The Ur-Sphinx
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Brackets
Brackets let a table agree on how strong their decks are before shuffling up, so a cEDH list doesn't land in a casual pod. Pick one to see what The Ur-Sphinx decks at that level play.
- 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
Budget
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New Cards
Recent-set cards showing up in Optimized The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Uldaros Theorix+61% Synergy
in 67% of decks
$3.00
Sphinx of False Conclusions+58% Synergy
in 65% of decks
$0.37
Denzilore Fatehold+34% Synergy
in 38% of decks
$1.95
Kindred Judgment+28% Synergy
in 33% of decks
$1.45
Sphinx's Approach+12% Synergy
in 15% of decks
$0.78
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy cards in Optimized The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign+84% Synergy
in 86% of decks
$8.85
Consecrated Sphinx+81% Synergy
in 88% of decks
$32.76
Medomai the Ageless+77% Synergy
in 81% of decks
$10.82
Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign+74% Synergy
in 77% of decks
$0.57
Magister Sphinx+73% Synergy
in 77% of decks
$5.90
Urza's Incubator+71% Synergy
in 74% of decks
$21.94
Tivit, Seller of Secrets+68% Synergy
in 72% of decks
$11.84
Sphinx of the Second Sun+67% Synergy
in 70% of decks
$6.13
Raffine, Scheming Seer+65% Synergy
in 71% of decks
$6.77
Uldaros Theorix+61% Synergy
in 67% of decks
$3.00
Top Cards
The cards most Optimized The Ur-Sphinx decks run.
Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign+84% Synergy
in 86% of decks
$8.85
Consecrated Sphinx+81% Synergy
in 88% of decks
$32.76
Medomai the Ageless+77% Synergy
in 81% of decks
$10.82
Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign+74% Synergy
in 77% of decks
$0.57
Magister Sphinx+73% Synergy
in 77% of decks
$5.90
Urza's Incubator+71% Synergy
in 74% of decks
$21.94
Tivit, Seller of Secrets+68% Synergy
in 72% of decks
$11.84
Raffine, Scheming Seer+65% Synergy
in 71% of decks
$6.77
Smothering Tithe+46% Synergy
in 76% of decks
$61.10
Swords to Plowshares+12% Synergy
in 81% of decks
$1.09
Game Changers
Game Changers that Optimized The Ur-Sphinx decks play. The Game Changers list is how the Commander brackets measure power, alongside combos, extra turns and land denial. Here's what each bracket allows.
Consecrated Sphinx+81% Synergy
in 88% of decks
$32.76
Smothering Tithe+46% Synergy
in 76% of decks
$61.10
Cyclonic Rift+41% Synergy
in 64% of decks
$38.41
Rhystic Study+35% Synergy
in 65% of decks
$68.08
Teferi's Protection+30% Synergy
in 46% of decks
$46.66
Demonic Tutor+29% Synergy
in 48% of decks
$66.53
Ancient Tomb+29% Synergy
in 41% of decks
$125.97
Vampiric Tutor+27% Synergy
in 43% of decks
$52.35
Enlightened Tutor+22% Synergy
in 40% of decks
$37.37
Force of Will+21% Synergy
in 33% of decks
$55.48
Mana Vault+19% Synergy
in 28% of decks
$111.31
Mystical Tutor+16% Synergy
in 26% of decks
$17.15
Chrome Mox+12% Synergy
in 21% of decks
$164.27
Grim Monolith+11% Synergy
in 15% of decks
$475.45
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV+9% Synergy
in 15% of decks
$17.47
Fierce Guardianship+9% Synergy
in 29% of decks
$65.90
Mox Diamond+7% Synergy
in 14% of decks
$1131.70
Imperial Seal+4% Synergy
in 11% of decks
$154.61
The One Ring+3% Synergy
in 15% of decks
$106.23
Thassa's Oracle-1% Synergy
in 7% of decks
$22.03
Farewell-1% Synergy
in 9% of decks
$5.09
Creatures
Creatures played in Optimized The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Sphinx of the Second Sun+67% Synergy
in 70% of decks
$6.13
Windreader Sphinx+61% Synergy
