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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's Approach
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
9.4xlift
Top Cards
Scholar of the Lost Trove
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
57xlift
Sapphire Medallion
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
1.3xlift
Argent Sphinx
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
67xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
34xlift
Sphinx of Foresight
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
42xlift
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
30xlift
Sphinx of the Second Sun
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
16xlift
Defiler of Dreams
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
10xlift
Conundrum Sphinx
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54xlift
Enigma Thief
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54xlift
High Lift Cards
Dream Eater
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
67xlift
Master of Predicaments
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54xlift
Guardian of Tazeem
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
45xlift
Windreader Sphinx
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
30xlift
Atemsis, All-Seeing
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
17xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
2.1xlift
Creatures
Dazzling Sphinx
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40xlift
Curator of Mysteries
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40xlift
Ormos, Archive Keeper
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34xlift
Sphinx of Uthuun
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40xlift
Prognostic Sphinx
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34xlift
Riddlemaster Sphinx
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
45xlift
Roaming Throne
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7.9xlift
Inspired Sphinx
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
45xlift
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
45xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27xlift
Curator of Destinies
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
45xlift
Arbiter of the Ideal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
45xlift
Laboratory Maniac
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0.6xlift
Cloudreader Sphinx
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
67xlift
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
67xlift
Conspiracy Unraveler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
34xlift
Sphinx of Enlightenment
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
34xlift
Warden of Evos Isle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
34xlift
Displacer Kitten
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.9xlift
Peregrine Drake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.6xlift
Stormtide Leviathan
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4.2xlift
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.4xlift
Labyrinth Minotaur
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
67xlift
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5.2xlift
Sphinx of Lost Truths
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
67xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.0xlift
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
34xlift
Bloodline Pretender
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
34xlift
Scourge of Fleets
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.8xlift
Amoeboid Changeling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
67xlift
Sphinx of the Chimes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
22xlift
Goliath Sphinx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
67xlift
Master of Winds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
34xlift
Spark Double
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.1xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
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Serra Sphinx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
67xlift
Sphinx Mindbreaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
22xlift
Archetype of Imagination
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5.6xlift
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4.2xlift
Vexing Sphinx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
67xlift
Rescuer Sphinx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
67xlift
Clever Impersonator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.9xlift
Universal Automaton
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
34xlift
Serum Sovereign
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17xlift
Stoic Sphinx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
67xlift
Chancellor of the Spires
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
34xlift
Deadeye Navigator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.5xlift
Triskaidekaphile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.6xlift
Trinket Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.9xlift
Quantum Riddler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12xlift
Instants
Counterspell
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
0.8xlift
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
1.3xlift
Frantic Search
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
1.3xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
1.1xlift
Brainstorm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
0.9xlift
Mana Drain
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
1.4xlift
High Tide
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
0.9xlift
Pongify
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0.8xlift
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0.9xlift
Sublime Epiphany
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4.5xlift
Reality Shift
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1.4xlift
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0.8xlift
Force of Negation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1.3xlift
Ghostly Flicker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
3.7xlift
Commandeer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
3.0xlift
Rewind
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2.4xlift
Spell Pierce
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
3.5xlift
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1.3xlift
Pact of Negation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2.9xlift
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0.8xlift
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.9xlift
Trickbind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5.6xlift
Negate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.5xlift
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.2xlift
Flare of Denial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.2xlift
Gifts Ungiven
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3.9xlift
Blue Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.0xlift
Nexus of Fate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.5xlift
Forbid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4.2xlift
Opt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.5xlift
Bane's Contingency
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6.1xlift
Resculpt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.3xlift
Disallow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.9xlift
Swan Song
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.5xlift
Force of Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.5xlift
Engulf the Shore
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.8xlift
Snap
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.6xlift
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.6xlift
Pull from Tomorrow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.9xlift
Change of Plans
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
34xlift
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.6xlift
Misdirection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.8xlift
Mana Leak
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4.5xlift
Borne Upon a Wind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3.5xlift
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.4xlift
Narset's Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.8xlift
Sudden Substitution
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
34xlift
Reenact the Crime
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13xlift
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.3xlift
Evacuation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.6xlift
Sorceries
Ponder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1.0xlift
Preordain
