Tribal Sphinx Control by user1227018

Format: Commander

Commander: The Ur-Sphinx

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 92

Deck overview

This deck is an optimized cEDH Esper Stax-Combo build that combines oppressive resource denial with extremely fast combo finishes. While The Ur-Sphinx occupies the command zone primarily for color identity, the main deck operates as a streamlined competitive engine. The primary win condition is the compact Thassa's Oracle combo paired with Demonic Consultation or Tainted Pact, which costs only three mana and wins immediately on Turn 3. To slow down opposing strategies and protect its own setup, the deck deploys potent stax pieces including Drannith Magistrate, Opposition Agent, Trinisphere, Rule of Law, and Winter Orb. These cards shut down library searches, commander casts, and mana development. Supported by free interaction like Force of Will and silence protection from Grand Abolisher and Ranger-Captain of Eos, the deck controls table tempo before executing an airtight same-turn victory.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Armageddon
  • 1 Ashiok, Dream Render
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Back to Basics
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Demonic Consultation
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Forsaken City
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Helm of Obedience
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Karn, Argent Defender
  • 1 Karn, the Great Creator
  • 1 Knowledge Pool
  • 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
  • 1 Leyline of the Void
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Maralen of the Mornsong
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mornsong Aria
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Praetor's Grasp
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Ravages of War
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rule of Law
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stasis
  • 1 Static Orb
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Pact
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Tangle Wire
  • 1 Teferi's Puzzle Box
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Ur-Sphinx
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Trinisphere
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Winter Orb
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman