The earlier you can get it in play, the earlier you can start putting your gameplan into action
Id love to see them fill in the gaps for more underutilized creature types
Darkrai has pedigree working for it, too
Copying Overlord of the BoilerbilgesOverlord of the Boilerbilges with Esper Terra will definitely help with that plan
As a standard Magic set, Final Fantasy will introduce you to the broader rule set of Magic , including lots of abilities that you will see on non- Final Fantasy Magic cards from other sets (the Final Fantasy set does introduce some new unique mechanics on some cards, like Tiered, representing the various strength levels of magic spells from the video games, or Job Select, a variant of a prior Magic rule inspired by the Job systems of various Final Fantasy games)
We all know the classics of this genre: Force of Will, Deadly Rollick, Force of Negation, etc