Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (Commander)

Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
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Jeremy Rowe
Sep 23, 2026
Jeremy Rowe
Is Sphinx's Approach a New Commander Staple?
How good is Sphinx's Approach? Will it spawn its own micro deck subtype, or should it be relegated as a useless curiosity?
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Sphinx of False Conclusions
28%inclusion51 decks181 decks
18xlift
Sphinx's Approach
14%inclusion22 decks161 decks
4.0xlift
Archive Arbiter
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
25xlift
Fblthp, Impossibly Lost
3.7%inclusion7 decks191 decks
0.9xlift
Troop of Ponies
3.2%inclusion11 decks340 decks
1.4xlift
Top Cards
Defiler of Dreams
86%inclusion1.73K decks2.02K decks
12xlift
Sphinx of Foresight
81%inclusion1.64K decks2.02K decks
63xlift
Sapphire Medallion
77%inclusion1.54K decks2.02K decks
1.3xlift
Atemsis, All-Seeing
73%inclusion1.47K decks2.02K decks
44xlift
Windreader Sphinx
73%inclusion1.46K decks2.02K decks
37xlift
Dream Eater
72%inclusion1.46K decks2.02K decks
93xlift
Dazzling Sphinx
72%inclusion1.46K decks2.02K decks
63xlift
Counterspell
70%inclusion1.42K decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Sphinx of the Second Sun
70%inclusion1.42K decks2.02K decks
17xlift
Enigma Thief
68%inclusion1.38K decks2.02K decks
104xlift
High Lift Cards
Argent Sphinx
63%inclusion1.26K decks2.02K decks
141xlift
Jwar Isle Avenger
20%inclusion412 decks2.02K decks
137xlift
Rescuer Sphinx
32%inclusion638 decks2.02K decks
133xlift
Sphinx of Lost Truths
31%inclusion619 decks2.02K decks
122xlift
Conundrum Sphinx
51%inclusion1.02K decks2.02K decks
120xlift
Glyph Keeper
29%inclusion594 decks2.02K decks
112xlift
Sphinx of Clear Skies
19%inclusion379 decks2.02K decks
111xlift
Riddlemaster Sphinx
35%inclusion706 decks2.02K decks
102xlift
Serra Sphinx
8.2%inclusion165 decks2.02K decks
99xlift
Master of Predicaments
67%inclusion1.34K decks2.02K decks
99xlift
Creatures
Sphinx of Uthuun
65%inclusion1.32K decks2.02K decks
65xlift
Scholar of the Lost Trove
65%inclusion1.30K decks2.02K decks
79xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
62%inclusion1.25K decks2.02K decks
55xlift
Guardian of Tazeem
60%inclusion1.22K decks2.02K decks
58xlift
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
58%inclusion1.16K decks1.99K decks
36xlift
Conspiracy Unraveler
58%inclusion1.17K decks2.02K decks
95xlift
Prognostic Sphinx
58%inclusion1.16K decks2.02K decks
62xlift
Arbiter of the Ideal
57%inclusion1.14K decks2.02K decks
67xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
54%inclusion1.09K decks2.02K decks
4.6xlift
Curator of Destinies
52%inclusion1.03K decks1.99K decks
68xlift
Chancellor of the Spires
50%inclusion1.01K decks2.02K decks
70xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
50%inclusion1.01K decks2.02K decks
66xlift
Sphinx of Enlightenment
47%inclusion947 decks2.02K decks
67xlift
Ormos, Archive Keeper
46%inclusion924 decks2.02K decks
45xlift
Warden of Evos Isle
44%inclusion882 decks2.02K decks
25xlift
Serum Sovereign
40%inclusion805 decks2.02K decks
41xlift
Curator of Mysteries
37%inclusion750 decks2.02K decks
67xlift
Universal Automaton
30%inclusion600 decks2.02K decks
44xlift
Inspired Sphinx
29%inclusion583 decks2.02K decks
46xlift
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
28%inclusion555 decks2.02K decks
94xlift
Quantum Riddler
27%inclusion376 decks1.37K decks
29xlift
Sphinx of Magosi
27%inclusion544 decks2.02K decks
51xlift
Spark Double
27%inclusion540 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
26%inclusion519 decks2.02K decks
92xlift
Laboratory Maniac
25%inclusion509 decks2.02K decks
1.2xlift
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
25%inclusion504 decks2.02K decks
57xlift
Roaming Throne
24%inclusion484 decks2.02K decks
5.5xlift
Stoic Sphinx
23%inclusion472 decks2.02K decks
90xlift
Master of Winds
22%inclusion442 decks2.02K decks
79xlift
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion399 decks2.02K decks
2.9xlift
Omni-Changeling
19%inclusion180 decks941 decks
10xlift
