Way of the Deathbringer
New in Reality Fracture (FRA), released October 2, 2026.
Way of the Deathbringer: Legendary Enchantment, Reality Fracture. When Way of the Deathbringer enters, empower Jace 5. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Legendary Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Reality Fracture (FRA)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 238
- Artist
- Joshua Raphael
- Keywords
- Surveil, Empower Jace
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About Way of the Deathbringer
Way of the Deathbringer is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black legendary enchantment from Reality Fracture (FRA), an expansion set released in October 2026. It is collector number 238 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. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. Reality Fracture is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.20 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
When Way of the Deathbringer enters, empower Jace 5. (Put five loyalty counters on a Jace token you control. If you don't control one, first create a blue Jace planeswalker token with "[−1]: Surveil 1" and "[−3]: Draw a card.")
Planeswalkers you control have "[−2]: You may sacrifice a creature. If you do, create a 4/4 green Beast creature token with trample."
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 Way of the Deathbringer 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 |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Official rulings
Five official rulings apply to Way of the Deathbringer, newest first.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Only one loyalty ability of each planeswalker may be activated per turn, no matter how many it has gained.
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