Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (Commander) - Optimized

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
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
43xlift
Archive Arbiter
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
80xlift
Sphinx's Approach
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4.9xlift
Troop of Ponies
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3.0xlift
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
92%inclusion92 decks100 decks
1.4xlift
Defiler of Dreams
91%inclusion91 decks100 decks
19xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
82%inclusion82 decks100 decks
4.2xlift
Urza's Incubator
75%inclusion75 decks100 decks
56xlift
Sphinx of Foresight
74%inclusion74 decks100 decks
98xlift
Cyclonic Rift
73%inclusion73 decks100 decks
1.2xlift
High Tide
72%inclusion72 decks100 decks
1.5xlift
Conspiracy Unraveler
70%inclusion70 decks100 decks
105xlift
Mana Drain
67%inclusion67 decks100 decks
1.5xlift
Argent Sphinx
66%inclusion66 decks100 decks
154xlift
High Lift Cards
Jwar Isle Avenger
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
156xlift
Sphinx of Lost Truths
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
151xlift
Rescuer Sphinx
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
145xlift
Enigma Thief
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
133xlift
Conundrum Sphinx
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
133xlift
Glyph Keeper
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
130xlift
Riddlemaster Sphinx
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
124xlift
Dream Eater
64%inclusion64 decks100 decks
123xlift
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
121xlift
Master of Winds
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
121xlift
Creatures
Sphinx of the Second Sun
66%inclusion66 decks100 decks
21xlift
Scholar of the Lost Trove
62%inclusion62 decks100 decks
90xlift
Universal Automaton
57%inclusion57 decks100 decks
85xlift
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
41xlift
Dazzling Sphinx
54%inclusion54 decks100 decks
109xlift
Spark Double
54%inclusion54 decks100 decks
4.1xlift
Atemsis, All-Seeing
54%inclusion54 decks100 decks
59xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
60xlift
Quantum Riddler
47%inclusion37 decks78 decks
41xlift
Windreader Sphinx
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
71xlift
Curator of Destinies
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
86xlift
Roaming Throne
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
10xlift
Guardian of Tazeem
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
80xlift
Sphinx of Uthuun
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
86xlift
Master of Predicaments
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
112xlift
Prognostic Sphinx
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
94xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
1.5xlift
Serum Sovereign
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
73xlift
Thassa's Oracle
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
1.4xlift
Chancellor of the Spires
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
70xlift
Glasspool Mimic
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
6.1xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
4.8xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
74xlift
Ormos, Archive Keeper
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
66xlift
Arbiter of the Ideal
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
100xlift
Omni-Changeling
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
37xlift
Three Tree Mascot
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
115xlift
Sphinx of Enlightenment
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
91xlift
Curator of Mysteries
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
84xlift
Phantasmal Image
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
6.4xlift
Warden of Evos Isle
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
50xlift
Barkform Harvester
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
82xlift
Mistwalker
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
118xlift
Bloodline Pretender
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
80xlift
Shapesharer
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
63xlift
Laboratory Maniac
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
0.8xlift
Clever Impersonator
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
3.8xlift
Stoic Sphinx
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
111xlift
Changeling Wayfinder
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
61xlift
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
87xlift
Mothdust Changeling
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
45xlift
Amoeboid Changeling
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
70xlift
Sakashima the Impostor
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
5.5xlift
Displacer Kitten
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
0.9xlift
Inspired Sphinx
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
67xlift
Starfield Vocalist
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
6.2xlift
Sphinx of Clear Skies
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
119xlift
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
2.6xlift
Orvar, the All-Form
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
17xlift
Watcher of Hours
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
104xlift
Instants
Counterspell
65%inclusion65 decks100 decks
0.9xlift
Fierce Guardianship
64%inclusion64 decks100 decks
1.3xlift
Force of Will
60%inclusion60 decks100 decks
1.4xlift
Swan Song
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
1.2xlift
Pongify
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
1.1xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
0.9xlift
Force of Negation
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
1.4xlift
Sink into Stupor
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
1.4xlift
Rapid Hybridization
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
1.2xlift
Arcane Denial
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
1.0xlift
Reality Shift
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
1.6xlift
Stubborn Denial
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
14xlift
Pact of Negation
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
1.6xlift
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
0.6xlift
Nexus of Fate
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
2.2xlift
Snap
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
1.2xlift
Flare of Denial
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
2.0xlift
Foil
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
3.8xlift
Negate
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
0.7xlift
Ghostly Flicker
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
1.8xlift
Frantic Search
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
0.6xlift
Misdirection
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
1.9xlift
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
0.6xlift
Chain of Vapor
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
2.0xlift
Cryptic Command
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
1.1xlift
Brainstorm
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
0.4xlift
Resculpt
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
1.0xlift
Rewind
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
1.3xlift
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
2.0xlift
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
1.4xlift
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
1.3xlift
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
0.7xlift
Strix Serenade
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
1.0xlift
Disallow
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
1.5xlift
Commandeer
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
1.3xlift
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
0.6xlift
Essence Flux
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
1.1xlift
March of Swirling Mist
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
1.2xlift
Commit // Memory
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
4.4xlift
Turnabout
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
2.4xlift
Aetherize
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
0.4xlift
Into the Flood Maw
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
1.0xlift
Long-Term Plans
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
1.8xlift
Evacuation
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
1.4xlift
Mindbreak Trap
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
0.8xlift
Mystic Confluence
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
1.0xlift
Dramatic Reversal
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
0.2xlift
Gifts Ungiven
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1.0xlift
Archmage's Charm
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0.4xlift
Delay
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1.3xlift
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
1.4xlift
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
3.6xlift
Raise the Palisade
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
7.4xlift
Rite of Replication
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
4.1xlift
Multiversal Recruitment
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
15xlift
Flood of Tears
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
7.9xlift
Curse of the Swine
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
2.2xlift
Preordain
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
0.6xlift
Temporal Trespass
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
3.7xlift
Ponder
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
0.4xlift
Windfall
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
0.4xlift
Echo of Eons
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
3.2xlift