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion368 decks2.02K decks
1.5xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
18%inclusion359 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Changeling Wayfinder
17%inclusion157 decks936 decks
26xlift
Three Tree Mascot
17%inclusion338 decks2.02K decks
59xlift
Bloodline Pretender
16%inclusion321 decks2.02K decks
23xlift
Watcher of Hours
16%inclusion321 decks2.02K decks
58xlift
Sphinx Mindbreaker
15%inclusion299 decks2.02K decks
17xlift
Donal, Herald of Wings
14%inclusion281 decks2.02K decks
30xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion272 decks2.02K decks
0.7xlift
Vexing Sphinx
13%inclusion259 decks2.02K decks
87xlift
Marauding Sphinx
13%inclusion252 decks2.02K decks
87xlift
Phantasmal Image
13%inclusion252 decks2.02K decks
2.4xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
12%inclusion251 decks2.02K decks
2.0xlift
Mistwalker
12%inclusion248 decks2.02K decks
45xlift
Cloudreader Sphinx
12%inclusion242 decks2.02K decks
84xlift
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
11%inclusion231 decks2.02K decks
9.4xlift
Mothdust Changeling
11%inclusion227 decks2.02K decks
19xlift
Barkform Harvester
11%inclusion216 decks2.02K decks
23xlift
Amoeboid Changeling
10%inclusion206 decks2.02K decks
19xlift
Instants
High Tide
68%inclusion1.36K decks2.02K decks
1.5xlift
Reality Shift
47%inclusion952 decks2.02K decks
1.8xlift
Pongify
46%inclusion923 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Rapid Hybridization
44%inclusion887 decks2.02K decks
1.3xlift
Arcane Denial
41%inclusion820 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Negate
40%inclusion816 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion786 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Cyclonic Rift
34%inclusion683 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Aetherize
31%inclusion625 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Swan Song
30%inclusion600 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Mana Drain
28%inclusion562 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Resculpt
27%inclusion540 decks2.02K decks
1.7xlift
Stubborn Denial
26%inclusion520 decks2.02K decks
10xlift
Ghostly Flicker
24%inclusion493 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Foil
22%inclusion449 decks2.02K decks
3.8xlift
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion427 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Brainstorm
20%inclusion410 decks2.02K decks
0.5xlift
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion384 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion382 decks2.02K decks
2.4xlift
Force of Will
16%inclusion330 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Frantic Search
15%inclusion296 decks2.02K decks
0.5xlift
Force of Negation
14%inclusion274 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion258 decks2.02K decks
1.5xlift
Essence Flux
13%inclusion256 decks2.02K decks
1.4xlift
Engulf the Shore
13%inclusion254 decks2.02K decks
1.8xlift
Snap
12%inclusion247 decks2.02K decks
0.6xlift
Aetherspouts
12%inclusion244 decks2.02K decks
1.7xlift
Flare of Denial
11%inclusion224 decks2.02K decks
1.5xlift
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion224 decks2.02K decks
0.5xlift
Rewind
11%inclusion219 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Flow of Knowledge
10%inclusion203 decks2.02K decks
0.7xlift
Cryptic Command
10%inclusion201 decks2.02K decks
0.8xlift
Displace
10%inclusion196 decks2.02K decks
2.5xlift
Evacuation
9.4%inclusion190 decks2.02K decks
1.2xlift
March of Swirling Mist
9.2%inclusion185 decks2.02K decks
1.3xlift
Disdainful Stroke
9.1%inclusion183 decks2.02K decks
2.0xlift
Opt
9.1%inclusion183 decks2.02K decks
0.4xlift
Nexus of Fate
9.0%inclusion182 decks2.02K decks
1.8xlift
Pact of Negation
8.8%inclusion178 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Archmage's Charm
8.8%inclusion177 decks2.02K decks
0.5xlift
Run Away Together
8.7%inclusion175 decks2.02K decks
1.9xlift
Commit // Memory
8.6%inclusion174 decks2.02K decks
3.3xlift
Disallow
8.6%inclusion173 decks2.02K decks
1.3xlift
Narset's Reversal
8.3%inclusion167 decks2.02K decks
0.7xlift
Hide on the Ceiling
