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Riddle Me This
Deck Size: 100
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Commander

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Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign

Flying, vigilance, menace Whenever Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign attacks, reveal the top card of your library. You may cast it without paying its mana cost if its mana value is odd. If you don't cast it, draw a card.

Creature
Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign (cmm) 363

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Finisher

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Magister Sphinx

Flying When Magister Sphinx enters, target player's life total becomes 10.

Creature Artifact
Magister Sphinx (2x2) 247
Medomai the Ageless

Flying Whenever Medomai the Ageless deals combat damage to a player, take an extra turn after this one. Medomai the Ageless can't attack during extra turns.

Creature
Medomai the Ageless (ths) 196

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Removal

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Alhammarret, High Arbiter

Flying As Alhammarret, High Arbiter enters, each opponent reveals their hand. You choose the name of a nonland card revealed this way. Your opponents can't cast spells with the chosen name (as long as this creature is on the battlefield).

Creature
Alhammarret, High Arbiter (ori) 43
Enigma Thief

Prowl {3}{U} (You may cast this spell for its prowl cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with a Sphinx or Rogue.) Flying When Enigma Thief enters, for each opponent, return up to one target nonland permanent that player controls to its owner's hand.

Creature
Enigma Thief (znc) 4
Extinction Event

Choose odd or even. Exile each creature with mana value of the chosen quality. (Zero is even.)

Sorcery
Extinction Event (iko) 88
Obscura Charm

Choose one — • Return target multicolored permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. • Counter target instant or sorcery spell. • Destroy target creature or planeswalker with mana value 3 or less.

Instant
Obscura Charm (snc) 208
Path to Exile

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Instant
Path to Exile (otc) 85
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (mkc) 88
Void Rend

This spell can't be countered. Destroy target nonland permanent.

Instant
Void Rend (snc) 230

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Anthem

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Favorable Winds

Creatures you control with flying get +1/+1.

Enchantment
Favorable Winds (gnt) 21
Gravitational Shift

Creatures with flying get +2/+0. Creatures without flying get -2/-0.

Enchantment
Gravitational Shift (roe) 69
Jelenn Sphinx

Flying, vigilance Whenever Jelenn Sphinx attacks, other attacking creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn.

Creature
Jelenn Sphinx (bbd) 224

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Land

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Arcane Sanctum

Arcane Sanctum enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

Land
Arcane Sanctum (moc) 390
Choked Estuary

As Choked Estuary enters, you may reveal an Island or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, Choked Estuary enters tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Choked Estuary (mkc) 254
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (otc) 280
Contaminated Landscape

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice Contaminated Landscape: Search your library for a basic Plains, Island, or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Cycling {W}{U}{B} ({W}{U}{B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Contaminated Landscape (mh3) 218
Darkwater Catacombs

{1}, {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Land
Darkwater Catacombs (otc) 282
Desolate Mire

{1}, {T}: Add {W}{B}.

Land
Desolate Mire (otc) 287
Drowned Catacomb

Drowned Catacomb enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Swamp. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Drowned Catacomb (otc) 290
Exotic Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Land
Exotic Orchard (otc) 293
Fetid Pools

({T}: Add {U} or {B}.) Fetid Pools enters tapped. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Fetid Pools (otc) 296
Glacial Fortress

Glacial Fortress enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Glacial Fortress (xln) 255
Halimar Depths

Halimar Depths enters tapped. When Halimar Depths enters, look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order. {T}: Add {U}.

Land
Halimar Depths (afc) 244
Irrigated Farmland

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) Irrigated Farmland enters tapped. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Irrigated Farmland (mkc) 267
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (otj) 279
Isolated Chapel

Isolated Chapel enters tapped unless you control a Plains or a Swamp. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Isolated Chapel (otc) 301
Myriad Landscape

Myriad Landscape enters tapped. {T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice Myriad Landscape: Search your library for up to two basic land cards that share a land type, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Myriad Landscape (mkc) 276
Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry enters tapped. {T}: 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
Path of Ancestry (otc) 310
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (otj) 278
Port Town

As Port Town enters, you may reveal a Plains or Island card from your hand. If you don't, Port Town enters tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Port Town (cmm) 1019
Prairie Stream

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) Prairie Stream enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Prairie Stream (mkc) 281
Rivendell

Rivendell enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature. {T}: Add {U}. {1}{U}, {T}: Scry 2. Activate only if you control a legendary creature.

Land
Rivendell (ltr) 259
Shineshadow Snarl

As Shineshadow Snarl enters, you may reveal a Plains or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, Shineshadow Snarl enters tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Shineshadow Snarl (lcc) 351
Skycloud Expanse

{1}, {T}: Add {W}{U}.

