New Untitled Deck by user7429155

Format: Commander

Commander: The Ur-Sphinx

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This Esper deck uses The Ur-Sphinx to lead a dedicated Sphinx tribal midrange strategy. The command zone Eminence ability reduces the casting cost of all Sphinx spells by one generic mana from the start of the game, letting you bypass the naturally high mana values of the tribe. The early game focuses on setting up two-mana artifact ramp and smoothing draws with efficient blue cantrips. On Turn 4, the deck transitions into its engine phase by casting high-impact payoffs like Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign, Defiler of Dreams, or Raffine, Scheming Seer. Stacking cost reducers allows you to deploy multiple large flying creatures in a single turn, quickly overwhelming opponents in the air while drawing multiple cards per cast. Free and efficient interaction like Force of Will, Swords to Plowshares, and Flawless Maneuver shields your board as you close out the game through two combat phases.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adaptive Automaton
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brainsurge
  • 1 Cackling Counterpart
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Cloud Key
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Conspiracy Unraveler
  • 1 Curator of Destinies
  • 1 Curator of Mysteries
  • 1 Dazzling Sphinx
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Defiler of Dreams
  • 1 Denzilore Fatehold
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dream Eater
  • 1 Enigma Sphinx
  • 1 Errant and Giada
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Guardian of Tazeem
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Heraldic Banner
  • 1 High Fae Trickster
  • 23 Island
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Mimic Vat
  • 1 Mischievous Sneakling
  • 1 Mistwalker
  • 1 Momo, Friendly Flier
  • 1 Mutavault
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Omni-Changeling
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Prognostic Sphinx
  • 1 Raffine, Scheming Seer
  • 1 Read the Bones
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Serum Sovereign
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphinx of Clear Skies
  • 1 Sphinx of False Conclusions
  • 1 Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
  • 1 Sphinx of the Final Word
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Temple of Deceit
  • 1 Temporal Mastery
  • 1 The Grey Havens
  • 1 The Ur-Sphinx
  • 1 Turbulent Shore
  • 1 Turbulent Wetlands
  • 1 Uldaros Theorix
  • 1 Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
  • 1 Vega, the Watcher
  • 1 Vesuvan Drifter
  • 1 Warden of Evos Isle
  • 1 Watcher of the Spheres
  • 1 Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
  • 1 Zuko's Conviction