The Riddle by Dimirjoker

Format: Commander

Commander: The Ur-Sphinx

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 53

Deck overview

This Esper deck leverages The Ur-Sphinx to reduce the casting cost of high-impact Sphinx creatures from the command zone. Supported by 8 copies of Sphinx's Approach, the deck generates intense card velocity while filtering key pieces into hand and graveyard. The primary win condition is a compact 2-card infinite extra-turn loop using Tivit, Seller of Secrets and Time Sieve, capable of winning the game on turn 4 with zero opponent response cycles. If the combo is contested, the deck transitions into a powerful reanimation and aerial beatdown strategy led by Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign, Magister Sphinx, and Sharuum the Hegemon. A robust suite of free and efficient interaction, including Fierce Guardianship, Deadly Rollick, Toxic Deluge, and Teferi's Protection, safeguards the combo and maintains table control throughout execution.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alhammarret, High Arbiter
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azor, the Lawbringer
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Blasphemous Edict
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Countersquall
  • 1 Deadeye Navigator
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deny the Witch
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Disallow
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Dread Return
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Encroaching Mycosynth
  • 1 Enigma Sphinx
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Heartless Summoning
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 Magister Sphinx
  • 1 Master of Predicaments
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Raffine, Scheming Seer
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Sharding Sphinx
  • 1 Sharuum the Hegemon
  • 1 Show and Tell
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphinx Sovereign
  • 1 Sphinx Summoner
  • 1 Sphinx of the Revelation
  • 1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
  • 8 Sphinx's Approach
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 9 Swamp
  • 1 Sword of the Meek
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teferi's Reproach
  • 1 The Flesh Is Weak
  • 1 The Ur-Sphinx
  • 1 Thopter Foundry
  • 1 Time Sieve
  • 1 Tivit, Seller of Secrets
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Turbulent Moor
  • 1 Turbulent Shore
  • 1 Turbulent Wetlands
  • 1 Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Watery Grave