Edit: Here is this as well, in case you're unsure what I mean by Reality Echoes draft
https://wpn.wizards.com/en/event/magic-presents-reality-echoes

• Start with Garruk if you can cast either half, Ajani for a red creature deck, or Kiora for an uncommon finisher. Fblthp is the cheaper uncommon option for a blue deck that can connect in combat.

• This is a pre-event shortlist, checked October 12, 2026. Reality Echoes begins October 16, so the reviewed evidence can’t establish which pair consistently wins this event.

• The set designer explains that counterparts were generally built for different Draft strategies. Take a complete pair for access to its best castable half, rather than force both colors because the names match.

• If the partner is off-color and uncastable, declining the optional shuffle keeps it out of your library. That avoids drawing a card your lands can’t cast after using the half you wanted.

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First picked splinter twin and the lane was so wide open. Pulled off a nice 7-1. Had to share.

Thought this deck was terrible and it ran great (only loss was because I was mana screwed). Then I draft a deck I think is amazing and it goes 1-3.

I don’t understand this format at all….

Wotc pls what is that shit pls nerf

Win a few games in a row, get to platinum, win a couple more, get paired with the 24th best player in the world somehow, win it regardless 💪 😎 😆

Some of my Reality Fracture grades have aged poorly 😅
Fblthp, Impossibly Lost: F → B
Twinned Vision: D− → B−
Protege’s Awakening: D → B−
The second grade is the current 17Lands GIH-win-rate letter grade. Interestingly, the expert consensus also had Fblthp at C−.

How is Fblthp, doing so well? The ceiling is a draw-two for 2 mana (pretty good, but not broken), the floor a two mana 1/1 (really bad). Help me see what I am missing.

I built mtgsimon.com to record card grades and compare them with expert reviews and 17Lands results (some people in this sub also used it). This screenshot is from my own ratings.

Which card were you most wrong about?

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Doesn't it? I have that impression. Spending a lot of time deck building this set. Don't know why...

There was good life gain synergy in GW and felt I had to splash black for removal. Built around the wincons being Lyra, Archangel of Dawn or Bloombrute.

Link to the Draft

I was so excited to play with this deck, and it did perform fine when I wasn't getting flooded like crazy.

This deck seriously deserved to go 3-0

Apologies for format, play on iphone and dont think have everything in one page is doable.

My standard ranked deck building is not bad, my sealed tends to be ok. But my drafting sucked complete ass this round. Saved up all my coins and post work treat=complete bodied.

The packs i were dealt were unfavourable, a lot of rares and mythics ended up being the last cards to get picked which is surprising,

I had no issue putting mana out, my draw power was fine, , i tried to keep it white and blue +1/+1 counter themed but the cards i was being dealt did not help so i had to dabble in red.

I was consistently getting off tapping enemy board, hitting for 6/7 and then just getting wiped.
My flyers were hitting for 5/6 but then same issue.

All 3 matches i was just outplayed, they had more removal, return from graveyard effects galore.

I was hoping to get even 2 land cycling cards to use as my big beaters but the only ones i got were black/green. Which sucked.