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The Ur-Sphinx
Eminence — As long as The Ur-Sphinx is in the command zone or on the battlefield, other Sphinx spells you cast cost less to cast.
Flying
Whenever one or more Sphinxes you control attack, each player mills that many cards. For each player, you may cast a card that player milled this way without paying its mana cost.
Flying
Whenever one or more Sphinxes you control attack, each player mills that many cards. For each player, you may cast a card that player milled this way without paying its mana cost.
Legendary Creature - Avatar Sphinx
Commander
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Leyline of Transformation
If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.
As this enchantment enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control are the chosen type in addition to their other types. The same is true for creature spells you control and creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield.
As this enchantment enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control are the chosen type in addition to their other types. The same is true for creature spells you control and creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield.
Enchantment
Anthem
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Copycrook
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has "Whenever this creature attacks, it connives." (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Creature - Rogue Shapeshifter
Flesh Duplicate
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has vanishing 3 if that creature doesn't have vanishing. (A permanent with vanishing 3 enters with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.)
Creature - Shapeshifter Rebel
Clones
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Copy
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Counters
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Syr Konrad, the Grim
Whenever another creature dies, or a creature card is put into a graveyard from anywhere other than the battlefield, or a creature card leaves your graveyard, Syr Konrad deals 1 damage to each opponent.
: Each player mills a card. (They each put the top card of their library into their graveyard.)
: Each player mills a card. (They each put the top card of their library into their graveyard.)
Legendary Creature - Human Knight
Drain
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Curator of Destinies
This spell can't be countered.
Flying
When this creature enters, look at the top five cards of your library and separate them into a face-down pile and a face-up pile. An opponent chooses one of those piles. Put that pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Flying
When this creature enters, look at the top five cards of your library and separate them into a face-down pile and a face-up pile. An opponent chooses one of those piles. Put that pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Creature - Sphinx
Darkstar Augur
Offspring (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.
Creature - Bat Warlock
Defiler of Dreams
Flying
As an additional cost to cast blue permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of blue mana you pay.
Whenever you cast a blue permanent spell, draw a card.
As an additional cost to cast blue permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of blue mana you pay.
Whenever you cast a blue permanent spell, draw a card.
Creature - Sphinx Phyrexian
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.)
You have no maximum hand size.
Max speed — If you would draw a card, draw two cards instead.
You have no maximum hand size.
Max speed — If you would draw a card, draw two cards instead.
Legendary Creature - Homunculus
Draw
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Path of Ancestry
This land enters tapped.
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Land
Land
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Lifegain
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Ramp
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Marshal's Anthem
Multikicker (You may pay an additional any number of times as you cast this spell.)
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
When this enchantment enters, return up to X target creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the number of times this enchantment was kicked.
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
When this enchantment enters, return up to X target creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the number of times this enchantment was kicked.
Enchantment
Uldaros Theorix
Flying
When Uldaros Theorix enters, if you cast him, exile up to one target nonland card of each card type from your graveyard. Copy those cards. You may cast any number of spells with total mana value 6 or less from among the copies without paying their mana costs. (Permanent spells cast this way become tokens.)
When Uldaros Theorix enters, if you cast him, exile up to one target nonland card of each card type from your graveyard. Copy those cards. You may cast any number of spells with total mana value 6 or less from among the copies without paying their mana costs. (Permanent spells cast this way become tokens.)
Legendary Creature - Elder Sphinx
Recursion
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Unwanted Remake
Destroy target creature. Its controller manifests dread. (That player looks at the top two cards of their library, then puts one onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and the other into their graveyard. If it's a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost.)
Instant
Removal
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Tokens
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Omni-Changeling
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has changeling.
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has changeling.
Creature - Shapeshifter
Raffine, Scheming Seer
Flying, ward
Whenever you attack, target attacking creature connives X, where X is the number of attacking creatures. (Draw X cards, then discard X cards. Put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each nonland card discarded this way.)
Whenever you attack, target attacking creature connives X, where X is the number of attacking creatures. (Draw X cards, then discard X cards. Put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each nonland card discarded this way.)
Legendary Creature - Demon Sphinx
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to that card's mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to that card's mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Creature - Sphinx
Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
Flying
Sphinx spells you cast cost less to cast.