in 63% of decks
$0.32
Defiler of Dreams+58% Synergy
in 60% of decks
$0.67
Enigma Sphinx+55% Synergy
in 58% of decks
$0.35
Roaming Throne+55% Synergy
in 62% of decks
$50.97
Dazzling Sphinx+54% Synergy
in 57% of decks
$1.87
Sphinx of the Final Word+53% Synergy
in 55% of decks
$0.64
Azor, the Lawbringer+52% Synergy
in 54% of decks
$8.11
Sphinx Ambassador+45% Synergy
in 47% of decks
$52.54
Dream Trawler+44% Synergy
in 47% of decks
$0.45
Sphinx of the Steel Wind+41% Synergy
in 43% of decks
$0.73
Sharuum the Hegemon+40% Synergy
in 43% of decks
$0.48
Master of Predicaments+33% Synergy
in 36% of decks
$0.54
Atemsis, All-Seeing+33% Synergy
in 35% of decks
$0.44
Ethersworn Sphinx+31% Synergy
in 34% of decks
$0.22
Elenda and Azor+27% Synergy
in 31% of decks
$0.77
Sphinx Summoner+27% Synergy
in 28% of decks
$0.29
Chancellor of the Spires+23% Synergy
in 24% of decks
$0.68
Quantum Riddler+22% Synergy
in 23% of decks
$36.22
Watcher of the Spheres+21% Synergy
in 23% of decks
$0.66
Scholar of the Lost Trove+20% Synergy
in 21% of decks
$0.41
Dream Eater+17% Synergy
in 18% of decks
$0.36
Prognostic Sphinx+16% Synergy
in 18% of decks
$0.37
Sphinx of Uthuun+16% Synergy
in 18% of decks
$0.29
Warden of Evos Isle+14% Synergy
in 15% of decks
$0.31
Sphinx Sovereign+13% Synergy
in 14% of decks
$3.29
Conspiracy Unraveler+13% Synergy
in 14% of decks
$0.36
Sphinx Mindbreaker+12% Synergy
in 13% of decks
$4.18
Enigma Thief+11% Synergy
in 12% of decks
$0.43
Arbiter of the Ideal+10% Synergy
in 11% of decks
$0.24
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+9% Synergy
in 11% of decks
$45.16
Inspired Sphinx+9% Synergy
in 10% of decks
$0.47
Sphinx of the Revelation+9% Synergy
in 10% of decks
$1.48
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV+9% Synergy
in 15% of decks
$17.47
Sphinx of Clear Skies+9% Synergy
in 10% of decks
$0.37
Unsettled Mariner+9% Synergy
in 11% of decks
$3.65
Curator of Mysteries+8% Synergy
in 10% of decks
$0.39
Conundrum Sphinx+8% Synergy
in 9% of decks
$0.36
Omni-Changeling+7% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$0.35
Archive Arbiter+7% Synergy
in 9% of decks
$0.21
Isperia the Inscrutable+7% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$0.37
Serum Sovereign+6% Synergy
in 7% of decks
$0.31
Vexing Sphinx+6% Synergy
in 6% of decks
$0.19
Ormos, Archive Keeper+5% Synergy
in 6% of decks
$0.41
Esper Sentinel+3% Synergy
in 30% of decks
$54.41
Changeling Outcast+3% Synergy
in 7% of decks
$2.46
Phyrexian Metamorph+1% Synergy
in 9% of decks
$2.39
Displacer Kitten0% Synergy
in 6% of decks
$36.74
Thassa's Oracle-1% Synergy
in 7% of decks
$22.03
Grand Abolisher-2% Synergy
in 11% of decks
$18.84
Instants
Instants played in Optimized The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Cyclonic Rift+41% Synergy
in 64% of decks
$38.41
Mana Drain+38% Synergy
in 56% of decks
$51.47
Teferi's Protection+30% Synergy
in 46% of decks
$46.66
Vampiric Tutor+27% Synergy
in 43% of decks
$52.35
Enlightened Tutor+22% Synergy
in 40% of decks
$37.37
Force of Will+21% Synergy
in 33% of decks
$55.48
Swan Song+19% Synergy
in 40% of decks
$12.99
Dovin's Veto+16% Synergy
in 44% of decks
$3.93
Mystical Tutor+16% Synergy
in 26% of decks
$17.15
Path to Exile+15% Synergy
in 59% of decks
$0.37
Dark Ritual+15% Synergy
in 37% of decks
$9.26
Counterspell+13% Synergy
in 56% of decks
$3.99
Sphinx's Revelation+11% Synergy
in 14% of decks
$0.38
Anguished Unmaking+9% Synergy
in 37% of decks
$0.60
Akroma's Will+9% Synergy
in 16% of decks
$15.93
Fierce Guardianship+9% Synergy
in 29% of decks
$65.90
Brainstorm+8% Synergy
in 25% of decks
$0.29
Force of Negation+7% Synergy
