Reality Fracture Full-Art Lands: See All 15 Borderless Tower Basics

Reality Fracture has plenty of cards that will matter more in actual games, but I understand why the set’s basic lands are suddenly getting so much attention. Wizards took something we normally glance at for a few seconds during preview season and turned it into a 15-card art project.

The set has three Borderless Tower versions of each basic land, giving us 15 total Plains, Islands, Swamps, Mountains and Forests. Each group of three is designed to connect vertically and form one continuous view of the Theorist’s tower. Wizards calls the three-card composition a vertorama, which is a much fancier term than “these look really cool when you stack them together.”

Reality Fracture’s five Borderless Tower Basic Land panoramas as shown during the Wizards reveal stream. Screenshot: Thornberry Collectibles/Wizards of the Coast Twitch Stream.

The Art Makes More Sense When You See All Three Reality Fracture Full Art Lands Together

Looking at the individual cards during the reveal was cool enough, but the whole idea clicked once Wizards showed the three pieces of each land connected.

Plains gives the tower a softer, almost dreamlike look as it rises through pale clouds and warm light. Island goes in the opposite direction, surrounding the structure with deep blues, storm clouds and lightning.

Swamp makes the tower look darker and more industrial, while Mountain wraps the entire thing in fire, smoke and red-orange light. Forest might be the most literal expression of its color identity, with huge roots and vegetation crawling around the structure while it disappears into the clouds.

They are clearly related, but none of the five panoramas feels like somebody just changed the color balance and called it a day.

All 15 Reality Fracture Borderless Tower Basic Lands displayed during the set reveal. Screenshot: Thornberry Collectibles/Wizards of the Coast Twitch Stream.

Reality Fracture Has Three Versions of Every Basic Land

The complete group is straightforward:

• Plains: three versions

• Island: three versions

• Swamp: three versions

• Mountain: three versions

• Forest: three versions

That simplicity of the Reality Fracture full art lands is part of what makes the treatment work. There is no complicated checklist to decode. If you like one of the panoramas, you need three cards to complete it. If you like all five, congratulations, Wizards has successfully talked you into collecting 15 basic lands.

I am probably going to be one of those people.

Normally, I find one basic-land artwork I like and use the same version everywhere until something better comes along. These are different because choosing one card feels like stopping halfway through the artwork. If I put one of the Reality Fracture Islands into a deck, I am going to want the other two sitting next to it.

Each Reality Fracture Tower Basic panorama. Screenshot: Thornberry Collectibles/Wizards of the Coast Twitch Stream.

Which Reality Fracture Tower Basic Looks Best?

Right now, I keep coming back to Island.

The lightning, darker blue palette and parts of the tower disappearing into the clouds make the complete panorama feel enormous. Mountain is probably the closest competition because the red smoke curling around the structure ties the three cards together especially well.

That opinion could change pretty quickly once I see these in person, particularly in traditional foil. Wizards has confirmed that the Borderless Tower Basics will be available in both non-foil and traditional foil versions, so collectors will have two different 15-card sets to talk themselves into completing.