Storm of the Leonine by BROINGUS

Format: Commander

Commander: The Ur-Sphinx

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

The Ur-Sphinx commands an Esper Sphinx tribal midrange deck centered on cost reduction, evasive aerial combat, and recurring card advantage. The commander's Eminence ability passively discounts all Sphinx spells by {1} from the command zone, allowing the deck to deploy high-CMC flyers well ahead of the normal mana curve. Supported by 2-mana mana rocks, cost reducers like Watcher of the Spheres and Herald's Horn, and engines like Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign and Tivit, Seller of Secrets, the deck establishes a commanding board state by Turn 5. It applies critical combat pressure on Turn 6, utilizing asymmetric sweepers such as Kindred Judgment and Cloudkill to break parity and leave opposing boards defenseless. High-quality Esper spot removal, flexible counterspells, and protective equipment safeguard the aerial assault, culminating in an evasive table elimination around Turn 8 without relying on infinite combos.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arbiter of the Ideal
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Azor, the Lawbringer
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Cloudkill
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Landscape
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Dazzling Sphinx
  • 1 Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
  • 1 Defiler of Dreams
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Doc Ock's Tentacles
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dragon Shadow
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eclipsed Steppe
  • 1 Elenda and Azor
  • 1 Energy Tap
  • 1 Enigma Sphinx
  • 1 Enigma Thief
  • 1 Esper Charm
  • 1 Everett K. Ross, Hapless Attaché
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flatline
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Geode Golem
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grave Researcher // Reanimate
  • 1 Guardian of Tazeem
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isperia, Supreme Judge
  • 1 Jackdaw Savior
  • 1 Kindred Judgment
  • 1 Kozilek's Unsealing
  • 1 MacCready, Lamplight Mayor
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Master of Predicaments
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Obscura Charm
  • 1 Omni-Changeling
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Scholar of the Lost Trove
  • 1 Secret Tunnel
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Sheoldred // The True Scriptures
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphinx of Clear Skies
  • 1 Sphinx of Foresight
  • 1 Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
  • 1 Sphinx of the Revelation
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Ur-Sphinx
  • 1 The Water Crystal
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tivit, Seller of Secrets
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Traverse Eternity
  • 1 Turbulent Shore
  • 1 Turbulent Wetlands
  • 1 Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Watcher of Hours
  • 1 Watcher of the Spheres
  • 1 Will of the Abzan
  • 1 Windreader Sphinx
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign