Afterthought Sentry

Reality Fracture #166

Afterthought Sentry - Reality Fracture

Type: Artifact Creature — Gargoyle

Mana cost: {2}

Card text: {2}: This creature gains flying until end of turn. Whenever this creature attacks, exile up to one target card from a graveyard.

P/T: 2/2

Rarity: common

Artist: Andrew Mar

"An eyeless guard of stone watches a forgotten annex of memory, granite feathers rustling in breezes no one thinks to remember."

Released: October 2, 2026

Prices

$0.19 USD · $0.22 USD (Foil) · €0.03 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✓ Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Is Afterthought Sentry good in Reality Fracture Limited?

In Reality Fracture Limited we rate Afterthought Sentry D tier — below average or highly situational in draft.

Ratings come from the draft tier list for Reality Fracture and from reviews submitted by players in the Limited set review.

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Afterthought Sentry in Reality Fracture limited

common

Last Gasp
Last Gasp
Instant

Last Gasp can kill creatures, filling graveyards for Afterthought Sentry to exile, denying opponents flashback or graveyard recursion while Sentry attacks.

 Something Worth Saving
Something Worth Saving
Instant

Something Worth Saving mills cards into graveyards, giving Afterthought Sentry more targets to exile when it attacks, disrupting opponent graveyard strategies.

uncommon

Paradox Shaper // Omit Variables
Paradox Shaper // Omit Variables
Creature — Octopus Wizard // Sorcery

Paradox Shaper's Omit Variables mode mills three cards, populating graveyards that Afterthought Sentry can then exile on attacks to deny recursion.

 Prudent Fateseer // Peer Review
Prudent Fateseer // Peer Review
Creature — Dwarf Wizard // Sorcery

Prudent Fateseer rewards scrying and surveiling with a power boost to your team, and Afterthought Sentry's flying makes it a reliable attacker that benefits from that buff.

mythic

The Echoverse Fulcrum
The Echoverse Fulcrum
Legendary Artifact

The Echoverse Fulcrum's looting effect fills graveyards each turn, ensuring Afterthought Sentry always has relevant cards to exile when it attacks.

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