Isperia Sphinxes by onew1ngedangel

Format: Commander

Commander: Isperia the Inscrutable

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Azorius Sphinx tribal and flying beatdown deck commanded by Isperia the Inscrutable. It focuses on surviving the early game with modest mana rocks and cost reducers like Urza's Incubator and Warden of Evos Isle before pivoting into massive flying threats. Cards like Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign and Consecrated Sphinx supply continuous card flow and cost reductions, allowing the deck to flood the sky with high-toughness blockers and evasive beaters. Win conditions revolve around turning these aerial creatures sideways, boosted by Gravitational Shift or chaining extra turns with Medomai the Ageless. Interaction is anchored by versatile Azorius staples like Swords to Plowshares, Supreme Verdict, and Dovin's Veto. While the deck generates massive late-game card advantage, its steep mana curve and reliance on untapping with multiple expensive creatures leave it vulnerable to fast combo decks and well-timed sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Alhammarret, High Arbiter
  • 1 Arbiter of the Ideal
  • 1 Atemsis, All-Seeing
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Call to the Kindred
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Celestial Colonnade
  • 1 Chancellor of the Spires
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Conundrum Sphinx
  • 1 Curator of Mysteries
  • 1 Dazzling Sphinx
  • 1 Defiler of Dreams
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dream Eater
  • 1 Dream Trawler
  • 1 Emergency Powers
  • 1 Enigma Thief
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Fabricate
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Glasses of Urza
  • 1 Gravitational Shift
  • 1 Guardian of Tazeem
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Inspired Sphinx
  • 1 Irrigated Farmland
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Isperia the Inscrutable
  • 1 Isperia, Supreme Judge
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Leyline of Anticipation
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Master of Predicaments
  • 1 Medomai the Ageless
  • 1 Moorland Haunt
  • 1 Mystic Confluence
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Mystifying Maze
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Ormos, Archive Keeper
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prognostic Sphinx
  • 1 Quicksilver Amulet
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Render Silent
  • 1 Return to Dust
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Scholar of the Lost Trove
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 6 Snow-Covered Island
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphinx Ambassador
  • 1 Sphinx of Foresight
  • 1 Sphinx of Jwar Isle
  • 1 Sphinx of Lost Truths
  • 1 Sphinx of Magosi
  • 1 Sphinx of Uthuun
  • 1 Sphinx's Revelation
  • 1 Sublime Epiphany
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Time Wipe
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Venser's Journal
  • 1 Warden of Evos Isle
  • 1 Warrant // Warden
  • 1 Watcher of the Spheres
  • 1 Windreader Sphinx