ur sphinxy by user7900477

Format: Commander

Commander: The Ur-Sphinx

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 45

Deck overview

This Esper Sphinx Tribal deck leverages The Ur-Sphinx's Eminence ability to passively discount all Sphinx spells from Turn 0. By stacking low-cost mana rocks with specialized tribal cost reducers like Urza's Incubator, Sapphire Medallion, and Herald's Horn, the deck accelerates into massive 4-7 CMC flying creatures 1 to 2 turns ahead of curve. The central engine relies on Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign, Consecrated Sphinx, and Kindred Discovery to draw massive amounts of cards, rapidly chaining threats into play. Turn 5 establishes an overwhelming air force supported by Magister Sphinx, Tivit, Seller of Secrets, and Roaming Throne. Asymmetric board sweepers like Raise the Palisade and Kindred Dominance clear the ground while leaving the Sphinx armada intact, and Akroma's Will provides the decisive burst to eliminate opponents across two combat cycles. The deck maintains strong resilience thanks to built-in ward abilities, passive Eminence that cannot be removed, and efficient interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azor, the Lawbringer
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chancellor of the Spires
  • 1 Cloud Key
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dazzling Sphinx
  • 1 Defiler of Dreams
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Denzilore Fatehold
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Elenda and Azor
  • 1 Enigma Sphinx
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Gathering Stone
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isperia, Supreme Judge
  • 1 Kefnet's Monument
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 Kindred Judgment
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Long River's Pull
  • 1 Magister Sphinx
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Medomai the Ageless
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Quantum Riddler
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Raffine, Scheming Seer
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Semblance Anvil
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphinx Ambassador
  • 1 Sphinx of False Conclusions
  • 1 Sphinx of Foresight
  • 1 Sphinx of the Final Word
  • 1 Sphinx of the Second Sun
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Ur-Sphinx
  • 1 The Water Crystal
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Tivit, Seller of Secrets
  • 1 Uldaros Theorix
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Watcher of the Spheres
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Windreader Sphinx
  • 1 Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign