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EDHREC counted 140,104 decks across Edge of Eternities’ 22 commanders at the set’s first anniversary, versus 192,000 for Tarkir: Dragonstorm and 551,100 for Final Fantasy.
Read Brief →Combined US and China Regional Championship data shows Broodscale Combo doubling from 6.3% to 12.6% of the field while posting a statistically significant 55.3% non-mirror win rate.
New Reality Fracture commander Uldaros Theorix can copy and cast one card of each type from the graveyard up to six total mana, enabling compact Thassa’s Oracle or Jace wins with Consultation effects.
Across 147 decklists from three MTGO Vintage Challenges, Initiative was most played at 23 entries and Raker Shops was third at 13 with a 61.3% non-mirror win rate.
New Multiverse Reforged legend Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel can pair with Sheoldred, the Apocalypse to repeatedly convert life gain into another draw, letting an Esper deck traverse its library.
Enchanting the new common with Splinter Twin creates unlimited hasty 3/2 copies, a turn-four Limited combo that Wizards says was intentionally included as a historical callback.
The new Reality Fracture creature prevents Planeswalkers from dying at zero loyalty, letting Gideon Jura absorb forced attacks indefinitely or preserve Gideon of the Trials’ game-loss-prevention emblem.
The new mono-black Reality Fracture legend starts below zero power, uses sacrifices to become increasingly negative and can turn that unusual value into combat damage through its own rules text.
Direct TCGplayer sales moved 277 regular Ganax copies on September 14 and another 107 on September 15, lifting the base printing from roughly $1 to a $3.99 low while cheaper showcase copies remain.
Wizards reduced the set’s common count, increased its uncommon count and placed three legends in each booster so every pack can contain an echoed pair without overwhelming the Limited structure.
A new Reality Fracture rare cycle moves established effects into new colors: white typal decks gain a Kindred Dominance-style wipe, while red receives a one-mana team-trample spell that scales into removal.