Reality Fracture Review: cEDH - Playable CardsReality Fracture is already here, and, as always, we'll review the cards in this set that can see play in cEDH. I picked out a few cards I’m sure will see play, along with some others that are a little more... questionable. Oh, and as always, I did my best to include a card that can be used in Tayam, Luminous Enigma.Well, without further ado, here are the cards.Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun and Samut, Hazoret’s ChampionLet’s start with the most controversial one. The blue Samut is definitely playable in cEDH. She will protect you when you try to win and make it impossible to answer your counterspells.Yes, when it comes to protecting you as you try to win the game, there are already a few cards that do that, such as Grand Abolisher and Defense Grid. As for protecting you while you interact, Hexing Squelcher has also been available for a few sets. All of these are considered very powerful cards.However, Samut stands out because she’s blue, so we can use her in decks without red or white. On top of that, she has another very important effect. She essentially makes it impossible for someone to cast Borne Upon a Wind and force their way into a win, something that has been becoming increasingly common.That said, any creature with just 1 toughness is always one damage away from dying to Orcish Bowmasters.Now, the red Samut. Obviously, she’s also very powerful. She could be worse than Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu because she doesn’t create mana, but these two cards fill a similar niche. She'll be another toy for creature decks.Flickering HoundThis less popular Displacer Kitten cousin can still be quite powerful when you use it right.Bant creature decks, notably Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful, can get something out of its ability. Blinking a Cloud of Faeries or a Peregrine Drake every time you cast a creature will be very powerful.It makes me wonder whether this card could be good enough to bring semi-blue back to life. Blinking an Aurora Awakener every time you cast a creature sounds great.Besides Thrasios, another commander that has been performing well is Helga, Skittish Seer. This deck plays plenty of strong ETBs, and several versions already play the dog.Hall of EchoesThis card lets you ignore the legendary rule. Because it transforms once it’s already on the battlefield, it doesn’t trigger any ETBs. That already shows that it isn’t very useful in lists that lean on their commanders’ ETBs, such as Lumra, Bellow of the Woods and Etali, Primal Conqueror.That said, it shines, or might shine, in lists such as Krark, the Thumbless and Kodama of the East Tree. Both create a lot of value when you copy them, and their lists center entirely around putting them in play together. Well, there you have it: you no longer need a Sakashima of a Thousand Faces to copy Kodama. These blueless Kodama lists are about to get much better.Also, since the cloning effect isn’t a sorcery, you can use it during the end step before your turn and untap on your next turn with the copy.Pia, Aether AsceticWhat is there to say about this card?It’s a green enchantment tutor, a complete novelty in this color. It’s particularly helpful for green decks without black or white.Etali can now find Food Chain much more easily. Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero can turn any creature tutor into a Song of Creation, Earthcraft, or even an Underworld Breach.Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer can now find Food Chain incredibly easily.The possibilities are endless. I believe it will make several strategies a lot more consistent and powerful.Other CardsThe cards below are also promising, but I was considerably less impressed by them.Marwyn, the PreserverGroundskeeper sees play in some green lists, and Marwyn is a straightforward upgrade. Anyone who was playing Groundskeeper will probably replace it with Marwyn.Both cards interact with Lion’s Eye Diamond and Six and create infinite mana. The biggest difference is that Marwyn also gives your lands Hexproof and can bring back any of them from your graveyard, so you don’t need to run basic lands in your deck.Carnivorous CultivatorThis card is essentially “pay 3 mana and put a land in your graveyard.”It may be too niche. Maybe decks like Lumra, Bellow of the Woods and The Gitrog Monster would enjoy playing lots of effects like this.I don’t know. It’s a sorcery, and it's two casts. This card has a lot to prove, but The Gitrog Monster plays Dina’s Guidance, so wanting a 3-mana Entomb into a land, cough cough, Dakmor Salvage, isn’t that hard to understand.Loot, the NexusThis is a big dork that costs 3. It is the Tayam card from this set. It could replace Faeburrow Elder in lists that were already playing it.Curse-Marred DemonDoes this creature play like Gamble?Again, it may be useful in some cases. It works with the Flickering Hound, which we mentioned before. I can only see it being useful in green decks without black.You can turn a creature tutor into a Gamble. It seems bad, but I won’t say it’s useless.Promising CommandersHere are two new commanders that almost made the cut but aren’t quite good enough.Niv-Mizzet, Ghost CounselThere are a few infinite combos you can set up with this card, most notably with Sheoldred, the Apocalypse. You can draw your entire deck and drain your opponents with these two cards.I’m not very confident in this deck because the combo is extremely heavy mana-wise, the commander costs 6, and it’s in Orzhov colors on top of that.Ingris StingerquillIt deals one damage in multiple instances, so it could help Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin exile some cards.It is also an infinite-mana outlet. You can pay 4 repeatedly to create infinite 2/2s with Haste and kill your opponents.ConclusionOverall, this set brought us several cards that look quite interesting in cEDH. Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun, Flickering Hound, and especially Pia, Aether Ascetic are the ones that caught my attention the most, while the others fall into the “this might work, but someone will have to prove it” category.And, obviously, I couldn’t wrap things up without the Tayam card. Loot, the Nexus, you have a mission.What do you think? Tell us your thoughts in our comment section below.Thank you for reading, and see you next time!
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