Land
Skycloud Expanse (mkc) 294
Sunken Hollow

({T}: Add {U} or {B}.) Sunken Hollow enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Sunken Hollow (otc) 325
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (otj) 281
Tainted Field

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. Activate only if you control a Swamp.

Land
Tainted Field (lcc) 356
Tainted Isle

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {B}. Activate only if you control a Swamp.

Land
Tainted Isle (mkc) 300
Temple of Deceit

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Temple of Deceit (otc) 328
Temple of Enlightenment

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Temple of Enlightenment (mkc) 302
Temple of Silence

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Temple of Silence (otc) 333

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Theft

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Dazzling Sphinx

Flying Whenever Dazzling Sphinx deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile an instant or sorcery card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then that player puts the exiled cards that weren't cast this way on the bottom of their library in a random order.

Creature
Dazzling Sphinx (otc) 93

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Copy

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Reflections of Littjara

As Reflections of Littjara enters, choose a creature type. Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen type, copy that spell. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)

Enchantment
Reflections of Littjara (lcc) 168
Strionic Resonator

{2}, {T}: Copy target triggered ability you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A triggered ability uses the words "when," "whenever," or "at.")

Artifact
Strionic Resonator (moc) 384

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Mill

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Chancellor of the Spires

You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, at the beginning of the first upkeep, each opponent mills seven cards. Flying When Chancellor of the Spires enters, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from an opponent's graveyard without paying its mana cost.

Creature
Chancellor of the Spires (nph) 31
Sphinx Mindbreaker

Flying When Sphinx Mindbreaker enters, each opponent mills ten cards.

Creature
Sphinx Mindbreaker (thb) 290

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Tutor

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Isperia the Inscrutable

Flying Whenever Isperia the Inscrutable deals combat damage to a player, choose a card name. That player reveals their hand. If a card with the chosen name is revealed this way, search your library for a creature card with flying, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Isperia the Inscrutable (dis) 114
Sphinx Summoner

Flying When Sphinx Summoner enters, you may search your library for an artifact creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand. then shuffle.

Creature Artifact
Sphinx Summoner (2xm) 220

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Creature

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Marauding Sphinx

Flying, vigilance, ward {2} Whenever you commit a crime, surveil 2. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and/or cards in their graveyards is a crime.)

Creature
Marauding Sphinx (otj) 56

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Protection

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Sphinx of the Final Word

This spell can't be countered. Flying Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Instant and sorcery spells you control can't be countered.

Creature
Sphinx of the Final Word (ogw) 63
Sphinx of the Steel Wind

Flying, first strike, vigilance, lifelink, protection from red and from green

Creature Artifact
Sphinx of the Steel Wind (ema) 207

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Draw

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Brainstorm

Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

Instant
Brainstorm (mkc) 96
Brainsurge

Draw four cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

Instant
Brainsurge (mh3) 53
Brilliant Ultimatum

Exile the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. You may play lands and cast spells from one of those piles. If you cast a spell this way, you cast it without paying its mana cost.

Sorcery
Brilliant Ultimatum (ala) 159
Crystal Ball

{1}, {T}: Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Artifact
Crystal Ball (c18) 201
Defiler of Dreams

Flying As an additional cost to cast blue permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost {U} 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
Defiler of Dreams (dmu) 46
Elminster

Whenever you scry, the next instant or sorcery spell you cast this turn costs {X} less to cast, where X is the number of cards looked at while scrying this way. +2: Draw a card, then scry 2. −3: Exile the top card of your library. Create a number of 1/1 blue Faerie Dragon creature tokens with flying equal to that card's mana value. Elminster can be your commander.

Planeswalker
Elminster (clb) 274
Emergency Powers

Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library, then draws seven cards. Exile Emergency Powers. Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, you may put a permanent card with mana value 7 or less from your hand onto the battlefield.

Instant
Emergency Powers (rna) 169
Enigma Sphinx

Flying When Enigma Sphinx is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, put it into your library third from the top. Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)

Creature Artifact
Enigma Sphinx (c18) 178
Esper Charm

Choose one — • Destroy target enchantment. • Draw two cards. • Target player discards two cards.

Instant
Esper Charm (c18) 179
Ethersworn Sphinx

Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.) Flying Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with lesser mana value. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)

Creature Artifact
Ethersworn Sphinx (mh2) 195
Inspired Sphinx

Flying When Inspired Sphinx enters, draw cards equal to the number of opponents you have. {3}{U}: Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.

Creature
Inspired Sphinx (khc) 40
Prognostic Sphinx

Flying Discard a card: Prognostic Sphinx gains hexproof until end of turn. Tap it. Whenever Prognostic Sphinx attacks, scry 3.

Creature
Prognostic Sphinx (afc) 90
Raffine, Scheming Seer

Flying, ward {1} 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.)

Creature
Raffine, Scheming Seer (snc) 213
Sandstone Oracle

Flying When Sandstone Oracle enters, choose an opponent. If that player has more cards in hand than you, draw cards equal to the difference.