in 19% of decks
$46.64
Clever Concealment+5% Synergy
in 9% of decks
$4.54
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
in 19% of decks
$8.96
Void Rend+4% Synergy
in 40% of decks
$0.84
Flawless Maneuver+4% Synergy
in 15% of decks
$7.75
An Offer You Can't Refuse+4% Synergy
in 33% of decks
$3.41
Crib Swap+4% Synergy
in 5% of decks
$0.28
Malakir Rebirth+2% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$11.12
Fact or Fiction+2% Synergy
in 6% of decks
$1.07
Pact of Negation+1% Synergy
in 9% of decks
$16.89
Flusterstorm+1% Synergy
in 9% of decks
$7.36
Cabal Ritual+1% Synergy
in 5% of decks
$16.83
Entomb+0% Synergy
in 7% of decks
$17.47
Aetherize+0% Synergy
in 5% of decks
$0.50
Arcane Denial-1% Synergy
in 19% of decks
$3.23
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$5.73
Silence-2% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$11.48
Deadly Rollick-3% Synergy
in 13% of decks
$28.34
Despark-6% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$0.33
Frantic Search-7% Synergy
in 13% of decks
$0.32
Generous Gift-7% Synergy
in 6% of decks
$1.45
Negate-8% Synergy
in 7% of decks
$0.31
Sorceries
Sorceries played in Optimized The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Raise the Palisade+31% Synergy
in 34% of decks
$11.70
Reanimate+29% Synergy
in 47% of decks
$10.26
Demonic Tutor+29% Synergy
in 48% of decks
$66.53
Kindred Dominance+24% Synergy
in 28% of decks
$4.89
Breach the Multiverse+16% Synergy
in 19% of decks
$9.84
Toxic Deluge+15% Synergy
in 37% of decks
$2.26
Rise of the Dark Realms+13% Synergy
in 17% of decks
$6.29
Return to the Light Realms+10% Synergy
in 12% of decks
$5.63
Bloodline Bidding+7% Synergy
in 9% of decks
$2.31
Maddening Cacophony+7% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$5.95
Patriarch's Bidding+6% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$3.41
Singularity Rupture+5% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$1.39
Imperial Seal+4% Synergy
in 11% of decks
$154.61
Preordain+3% Synergy
in 9% of decks
$0.86
Ponder+3% Synergy
in 12% of decks
$0.60
Mnemonic Betrayal+2% Synergy
in 5% of decks
$6.17
Supreme Verdict+2% Synergy
in 17% of decks
$0.41
Living Death+1% Synergy
in 6% of decks
$6.31
Buried Alive+1% Synergy
in 6% of decks
$2.58
Approach of the Second Sun+1% Synergy
in 5% of decks
$6.25
Victimize+1% Synergy
in 10% of decks
$1.46
Farewell-1% Synergy
in 9% of decks
$5.09
Windfall-3% Synergy
in 9% of decks
$5.44
Damn-14% Synergy
in 5% of decks
$2.36
Utility Artifacts
Utility artifacts played in Optimized The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Herald's Horn+53% Synergy
in 58% of decks
$1.27
Sapphire Medallion+39% Synergy
in 42% of decks
$9.03
The Water Crystal+32% Synergy
in 35% of decks
$3.95
Lightning Greaves+19% Synergy
in 42% of decks
$2.58
Time Sieve+15% Synergy
in 20% of decks
$8.24
Gathering Stone+9% Synergy
in 10% of decks
$0.59
Chronicle of Victory+7% Synergy
in 9% of decks
$20.55
Kefnet's Monument+6% Synergy
in 7% of decks
$0.43
Sensei's Divining Top+5% Synergy
in 15% of decks
$38.52
Pearl Medallion+5% Synergy
in 7% of decks
$9.04
Strionic Resonator+5% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$6.81
Maskwood Nexus+4% Synergy
in 6% of decks
$2.78
Panharmonicon+3% Synergy
in 6% of decks
$6.31
The One Ring+3% Synergy
in 15% of decks
$106.23
Cloud Key+1% Synergy
in 5% of decks
$2.37
Wishclaw Talisman-1% Synergy
in 6% of decks
$1.98
Swiftfoot Boots-7% Synergy
in 17% of decks
$1.26
Enchantments
Enchantments played in Optimized The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Kindred Discovery+39% Synergy
in 47% of decks
$5.68
