sphinxes by duelistjp

Format: Commander

Commander: The Ur-Sphinx

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This deck leverages The Ur-Sphinx in the command zone for passive eminence cost reduction, deploying massive flying Sphinxes ahead of curve. The core game plan focuses on establishing mana rocks and cost reducers like Urza's Incubator on early turns before resolving card-flow centerpieces such as Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign and Consecrated Sphinx. Once established, the deck rapidly fills its hand and deploys devastating threats like Magister Sphinx and Sphinx of the Second Sun. A high-tier Esper interaction and protection suite shields the board while large evasive attackers eliminate opponents over consecutive combat steps.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Academy Ruins
• 1 Ancient Tomb
• 1 Arbiter of the Ideal
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Argent Sphinx
• 1 Atemsis, All-Seeing
• 1 Azor, the Lawbringer
• 1 Azorius Signet
• 1 Basalt Monolith
• 1 City of Brass
• 1 Cloud Key
• 1 Cloudreader Sphinx
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Consecrated Sphinx
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Cyclonic Rift
• 1 Deadly Rollick
• 1 Demonic Tutor
• 1 Dimir Signet
• 1 Dream Eater
• 1 Enigma Sphinx
• 1 Enlightened Tutor
• 1 Fellwar Stone
• 1 Fierce Guardianship
• 1 Flawless Maneuver
• 1 Flooded Strand
• 1 Force of Will
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 1 Grim Tutor
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Herald's Horn
• 1 Imperial Seal
• 6 Island
• 1 Liquimetal Torque
• 1 Magister Sphinx
• 1 Mana Confluence
• 1 Mana Drain
• 1 Mana Vault
• 1 Marsh Flats
• 1 Master of Predicaments
• 1 Medomai the Ageless
• 1 Mind Stone
• 1 Morphic Pool
• 1 Mystic Remora
• 1 Mystic Sanctuary
• 1 Mystical Tutor
• 1 Orzhov Signet
• 1 Path to Exile
• 4 Plains
• 1 Planar Gate
• 1 Planar Portal
• 1 Polluted Delta
• 1 Prognostic Sphinx
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Rhystic Study
• 1 Ring of Three Wishes
• 1 Scholar of the Lost Trove
• 1 Scrubland
• 1 Sea of Clouds
• 1 Semblance Anvil
• 1 Sharuum the Hegemon
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Sonic Screwdriver
• 1 Sphinx of Clear Skies
• 1 Sphinx of Foresight
• 1 Sphinx of Uthuun
• 1 Sphinx of the Final Word
• 1 Sphinx of the Second Sun
• 1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
• 1 Supreme Verdict
• 4 Swamp
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Talisman of Dominance
• 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1 Talisman of Progress
• 1 Teferi's Protection
• 1 The Immortal Sun
• 1 The Ur-Sphinx
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Toxic Deluge
• 1 Tundra
• 1 Underground Sea
• 1 Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
• 1 Urza's Incubator
• 1 Vampiric Tutor
• 1 Vault of Champions
• 1 Watery Grave
• 1 Windreader Sphinx
• 1 Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign