In this edition:
Alchemy: liberation from the fracture of reality
(October 13)
Alchemy: fracture of reality comes to MTG Arena Store tomorrow, October 13! This digital-only version contains 31 cards, including a spellbook centered around the reality breaker himself, Jace Beleren!
The Remnants of Beleren spellbook can be seen here, along with all Alchemy: fracture of reality maps can be found in the Fracture of reality Card image gallery.
To celebrate the arrival of Alchemy: fracture of realitysome special events are organized:
- October 13 – November 3: first draft | Alchemy: fracture of reality
- October 15-17: All Alchemy Deck Duels
- October 18-19: Alchemy: fracture of reality Robot draft
Reality Fracture Pretender Project
(October 13 – November 9)
MTG ArenaThe next Contender Draft begins tomorrow, October 13! Contender Draft is a version of the draft experience aimed at highly competitive players looking for a challenge. It combines a similar event structure to Premier Draft with the high-risk, high-reward prizes of a competitive event.
Event Details
- Open event: October 13, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific (3:00 p.m. UTC)
- Closing of registration: November 11, at 9 a.m. Pacific (4 p.m. UTC)
- End of event: November 11, 2026, at 12 p.m. Pacific (7 p.m. UTC)
- Entrance: 3,000 gems or 20,000 gold coins
- Event duration: 7 wins or 3 losses
- Awards:
- 3 wins: 1,400 gems, 3 Fracture of reality packages
- 4 wins: 2,800 gems, 6 Fracture of reality packages
- 5 wins: 3,200 gems, 8 Fracture of reality packages
- 6 wins: 4,200 gems, 10 Fracture of reality +4 Fracture of reality legendary packs
- 7 wins: 7,200 gems, 12 Fracture of reality packages + 10 Fracture of reality mythical packs + “Draft Contender” player title
Creator VS returns for Reality Fracture!
MTG ArenaThe Creator VS series returns to take on Jace’s twisted version of the multiverse. This round features regular guests and Guild Pack members playing Standard games with the latest releases. Fracture of reality cards. Forrest introduced Fatehold Control, which uses
Discover the Guild pack that fights for the fate of the Multiverse in each episode of Creator VS, available here.
Champion Decks: Standard
(October 16 – November 9)
Five new Standard decks are coming to the MTG Arena Store from October 16 and will be available to players until November 9. Check out each decklist below to see which ones best suit your playstyle!
Champion Deck: Standard | Planeswalker Control
13,050 gems
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1 Theorist’s Sanctuary 2 Chandra, Cold of Conformity 4 Counter-Sculpture 2 Plains 3 Judgment Day 1 Demolition Field 4 Charm of Destiny 4 Edge of the Flood Farm 1 Fountain Harbor 4 Getting Lost 4 Sacred Fountain 3 Island 3 Jace, Sculptor of Reality 4 Jace’s Machinations 2 Meticulous Archives 2 Plains 3 Island 2 Separation 3 The theorist, Jace Beleren 2 Theorist’s agent 1 Restless anchorage 2 Wan Shi Tong, librarian 1 Final confrontation 2 Fabulous passage
Champion Deck: Standard | Cleric life gain
13,820 gems
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4 Unholy Sanctuary 4 Temple Garden 4 Amalia Benavides Aguirre 4 Affair of the Uneaten Feast 4 Essence Channeler 4 Starscape Cleric 4 Lunar Summoning 4 Hinterland Sanctifier 4 Starting City 4 Haliya, Guided by Light 3 Plains 4 Virulent Emissary 3 Liliana the Infallible 2 Professor Dellian Fel 3 Moseo, the New Dean de Vein 2 Plains 2 Overgrown Tomb 1 Swamp
Champion Deck: Standard | Lizard Aggro
9,870 gems
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3 Swamp 3 Mountain 4 Blood Crypt 2 Swamp 3 Burst Lightning 4 Iridescent Vinelasher 2 Ravine Raider 4 Flamecache Gecko 4 Hired Claw 1 Valley Flamecaller 4 Fireglass Mentor 4 Gev, Scaled Scorch 2 Rockface Village 4 Blazemire Verge 2 Gastal Thrillseeker 4 Master of Barbs 3 Ingris Stingerquill 3 Stingerquill Charm 4 Mountain
Champion Deck: Standard | Kona Combo
17,450 gems
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1 Terror of the Woodpeckers 4 Kona, Rescue Beastie 4 Marang River Regent 3 Formidable Speaker 3 Spell Snare 3 Dispelling Exhale 3 Consult Star Maps 4 Refuel 4 Omniscience 3 Lost in the Maze 4 Torment Dragonstorm 2 Island 4 Cavern of Souls 4 Breeding Pool 4 Willowrush Verge 4 Evendo, Waking Haven 4 Uthros, Titanic Godcore 2 Island
Champion Deck: Standard | Strange aggro
2,570 gems
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9 Plains 4 Ethereal Armor 3 Spellbook Seller 4 Feather of Flight 4 Optimistic Scavenger 4 Rescue of the Shardmage 4 Sheltered by Ghosts 4 Veteran Survivor 3 Rip at the Seams 4 Skyward Spider 3 Origin of Spider-Man 1 Boots of Lavaspur 1 Dalkovan Encampment 1 Divine Resilience 1 Cavern of Souls 10 Plains
Bans and rebalancing of competitive brawling
The following changes are now effective in Competitive Brawl as of today, October 12, 2026.
Players will receive up to one (1) wild card for each of the three newly banned Commanders in their collection. Additionally, nine previously banned cards are now banned only as commanders and Nashi, Illusion Gadgeteer has been rebalanced, undoing a previous change that gave it flash.
For more information, check out Jay Parker’s article in the full announcement here.
Arena Limited 3 Championship Qualification
(October 16-18)
The third round of qualifying for the upcoming Arena Limited Championship will be held October 16-18. A number of prizes are available to be won, but qualifying for the Arena Limited Championship is the only way to earn entry to the next Arena Limited Championship in January, which will qualify approximately 120 players for the highest level of Limited competition: 2027. Magic Limited Championship!
Please read this article for more details on all the events mentioned above.
Events Calendar
Full Reality fracture The events calendar runs through November and is available here.
First game
Play-In Qualifying Events are single-day tournaments in which players compete to earn invitations to that month’s qualifying weekend events.
Qualifying Weekend events are two-day events where eligible players compete for invitations to upcoming Arena Championship events.
Qualifying tokens earned through seasonal rewards are delivered to your MTG Arena inbox. Don’t forget to claim them before the event starts!
October Qualifying Format: Standard
- October 24: Best-of-One Qualifying Play-In
- October 25 (bonus event): Best-of-One Qualifying Play-In (Fracture of reality Sealed)
- October 30: Best-of-three qualifying play-in
- October 31 – November 1: qualifying weekend
October Season Rewards
Players will receive their October 2026 Season rewards at the start of the November 2026 Ranked Season (12:05 p.m. PT on October 31).
You must have played at least one ranked game in the respective format to receive seasonal rewards.
- Bronze Reward: 1 Fracture of reality pack
- Silver Reward: 1 Fracture of reality pack + 500 gold coins
- Gold reward: 2 Fracture of reality packs + 1,000 gold + Break Under Pressure card style
- Platinum Reward: 3 Reality fracture packs + 1,000 gold + Break Under Pressure and Simulacrum Shaper card styles
- Diamond Reward: 4 Fracture of reality packs + 1,000 gold + Break Under Pressure and Simulacrum Shaper card styles
- Mythic reward: 5 Fracture of reality packs + 1,000 gold + Break Under Pressure and Simulacrum Shaper…
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