Sanctum Lurker
New in Reality Fracture (FRA), released October 2, 2026.
Sanctum Lurker: Creature - Horror, Reality Fracture. When this creature enters, empower Jace 1. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Horror
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 3/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Reality Fracture (FRA)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 64
- Artist
- Joshua Raphael
- Keywords
- Empower Jace
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About Sanctum Lurker
Sanctum Lurker is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Reality Fracture (FRA), an expansion set released in October 2026. It is collector number 64 in that set, with art by Joshua Raphael. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 3/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.87 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
When this creature enters, empower Jace 1.
Planeswalkers you control aren't put into their owners' graveyards for having 0 loyalty.
Planeswalkers you control have "[+2]: This planeswalker deals 1 damage to each opponent and you gain 1 life."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.87 (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 Sanctum Lurker by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Sanctum Lurker
Sanctum Lurker has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Reality Fracture (FRA) #342 | Rare | 2026 |
| Reality Fracture Promos (PFRA) #64p | Rare | 2026 |
Official rulings
Six official rulings apply to Sanctum Lurker, newest first.
- Some spells and abilities that empower Jace may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't empower Jace.
- To empower Jace N, if you don't control a Jace planeswalker token, create a blue Jace planeswalker token with 0 loyalty, "[−1]: Surveil 1," and "[−3]: Draw a card." Choose a Jace planeswalker token you control. Put N loyalty counters on it.
- Empower Jace won't let you put loyalty counters on nontoken Jace planeswalkers. However, if you control a Jace planeswalker token that you got another way (such as an effect that creates a token that's a copy of a permanent), empower Jace will put loyalty counters on that.
- If you control a Jace planeswalker token, you can't choose to create a new one when you empower Jace. You have to put the loyalty counters on your existing Jace planeswalker token. In the rare case that you control multiple Jace planeswalker tokens, you'll choose one of those tokens to put the loyalty counters on.
- Only one loyalty ability of each planeswalker may be activated per turn, no matter how many it has gained.
- If a planeswalker you control has zero loyalty counters while you control Sanctum Lurker, it will not be put into its owner's graveyard. You may still activate abilities of that planeswalker that cost [0] or that add counters to it as a cost, such as the one granted by Sanctum Lurker.
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