Fact or Fiction
Reprinted in Reality Fracture Commander (FRC), released October 2, 2026.
Fact or Fiction: Instant, Reality Fracture Commander. Reveal the top five cards of your library. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Reality Fracture Commander (FRC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 41
- Artist
- Matt Cavotta
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About Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue instant from Reality Fracture Commander (FRC), a Commander product released in October 2026. It is collector number 41 in that set, with art by Matt Cavotta. It costs {3}{U} (three generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 32 sets, from Invasion (2000) to Reality Fracture Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.20 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.20 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Fact or Fiction by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction has been printed in 32 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| MagicFest 2026 (PF26) #12 | Rare | 2026 |
| Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC) #90 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #631 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #91 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #190 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #283 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #48 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #84 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3) #27 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #720 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) #221 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #396 | Uncommon | 2020 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Fact or Fiction.
- Piles may be empty.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.