Cruel Calculations

Reality Fracture #26

Cruel Calculations - Reality Fracture

Type: Sorcery

Mana cost: {2}{U}

Card text: Draw X cards, where X is the number of cards that were put into target player's graveyard from their library this turn.

Rarity: rare

Artist: Lindsey Look

""There is no curve. Either you succeeded, or you did not. Either way, this will be informative." —Uldaros Theorix"

Released: October 2, 2026

Prices

$0.29 USD · $0.42 USD (Foil) · €0.02 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Is Cruel Calculations good in Reality Fracture Limited?

In Reality Fracture Limited we rate Cruel Calculations F tier — not worth playing in most Limited decks.

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

Cruel Calculations Price History & Market Trend

Daily USD and EUR price tracking for Cruel Calculations (Reality Fracture #26), last 28 snapshots.

Over the last 28 days Cruel Calculations has fallen to $0.18, 93.6% below its $2.80 high on 2026-09-15 and 12.5% above its $0.16 low on 2026-10-06.

Current
$0.18
7-day change
-10.0%
Period high
$2.80
2026-09-15
Period low
$0.16
2026-10-06
DateUSDEURUSD FoilEUR Foil
2026-09-15 $2.8 — — —
2026-09-16 $2.8 — — —
2026-09-17 $2.69 — — —
2026-09-18 $2.69 — — —
2026-09-19 $2.69 — — —
2026-09-20 $2.69 — — —
2026-09-21 $2.69 — $2.22 —
2026-09-22 $2.69 3.26€ — —
2026-09-23 $2.69 2.83€ — 4.49€
2026-09-24 $2.5 2.83€ $5.99 4.49€
2026-09-25 $2.72 1.01€ $4.16 0.49€
2026-09-26 $0.88 0.41€ $1.98 0.02€
2026-09-27 $0.66 0.41€ $1.98 0.02€
2026-09-28 $0.3 0.41€ $1.98 0.02€
2026-09-29 $0.21 0.02€ $1.65 0.68€
2026-09-30 $0.22 0.02€ $1.65 0.51€
2026-10-01 $0.25 0.02€ $1.01 0.51€
2026-10-02 $0.25 0.02€ $0.89 0.63€
2026-10-03 $0.19 0.02€ $0.74 0.44€
2026-10-04 $0.19 0.02€ $0.74 0.44€
2026-10-05 $0.2 0.02€ $0.63 0.35€
2026-10-06 $0.16 0.02€ $0.48 0.35€
2026-10-07 $0.17 0.02€ $0.46 0.26€
2026-10-08 $0.28 0.02€ $0.34 0.14€
2026-10-09 $0.23 0.02€ $0.25 0.16€
2026-10-10 $0.27 0.02€ $0.35 0.16€
2026-10-11 $0.26 0.02€ $0.48 0.16€
2026-10-12 $0.18 0.02€ $0.44 0.16€

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Cruel Calculations in Reality Fracture limited

common

Something Worth Saving
Something Worth Saving
Instant

Something Worth Saving mills four cards from your library, and if cast before Cruel Calculations in the same turn, it enables drawing up to four cards while also letting you recover a permanent from the mill.

 Solve for Disappointment
Solve for Disappointment
Sorcery

While Solve for Disappointment targets an opponent's hand rather than library, it pairs well in a blue-black control shell where you're disrupting opponents and setting up Cruel Calculations with other mill effects.

uncommon

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

Omit Variables mills three cards from a library, directly fueling Cruel Calculations by putting cards into a player's graveyard from their library this turn, potentially drawing three cards for just {2}{U}.

 Theorix Charm
Theorix Charm
Instant

Theorix Charm's third mode mills three cards and draws a card, and when combined with Cruel Calculations in the same turn, the milled cards fuel a large draw from Cruel Calculations.

mythic

Tarmogoyf
Tarmogoyf
Creature — Lhurgoyf

Both cards reward filling graveyards; Cruel Calculations draws cards equal to library cards milled while Tarmogoyf grows larger as more card types accumulate in graveyards, making mill synergies doubly rewarding.

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