Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (Commander)

Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
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Jeremy Rowe
Sep 23, 2026
Jeremy Rowe
Is Sphinx's Approach a New Commander Staple?
How good is Sphinx's Approach? Will it spawn its own micro deck subtype, or should it be relegated as a useless curiosity?
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Sphinx of False Conclusions
33%inclusion71 decks216 decks
20xlift
Archive Arbiter
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
25xlift
Sphinx's Approach
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
3.8xlift
Fblthp, Impossibly Lost
3.1%inclusion7 decks225 decks
0.7xlift
Hall of Echoes
2.5%inclusion5 decks198 decks
1.3xlift
Top Cards
Defiler of Dreams
86%inclusion1.73K decks2.01K decks
12xlift
Sphinx of Foresight
81%inclusion1.64K decks2.01K decks
63xlift
Sapphire Medallion
77%inclusion1.54K decks2.01K decks
1.3xlift
Atemsis, All-Seeing
73%inclusion1.46K decks2.01K decks
44xlift
Dream Eater
72%inclusion1.46K decks2.01K decks
93xlift
Windreader Sphinx
72%inclusion1.46K decks2.01K decks
37xlift
Dazzling Sphinx
72%inclusion1.45K decks2.01K decks
63xlift
Counterspell
70%inclusion1.42K decks2.01K decks
1.1xlift
Sphinx of the Second Sun
70%inclusion1.42K decks2.01K decks
17xlift
Enigma Thief
68%inclusion1.38K decks2.01K decks
103xlift
High Lift Cards
Argent Sphinx
63%inclusion1.26K decks2.01K decks
143xlift
Jwar Isle Avenger
20%inclusion411 decks2.01K decks
139xlift
Rescuer Sphinx
32%inclusion635 decks2.01K decks
134xlift
Sphinx of Lost Truths
31%inclusion616 decks2.01K decks
122xlift
Conundrum Sphinx
51%inclusion1.02K decks2.01K decks
120xlift
Glyph Keeper
29%inclusion588 decks2.01K decks
113xlift
Sphinx of Clear Skies
19%inclusion377 decks2.01K decks
112xlift
Riddlemaster Sphinx
35%inclusion704 decks2.01K decks
101xlift
Serra Sphinx
8.2%inclusion165 decks2.01K decks
99xlift
Master of Predicaments
66%inclusion1.33K decks2.01K decks
99xlift
Creatures
Sphinx of Uthuun
65%inclusion1.31K decks2.01K decks
65xlift
Scholar of the Lost Trove
65%inclusion1.30K decks2.01K decks
79xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
62%inclusion1.24K decks2.01K decks
54xlift
Guardian of Tazeem
60%inclusion1.21K decks2.01K decks
58xlift
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
58%inclusion1.17K decks2.01K decks
36xlift
Conspiracy Unraveler
58%inclusion1.18K decks2.01K decks
94xlift
Prognostic Sphinx
58%inclusion1.16K decks2.01K decks
63xlift
Arbiter of the Ideal
56%inclusion1.13K decks2.01K decks
67xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
54%inclusion1.09K decks2.01K decks
4.6xlift
Curator of Destinies
52%inclusion1.03K decks2K decks
68xlift
Chancellor of the Spires
50%inclusion1K decks2.01K decks
70xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
50%inclusion1K decks2.01K decks
65xlift
Sphinx of Enlightenment
47%inclusion946 decks2.01K decks
67xlift
Ormos, Archive Keeper
46%inclusion921 decks2.01K decks
44xlift
Warden of Evos Isle
43%inclusion874 decks2.01K decks
25xlift
Serum Sovereign
40%inclusion798 decks2.01K decks
41xlift
Curator of Mysteries
37%inclusion751 decks2.01K decks
68xlift
Universal Automaton
30%inclusion601 decks2.01K decks
44xlift
Inspired Sphinx
29%inclusion582 decks2.01K decks
46xlift
Quantum Riddler
28%inclusion382 decks1.39K decks
29xlift
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
27%inclusion551 decks2.01K decks
93xlift
Spark Double
27%inclusion544 decks2.01K decks
2.1xlift
Sphinx of Magosi
27%inclusion541 decks2.01K decks
51xlift
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
26%inclusion515 decks2.01K decks
92xlift
Laboratory Maniac
25%inclusion506 decks2.01K decks
1.2xlift
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
25%inclusion499 decks2.01K decks
57xlift
Roaming Throne
24%inclusion486 decks2.01K decks
5.6xlift
Stoic Sphinx
23%inclusion469 decks2.01K decks
91xlift
Master of Winds
22%inclusion440 decks2.01K decks
80xlift
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion404 decks2.01K decks
3.0xlift
