After plenty of hype and buildup, the spoiler season for MTG Reality Fracture has finally begun. As usual, Wizards really kicked things off with a bang, with tons of exciting new spoilers and an insane mechanic, too. To top it off, all of the set’s Special Guests have been revealed, and there’s a real doozy among them.
Beyond just offering good value, all of the Reality Fracture Special Guests come together to make a stunning panorama. While you’re unlikely to ever assemble all of these cards in a game together, this is a real treat for collectors. Even if you don’t care about this novelty, these MTG Reality Fracture Special Guests really don’t disappoint.
Eye of Ugin
Selling for a whopping $57 at its cheapest,
Eye of Ugin
Eye of Ugin
Colorless Eldrazi spells you cast cost {2} less to cast.
{7}, {T}: Search your library for a colorless creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
is easily the best Special Guest reprint here. This price tag is more than deserved, too, even if it’s been a while since this card was properly reprinted. For better or worse, this new printing shouldn’t provide tons of new supply, so prices should remain high.
As for the card itself, Eye of Ugin is an auto-include within any Eldrazi Typal deck. Naturally, this means it sees a lot of play in Commander, but it also pops up in Legacy Eldrazi decks, too. Even outside of Eldrazi decks, Eye of Ugin can do work to tutor up colorless creatures, so it pops up all over.
Flesh Duplicate
As a two-mana copy effect, [tooltipsFlesh Duplicate[/tooltips] is especially useful in Commander. Technically, this copy effect isn’t perfect since it’ll have Vanishing 3, but that can still be an upside. Alongside cards that care about death effects, like
Uugguu, the Omniplasm
Uugguu, the Omniplasm
Whenever another nontoken Ooze creature you control dies, create two tokens that are copies of that creature, except they're 2/2 and they aren't legendary.
, for instance, Flesh Duplicate’s Vanishing effect can create a lot of havoc.
Realistically, it’s hard to go wrong with Flesh Duplicate, as almost any blue-aligned deck can use it somewhere. Whether you’re copying your Commander, leaning into Time Counters, or just copying a value engine, this card is simple and effective. If anything, it’s a surprise that it only sees play in around 58,700 decks, according to EDHREC.
In terms of value, a copy of Flesh Duplicate will set you back around $8.76, and there are a few variants already. With Surge Foils selling for as much as $40, this stunning new Special Guest could have quite a high ceiling.
Splinter Twin
Despite being unbanned in Modern back in December of 2024,
Splinter Twin
Splinter Twin
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "{T}: Create a token that's a copy of this creature, except it has haste. Exile that token at the beginning of the next end step."
still only really sees play in Commander. Even there, this iconic enchantment doesn’t see a tremendous amount of play, as creating combos is more troublesome in a singleton format. Still, being able to effectively copy any creature repeatedly is definitely abuseable, especially with entry effects that untap creatures like
Pestermite
Pestermite
Flash
Flying
When this creature enters, you may tap or untap target permanent.
.
Even without going infinite, by enchanting
Deadpool, Trading Card
Deadpool, Trading Card
As Deadpool enters, you may exchange his text box and another creature's.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 3 life.
{3}, Sacrifice this creature: Each other player draws a card.
, or
Etali, Primal Conqueror
Etali, Primal Conqueror
Trample
When Etali enters, each player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. You may cast any number of spells from among the nonland cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.
{9}{G/P}: Transform Etali. Activate only as a sorcery.
, Splinter Twin can do real work. As such, it’s not too surprising it sells for around $7.61 at the moment. However, since this Special Guests printing is the card’s first chase variant, it could easily sell for more.
Root Maze
If you want to slow down a game of MTG,
Root Maze
Root Maze
Artifacts and lands enter tapped.
is a pretty effective way to do it. Seeing steady play in Premodern and Commander, this card keeps players from bouncing back from Stax effects. While this can be rather powerful, Root Maze is hardly a staple in MTG, but it is surprisingly expensive.
Even with a reprint from Tenth Edition, a copy of Root Maze will still set you back $4.77. Notably, however, the original Tempest printing is worth around $9.64, and the card frame likely has an impact here. With classic original printings being more popular for Premodern play, there’s a chance this new Special Guest isn’t the new most valuable variant.
