{"ops":[{"insert":{"card-link":"Marvo, Deep Operative"}},{"insert":" is not a Sphinx.\nMarvo does not mention Sphinxes.\n\nBut Marvo loves Sphinxes, because Marvo likes to go deep...deep thinking, that is. Sphinxes are all about riddles and conundrums, and Marvo as a commander is a riddle all its own -- how do I make a deck that begs for high CMC payoffs function in a world that loves decks being low to the ground?\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Vitamins"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ramp"},{"insert":"\nTribal-friendly discounts like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Urza's Incubator"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Herald's Horn"}},{"insert":" spearhead the ramp along with the Sphinx-specific "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign"}},{"insert":" . To further help pay for the Sphinxes, which are primarily Blue, we add in "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sapphire Medallion"}},{"insert":" and a Phyrexian that happens to be a Sphinx itself -- "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Defiler of Dreams"}},{"insert":" . Further ramp comes in the form of equipments like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sword of the Animist"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus"}},{"insert":" to throw on Marvo so every time he swings, we can go search our library for a land. But to add into the tribal flavor, the brand new Hobbit equipment "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver"}},{"insert":" helps flood our board with Treasures.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Topdeck Manipulation"},{"insert":"\nIt's no surprise to see "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sensei's Divining Top"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brainstone"}},{"insert":" , and a slew of scry/surveil effects to help facilitate Marvo's attack trigger. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Prognostic Sphinx"}},{"insert":" allows us to scry each time it attacks, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Candlestick"}},{"insert":" allows Marvo to stack his Clash trigger with a Surveil effect to give you up to three options for the Clash, and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Marauding Sphinx"}},{"insert":" surveils any time we target an opponent or their graveyard. Each time we scry or surveil, the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong"}},{"insert":" is waiting to potentially gift us another Sphinx or big spell from the top of our library for free.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Burn"},{"insert":"\nWith all these discounts and the potential for free spells from Marvo and the Planetarium, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ancient Cellarspawn"}},{"insert":" is a must include, and to supplement its burn package, we bring along "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Keen Duelist"}},{"insert":" for additional pseudo-clashes, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Baneful Omen"}},{"insert":" for an end step Nuke, and"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Price of Knowledge"}},{"insert":" for significant chip damage on anyone who dares try to draw more than us.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Copies and Copied Triggers"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Helm of the Host"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spark Double"}},{"insert":" allow us additional Marvos...or high quality Sphinxes if we so choose, and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Case of the Shifting Visage"}},{"insert":" starts to spiral our Sphinxes out of control once we've Surveiled enough. With the amount of triggered abilities present, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Strionic Resonator"}},{"insert":" and the tribal staple "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Roaming Throne"}},{"insert":" start to multiply the Sphinx-induced headaches rapidly.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Recursion"},{"insert":"\nOne of the main reasons Marvo empowers Sphinxes over a simple Mono Blue option is the power access to Black gives to your recursion package. You don't have to fear tossing Sphinx after Sphinx after Sphinx in the graveyard when "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Behold the Sinister Six!"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bloodline Bidding"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Boneyard Parley"}},{"insert":" can bring back your army in a heartbeat, especially when these massive CMC recursion spells are cast for free thanks to your Commander. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wondrous Crucible"}},{"insert":" serves triple duty as protection, graveyard filling, and randomized recursion. And keeping even more of the Sphinx tribal theme, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scholar of the Lost Trove"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sphinx of Forgotten Lore"}},{"insert":" await to allow us to recast any of those splashy reanimation spells if we need to.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Win Conditions"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"One Really Big Sphinx"},{"insert":"\nSphinxes naturally create a lot of draw power, even without the game changer Sphinx present, so "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ormos, Archive Keeper"}},{"insert":" is present to keep us from losing to deck out, and giving us a potential very large finishing Sphinx to close the game out.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"My Riddle: How Many Different CMC cards are in my Hand?"},{"insert":"\nOf course, since we have a multitude of cards with a multitude of varied CMCs, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Atemsis, All-Seeing"}},{"insert":" has the potential to eliminate one threat at a time.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Big Combat Damage"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Genji Glove"}},{"insert":" gives us access to multiple combats in a turn, and after a big reanimation spell, or with enough copies created from Case of the Shifting Visage...two combats may be more than enough to win the game outright.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Burn"},{"insert":"\nAncient Cellarspawn, Keen Duelist, and Baneful Omen are not to be underestimated as a win condition on their own with the high CMC present in the deck. Marvo allowing a free cast of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aminatou's Augury"}},{"insert":" can cascade into incredible damage if enough card types are discovered through the 8-card exile (which seems quite fitting for Marvo).\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Maybeboard"},{"insert":"\nThis deck is designed to be a Bracket 2 deck and does not include any gamechangers, however, three solid gamechangers would synergize extremely well with a Marvo Sphinx deck, and have been included in the Maybeboard as suggestions for deck upgrades.\n"}]}