Omni-Changeling
19%inclusion186 decks960 decks
10xlift
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion371 decks2.01K decks
1.5xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
18%inclusion361 decks2.01K decks
0.9xlift
Three Tree Mascot
17%inclusion338 decks2.01K decks
59xlift
Changeling Wayfinder
17%inclusion158 decks955 decks
26xlift
Bloodline Pretender
16%inclusion321 decks2.01K decks
23xlift
Watcher of Hours
16%inclusion318 decks2.01K decks
58xlift
Sphinx Mindbreaker
15%inclusion295 decks2.01K decks
17xlift
Donal, Herald of Wings
14%inclusion276 decks2.01K decks
30xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion271 decks2.01K decks
0.7xlift
Vexing Sphinx
13%inclusion259 decks2.01K decks
87xlift
Phantasmal Image
13%inclusion257 decks2.01K decks
2.5xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
13%inclusion255 decks2.01K decks
2.1xlift
Marauding Sphinx
12%inclusion250 decks2.01K decks
86xlift
Mistwalker
12%inclusion246 decks2.01K decks
45xlift
Cloudreader Sphinx
12%inclusion245 decks2.01K decks
85xlift
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
11%inclusion228 decks2.01K decks
9.4xlift
Mothdust Changeling
11%inclusion225 decks2.01K decks
19xlift
Barkform Harvester
11%inclusion216 decks2.01K decks
23xlift
Amoeboid Changeling
10%inclusion206 decks2.01K decks
19xlift
Instants
High Tide
67%inclusion1.35K decks2.01K decks
1.5xlift
Reality Shift
47%inclusion956 decks2.01K decks
1.8xlift
Pongify
46%inclusion916 decks2.01K decks
1.1xlift
Rapid Hybridization
44%inclusion885 decks2.01K decks
1.3xlift
Arcane Denial
41%inclusion817 decks2.01K decks
1.1xlift
Negate
40%inclusion813 decks2.01K decks
1.1xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion791 decks2.01K decks
1.0xlift
Cyclonic Rift
34%inclusion690 decks2.01K decks
1.1xlift
Aetherize
31%inclusion625 decks2.01K decks
1.0xlift
Swan Song
30%inclusion602 decks2.01K decks
1.1xlift
Mana Drain
28%inclusion560 decks2.01K decks
1.1xlift
Resculpt
26%inclusion531 decks2.01K decks
1.6xlift
Stubborn Denial
26%inclusion517 decks2.01K decks
10xlift
Ghostly Flicker
25%inclusion497 decks2.01K decks
2.1xlift
Foil
22%inclusion443 decks2.01K decks
3.8xlift
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion430 decks2.01K decks
0.9xlift
Brainstorm
20%inclusion403 decks2.01K decks
0.5xlift
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion380 decks2.01K decks
0.9xlift
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion379 decks2.01K decks
2.4xlift
Force of Will
16%inclusion329 decks2.01K decks
1.0xlift
Frantic Search
15%inclusion294 decks2.01K decks
0.5xlift
Force of Negation
14%inclusion276 decks2.01K decks
0.9xlift
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion261 decks2.01K decks
1.5xlift
Essence Flux
13%inclusion259 decks2.01K decks
1.5xlift
Engulf the Shore
13%inclusion253 decks2.01K decks
1.8xlift
Snap
12%inclusion248 decks2.01K decks
0.6xlift
Aetherspouts
12%inclusion243 decks2.01K decks
1.7xlift
Flare of Denial
11%inclusion226 decks2.01K decks
1.5xlift
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion225 decks2.01K decks
0.6xlift
Rewind
11%inclusion218 decks2.01K decks
0.9xlift
Cryptic Command
10%inclusion202 decks2.01K decks
0.8xlift
Flow of Knowledge
10%inclusion201 decks2.01K decks
0.7xlift
Displace
10%inclusion197 decks2.01K decks
2.5xlift
Evacuation
9.4%inclusion190 decks2.01K decks
1.2xlift
March of Swirling Mist
9.2%inclusion185 decks2.01K decks
1.3xlift
Disdainful Stroke
9.0%inclusion182 decks2.01K decks
1.9xlift
Nexus of Fate
9.0%inclusion181 decks2.01K decks
1.8xlift
Opt
8.9%inclusion180 decks2.01K decks
0.4xlift
Pact of Negation
8.9%inclusion179 decks2.01K decks
1.0xlift
Run Away Together
8.8%inclusion178 decks2.01K decks
1.9xlift
Archmage's Charm
8.8%inclusion177 decks2.01K decks
0.5xlift
Commit // Memory
8.6%inclusion174 decks2.01K decks
3.3xlift
Disallow
8.4%inclusion169 decks2.01K decks
1.3xlift
Narset's Reversal
8.2%inclusion166 decks2.01K decks
0.7xlift
Hide on the Ceiling
7.4%inclusion92 decks1.25K decks
2.8xlift
Misdirection
7.2%inclusion145 decks2.01K decks
1.3xlift
Mystic Confluence
