Reality Fracture
- For the theme deck, see Time Spiral/Theme decks § Reality Fracture.
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Upcoming release Predicting the future is a messy business.
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| Vision Design | Mark Rosewater (lead)[1] | ||||
| Set Design | Dave Humpherys (lead)[1] | ||||
| Release date | October 2026 | ||||
| Development codename | Ziplining[2] | ||||
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Reality Fracture is an upcoming Magic: The Gathering expansion, an event set forming the climax of the Metronome Arc.[2] It is scheduled for release in October 2026.[3] The set was first teased during the 2023 Announcement Day panel at Gen Con Indiana;[2][4] the name of the set was revealed at MagicCon Atlanta 2025.[3]
The sets takes place in an "interesting location", has a "cool villain", "builds on a theme requested by players for a long time" and "features an innovative design".[5][6]
Storyline
| “ | The Multiverse Meets its Match | ” |
The previous in-universe set Secrets of Strixhaven continues to build on the years-long story that started all the way back with Jace Beleren in Outlaws of Thunder Junction. Having been traumatized by the the suffering of the the New Phyrexian Invasion, Jace set about to right what he saw as to have gone wrong with the Multiverse. His mysterious plans started with freeing Loot from Maag Taranau. The small, fuzzy creature happens to have a map of all reality in his head, useful for multiverse spanning plots. That map led Jace to the Meditation Realm in Tarkir: Dragonstorm where Narset and Elspeth witnessed Jace conduct a ritual that went awry, consuming both Jace and the Realm. That leads us into Lorwyn Eclipsed, Secrets of Strixhaven, and the future.[7]
A teaser posted to DailyMTG.com includes the following line:[3]
| “ | Years of subtle machinations will finally shatter the facade, revealing a villain you'll have to see to believe. | ” |
In response to rumors, Mark Rosewater confirmed that the Reality Fracture will not cross Magic's own lore with that of Universes Beyond.[8]
References
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (September 26, 2025). "As I enjoyed MoM and WAR, will Reality Fracture have a similar feel to it?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ a b c Jess Lanzillo, Chris Kiritz, Athena Froehlich & Mark Rosewater (August 5, 2023). "Magic: The Gathering 30th Anniversary Panel at GenCon – A Recap of MTG's Past, Present & Future (Video)". Magic: The Gathering. YouTube.
- ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (September 26, 2025). "Everything Announced for Magic: The Gathering in 2026". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ WPN (August 7, 2023). "Magic at GenCon: Celebrating 30 Years and Casting Foresee on Years Ahead". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ The Preview Panel at MagicCon: Atlanta (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (September 26, 2025).
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 7, 2025). "How revolutionary would you rate the innovation in Reality Fracture on a scale from 0 to 10?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Magic: The Gathering (September 26, 2025). "That leads us into Lorwyn Eclipsed, Secrets of Strixhaven, and the future.". Twitter.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 29, 2025). "Can you confirm the obvious and state that Reality Fracture is not going to lore-wise integrate UB into Magic lore?". Blogatog. Tumblr.