Whenever Unesh or another Sphinx you control enters, reveal the top four cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Sphinx spells you cast cost less to cast.
Whenever Unesh or another Sphinx you control enters, reveal the top four cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Legendary Creature - Sphinx
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Researcher"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Copycrook"},{"insert":", through its connive ability for card filtering and counters"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Denzilore specifically triggers from scrying or surveilling, not from conniving itself.\nWith several scry or surveil triggers, even small Changelings can become legitimate threats.\nCombined with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mirror Entity"},{"insert":", the entire battlefield can become an enormous attacking army.\n👻 Blink & Recursion | Knowledge Never Dies"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck can repeatedly reuse its creatures and recover important cards from the graveyard.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Brago, King Eternal:"},{"insert":" Blinks nonland permanents to retrigger ETBs."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Grave Researcher // Reanimate:"},{"insert":" Surveils each upkeep and can eventually cast its Reanimate spell."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Restoration Seminar:"},{"insert":" Reanimates a nonland permanent, with Paradigm providing recurring copies on future turns."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Marshal's Anthem:"},{"insert":" Provides an anthem and potentially multiple reanimations."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Barkform Harvester:"},{"insert":" Returns cards from your graveyard to the bottom of your library."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Uldaros Theorix:"},{"insert":" Rewards being cast by copying cards from different card types in your graveyard and allowing spells with a combined mana value of six or less to be cast for free."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Uldaros Theorix"},{"insert":" is particularly important because it turns graveyard setup into another free-spell engine.\n🛡️ Control & Protection"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck uses Esper interaction to protect its engines and disrupt opponents.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Defabricate"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Deny the Witch"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"You Find the Villains' Lair"},{"insert":" provide countermagic."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Theorix Charm"},{"insert":" offers flexible countering, removal or self-mill."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Crib Swap"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ravenform"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Feed the Swarm"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Fractured Identity"},{"insert":" handle problematic permanents."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Unwanted Remake"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Noggle the Mind"},{"insert":" provide additional creature interaction."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Hydroelectric Specimen"},{"insert":" protects important creatures by redirecting appropriate spells."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Authority of the Consuls"},{"insert":" slows aggressive opponents and provides incidental lifegain."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck doesn't need to race opponents.\nIt needs enough time for the Sphinx Council to assemble.\n♾️ Combos & Synergy Engines"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck contains several powerful, scalable interactions. These are "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"not all infinite combos"},{"insert":", but they can generate overwhelming value or lethal damage.\n🧠 1. The Ur-Sphinx + Nanogene Conversion"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The deck's most explosive combat interaction."},{"insert":"\nControl The Ur-Sphinx alongside several other creatures."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cast "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Nanogene Conversion"},{"insert":", targeting The Ur-Sphinx."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every other creature becomes a nonlegendary copy of The Ur-Sphinx until end of turn."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Attack with your available Sphinxes."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every attacking Ur-Sphinx copy triggers separately."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Example:"},{"insert":" Attack with five Ur-Sphinxes.\nEach of the five triggers mills every player for five cards and potentially casts one free spell per player.\nAcross four players, that's potentially "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"20 free spells from one combat"},{"insert":".\nThis is the deck's signature explosive play.\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Note: Nanogene Conversion also changes opposing creatures, potentially giving opponents 10/10 flying blockers. Choose your moment carefully."},{"insert":"\n🪄 2. The Ur-Sphinx + Gogo, Master of Mimicry"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Copy your commander's attack trigger."},{"insert":"\nAttack with your Sphinxes."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Ur-Sphinx's ability triggers."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Activate "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Gogo"},{"insert":" for X = 1, paying {2} and tapping it."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Copy the attack trigger."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Resolve both triggers separately."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"With five attacking Sphinxes, each player mills five cards twice, and you can potentially cast two free spells per player.\nGogo can copy the ability additional times by paying more mana.