Ur-Sphinx Deck by Nagasaki

Format: Commander

Commander: The Ur-Sphinx

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This Esper deck leverages The Ur-Sphinx's eminence ability to reduce the casting cost of all Sphinx spells right from the command zone. Supported by a robust suite of two-mana artifacts, the deck consistently ramps into impactful mid-game engines such as Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign and Consecrated Sphinx by Turn 4. Once established, it generates massive card advantage, digs through the library, and establishes a dominant aerial presence. Defensive enchantments like Propaganda and Ghostly Prison deter aggressive go-wide opponents, while an extensive package of efficient spot removal and sweepers controls the table tempo. The deck closes games through relentless combat damage with large flying creatures, punctuated by life manipulation from Magister Sphinx and extra turns from Medomai the Ageless. While lacking instant-win infinite combos, its compounding card draw, resilient reanimation tools, and evasive flying threats make it a formidable midrange contender.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Adarkar Wastes
• 1 Agna Qel'a
• 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1 Arcane Denial
• 1 Arcane Sanctum
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Atemsis, All-Seeing
• 1 Austere Command
• 1 Azorius Signet
• 1 Brush Off
• 1 Choked Estuary
• 1 Collector's Vault
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Concealed Courtyard
• 1 Consecrated Sphinx
• 1 Conspiracy Unraveler
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Crib Swap
• 1 Darkslick Shores
• 1 Day of Judgment
• 1 Dazzling Sphinx
• 1 Decanter of Endless Water
• 1 Defiler of Dreams
• 1 Deserted Beach
• 1 Dimir Signet
• 1 Disdainful Stroke
• 1 Dive Down
• 1 Dream Eater
• 1 Dream Trawler
• 1 Drowned Catacomb
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Fellwar Stone
• 1 Forbid
• 1 Frantic Search
• 1 Ghostly Prison
• 1 Gilded Lotus
• 1 Glacial Fortress
• 1 Gleaming Bastion
• 1 Inspired Sphinx
• 3 Island
• 1 Isolated Chapel
• 1 Isperia, Supreme Judge
• 1 Magic Damper
• 1 Magister Sphinx
• 1 Master of Predicaments
• 1 Master of Winds
• 1 Medomai the Ageless
• 1 Mortify
• 1 Myriad Landscape
• 1 Negate
• 1 Ormos, Archive Keeper
• 1 Orzhov Signet
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 1 Path to Exile
• 2 Plains
• 1 Port Town
• 1 Prairie Stream
• 1 Prognostic Sphinx
• 1 Propaganda
• 1 Pull from Tomorrow
• 1 Reflecting Pool
• 1 Scholar of the Lost Trove
• 1 Seachrome Coast
• 1 Serum Sovereign
• 1 Shattered Sanctum
• 1 Shineshadow Snarl
• 1 Shipwreck Marsh
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spell Snare
• 1 Sphinx of Clear Skies
• 1 Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
• 1 Sphinx of Lost Truths
• 1 Sphinx's Revelation
• 1 Spire of Industry
• 1 Sublime Epiphany
• 1 Sunken Hollow
• 2 Swamp
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Tainted Field
• 1 Tainted Isle
• 1 Talisman of Dominance
• 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1 Talisman of Progress
• 1 Temple of Deceit
• 1 Temple of Enlightenment
• 1 Temple of Silence
• 1 The Ur-Sphinx
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Thran Dynamo
• 1 Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
• 1 Utter End
• 1 Vanquish the Horde
• 1 Void Rend
• 1 Whip of Erebos
• 1 Worn Powerstone
• 1 Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign