For me, when Im thinking about Final Fantasy as a set, when we were ready to do it, its like the next natural progression of Universes Beyond, said Dillon Deveney, Principal Game Designer
It really helps that the reward of Marchesa, Resolute Monarch has one of the rarest effects in all of Magic in being able to remove all counters from a permanent
There are plenty of werewolves, but there are also giant beasts, strange hermits, and cryptic rites held beneath the shadow of the full moon
Most new Standard sets also herald an Alchemy release of about 25-30 Arena-only cards that are not produced in physical form
It doesn't copy whether that permanent is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on