Rhystic Study+35% Synergy
in 65% of decks
$68.08
Reflections of Littjara+25% Synergy
in 28% of decks
$2.30
Gleaming Splendor+18% Synergy
in 29% of decks
$31.76
Heartless Summoning+17% Synergy
in 18% of decks
$2.24
Animate Dead+11% Synergy
in 21% of decks
$7.42
Sphinx's Tutelage+11% Synergy
in 13% of decks
$1.36
Omniscience+11% Synergy
in 15% of decks
$5.64
Black Market Connections+10% Synergy
in 26% of decks
$13.66
Mystic Remora+9% Synergy
in 30% of decks
$12.39
Psychic Corrosion+6% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$4.63
Reconnaissance+5% Synergy
in 9% of decks
$5.13
Necromancy+2% Synergy
in 6% of decks
$17.31
Land Tax+0% Synergy
in 6% of decks
$16.85
Propaganda-3% Synergy
in 27% of decks
$2.87
Ghostly Prison-10% Synergy
in 13% of decks
$7.01
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers played in Optimized The Ur-Sphinx decks.
The Theorist, Jace Beleren+6% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$36.09
Utility Lands
Utility lands played in Optimized The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Ancient Tomb+29% Synergy
in 41% of decks
$125.97
Reliquary Tower+23% Synergy
in 58% of decks
$1.64
Otawara, Soaring City+21% Synergy
in 41% of decks
$29.22
Urza's Saga+16% Synergy
in 28% of decks
$39.55
Three Tree City+16% Synergy
in 20% of decks
$28.32
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+15% Synergy
in 22% of decks
$12.27
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+11% Synergy
in 25% of decks
$55.93
Command Beacon+9% Synergy
in 13% of decks
$2.51
Mystic Sanctuary+6% Synergy
in 10% of decks
$1.41
Hall of the Bandit Lord+5% Synergy
in 6% of decks
$21.37
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire+5% Synergy
in 11% of decks
$6.95
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+3% Synergy
in 5% of decks
$1.26
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+1% Synergy
in 5% of decks
$57.82
Bojuka Bog+0% Synergy
in 27% of decks
$1.75
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$0.36
Academy Ruins-2% Synergy
in 5% of decks
$1.66
Rogue's Passage-3% Synergy
in 6% of decks
$0.32
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing in Optimized The Ur-Sphinx decks.
Firdoch Core+21% Synergy
in 23% of decks
$0.38
Mana Vault+19% Synergy
in 28% of decks
$111.31
Talisman of Progress+14% Synergy
in 61% of decks
$0.27
Chrome Mox+12% Synergy
in 21% of decks
$164.27
Talisman of Dominance+12% Synergy
in 64% of decks
$0.30
Grim Monolith+11% Synergy
in 15% of decks
$475.45
Sol Ring+8% Synergy
in 98% of decks
$0.91
The Soul Stone+7% Synergy
in 11% of decks
$79.30
Mox Diamond+7% Synergy
in 14% of decks
$1131.70
Thran Dynamo+6% Synergy
in 10% of decks
$4.18
The Mind Stone+5% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$45.17
Patchwork Banner+5% Synergy
in 10% of decks
$2.44
Thought Vessel+5% Synergy
in 31% of decks
$1.37
Arcane Signet+4% Synergy
in 93% of decks
$0.25
Fellwar Stone+4% Synergy
in 38% of decks
$2.72
Chromatic Lantern+3% Synergy
in 16% of decks
$2.20
Gilded Lotus+2% Synergy
in 7% of decks
$0.83
Mox Amber+1% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$83.15
Lotus Petal+0% Synergy
in 11% of decks
$37.58
Decanter of Endless Water0% Synergy
in 7% of decks
$3.93
Mind Stone-2% Synergy
in 8% of decks
$0.25
Mox Opal-2% Synergy
in 5% of decks
$216.30
Talisman of Hierarchy-2% Synergy
in 43% of decks
$0.28
Dimir Signet-4% Synergy
in 25% of decks
$0.43
Azorius Signet-4% Synergy
in 23% of decks
$0.30
Commander's Sphere-10% Synergy
in 5% of decks
$0.35
Orzhov Signet-15% Synergy
in 14% of decks
$0.34
Lands
The lands Optimized The Ur-Sphinx decks run.
