Cox made a great assessment of the success of the set when he said during the Q&A that the overlap of fan bases was stronger. Being a franchise born from gaming, Final Fantasy has more appeal to TCG players, but that cannot be the only explanation
I hope that Marvels Spider-Man will be another success, but its going to be very hard to reach the incredible benchmark set by Magic: The GatheringFinal Fantasy.
Lets say that each set has 1,5 new game design mechanic in average, adding up to 6 new rules each year
Ramping into or reanimating Toxrill early can end games before they even get started
When the Archaeomancer re-enters the battlefield, Panharmonicon will double its enter trigger and let you return two instants or sorceries from your graveyard to your hand: Ghostly Flicker and High Tide
That one-two punch has kept Pooh adjacent cards climbing across multiple sets for weeks now