Eden (Final Fantasy VIII card)

Eden is a one-of-a-kind Triple Triad card in Final Fantasy VIII used to play the minigame and for turning into items with Quezacotl's Card Mod. Eden is the ninety-ninth card in the inventory and the last Level 9 card. It depicts the ultimate Guardian Force, Eden, drawn from Ultima Weapon at the bottom of the Deep Sea Research Center hidden island. The card is called "Eden" even if the player renames the GF.
As a Level 9 GF card, Eden has good values with a 9 and an A, which represents the value 10 for the minigame and is unbeatable without special rules. It is a good card to place in a corner. Its value placements may also be useful for games that use Same and/or Plus.
==Obtain==
Eden's card drops from the optional Ultima Weapon boss at the bottom of the optional Deep Sea Research Center dungeon. The earliest the player can get it is when they get to fly the Ragnarok.
If the player completed the Card Club quest before the point of no return (fighting the boss atop the Lunatic Pandora), the club members will appear aboard the Ragnarok in the endgame, from whom the player can win all Level 8–10 cards they do not currently hold in their deck, even the cards they had modified before. This also allows the player to modify the Eden card and then win it back.
As the Deep Sea Research Center is open during endgame, Eden's card is available in two places at the same time. However, even if the player gets it from the Card Club first, and then fights Ultima Weapon, they can't have two Eden cards even if the Eden card still drops; the second card is never added to the inventory.
==Card Mod==
The Eden card refines into 3 Monk's Codes that teaches a GF the Counter ability. It is a useful ability, but Carbuncle already learns it natively. Modding the card lets four party members at best have Counter, which could be useful for the final battles where the party is randomly chosen from all six available participants.
==Physical version==
In 1999, following the release of Final Fantasy VIII in Japan, Bandai produced a full set of collectible Triple Triad cards in Final Fantasy VIII Carddass Masters Perfect Visuals. The set was made up of the 110 cards as seen in the game along with 72 artwork cards and a collector's edition playing mat. The cards have a blue side and a red side. The cards have become a rare collector's item.
Category:Triple Triad cards in Final Fantasy VIII