The back-and-forth between formats fudges the rankings a little bit, but the number attached to these isnt all that important
Other elements of the card, such as its in-game mechanics, try to emulate a bit of the characters agility in combat, adding another interesting reference
For 7, Cloud wielding a big sword lines up nicely with the equipment strategies of a white-red Magic deck, but Holt says that adding green to the mix let us tie in the power matters cards and cards that reference the Planet and lifestream. While Tidus ability to pass counters around might lead you to think the deck for 10 is all about Blitzball, this classic white-blue-green strategy actually primarily came from the idea of that games Sphere Grid leveling system as a way to empower your creatures
While they do enter tapped, theres no doubt that these lands are powerful enough to see play
Au'ra come in two types: Xaela, a nomadic people who live on the Steppe (basically, they're Mongolian) who have darker, bluish horns and scales, and Raen, who have white scales and horns and are more integrated into Eorzean cultures around the planet