7.2%inclusion144 decks2.01K decks
0.8xlift
Strix Serenade
7.1%inclusion142 decks2.01K decks
0.9xlift
Forbid
7.0%inclusion141 decks2.01K decks
5.5xlift
Teferi's Time Twist
7.0%inclusion141 decks2.01K decks
1.4xlift
Sorceries
Curse of the Swine
31%inclusion632 decks2.01K decks
3.0xlift
Rite of Replication
29%inclusion589 decks2.01K decks
4.0xlift
Raise the Palisade
29%inclusion577 decks2.01K decks
7.0xlift
Spectral Deluge
24%inclusion475 decks2.01K decks
2.5xlift
Flood of Tears
19%inclusion381 decks2.01K decks
6.5xlift
Ravenform
17%inclusion333 decks2.01K decks
2.4xlift
Ponder
16%inclusion325 decks2.01K decks
0.6xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion316 decks2.01K decks
1.0xlift
Preordain
16%inclusion316 decks2.01K decks
0.7xlift
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
11%inclusion217 decks2.01K decks
1.4xlift
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion215 decks2.01K decks
1.1xlift
Windfall
10%inclusion201 decks2.01K decks
0.5xlift
Wash Out
9.5%inclusion191 decks2.01K decks
2.0xlift
Inundate
9.1%inclusion183 decks2.01K decks
4.4xlift
Quasiduplicate
7.4%inclusion148 decks2.01K decks
2.5xlift
Temporal Trespass
7.3%inclusion146 decks2.01K decks
3.7xlift
Fabricate
6.6%inclusion133 decks2.01K decks
0.3xlift
Echo of Eons
5.8%inclusion116 decks2.01K decks
2.4xlift
Winged Words
5.7%inclusion114 decks2.01K decks
1.7xlift
River's Rebuke
5.5%inclusion110 decks2.01K decks
1.6xlift
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
62%inclusion1.24K decks2.01K decks
11xlift
Urza's Incubator
56%inclusion1.13K decks2.01K decks
47xlift
Herald's Horn
46%inclusion922 decks2.01K decks
27xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
35%inclusion713 decks2.01K decks
2.2xlift
Panharmonicon
35%inclusion699 decks2.01K decks
8.4xlift
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion629 decks2.01K decks
1.2xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion564 decks2.01K decks
1.0xlift
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion290 decks2.01K decks
5.4xlift
Semblance Anvil
13%inclusion257 decks2.01K decks
6.8xlift
Gathering Stone
9.2%inclusion88 decks960 decks
28xlift
Conjurer's Closet
8.5%inclusion171 decks2.01K decks
1.8xlift
Venser's Journal
6.4%inclusion129 decks2.01K decks
2.1xlift
Bident of Thassa
5.6%inclusion112 decks2.01K decks
0.4xlift
Spellbook
5.3%inclusion107 decks2.01K decks
0.8xlift
Vanquisher's Banner
5.0%inclusion101 decks2.01K decks
4.8xlift
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
47%inclusion956 decks2.01K decks
16xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
28%inclusion563 decks2.01K decks
2.3xlift
Omniscience
25%inclusion513 decks2.01K decks
3.0xlift
Propaganda
19%inclusion389 decks2.01K decks
0.6xlift
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion386 decks2.01K decks
0.6xlift
Wizard Class
19%inclusion375 decks2.01K decks
1.1xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
18%inclusion356 decks2.01K decks
2.2xlift
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion311 decks2.01K decks
0.6xlift
Kindred Discovery
15%inclusion299 decks2.01K decks
2.1xlift
Call to the Kindred
14%inclusion275 decks2.01K decks
41xlift
Gravitational Shift
12%inclusion238 decks2.01K decks
6.8xlift
Kozilek's Unsealing
11%inclusion228 decks2.01K decks
26xlift
Favorable Winds
10%inclusion198 decks2.01K decks
2.5xlift
Virtue of Knowledge
9.3%inclusion187 decks2.01K decks
4.7xlift
Dream Halls
8.9%inclusion180 decks2.01K decks
21xlift
Witness Protection
6.5%inclusion131 decks2.01K decks
1.2xlift
Case of the Shifting Visage
6.4%inclusion129 decks2.01K decks
20xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
32%inclusion641 decks2.01K decks
2.1xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion1.51K decks2.01K decks
1.3xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
54%inclusion1.08K decks2.01K decks
1.1xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
42%inclusion839 decks2.01K decks
2.5xlift
Castle Vantress
31%inclusion628 decks2.01K decks
1.8xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion519 decks2.01K decks