7.2%inclusion89 decks1.23K decks
2.7xlift
Misdirection
7.2%inclusion145 decks2.02K decks
1.4xlift
Strix Serenade
7.1%inclusion143 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Mystic Confluence
7.1%inclusion143 decks2.02K decks
0.8xlift
Forbid
6.9%inclusion140 decks2.02K decks
5.4xlift
Teferi's Time Twist
6.9%inclusion140 decks2.02K decks
1.3xlift
Sorceries
Curse of the Swine
31%inclusion635 decks2.02K decks
3.0xlift
Rite of Replication
29%inclusion587 decks2.02K decks
4.0xlift
Raise the Palisade
28%inclusion573 decks2.02K decks
7.0xlift
Spectral Deluge
24%inclusion476 decks2.02K decks
2.5xlift
Flood of Tears
19%inclusion383 decks2.02K decks
6.4xlift
Ravenform
17%inclusion334 decks2.02K decks
2.3xlift
Ponder
16%inclusion326 decks2.02K decks
0.6xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion317 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Preordain
16%inclusion317 decks2.02K decks
0.7xlift
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion216 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
11%inclusion215 decks2.02K decks
1.4xlift
Windfall
10%inclusion204 decks2.02K decks
0.5xlift
Wash Out
9.5%inclusion191 decks2.02K decks
2.0xlift
Inundate
9.1%inclusion183 decks2.02K decks
4.4xlift
Quasiduplicate
7.3%inclusion148 decks2.02K decks
2.5xlift
Temporal Trespass
7.1%inclusion144 decks2.02K decks
3.6xlift
Fabricate
6.5%inclusion132 decks2.02K decks
0.3xlift
Echo of Eons
5.7%inclusion115 decks2.02K decks
2.3xlift
Winged Words
5.7%inclusion115 decks2.02K decks
1.8xlift
River's Rebuke
5.5%inclusion111 decks2.02K decks
1.7xlift
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
62%inclusion1.25K decks2.02K decks
11xlift
Urza's Incubator
56%inclusion1.12K decks2.02K decks
47xlift
Herald's Horn
46%inclusion922 decks2.02K decks
26xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
35%inclusion710 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Panharmonicon
35%inclusion703 decks2.02K decks
8.5xlift
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion628 decks2.02K decks
1.2xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion572 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Elixir of Immortality
15%inclusion293 decks2.02K decks
5.4xlift
Semblance Anvil
13%inclusion258 decks2.02K decks
6.8xlift
Gathering Stone
9.5%inclusion89 decks941 decks
29xlift
Conjurer's Closet
8.5%inclusion172 decks2.02K decks
1.8xlift
Venser's Journal
6.6%inclusion133 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Bident of Thassa
5.6%inclusion112 decks2.02K decks
0.4xlift
Spellbook
5.4%inclusion108 decks2.02K decks
0.8xlift
Vanquisher's Banner
5.0%inclusion101 decks2.02K decks
4.7xlift
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
48%inclusion962 decks2.02K decks
16xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
28%inclusion564 decks2.02K decks
2.3xlift
Omniscience
26%inclusion516 decks2.02K decks
3.0xlift
Propaganda
19%inclusion388 decks2.02K decks
0.6xlift
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion386 decks2.02K decks
0.6xlift
Wizard Class
19%inclusion382 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
18%inclusion358 decks2.02K decks
2.2xlift
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion306 decks2.02K decks
0.6xlift
Kindred Discovery
15%inclusion296 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Call to the Kindred
14%inclusion275 decks2.02K decks
40xlift
Gravitational Shift
12%inclusion241 decks2.02K decks
6.9xlift
Kozilek's Unsealing
11%inclusion225 decks2.02K decks
25xlift
Favorable Winds
10%inclusion202 decks2.02K decks
2.6xlift
Virtue of Knowledge
9.4%inclusion190 decks2.02K decks
4.7xlift
Dream Halls
9.1%inclusion183 decks2.02K decks
21xlift
Witness Protection
6.6%inclusion134 decks2.02K decks
1.2xlift
Case of the Shifting Visage
6.3%inclusion128 decks2.02K decks
20xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
32%inclusion644 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion1.52K decks2.02K decks
1.3xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
54%inclusion1.08K decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
42%inclusion838 decks2.02K decks
2.5xlift
Castle Vantress
