The Ur-Sphinx
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Brackets
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- 1
- Exhibition: theme first, winning second
- 2
- Core: roughly preconstructed deck power
- 3
- Upgraded: tuned decks, up to three Game Changers
- 4
- Optimized: high power, anything goes
- 5
- cEDH: built to win in competitive play
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New Cards
Recent-set cards showing up in Core The Ur-Sphinx decks.
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy cards in Core The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Defiler of Dreams
Magister Sphinx
Dazzling Sphinx
Windreader Sphinx
Sphinx of False Conclusions
Enigma Sphinx
Dream TrawlerTop Cards
The cards most Core The Ur-Sphinx decks run.
Defiler of Dreams
Magister Sphinx
Dazzling Sphinx
Windreader Sphinx
Enigma Sphinx
Dream Trawler
Swords to PlowsharesCreatures
Creatures played in Core The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
Master of Predicaments
Sphinx of the Second Sun
Sphinx of the Steel Wind
Ethersworn Sphinx
Enigma Thief
Sphinx of the Final Word
Curator of Destinies
Prognostic Sphinx
Dream Eater
Sphinx Ambassador
Sphinx Summoner
Watcher of the Spheres
Sphinx of Uthuun
Scholar of the Lost Trove
Sphinx of Clear Skies
Conspiracy Unraveler
Quantum Riddler
Roaming Throne
Warden of Evos Isle
Serum Sovereign
Sphinx of the Revelation
Chancellor of the Spires
Inspired Sphinx
Changeling Wayfinder
Sphinx Sovereign
Omni-Changeling
Guardian of Tazeem
Watcher of Hours
Curator of Mysteries
Vexing Sphinx
Unsettled Mariner
Universal Automaton
Sandstone Oracle
Graveshifter
Glyph Keeper
Sphinx of Lost Truths
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
Sharding Sphinx
Riddlemaster Sphinx
Changeling OutcastInstants
Instants played in Core The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Crib Swap
Sphinx's Approach
Sphinx's Revelation
Arcane Denial
Dovin's Veto
Path to Exile
Despark
Anguished Unmaking
Riddles in the Dark
Pongify
Rapid Hybridization
Void Rend
Fact or Fiction
Fracture
Aetherize
Fell the Profane
Generous Gift
Dawn's Truce
Negate
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Clever Concealment
Opt
Sink into Stupor
Erode
Brainstorm
Stroke of Midnight
Counterspell
Waterlogged Teachings
Mana Drain
Flawless Maneuver
Mortify
Akroma's Will
Dark Ritual
Swan Song
Frantic Search
Deadly RollickSorceries
Sorceries played in Core The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Kindred Dominance
Raise the Palisade
Bloodline Bidding
Breach the Multiverse
Rise of the Dark Realms
Reanimate
Patriarch's Bidding
Sphinx's Decree
Preordain
Feed the Swarm
Austere Command
Sea Gate Restoration
Victimize
Supreme Verdict
Toxic Deluge
Ponder
Vindicate
DamnUtility Artifacts
Utility artifacts played in Core The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Urza's Incubator
Herald's Horn
Sapphire Medallion
The Water Crystal
Gathering Stone
Kefnet's Monument
Lightning Greaves
Maskwood Nexus
Cloud Key
Chronicle of Victory
Wayfarer's Bauble
Semblance Anvil
Archaeomancer's Map
Swiftfoot BootsEnchantments
Enchantments played in Core The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Heartless Summoning
Reflections of Littjara
Kindred Discovery
Kozilek's Unsealing
Black Market Connections
Sphinx's Tutelage
Animate Dead
Cover of Darkness
Smuggler's Share
Reconnaissance
Omniscience
Monologue Tax
Land Tax
Gleaming Splendor
Propaganda
Ghostly Prison
Mystic RemoraUtility Lands
Utility lands played in Core The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Reliquary Tower
Three Tree City
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Command Beacon
Bojuka Bog
Castle Vantress
Otawara, Soaring City
Temple of the False God
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
Vault of the Archangel
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Rogue's Passage
Vault of Whispers
Seat of the SynodMana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing in Core The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Firdoch Core
Talisman of Progress
Azorius Signet
Dimir Signet
Fellwar Stone
Talisman of Dominance
Patchwork Banner
Thran Dynamo
Thought Vessel
Gilded Lotus
Arcane Signet
Worn Powerstone
Chromatic Lantern
Talisman of Hierarchy
The Soul Stone
The Mind Stone
Midnight Clock
Decanter of Endless Water
Orzhov Signet
Sol Ring
Mind Stone
Commander's SphereLands
The lands Core The Ur-Sphinx decks run.
Path of Ancestry
Fabled Passage
Cavern of Souls
Shipwreck Marsh
Deserted Beach
Reflecting Pool
Unclaimed Territory
Secluded Courtyard
Mystic Gate
Drowned Catacomb
Glacial Fortress
Shattered Sanctum
Contaminated Landscape
Adarkar Wastes
Turbulent Shore
Sunken Ruins
Underground River
Temple of Enlightenment
Exotic Orchard
Undercity Sewers
Azorius Chancery
Meticulous Archive
Hallowed Fountain
Temple of Silence
Island
Prairie Stream
Temple of Deceit
Caves of Koilos
Sink into Stupor
Raffine's Tower
Plains
Command Tower
Swamp
Tundra
Choked Estuary
Terramorphic Expanse
Watery Grave
Sea of Clouds
Underground Sea
Arcane Sanctum
Morphic Pool
Polluted Delta
Port Town
Flooded Strand
Isolated Chapel
Sunken Hollow
Evolving Wilds
Vault of Champions
Godless Shrine
Marsh FlatsSimilar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like The Ur-Sphinx: Bracket 2 (Core).
Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
Medomai the Ageless
Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima
Merieke Ri Berit
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept // Tymna the Weaver
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Ravos, Soultender
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Tymna the Weaver
Saruman of Many Colors
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // Tymna the Weaver
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
The Mindskinner
Nihiloor
Zur, Eternal Schemer
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator // Ravos, Soultender
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
Sheoldred
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Ravos, Soultender
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Tymna the Weaver
Hei Bai, Forest Guardian
The Cyber-Controller
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
The Eighth Doctor // Rose Noble
The Eighth Doctor // Tegan Jovanka
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
Phage the Untouchable
Sephara, Sky's Blade
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
Tiamat
Verilax the Havenskin
Massacre Girl
Katara, Waterbending Master
Molecule Man