Consign to Memory
In contrast, this new Special Guest printing of
Consign to Memory
Consign to Memory
Replicate {1} (When you cast this spell, copy it for each time you paid its replicate cost. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Counter target triggered ability or colorless spell.
has a lot of potential. While the original Modern Horizons 3 printing already sells for $3.56, there’s no special variant of this uncommon. With Special Guests appearing in one out of 55 Play Boosters, and six percent of Collector Boosters, rarity should be a huge price amplifier.
That being said, while Consign to Memory is a popular card, the big driver behind its price is Modern and Legacy. Appearing in tons of Modern decks across the format, and in plenty of Legacy lists, too, there could be lower demand for this fancy variant, foils especially. Just what this will do to the price, however, remains to be seen, as it does see a fair bit of Commander play.
Necrodominance
Selling for just a little more than $3 on average,
Necrodominance
Necrodominance
Skip your draw step.
At the beginning of your end step, you may pay any amount of life. If you do, draw that many cards.
Your maximum hand size is five.
If a card or token would be put into your graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.
is a pale imitation of
Necropotence
Necropotence
Skip your draw step.
Whenever you discard a card, exile that card from your graveyard.
Pay 1 life: Exile the top card of your library face down. Put that card into your hand at the beginning of your next end step.
. Unlike the original, this safer retrain appears in only 36,000 Commander decks. Technically, it does see some Modern play, but only really in the fringe Mono-Black Necropotence decks.
While Necrodominance isn’t entirely broken, it is still very powerful, especially for setting up combo wins in Commander. With this in mind, the new visually stunning Special Guest printing could be quite pricey.
Mind Twist
While it might not seem like much on the surface,
Mind Twist
Mind Twist
Target player discards X cards at random.
is an absolutely brutal MTG card. With enough fast mana, like
Ancient Tomb
Ancient Tomb
{T}: Add {C}{C}. This land deals 2 damage to you.
and
Grim Monolith
Grim Monolith
This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step.
{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.
{4}: Untap this artifact.
, you can essentially force an opponent to discard their entire hand on turn two. For this reason, Mind Twist is actually banned in Legacy, and used to be restricted in Vintage.
Despite having a storied history, Mind Twist doesn’t see much play in MTG nowadays. Not only has it fallen out of fashion in Vintage, but in Commander, it’ll only really piss off the table. It can work well in Discard-focused decks, of course, but popping off to punish only one opponent is just mean.
As a result of this, Mind Twist is surprisingly inexpensive, especially following its Mystery Booster 2 reprint. You can currently pick up a copy for just $1.29, though this new variant should be worth a fair bit more. Exactly how much this variant will sell for, however, remains to be seen, as prices for Mind Twist’s other prints vary dramatically.
Austere Command
In terms of raw reprint value,
Austere Command
Austere Command
Choose two —
• Destroy all artifacts.
• Destroy all enchantments.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 4 or greater.
is absolutely nothing to write home about. Thanks to being reprinted time and time again in Commander precons, you can easily pick up a copy for $0.34. Despite all of these printings, however, there’s only one chase variant: the $50 Amonkhet Invocation.
Potentially, given its rarity and gorgeous art, this new printing should sit somewhere in between. While it’s unclear where the exact price point will end up, there’s no denying this is a powerful board wipe. Appearing in over half a million Commander decks, this card is a true Commander staple and fan favorite.
Consider
As a cantrip with a Surveil trigger attached,
Consider
Consider
Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Draw a card.
is unsurprisingly rather popular. Appearing in over 310,000 Commander decks and in Legacy, Pioneer, and Pauper, this card is all over MTG. Thanks to multiple Common reprints, though, a near-mint example will only set you back $0.28.
Notably, Consider already has one chase variant from the Burning Revelations Secret Lair drop. Selling for around $38 on average, the new Reality Fracture Special Guest printing could be surprisingly expensive.
Sublime Epiphany
Last, and also least from a value perspective,
Sublime Epiphany
Sublime Epiphany
Choose one or more —
• Counter target spell.
• Counter target activated or triggered ability.
• Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
• Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control.
• Target player draws a card.
is worth just $0.21 at its cheapest. While this card does see some play in Show and Tell decks in Legacy, and in Commander, too, it’s not amazing. For six mana, it can do a lot, of course, but you also have to pay six mana, which is never great…
As for the new Reality Fracture Special Guest printing, it’s unclear where the price may end up selling. So far, this card doesn’t really have a chase variant, as only prerelease promos are pushing $5. With this in mind, Sublime Epiphany is definitely a card to watch once it’s released with the Reality Fracture set on October 2nd.
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