Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (Commander) - Core

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
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
11xlift
Archive Arbiter
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
12xlift
Sphinx's Approach
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5.1xlift
The Echoverse Fulcrum
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
11xlift
Fblthp, Impossibly Lost
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1.3xlift
Top Cards
Sphinx of Foresight
89%inclusion178 decks201 decks
40xlift
Defiler of Dreams
89%inclusion178 decks201 decks
7.5xlift
Windreader Sphinx
81%inclusion162 decks201 decks
21xlift
Enigma Thief
78%inclusion156 decks201 decks
68xlift
Dazzling Sphinx
77%inclusion155 decks201 decks
39xlift
Master of Predicaments
74%inclusion148 decks201 decks
63xlift
Dream Eater
73%inclusion146 decks201 decks
57xlift
Atemsis, All-Seeing
71%inclusion142 decks201 decks
27xlift
Guardian of Tazeem
70%inclusion140 decks201 decks
42xlift
Sphinx of the Second Sun
68%inclusion136 decks201 decks
15xlift
High Lift Cards
Argent Sphinx
58%inclusion117 decks201 decks
94xlift
Jwar Isle Avenger
24%inclusion49 decks201 decks
94xlift
Rescuer Sphinx
34%inclusion69 decks201 decks
85xlift
Conundrum Sphinx
58%inclusion117 decks201 decks
80xlift
Glyph Keeper
35%inclusion71 decks201 decks
78xlift
Sphinx of Lost Truths
30%inclusion60 decks201 decks
76xlift
Ominous Sphinx
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
75xlift
Sphinx of Clear Skies
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
72xlift
Riddlemaster Sphinx
53%inclusion107 decks201 decks
71xlift
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
31%inclusion63 decks201 decks
69xlift
Creatures
Prognostic Sphinx
67%inclusion134 decks201 decks
38xlift
Scholar of the Lost Trove
65%inclusion131 decks201 decks
53xlift
Sphinx of Uthuun
64%inclusion128 decks201 decks
35xlift
Arbiter of the Ideal
62%inclusion125 decks201 decks
46xlift
Conspiracy Unraveler
59%inclusion118 decks201 decks
66xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
55%inclusion110 decks201 decks
39xlift
Ormos, Archive Keeper
54%inclusion109 decks201 decks
32xlift
Chancellor of the Spires
54%inclusion109 decks201 decks
47xlift
Curator of Destinies
52%inclusion102 decks197 decks
39xlift
Sphinx of Enlightenment
50%inclusion101 decks201 decks
41xlift
Warden of Evos Isle
50%inclusion100 decks201 decks
13xlift
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
50%inclusion99 decks199 decks
20xlift
Serum Sovereign
49%inclusion99 decks201 decks
30xlift
Curator of Mysteries
49%inclusion98 decks201 decks
47xlift
Sphinx of Magosi
43%inclusion87 decks201 decks
43xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
43%inclusion87 decks201 decks
42xlift
Inspired Sphinx
34%inclusion68 decks201 decks
28xlift
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
32%inclusion64 decks201 decks
64xlift
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
30%inclusion61 decks201 decks
50xlift
Master of Winds
29%inclusion59 decks201 decks
51xlift
Stoic Sphinx
29%inclusion59 decks201 decks
60xlift
Universal Automaton
25%inclusion50 decks201 decks
24xlift
Watcher of Hours
24%inclusion48 decks201 decks
44xlift
Donal, Herald of Wings
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
20xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
10xlift
Quantum Riddler
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
20xlift
Sphinx Mindbreaker
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
15xlift
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Marauding Sphinx
16%inclusion33 decks201 decks
61xlift
Bloodline Pretender
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
15xlift
Cloudreader Sphinx
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
52xlift
Glasspool Mimic
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
2.0xlift
Vexing Sphinx
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
63xlift
Spark Double
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Changeling Wayfinder
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
16xlift
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
8.4xlift
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Three Tree Mascot
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
29xlift
Omni-Changeling
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
3.7xlift
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
5.1xlift
Horizon Scholar
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
45xlift
Mistwalker
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
23xlift
Serra Sphinx
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
60xlift
Mothdust Changeling
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
10xlift
Amoeboid Changeling
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
10xlift
Twisted Riddlekeeper
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
47xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Shapesharer
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
11xlift
Sandstone Oracle
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
16xlift
Instants
Counterspell
67%inclusion135 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
High Tide
61%inclusion123 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Reality Shift
57%inclusion114 decks201 decks
1.8xlift
Negate
44%inclusion89 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Resculpt
40%inclusion80 decks201 decks
1.9xlift
Pongify
36%inclusion73 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Rapid Hybridization
34%inclusion68 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Aetherize
33%inclusion66 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion65 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Foil
32%inclusion65 decks201 decks
4.7xlift
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion60 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Stubborn Denial
26%inclusion52 decks201 decks
7.3xlift
Ghostly Flicker
26%inclusion52 decks201 decks
2.5xlift
Engulf the Shore
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
2.1xlift
Brainstorm
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Run Away Together
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
2.3xlift
Flow of Knowledge
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Aetherspouts
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Essence Flux
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
2.0xlift
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Disdainful Stroke
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
2.1xlift
Displace
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
3.2xlift
Swan Song
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Opt
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Commit // Memory
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
3.2xlift
Teferi's Time Twist
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
2.0xlift
Evacuation
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Archmage's Charm
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Hide on the Ceiling
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
3.4xlift
Cackling Counterpart
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
2.3xlift
Frantic Search
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
0.3xlift
Lofty Denial
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
2.9xlift
Rewind
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Mana Drain
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Planar Incision
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Mystic Confluence
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Forbid
