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Reality Fracture: Ashlizzlle's 22 picks for Standard A visual companion to Ashlizzlle’s video “The MOST IMPORTANT Cards from Reality Fracture for Standard!” · uploaded Sept 29, 2026 · 25:20
22 cards Twenty-one picks plus one bonus card, all in no ranked order.
In Ashlizzlle's lists 14 of the 22 picks run in Ashlizzlle's seven new Moxfield lists.
Wildcard check One copy of every pick costs 11 mythic, 8 rare and 3 uncommon wildcards.
Planeswalkers Five picks are planeswalkers, counting the Chandra, Torch of Defiance
Life gain Three picks feed life gain, which Ashlizzlle says got boosted like crazy.
Set score Ashlizzlle rates Reality Fracture a 10 out of 10 set.
Ashlizzlle covers the cards in no ranked order, so rows follow the video. Timestamps jump to where each card comes up. Copy counts come from Ashlizzlle's seven newest Standard lists on Moxfield. Rules text on the sheet follows Scryfall oracle text. Every card named on this sheet shows its art.
The picks In video order · Ashlizzlle's read on each card, with copies in the seven new lists Start Pick Card art Ashlizzlle's take
00:46 In Ashlizzlle's lists
No copies in the seven new lists
Ashlizzlle sees a future staple for Standard life gain at 01:07. A planeswalker gains life away from fragile creatures, the gap Ashlizzlle wants filled. Every life gain event adds loyalty, so the −4 Pridemate token comes around fast. 01:46 In Ashlizzlle's lists
3 copies each in Boros and Jund Superfriends
Each loyalty activation makes a 2/2 Cadet, the reason Ashlizzlle calls it a Superfriends auto-include at 02:02. The −3 deals 4 damage to each creature except your own tokens, a one-sided wipe at 02:37. The 03:00 curve runs Gideon's Memorial Chandra, Torch of Defiance 03:14 In Ashlizzlle's lists
3 copies each in Boros and Jund Superfriends
Ashlizzlle calls the reprint fantastic at 03:18 and sees homes in control, midrange and Superfriends. The first +1 exiles the top card to cast, or deals 2 damage to each opponent if it stays uncast. The second +1 adds two red mana, the ramp behind the turn four Ajani curve. 04:16 In Ashlizzlle's lists
3 copies in Dimir Jace Jank
Ashlizzlle counts it among the best new planeswalkers at 04:21 and sees it in many control decks. The first +1 surveils 1 and returns a noncreature, nonland card to hand. The −X taps an artifact or creature and puts X stun counters on it. 05:35 In Ashlizzlle's lists
4 copies in Mono Black Goth Birb
A 3/2 with flying and haste that returns at the start of combat on your turn if two or more creatures died this turn. Deaths on either side count, so sacrifice and removal both feed the return, as Ashlizzlle notes at 06:12. Deadly Precision 07:04 Enlightened Confidant
Life gain
In Ashlizzlle's lists
No copies in the seven new lists
Ashlizzlle calls it an auto-include for any life gain deck at 07:18. After a life gain turn it surveils 1 at end step and keeps a card with mana value up to the life gained. Ashlizzlle notes most life gain lists stop near three mana value, so three life covers most cards. 07:55 In Ashlizzlle's lists
4 copies each in RB Ingris Aggro
Ingris Stingerquill Master of Barbs Ashlizzlle expects tier one or high tier two results at 08:56 from Rakdos Lizards, whose Bloomburrow cards rotate with the first set of 2027. 09:15 In Ashlizzlle's lists
3 copies in the Dimir Eyeshadow list
It draws two and discards two on entry, then taps and stuns a creature for each nonland card discarded. Five mana and exiling it from the graveyard draws two more cards. Ashlizzlle calls it maybe one of the best cards in the set at 10:06. 10:12 In Ashlizzlle's lists
4 copies in Dimir Jace Jank
Its static draws a card at the start of each opponent's draw step. The +1 makes a 1/1 Illusion and the −2 bounces an artifact or creature, two ways to protect it. Ashlizzlle, a self-described Jace hater at 10:51, calls it peak planeswalker design at 11:28. 11:30 In Ashlizzlle's lists
4 copies each in Goth Birb and Dimir Eyeshadow
A one-mana 1/2 that mills three on entry and gets +2/+0 for every seven cards in your graveyard. Ashlizzlle sees the Stitcher's Supplier role Standard had been missing at 11:43. Ashlizzlle has seen it hit 11 power in early access games at 12:08. 12:29 Liliana the Faultless
Life gain
In Ashlizzlle's lists
No copies in the seven new lists
A one-mana 1/1 that gains 1 life whenever another creature or planeswalker enters under your control. Paying {1}, tapping it and discarding a card gives another creature or planeswalker hexproof. Ashlizzlle calls it the best one-mana soul sister effect in Standard at 13:14. 13:22 Pompous Battlemage
Prowess
In Ashlizzlle's lists
No copies in the seven new lists
A one-mana 1/1 with prowess that enters prepared, ready to cast a copy of Improvised Act. Improvised Act is a one-mana sorcery that trades a discard for a draw. Ashlizzlle notes prowess is quiet in Standard at 13:52 and eyes Izzet or Mono-Red shells. 14:16 In Ashlizzlle's lists
4 copies in the Jund Superfriends list
On entry it may put any basic land onto the battlefield tapped, and it draws a card when it dies. Ashlizzlle plays it in Jund Superfriends at 14:42 to reach a higher top end. The land hits the battlefield, so landfall decks can use it too, per Ashlizzlle at 15:03. 15:22 Karn, Argent Defender