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"One attack becomes multiple waves of free spells."},{"insert":"\n🩸 3. The Ur-Sphinx + Syr Konrad"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Ur-Sphinx mills every player when your Sphinxes attack.\nEvery creature card milled into a graveyard triggers "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Syr Konrad"},{"insert":", dealing 1 damage to each opponent.\nWith five attacking Sphinxes:\nEach player mills five cards."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every creature card milled triggers Konrad."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every Konrad trigger damages all opponents."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The more creatures your opponents play, the more threatening this becomes.\nIt also rewards milling your own library.\n🪞 4. Double Down + Changelings"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Double Down"},{"insert":" copies spells with an Outlaw creature type.\nBecause Changelings have every creature type, they naturally qualify.\nCasting creatures such as:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mirror Entity"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bloodline Pretender"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Littjara Kinseekers"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Prideful Feastling"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Changeling Wayfinder"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Barkform Harvester"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"triggers Double Down and creates an additional copy of that spell.\nThe resulting token becomes another creature on the battlefield.\nWith The Ur-Sphinx's Eminence reducing their costs, you can deploy extra Sphinxes for relatively little mana.\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Conspiracy naming Sphinx removes their other creature types, so it can interfere with this interaction. Leyline of Transformation naming Sphinx preserves their existing types."},{"insert":"\n🪞 5. Absorb Identity + Changelings"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Absorb Identity"},{"insert":" provides an interesting combat trick.\nTarget a creature with Absorb Identity."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Return it to its owner's hand."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Choose to make your Shapeshifters become copies of that creature until end of turn."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"With several Changelings on the battlefield, this can temporarily transform a collection of utility creatures into powerful attackers.\nIt is particularly useful when you can copy a large nonlegendary flying threat such as "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Goliath Sphinx"},{"insert":".\nUnlike creating new creature tokens, this transforms creatures already on the battlefield, so they can attack if they were already eligible to do so.\n💥 How the Deck Wins"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck has several distinct routes to victory.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"🪽 Aerial Combat:"},{"insert":" Overwhelm opponents with Sphinxes, Changelings, Clones and Goliath Sphinx.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"👑 The Ur-Sphinx:"},{"insert":" Convert combat into mill and free spells from multiple libraries.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"🪞 Nanogene Conversion:"},{"insert":" Generate multiple Ur-Sphinx attack triggers and potentially cast enormous numbers of free spells.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"🧠 Psychic Corrosion:"},{"insert":" Mill opponents through repeated card draw.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"☠️ Duskmantle Guildmage:"},{"insert":" Convert mill into lethal life loss.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"🩸 Syr Konrad:"},{"insert":" Deal damage whenever creature cards enter graveyards.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"🌱 Denzilore Fatehold:"},{"insert":" Grow the entire battlefield through repeated scry and surveil triggers.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"👻 Homunculus Horde:"},{"insert":" Create increasing numbers of creatures that become Sphinxes through Leyline of Transformation.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"📚 Uldaros Theorix:"},{"insert":" Reuse cards from your graveyard as free spells.\n🔄 The Sphinx Engine"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cast Sphinxes at Reduced Cost --> Multiply Your Army Through Changelings & Clones --> Attack with Multiple Sphinxes --> Mill Every Player --> Cast Free Spells from Their Libraries --> Trigger Konrad & Guildmage --> Generate More Cards, Counters & Creatures --> Attack Again"},{"insert":"\nThe deck doesn't rely on one particular combo.\nIt builds overlapping engines until every attack threatens to produce an overwhelming advantage.\n🧩 Player Experience"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The Ur-Sphinx"},{"insert":" is designed for players who enjoy "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sphinx typal, cloning, shapeshifters, spell theft, mill and explosive combat triggers"},{"insert":".\nThe early game focuses on establishing mana and tribal support. The midgame develops the Sphinx Council through card advantage, copying and creature-type manipulation.\nBy the late game, every attack threatens to mill enormous portions of multiple libraries while casting their most powerful spells for free.\nSome games end through flying combat.\nOthers end through Psychic Corrosion, Duskmantle Guildmage or Syr Konrad.\nAnd occasionally, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Nanogene Conversion"},{"insert":" transforms the battlefield into an entire council of Ur-Sphinxes, each demanding another answer.\nBecause the ultimate riddle isn't:\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"What walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening?\""},{"insert":"\nIt's:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"\"How many free spells can I cast before you concede?\""},{"insert":" \n"}]}