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1.1xlift
Multiversal Recruitment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14xlift
Walk the Aeons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4.5xlift
Gitaxian Probe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.1xlift
Echo of Eons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5.2xlift
Consuming Tide
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5.2xlift
Fabricate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.9xlift
Season of Weaving
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3.4xlift
Wash Out
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.6xlift
Curse of the Swine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.8xlift
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.0xlift
Finale of Revelation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.7xlift
Turbulent Dreams
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17xlift
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4.8xlift
Mind's Desire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8.4xlift
Spectral Deluge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.7xlift
Alrund's Epiphany
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7.4xlift
River's Rebuke
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.8xlift
Time Warp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.5xlift
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4.5xlift
Solve the Equation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.9xlift
Raise the Palisade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4.2xlift
Echocasting Symposium
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11xlift
Utility Artifacts
Urza's Incubator
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34xlift
Kefnet's Monument
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10xlift
Panharmonicon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17xlift
Semblance Anvil
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15xlift
Herald's Horn
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1.4xlift
Elixir of Immortality
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4.2xlift
Icon of Ancestry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13xlift
Possessed Portal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
67xlift
The One Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.0xlift
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4.5xlift
Coat of Arms
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17xlift
Sculpting Steel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5.6xlift
Uba Mask
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
67xlift
Expedition Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6.1xlift
Proteus Staff
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
22xlift
Sword of War and Peace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
34xlift
Strionic Resonator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10xlift
Omen Machine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
67xlift
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.7xlift
Memory Jar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17xlift
Venser's Journal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.5xlift
Vedalken Shackles
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8.4xlift
The Water Crystal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.5xlift
Enchantments
Propaganda
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
1.6xlift
Mystic Remora
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
1.4xlift
Back to Basics
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2.7xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2.7xlift
Omniscience
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1.5xlift
Reflections of Littjara
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10xlift
Dream Halls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19xlift
Kindred Discovery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3.0xlift
Gravitational Shift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
22xlift
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.2xlift
Favorable Winds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11xlift
Monastery Siege
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7.4xlift
Psychic Corrosion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.1xlift
Wizard Class
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.5xlift
Mirrormade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.5xlift
Copy Artifact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6.1xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.6xlift
Psychic Venom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
67xlift
Proft's Eidetic Memory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.1xlift
Kozilek's Unsealing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
67xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
1.2xlift
Tezzeret the Seeker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3.7xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.9xlift
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
0.8xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
2.0xlift
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2.0xlift
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2.2xlift
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0.4xlift
Castle Vantress
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1.5xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1.1xlift
Remote Isle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.7xlift
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.5xlift
Halimar Depths
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.4xlift
Desert of the Mindful
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4.5xlift
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.9xlift
Command Beacon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.7xlift
Memorial to Genius
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8.4xlift
Hidden Cataract
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6.1xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.8xlift
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.0xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
1.1xlift
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
1.0xlift
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
1.0xlift
Thran Dynamo
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
4.6xlift
Caged Sun
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
3.4xlift
Gauntlet of Power
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7.1xlift
Sky Diamond
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2.0xlift
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2.2xlift
Mind Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1.3xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
5.4xlift
Extraplanar Lens
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2.3xlift
Lotus Bloom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13xlift
Hedron Archive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5.6xlift
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.3xlift
Throne of Eldraine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.5xlift
Mana Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.3xlift
Sol Talisman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
34xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.6xlift
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6.1xlift
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1.0xlift
Mox Tantalite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
22xlift
Nyx Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.5xlift
The Eternity Elevator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10xlift
Lands
Island
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
0.7xlift
Snow-Covered Island
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
3.7xlift
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
5.4xlift
Command Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3.9xlift
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3.7xlift
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.7xlift
Secluded Courtyard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
67xlift
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.2xlift
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2.6xlift
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3.0xlift
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0.6xlift
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4.2xlift
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3.4xlift
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3.0xlift
Crystal Grotto
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13xlift
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