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Reality Fracture is the next Magic expansion releasing in October, and just as the multiverse has invaded every existing medium, so too in the game created by Richard Garfield, which has always featured alternative realities in its lore, this time it will have to rely on the "chaos" created by Jace Beleren. But the most interesting part is not just the narrative, but also seeing alternative versions of planeswalkers and iconic characters in their "color" variants.

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Among the cards shown to us, we must mention a few:

Ajani probably represents one of the most interesting cases. In his white version, "Ajani Resolute", we see an extremely aggressive two-mana planeswalker for lifegain decks. He starts with two loyalty counters and has a very strong passive ability: whenever his controller gains life, he adds a loyalty counter. This means that, in a correctly built deck, Ajani can quickly grow into a difficult-to-remove threat.
His zero-cost ability allows you to gain one life, immediately activating the passive. The second creates a customized version of Ajani's Pridemate, one of the most iconic creatures in the lifegain strategy, while the final emblem grants +2/+2 to all controlled creatures. In Standard, he could become one of the key cards for aggressive white or Orzhov Lifegain archetypes.

The transformation into "Ajani Unrelenting" is even more fascinating from a narrative perspective. Here we see a much more offensive version of the character, associated with red and a token-based strategy. Each loyalty ability generates a 2/2 Cadet, allowing for rapid board presence. The +1 acts as a temporary Overrun effect for creatures, while the -2 converts an exhausted hand into new resources. The -3 represents a kind of asymmetric "mini board wipe" that leaves your tokens alive.

The Ajani Resolute / Ajani Unrelenting pair suggests the existence of a new planeswalker transformation mechanic, one of the most intriguing aspects to emerge from the first spoilers.

Equally interesting is the return of Tinybones. "Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance" takes the famous criminal skeleton and transforms him into a low-cost threat for discard strategies. For three mana, we get a 2/1 that immediately makes each opponent discard a card upon entering the battlefield. Even more important is the continuous ability: whenever a player discards one or more cards, Tinybones deals one damage to each opponent.

In Commander, this card could fit perfectly into discard-focused decks, especially alongside effects like Waste Not, Liliana's Caress, or the original Tinybones. It's a card that generates constant pressure without requiring further investment.
In contrast, we find "Titanbones, Towering Heart", a surprising alternative reality of the same character. Instead of the classic opportunistic black skeleton, here appears a green creature oriented towards life gain and +1/+1 counters. With initial stats of 4/3 and reach, it grows rapidly whenever the player gains life, even receiving two +1/+1 counters for each activation.

The second ability is equally curious: if it's discarded, its controller gains three life. This apparent contradiction with the original Tinybones is exactly the kind of design that makes Reality Fracture so interesting. The two cards show how the same character can evolve in completely opposite directions.

Among the most powerful cards revealed is certainly "The Theorist, Jace Beleren". This version of Jace moves away from classic control-permacounter archetypes and embraces a very aggressive card advantage strategy.
The passive ability makes you draw a card at the beginning of each opponent's acquisition phase. In a four-player Commander game, this means drawing three additional cards per full turn cycle. This alone would be enough to make him extremely interesting.

The +1 creates 1/1 Illusion tokens, contributing to the planeswalker's defense. The -2 offers a multiple bounce effect that can greatly slow down opponents. Finally, the -6 draws three cards and distributes +1/+1 counters equal to the number of cards in hand to all controlled creatures, creating potential sudden finishes.

In addition to this, the almost hour and a half long panel previewed Nauctis, an expansion releasing in February of next year and entirely set in the abysses, while in almost a year, specifically June 2027, we will see ninjas and neon Kamigawa: Titanbreach again. And if you thought The Lord of the Rings expansion was excellent - I think so and I'm grateful to have found the One Ring card - get ready for the arrival of The Hobbit, which will regularly integrate into this world.