lightning card, one of the rarest cards in the set. Take a look in all its glory:
The new dual-color Lightning is a crazy strong card costing a measly two crystal power or mana. If you’re running a lightning and water deck or cards that can play two cost cards for free, this Lightning will fit in just perfectly. First off, she has Haste which allows her to attack the same turn she was played. Paired with her enter-the-field ability, not only are you leaving room to deal direct damage to your opponent but you also draw a new card. With her power being 7000 as well, she’s stronger than the average of her cost type.
To top it all off, she has a secondary ability where she can be summoned back from the Break Zone or discard pile. There is a lot of discard removal in the current meta with the likes of Exdeath or Mist Dragon, but you can activate this to save your Lighting and gain a body on the field again. This is really a great card, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Lightning returns to dominate the meta in this next set.
Three rare variants and more
In addition to this exclusive Lightning card, here are some of the rarest cards in the set and maybe the entire card game:
The three variants are from Final Fantasy 7 including Aerith, Sephiroth, and Cloud. Some of these new cards include variants featuring the iconic art of Yoshitaka Amano. In addition, the upcoming set is introducing a new type of rare collectible card, the Special Card. For the Final Fantasy 7 25th Anniversary Celebration, the new Special Card will be a Full Art Foil Yuffie with a gold stamped signature from Tetsuya Nomura. Here’s a closer look:
This will be one of the card game’s biggest collector’s items yet. Rounding the last of the featured cards is Sonon as we see him from Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade. This is Resurgence of Power’s box topper which means it comes with every booster box that you buy. Sonon is a good defensive card that can be played on your opponent’s turn with Back Attack. A great addition to a Final Fantasy 7 deck or a lightning and earth deck.
Resurgence of Power is the 18th set adding 130 standard cards, plus 170 premium cards featuring 28 sweet, full-art card designs plus the one Yuffie Special Card.
For more Final Fantasy, be sure to check out what we learned from the newest Final Fantasy 16 trailer and the full card list from the last FFTCG Booster Set, Rebellion’s Call.
Mike Mamon is a writer at IGN.
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