1.0xlift
Terrain Generator
21%inclusion432 decks2.01K decks
2.8xlift
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion380 decks2.01K decks
2.1xlift
Lonely Sandbar
19%inclusion376 decks2.01K decks
1.4xlift
Halimar Depths
16%inclusion326 decks2.01K decks
1.7xlift
Three Tree City
15%inclusion309 decks2.01K decks
3.6xlift
Command Beacon
14%inclusion282 decks2.01K decks
3.4xlift
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion258 decks2.01K decks
1.2xlift
Sunken Palace
11%inclusion227 decks2.01K decks
3.2xlift
War Room
11%inclusion213 decks2.01K decks
0.7xlift
Rivendell
10%inclusion207 decks2.01K decks
1.0xlift
Rogue's Passage
8.1%inclusion164 decks2.01K decks
0.5xlift
Scavenger Grounds
7.7%inclusion156 decks2.01K decks
1.1xlift
Urza's Saga
7.5%inclusion150 decks2.01K decks
0.4xlift
Remote Isle
6.4%inclusion128 decks2.01K decks
1.4xlift
Academy Ruins
6.2%inclusion124 decks2.01K decks
0.3xlift
Field of Ruin
5.9%inclusion119 decks2.01K decks
2.8xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
5.9%inclusion118 decks2.01K decks
0.6xlift
Desert of the Mindful
5.8%inclusion117 decks2.01K decks
1.9xlift
Ghost Quarter
5.8%inclusion116 decks2.01K decks
2.6xlift
Mistrise Village
5.4%inclusion90 decks1.66K decks
0.6xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.2%inclusion104 decks2.01K decks
0.4xlift
Tolaria West
5.1%inclusion103 decks2.01K decks
0.9xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion1.81K decks2.01K decks
1.1xlift
Thought Vessel
76%inclusion1.54K decks2.01K decks
1.5xlift
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion1.52K decks2.01K decks
1.2xlift
Mind Stone
49%inclusion996 decks2.01K decks
1.4xlift
Sky Diamond
45%inclusion902 decks2.01K decks
2.1xlift
Caged Sun
36%inclusion726 decks2.01K decks
3.6xlift
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion599 decks2.01K decks
1.5xlift
Thran Dynamo
28%inclusion566 decks2.01K decks
2.2xlift
Worn Powerstone
28%inclusion566 decks2.01K decks
5.7xlift
Midnight Clock
26%inclusion517 decks2.01K decks
1.4xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
25%inclusion501 decks2.01K decks
2.0xlift
Firdoch Core
23%inclusion216 decks956 decks
30xlift
Gilded Lotus
22%inclusion442 decks2.01K decks
2.1xlift
Nyx Lotus
16%inclusion314 decks2.01K decks
4.7xlift
Extraplanar Lens
15%inclusion308 decks2.01K decks
1.9xlift
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion301 decks2.01K decks
1.0xlift
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion285 decks2.01K decks
1.7xlift
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion268 decks2.01K decks
2.4xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
12%inclusion237 decks2.01K decks
3.3xlift
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion224 decks2.01K decks
2.7xlift
Heraldic Banner
11%inclusion220 decks2.01K decks
2.0xlift
Gauntlet of Power
11%inclusion216 decks2.01K decks
2.9xlift
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion210 decks2.01K decks
1.3xlift
Mana Vault
9.2%inclusion186 decks2.01K decks
0.9xlift
Coldsteel Heart
8.6%inclusion173 decks2.01K decks
3.1xlift
Chrome Mox
6.8%inclusion136 decks2.01K decks
0.8xlift
Star Compass
6.3%inclusion126 decks2.01K decks
4.9xlift
Prismatic Lens
6.2%inclusion125 decks2.01K decks
2.0xlift
Lands
Island
93%inclusion1.88K decks2.01K decks
1.0xlift
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion802 decks2.01K decks
1.7xlift
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion734 decks2.01K decks
10xlift
Cavern of Souls
22%inclusion435 decks2.01K decks
4.7xlift
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion430 decks2.01K decks
0.9xlift
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion404 decks2.01K decks
3.0xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion316 decks2.01K decks
1.0xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.0%inclusion162 decks2.01K decks
0.6xlift
Snow-Covered Island
7.5%inclusion150 decks2.01K decks
1.0xlift
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion135 decks2.01K decks
1.3xlift
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