when does the mtg final fantasy set release / Magic: The Gathering—FINAL FANTASY

This set dropped in June of 2023, and was known to have the serialized Rings, a Realms and Relics subset, and also a special Holiday release with its own Showcase art, the 60s poster treatment, and even more serialized cards

Despite D&D more directly drawing inspiration from Lord of the Rings (to the point of legal action), it's Magic: the Gathering that gets to first collaborate with them in an official capacity

The first set of the famous Tempest block

The other upside of Inscription of Ruin is that it's also a fine (if slightly overcosted) removal spell against aggro, where killing any creature with mana value three or less hits basically everything against a deck like Mono-Red or Mono-White