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
5.3xlift
Wash Away
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Blur
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Misdirection
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
2.6xlift
Spaceshift
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6.1xlift
Cryptic Command
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Hour of Need
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
42xlift
Strix Serenade
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Saw It Coming
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Commandeer
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Unwind
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Sorceries
Curse of the Swine
39%inclusion79 decks201 decks
2.6xlift
Spectral Deluge
32%inclusion64 decks201 decks
2.5xlift
Ravenform
26%inclusion52 decks201 decks
2.0xlift
Rite of Replication
24%inclusion49 decks201 decks
2.7xlift
Raise the Palisade
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
5.6xlift
Flood of Tears
18%inclusion37 decks201 decks
4.3xlift
Wash Out
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
2.2xlift
Preordain
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Ponder
13%inclusion27 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Quasiduplicate
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
2.8xlift
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Winged Words
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Inundate
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
4.2xlift
River's Rebuke
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Aether Gale
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
2.2xlift
Lórien Revealed
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Windfall
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Displacement Wave
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
7.5xlift
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
62%inclusion125 decks201 decks
7.1xlift
Sapphire Medallion
59%inclusion119 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
48%inclusion96 decks201 decks
2.0xlift
Herald's Horn
41%inclusion82 decks201 decks
20xlift
Urza's Incubator
32%inclusion64 decks201 decks
32xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion60 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion45 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Panharmonicon
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
5.1xlift
Elixir of Immortality
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
5.9xlift
Semblance Anvil
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
11xlift
Gathering Stone
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
19xlift
Bident of Thassa
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Empyrial Plate
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
2.6xlift
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
51%inclusion102 decks201 decks
13xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
28%inclusion56 decks201 decks
1.9xlift
Call to the Kindred
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
37xlift
Wizard Class
16%inclusion33 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Gravitational Shift
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
4.5xlift
Omniscience
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
3.1xlift
Kozilek's Unsealing
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
21xlift
Favorable Winds
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Kindred Discovery
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
1.9xlift
Witness Protection
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Propaganda
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Virtue of Knowledge
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
3.4xlift
Case of the Shifting Visage
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
14xlift
Eaten by Piranhas
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
2.2xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
71%inclusion143 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion101 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Castle Vantress
33%inclusion66 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Lonely Sandbar
25%inclusion51 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion44 decks201 decks
1.9xlift
Halimar Depths
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
1.9xlift
Terrain Generator
20%inclusion40 decks201 decks
2.1xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Sunken Palace
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
2.7xlift
Desert of the Mindful
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Remote Isle
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Scavenger Grounds
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Rivendell
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Ghost Quarter
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
2.5xlift
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Field of Ruin
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
2.7xlift
War Room
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
11xlift
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
2.2xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion166 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Thought Vessel
74%inclusion148 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion145 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Mind Stone
57%inclusion115 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Sky Diamond
55%inclusion110 decks201 decks
1.9xlift
Worn Powerstone
44%inclusion89 decks201 decks
6.7xlift
Midnight Clock
30%inclusion61 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion59 decks201 decks
2.1xlift
Thran Dynamo
27%inclusion55 decks201 decks
2.8xlift
Everflowing Chalice
26%inclusion53 decks201 decks
2.2xlift
Caged Sun
25%inclusion51 decks201 decks
2.5xlift
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion49 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Hedron Archive
22%inclusion44 decks201 decks
3.1xlift
Gilded Lotus
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
2.4xlift
Firdoch Core
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
17xlift
Heraldic Banner
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
1.9xlift
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
2.0xlift
Coldsteel Heart
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
2.8xlift
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
1.8xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
3.2xlift
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
2.3xlift
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
1.9xlift
Stonespeaker Crystal
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
6.0xlift
Gauntlet of Power
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
2.2xlift
Star Compass
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
3.7xlift
Liquimetal Torque
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Nyx Lotus
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
2.6xlift
Lands
Island
96%inclusion193 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Myriad Landscape
48%inclusion96 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion81 decks201 decks
7.8xlift
Glasspool Mimic
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
2.0xlift
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Demolition Field
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Cavern of Souls
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
4.6xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
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