Sideboard
In Ashlizzlle's lists
Torpor Orb holds this slot in two sideboards
A two-mana 1/3 that stops abilities from triggering when artifacts and creatures enter. It also blanks artifact entries that Torpor Orb Torpor Orb rotates with the first set of 2027, and Ashlizzlle expects Karn to step in then at 16:01. 16:33 In Ashlizzlle's lists
No copies in the seven new lists
Ashlizzlle pitches it as Shock crossed with Thoughtseize at 16:35. It deals 2 damage to an opponent, then takes a nonland card from the revealed hand. Ashlizzlle calls the moment a Rakdos renaissance at 16:47 and eyes Rakdos or Jund midrange. 17:31 In Ashlizzlle's lists
No copies in the seven new lists
A two-mana 2/1 with haste that gives an instant or sorcery in your graveyard flashback for the turn. Ashlizzlle rates the haste as the key for Standard at 17:52, a fit for aggressive Wizard decks. Ashlizzlle pictures it rebuying a Burst Lightning and attacking right away. 18:32 In Ashlizzlle's lists
3 in Dimir Eyeshadow and 2 in Jace Jank
Ashlizzlle likes all three modes: a soft counter for noncreature spells, −2/−2 on a creature, or mill three then draw. Ashlizzlle names it the best charm in the set and scores it 10 out of 10 at 19:38. Fatehold Charm 19:43 In Ashlizzlle's lists
3 copies each in Boros and Jund Superfriends
On entry it puts two loyalty counters on a Jace token, making one when none is in play. Your planeswalkers gain a +1 that adds red mana, which ramps walker decks. Ashlizzlle calls it the strongest of its cycle at 20:36 and sees it in Izzet or Jeskai control. 20:43 In Ashlizzlle's lists
4 copies in FRA Simic Cookies
The Aura turns an artifact or non-Aura enchantment into a 5/5 Construct creature, a green Ensoul Artifact per Ashlizzlle at 21:03. On Nutrient Block Valgavoth's Lair Ashlizzlle saw no meta deck for it at 21:43, and four copies now headline FRA Simic Cookies. 21:54 Geist of Saint Thalia
Spells
In Ashlizzlle's lists
No copies in the seven new lists
A two-mana 1/2 flier that makes your noncreature spells cost {1} less. Ashlizzlle dubs it the ghost of Gran-Gran Ashlizzlle expects it to be a menace in Standard and older formats at 22:52. 23:06 In Ashlizzlle's lists
2 copies in the Dimir Eyeshadow list
The bonus pick past the planned twenty, a six-mana 5/5 flier in Dimir colors. When cast, it exiles up to one nonland card of each card type from your graveyard, then casts copies totaling mana value 6 or less for free. Ashlizzlle pairs it with Superior Spider-Man
Ashlizzlle's seven new lists Standard decks on Moxfield created Sept 24 to Oct 1, with the picks each one runs Superfriends Boros Superfriends runs 3 Ajani Unrelenting Chandra, Torch of Defiance Way of the Pyromancer decklist updated Sept 29. Jund Superfriends runs 4 Simulacrum Shaper decklist updated Sept 24. Dimir Dimir Eyeshadow runs 4 Dark Matter Manipulator Theorix Charm Seasoned Cryomancer Uldaros Theorix decklist updated Sept 27. Dimir Jace Jank runs 4 The Theorist, Jace Beleren Chandra, Chill of Compliance decklist updated Sept 26. Aggro, graveyard and brews RB Ingris Aggro runs 4 Ingris Stingerquill Master of Barbs decklist updated Sept 25. Mono Black Goth Birb runs 4 Darklight Phoenix decklist updated Sept 28. FRA Simic Cookies runs 4 Puppet Crafting decklist updated Oct 1. Source video: Ashlizzlle, “The MOST IMPORTANT Cards from Reality Fracture for Standard! | MTG,” YouTube, uploaded Sept 29, 2026,
youtube.com/watch?v=PZtGUBC6aWs .
Order: Ashlizzlle presents the picks in no ranked order, and the sheet keeps the video order.
Decklists: Copy counts come from Ashlizzlle's Standard lists on
Moxfield , created Sept 24 to Oct 1, 2026 and read on Oct 2, 2026.
Rotation: Torpor Orb and the Bloomburrow cards leave Standard with the first set of 2027, per the
Draftsim rotation guide .
Cards: Names and rules text checked on Scryfall on Oct 2, 2026, using the Reality Fracture printings. Card images © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall.
Palette: Isle of Dogs (Wes Anderson)
Chandra, Torch of Defiance reprint.
Gideon's Memorial on turn two, 
Deadly Precision at 06:18 sacrifices a creature and destroys another for two deaths from one card.
Ingris Stingerquill makes each attacking creature deal 1 damage to each opponent.
Master of Barbs answers that noncombat damage with +1/+0 for the whole team.
Torpor Orb lets through, which helps against Synthesizer decks at 15:57.
Fatehold Charm earns a mention at 18:36 as a strong Azorius Tempo card.
Nutrient Block it builds an indestructible 5/5, and on 
Valgavoth's Lair a hexproof one.
Gran-Gran at 22:10, with no Lesson count needed for the discount.
Superior Spider-Man at 23:39, which can enter as a copy of it from a graveyard for four mana.
Ajani Unrelenting, 3 
Way of the Pyromancer, decklist updated Sept 29.
Simulacrum Shaper plus 3 each of Ajani Unrelenting, Chandra and Way of the Pyromancer, decklist updated Sept 24.
Darklight Phoenix and 4 Dark Matter Manipulator, decklist updated Sept 28.
Puppet Crafting on a Cookies shell, decklist updated Oct 1.
Dark Matter Manipulator
Theorix Charm
Seasoned Cryomancer
Uldaros Theorix
The Theorist, Jace Beleren
Chandra, Chill of Compliance