31%inclusion631 decks2.02K decks
1.8xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion511 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Terrain Generator
22%inclusion436 decks2.02K decks
2.8xlift
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion381 decks2.02K decks
2.0xlift
Lonely Sandbar
19%inclusion377 decks2.02K decks
1.4xlift
Halimar Depths
16%inclusion329 decks2.02K decks
1.7xlift
Three Tree City
15%inclusion310 decks2.02K decks
3.7xlift
Command Beacon
14%inclusion284 decks2.02K decks
3.4xlift
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion258 decks2.02K decks
1.2xlift
Sunken Palace
11%inclusion225 decks2.02K decks
3.1xlift
War Room
11%inclusion212 decks2.02K decks
0.7xlift
Rivendell
10%inclusion209 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Rogue's Passage
8.2%inclusion166 decks2.02K decks
0.5xlift
Scavenger Grounds
7.8%inclusion158 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Urza's Saga
7.4%inclusion150 decks2.02K decks
0.4xlift
Remote Isle
6.3%inclusion128 decks2.02K decks
1.4xlift
Academy Ruins
6.2%inclusion125 decks2.02K decks
0.3xlift
Field of Ruin
5.9%inclusion119 decks2.02K decks
2.7xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
5.9%inclusion118 decks2.02K decks
0.6xlift
Desert of the Mindful
5.8%inclusion117 decks2.02K decks
1.9xlift
Ghost Quarter
5.7%inclusion115 decks2.02K decks
2.6xlift
Mistrise Village
5.5%inclusion90 decks1.64K decks
0.6xlift
Tolaria West
5.2%inclusion104 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion1.82K decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Thought Vessel
76%inclusion1.54K decks2.02K decks
1.5xlift
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion1.52K decks2.02K decks
1.2xlift
Mind Stone
49%inclusion996 decks2.02K decks
1.4xlift
Sky Diamond
45%inclusion904 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Caged Sun
36%inclusion732 decks2.02K decks
3.6xlift
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion594 decks2.02K decks
1.5xlift
Thran Dynamo
28%inclusion564 decks2.02K decks
2.2xlift
Worn Powerstone
28%inclusion560 decks2.02K decks
5.6xlift
Midnight Clock
26%inclusion523 decks2.02K decks
1.4xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
25%inclusion513 decks2.02K decks
2.0xlift
Firdoch Core
23%inclusion212 decks937 decks
30xlift
Gilded Lotus
22%inclusion446 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Nyx Lotus
16%inclusion321 decks2.02K decks
4.7xlift
Extraplanar Lens
15%inclusion306 decks2.02K decks
1.9xlift
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion296 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion285 decks2.02K decks
1.7xlift
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion269 decks2.02K decks
2.5xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
12%inclusion236 decks2.02K decks
3.3xlift
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion226 decks2.02K decks
2.7xlift
Gauntlet of Power
11%inclusion222 decks2.02K decks
3.0xlift
Heraldic Banner
11%inclusion220 decks2.02K decks
2.0xlift
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion214 decks2.02K decks
1.3xlift
Mana Vault
9.3%inclusion187 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Coldsteel Heart
8.5%inclusion172 decks2.02K decks
3.0xlift
Chrome Mox
6.7%inclusion136 decks2.02K decks
0.8xlift
Star Compass
6.2%inclusion124 decks2.02K decks
4.8xlift
Prismatic Lens
6.2%inclusion124 decks2.02K decks
1.9xlift
Lands
Island
93%inclusion1.88K decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion802 decks2.02K decks
1.7xlift
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion739 decks2.02K decks
10xlift
Cavern of Souls
21%inclusion431 decks2.02K decks
4.6xlift
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion427 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion399 decks2.02K decks
2.9xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion317 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.9%inclusion159 decks2.02K decks
0.5xlift
Snow-Covered Island
7.3%inclusion148 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion135 decks2.02K decks
1.3xlift
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