Art by Adrian Majkrzak
Commander deckU
Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
Control the board and ramp into Unesh, then chain discounted Sphinxes to reveal piles, draw cards, and dump high-cost threats into the graveyard for devastating reanimation and blink loops.
Asked for“Ur sphinx from the new reality fracture precon. control, reanimator, big value, sphinxes and bracket 3 (no game changers)”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
4UULegendary Creature — Sphinx
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Kindred Discovery
3UUEnchantment
massive draw engine whenever Sphinxes enter or attack
Removal
11
An Offer You Can't Refuse
UInstant
efficient two-treasure tax counter for noncreature spells
Threats/Wincons
23
Sphinx of the Final Word
5UUCreature — Sphinx
uncounterable flying threat that protects your instants
Sphinx of Foresight
2UUCreature — Sphinx
smooths opening hands and provides a cheap Sphinx trigger
Dream Eater
4UUCreature — Nightmare Sphinx
flash flying Sphinx with surveil and tempo bounce
Chancellor of the Spires
4UUUCreature — Phyrexian Sphinx
reanimates powerful spells from opponents' graveyards
Scholar of the Lost Trove
5UUCreature — Sphinx
casts large instants or artifacts directly from graveyard
Master of Predicaments
3UUCreature — Sphinx
Sphinx mind-game that cheats expensive spells into play
Glyph Keeper
3UUCreature — Sphinx
evasive Sphinx with built-in protection and embalm
Atemsis, All-Seeing
3UUULegendary Creature — Sphinx
alternate win condition with natural Sphinx synergy
Arbiter of the Ideal
4UUCreature — Sphinx
inspire ability that puts permanents straight into play
Sphinx of the Second Sun
6UUCreature — Sphinx
provides an additional untap and draw step each turn
Consecrated Sphinx
4UUCreature — Sphinx
game-warping card draw engine attached to a Sphinx
Windreader Sphinx
5UUCreature — Sphinx
draws cards whenever your flying Sphinxes attack
Prognostic Sphinx
3UUCreature — Sphinx
repeatable scrying with self-protection via discard
Argent Sphinx
2UUCreature — Sphinx
blinks itself to dodge removal and re-trigger Unesh
Inspired Sphinx
5UUCreature — Sphinx
draws cards on entry and generates flying blockers
Phyrexian Triniform
9Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem
reanimation and encore target that spawns Golems
Body Double
4UCreature — Shapeshifter
reanimates any creature from any graveyard as a copy
Grimoire of the Dead
4Legendary Artifact — Book
mass graveyard reanimation fueled by self-discard
Dollhouse of Horrors
5Artifact
taps to reanimate discarded Sphinxes as growing Constructs
Torrential Gearhulk
4UUArtifact Creature — Construct
flashes back instant spells from the graveyard on a 5/6
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
doubles all Sphinx triggers including Unesh piles
Utility
8
Displacer Kitten
3UCreature — Cat Beast
flickers Unesh repeatedly whenever you cast noncreature spells
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
3ULegendary Enchantment Creature — God
end-step flicker engine to generate constant Unesh triggers
Deadeye Navigator
4UUCreature — Spirit
soulbond engine for repeatable Sphinx blinks
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
provides shroud and haste to protect the commander
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
hexproof and haste protection for key creatures
Panharmonicon
4Artifact
doubles all enters-the-battlefield triggers from Sphinxes
Reflections of Littjara
4UEnchantment
copies every Sphinx cast for double the triggers
Back from the Brink
4UUEnchantment
turns every milled Sphinx in your graveyard into a token