Cavern of Souls+47% Synergy
in 54% of decks
$48.99
Sea of Clouds+27% Synergy
in 62% of decks
$6.31
Flooded Strand+26% Synergy
in 65% of decks
$15.40
Morphic Pool+26% Synergy
in 60% of decks
$7.78
Raffine's Tower+25% Synergy
in 66% of decks
$14.48
Polluted Delta+23% Synergy
in 62% of decks
$21.27
Reflecting Pool+23% Synergy
in 32% of decks
$5.32
Hallowed Fountain+21% Synergy
in 74% of decks
$4.86
Path of Ancestry+20% Synergy
in 50% of decks
$0.31
Scrubland+20% Synergy
in 37% of decks
Tundra+20% Synergy
in 37% of decks
Godless Shrine+20% Synergy
in 73% of decks
$5.28
Marsh Flats+20% Synergy
in 56% of decks
$32.30
Underground Sea+19% Synergy
in 36% of decks
Watery Grave+18% Synergy
in 71% of decks
$6.88
Mana Confluence+16% Synergy
in 30% of decks
$34.63
Vault of Champions+15% Synergy
in 47% of decks
$3.73
Undercity Sewers+11% Synergy
in 26% of decks
$15.19
Secluded Courtyard+10% Synergy
in 14% of decks
$0.32
Deserted Beach+9% Synergy
in 31% of decks
$1.51
Shipwreck Marsh+8% Synergy
in 30% of decks
$1.99
Misty Rainforest+8% Synergy
in 19% of decks
$36.23
Scalding Tarn+8% Synergy
in 19% of decks
$35.63
Meticulous Archive+8% Synergy
in 22% of decks
$14.76
Arid Mesa+6% Synergy
in 16% of decks
$31.03
Windswept Heath+6% Synergy
in 15% of decks
$12.12
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
in 19% of decks
$8.96
Temple of Enlightenment+3% Synergy
in 18% of decks
$1.42
City of Brass+3% Synergy
in 20% of decks
$9.52
Drowned Catacomb+3% Synergy
in 45% of decks
$0.35
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
in 13% of decks
$0.35
Bloodstained Mire+3% Synergy
in 14% of decks
$20.42
Island+3% Synergy
in 97% of decks
$0.08
Plains+2% Synergy
in 95% of decks
$0.08
Gloomlake Verge+2% Synergy
in 13% of decks
$11.98
Floodfarm Verge+2% Synergy
in 13% of decks
$8.54
Shadowy Backstreet+1% Synergy
in 15% of decks
$10.57
Swamp+0% Synergy
in 93% of decks
$0.11
Shattered Sanctum+0% Synergy
in 20% of decks
$2.76
Glacial Fortress+0% Synergy
in 47% of decks
$0.33
Temple of Deceit+0% Synergy
in 16% of decks
$0.21
Command Tower0% Synergy
in 93% of decks
$0.28
Exotic Orchard0% Synergy
in 59% of decks
$0.28
Isolated Chapel-3% Synergy
in 41% of decks
$0.27
Adarkar Wastes-4% Synergy
in 29% of decks
$0.36
Underground River-9% Synergy
in 28% of decks
$0.38
Prairie Stream-12% Synergy
in 28% of decks
$0.32
Sunken Hollow-13% Synergy
in 26% of decks
$0.43
Caves of Koilos-15% Synergy
in 21% of decks
$0.35
Arcane Sanctum-16% Synergy
in 37% of decks
$0.31
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