Magic: The Gathering + Final Fantasy: A Breakdown of the Chocobo Variants, 10 Most Valuable Cards and How to Buy Play & Collector Booster Packs
If you’ve been following the trading cards market over the past few months, you’ve probably seen the incredible amount of attention on the Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond Final Fantasy set.
Much like the Magic: The Gathering Universes of Beyond Tales of Middle Earth (aka Lord of the Rings) set, this release from Wizards of the Coast has garnered enormous interest due to the IP-focus on Final Fantasy.
Arguably the most popular and well-known RPG franchise in the world, Final Fantasy has fans across the globe, as well as substantial overlap with Magic: The Gathering players and collectors.
The inclusion of 77 extremely rare, individually numbered Golden Chocobo cards from 1 to 77 (aka serialized cards) has only amplified interest in this set, causing widespread shortages of Collector Booster packs and Gift Bundles, which are the only two products that can actually contain these Golden Chocobo cards.
These Golden Chocobo cards have sold for more than $75,000(!) in some cases, which is a huge number for a modern set of trading cards!
Let’s take a closer look at the Final Fantasy Magic: The Gathering set, including (1) specifics about what the set includes, (2) the multiple variants of Chocobo cards available in the set, (3) the top 10 most valuable cards, and (4) where you can buy this set without paying exorbitant prices on the secondary market.
What is the Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond Final Fantasy Set?
The Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond Final Fantasy set actually consists of three sub-sets, with the main set containing 309 cards and the “Through the Ages” set having 64 cards, plus 25 new cards in each Commander Deck.
The set includes a variety of different products, including Starter Kits, Play Booster packs, Collector Booster packs, Commander Decks, Collector Edition Commander Decks, Bundles, and Gift Bundles.
Several cards and foil treatments are only available in Collector Booster packs, which we’ll cover in more detail in the next section.
Bundles comes with 9 Play Booster packs, 2 traditional foil extended art cards, plus 16 foil basic lands and 16 non-foil basic lands, while the Gift Bundle has all of these items plus 1 Collector Booster pack.
At the time of writing, both the Bundle and Gift Bundle were selling for considerably more than their MSRP, with Bundles listed at $95 or more on eBay, and Gift Bundles listed for $185 or more.
So you might be curious…why is the Gift Bundle almost $100 more than the standard Bundle, for just one more Collector Booster pack?
The answer lies among the rare Chocobo card variants, which we discuss below.
What Are the Different Chocobo Variants in the Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond Final Fantasy Set?
If you’re a Final Fantasy fan or casual gamer, you’re definitely familiar with the epic, super-fast running birds that you can ride around the overworld or race at the Golden Saucer in Final Fantasy VII.
Chocobos were first introduced in Final Fantasy II (originally released in 1988) and have appeared in pretty much every Final Fantasy game since, both as a means of quickly traversing the map and in summon spells in battle.
No wonder these birds have also made their way into the Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy set, and in a big way!
First of all, the Golden Chocobo serialized card is the most sought after card in the entire set, as it’s limited to only 77 total copies printed worldwide, each numbered from 01 to 77.
This extremely limited printing and serialization, plus the incredible special gold foiling has made this card highly-sought after, with some copies being sold for more than $75,000!
Check out this cool site for a tracker of all 77, of which 39 (or 50.65%) have been found as of August 11, 2025.
An ultra rare Black Chocobo (only printed in Japanese), takes the second place spot in value, with copies going for $5,321 on TCG Player at the time of writing this article. This chocobo variant is also only available in Collector Booster packs and features the black chocobo, which was the fastest chocobo type in the Final Fantasy VII minigame.
Next, the three Neon Ink Chocobo versions take the next three spots among the most expensive Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy cards, which as you might have guessed, are also only available in Collector Booster packs.
As you can see in our graphic below, these cards all sell for a range between $2,000 and $3,000, and have unique neon ink treatments, similar to the neon ink cards from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan set.
What are the 9 Other Most Valuable Cards in the Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond Final Fantasy Set?
Now that we’ve covered the several chocobo card variants, lets take a look at one less expensive chocobo card and the other eight most expensive cards in the set.
We created this handy graphic below, which shows these cards, led by yet another chocobo card currently selling for $1,800, which is the Neon Yellow Ink version.
Next, the remaining eight cards are all main characters from the most popular Final Fantasy games, including fan favorites like Cloud Strife, Yuna, and Tifa Lockhart, as well as infamous villians like Sephiroth and Kefka.
Where Can You Buy the Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond Final Fantasy Set?
Now that we’ve discussed the set details, most valuable chocobo cards, and the other sought-after cards in this MtG Final Fantasy set, let’s go over where you can buy Play Booster packs and Collector Booster packs.
Play Booster packs are luckily still available at major retailers like Target, Best Buy and Amazon for the MSRP of $6.99, meaning that you can hopefully score these packs without paying a huge markup.
Collector Boosters packs are harder to get, given the huge demand for serialized and special art treatments among the chocobos.
For example, when writing this article, Final Fantasy Collector Booster packs were available on Amazon for around $100, and were listed for similar prices on eBay.
Gift Bundles are also expensive and currently go for around $185 or more online via the secondary market.
If you’re interested in what’s actually in one of these Collector Booster packs, make sure to watch this recent video from our YouTube Channel, where we frequently open packs, boxes, and other products!
While we don’t usually suggest paying more than MSRP, this situation is kind of an exception because these packs are limited and not available anymore at major retailers (let us know in the comments if you’ve see these packs at MSRP anywhere!).
So there you have it! A rundown of what the Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond Final Fantasy is, the most valuable cards, and where to buy this awesome set!
As we covered in a recent article on the Top Collectibles Trends in 2025, 2026, and Beyond, the collectibles market—especially for Magic: The Gathering and other trading card games like Pokemon, Yu Gi Oh, One Piece, and Lorcana—is hot this year, so now is a great time to get into the hobby or grow your collection!
If you do score one of these sought-after cards and are curious about whether getting it professionally graded might make sense, also check out our other article on When Should You Send Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering or Sports Cards to Be Graded by PSA, BGS, or CGC?
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