Creature Artifact
Sandstone Oracle (cmm) 406
Serum Sovereign

Flying Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put an oil counter on Serum Sovereign. {U}, Remove an oil counter from Serum Sovereign: Draw a card, then scry 2.

Creature
Serum Sovereign (one) 405
Sphinx of Clear Skies

Flying, ward {2} Domain — Whenever Sphinx of Clear Skies deals combat damage to a player, reveal the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard. (Piles can be empty.)

Creature
Sphinx of Clear Skies (dmu) 67
Sphinx of Enlightenment

Flying When Sphinx of Enlightenment enters, target opponent draws a card and you draw three cards.

Creature
Sphinx of Enlightenment (gn2) 2
Sphinx of Foresight

You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, scry 3 at the beginning of your first upkeep. Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 1.

Creature
Sphinx of Foresight (rna) 55
Sphinx of the Revelation

Flying, lifelink Whenever you gain life, you get that many {E} (energy counters). {W}{U}{U}, {T}, Pay X {E}: Draw X cards.

Creature Artifact
Sphinx of the Revelation (m3c) 75
Sphinx of Uthuun

Flying When Sphinx of Uthuun enters, reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

Creature
Sphinx of Uthuun (cmr) 406
Sphinx's Revelation

You gain X life and draw X cards.

Instant
Sphinx's Revelation (rvr) 228
Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign

Flying Sphinx spells you cast cost {2} less to cast. Whenever Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign 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.

Creature
Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (hou) 52
Vanquisher's Banner

As Vanquisher's Banner enters, choose a creature type. Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1. Whenever you cast a creature spell of the chosen type, draw a card.

Artifact
Vanquisher's Banner (lcc) 316
Vega, the Watcher

Flying Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, draw a card.

Creature
Vega, the Watcher (khm) 233
Windreader Sphinx

Flying Whenever a creature with flying attacks, you may draw a card.

Creature
Windreader Sphinx (jmp) 194

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (otc) 252
Belbe's Portal

As Belbe's Portal enters, choose a creature type. {3}, {T}: You may put a creature card of the chosen type from your hand onto the battlefield.

Artifact
Belbe's Portal (nem) 127
Commander's Sphere

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. Sacrifice Commander's Sphere: Draw a card.

Artifact
Commander's Sphere (lcc) 301
Conspiracy Unraveler

Flying You may collect evidence 10 rather than pay the mana cost for spells you cast. (To collect evidence 10, exile cards with total mana value 10 or greater from your graveyard.)

Creature
Conspiracy Unraveler (mkm) 47
Herald's Horn

As Herald's Horn enters, choose a creature type. Creature spells you cast of the chosen type cost {1} less to cast. At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. If it's a creature card of the chosen type, you may reveal it and put it into your hand.

Artifact
Herald's Horn (lcc) 304
Heraldic Banner

As this artifact enters, choose a color. Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+0. {T}: Add one mana of the chosen color.

Artifact
Heraldic Banner (scd) 267
Kefnet's Monument

Blue creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever you cast a creature spell, target creature an opponent controls doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Artifact
Kefnet's Monument (akh) 231
Master of Predicaments

Flying Whenever Master of Predicaments deals combat damage to a player, choose a card in your hand. That player guesses whether the card's mana value is greater than 4. If the player guessed wrong, you may cast the card without paying its mana cost.

Creature
Master of Predicaments (m15) 67
Midnight Clock

{T}: Add {U}. {2}{U}: Put an hour counter on Midnight Clock. At the beginning of each upkeep, put an hour counter on Midnight Clock. When the twelfth hour counter is put on Midnight Clock, shuffle your hand and graveyard into your library, then draw seven cards. Exile Midnight Clock.

Artifact
Midnight Clock (otc) 100
Sapphire Medallion

Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Artifact
Sapphire Medallion (mh3) 296
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (otc) 267
Tivit, Seller of Secrets

Flying, ward {3} Council's dilemma — Whenever Tivit enters or deals combat damage to a player, starting with you, each player votes for evidence or bribery. For each evidence vote, investigate. For each bribery vote, create a Treasure token. While voting, you may vote an additional time. (The votes can be for different choices or for the same choice.)

Creature
Tivit, Seller of Secrets (ncc) 10
Warden of Evos Isle

Flying Creature spells with flying you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Creature
Warden of Evos Isle (cmr) 106
Watcher of the Spheres

Flying Creature spells with flying you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever another creature you control with flying enters, Watcher of the Spheres gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Creature
Watcher of the Spheres (m21) 227

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Deck Info

Deck stats

24 pips - 22 cards
22 mana - 22 cards
71 pips - 47 cards
28 mana - 28 cards
13 pips - 12 cards
22 mana - 22 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 6 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 6 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
6 mana - 5 cards
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