Fabricate
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
0.3xlift
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
1.1xlift
Merchant Scroll
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
0.5xlift
Time Warp
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
0.8xlift
Wash Out
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
2.3xlift
Capture of Jingzhou
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
1.6xlift
Temporal Manipulation
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
0.8xlift
Spectral Deluge
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
1.3xlift
Quantum Misalignment
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2.4xlift
Enter the Infinite
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0.7xlift
Temporal Mastery
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0.9xlift
Expropriate
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0.8xlift
Mind's Desire
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3.4xlift
Ravenform
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
1.6xlift
Walk the Aeons
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1.5xlift
Karn's Temporal Sundering
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1.3xlift
Treasure Cruise
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0.6xlift
Show and Tell
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2.5xlift
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
49%inclusion49 decks100 decks
15xlift
Panharmonicon
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
11xlift
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
1.1xlift
Herald's Horn
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
20xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
2.2xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
0.9xlift
Semblance Anvil
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
4.5xlift
Elixir of Immortality
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
4.9xlift
The One Ring
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
0.4xlift
Cloudstone Curio
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
14xlift
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
0.8xlift
Conjurer's Closet
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1.5xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0.2xlift
Uba Mask
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
85xlift
Possessed Portal
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
22xlift
Spellbook
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0.7xlift
Expedition Map
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1.0xlift
Winter Moon
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0.5xlift
Isochron Scepter
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0.1xlift
Empyrial Plate
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
6.5xlift
Enchantments
Omniscience
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
4.2xlift
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
0.8xlift
Mystic Remora
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
0.8xlift
Reflections of Littjara
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
11xlift
Dream Halls
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
29xlift
Propaganda
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
0.7xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
2.1xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
1.8xlift
Back to Basics
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
0.9xlift
Virtue of Knowledge
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
7.7xlift
Wizard Class
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
1.1xlift
Kozilek's Unsealing
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
29xlift
Kindred Discovery
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1.3xlift
Gravitational Shift
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
14xlift
Mind Over Matter
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
1.2xlift
Amphibian Downpour
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0.9xlift
Quest for Ancient Secrets
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
56xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
2.2xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
0.4xlift
Tezzeret the Seeker
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0.5xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion73 decks100 decks
1.3xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
67%inclusion67 decks100 decks
3.3xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
65%inclusion65 decks100 decks
1.1xlift
Ancient Tomb
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
1.8xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
1.2xlift
Three Tree City
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
7.1xlift
Castle Vantress
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
1.5xlift
Command Beacon
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
4.0xlift
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
0.7xlift
Terrain Generator
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
3.2xlift
Lonely Sandbar
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
1.5xlift
Tolaria West
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
1.4xlift
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
1.0xlift
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
1.7xlift
Saprazzan Skerry
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
2.9xlift
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
1.3xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
0.9xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
0.6xlift
Rivendell
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
1.1xlift
Crystal Vein
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
2.7xlift
War Room
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
0.8xlift
Sunken Palace
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
3.7xlift
Field of Ruin
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
3.1xlift
Seat of the Synod
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0.3xlift
Scavenger Grounds
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1.0xlift
Academy Ruins
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0.2xlift
Strip Mine
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1.3xlift
Remote Isle
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
1.9xlift
Emergence Zone
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0.8xlift
Desert of the Mindful
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2.5xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion97 decks100 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion81 decks100 decks
1.2xlift
Thought Vessel
76%inclusion76 decks100 decks
1.5xlift
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
1.9xlift
Thran Dynamo
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
2.7xlift
Caged Sun
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
4.3xlift
Sky Diamond
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
2.4xlift
Mind Stone
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
1.1xlift
Mana Vault
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
1.3xlift
Firdoch Core
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
51xlift
Extraplanar Lens
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
3.1xlift
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
1.3xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
6.8xlift
Throne of Eldraine
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
2.8xlift
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
1.5xlift
Gilded Lotus
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
1.6xlift
Nyx Lotus
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
5.0xlift
Worn Powerstone
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
4.5xlift
Gauntlet of Power
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
4.8xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
1.8xlift
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
0.6xlift
Grim Monolith
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
1.1xlift
Mox Opal
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
0.7xlift
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
0.6xlift
Mox Diamond
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
0.7xlift
Basalt Monolith
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0.3xlift
Commander's Sphere
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0.9xlift
Coldsteel Heart
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2.3xlift
Hedron Archive
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
1.6xlift
Patchwork Banner
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2.4xlift
Liquimetal Torque
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0.7xlift
Prismatic Lens
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2.0xlift
Lands
Island
82%inclusion82 decks100 decks
0.9xlift
Cavern of Souls
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
6.2xlift
Sink into Stupor
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
1.4xlift
Glasspool Mimic
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
6.1xlift
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
1.7xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
1.4xlift
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
7.6xlift
Snow-Covered Island
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
1.9xlift
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
1.3xlift
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
1.2xlift
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
1.2xlift
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
1.4xlift
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
1.2xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
0.7xlift
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
1.2xlift
Fabled Passage
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
2.1xlift
Silundi Vision
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0.9xlift
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