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
20%inclusion27 decks133 decks
19%synergy
Sphinx's Approach
16%inclusion17 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Archive Arbiter
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Troop of Ponies
3.0%inclusion9 decks303 decks
1%synergy
Hall of Echoes
2.8%inclusion3 decks108 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sphinx of Foresight
82%inclusion1.65K decks2.01K decks
80%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
86%inclusion1.73K decks2.01K decks
78%synergy
Dream Eater
72%inclusion1.46K decks2.01K decks
72%synergy
Atemsis, All-Seeing
73%inclusion1.47K decks2.01K decks
71%synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
72%inclusion1.46K decks2.01K decks
71%synergy
Windreader Sphinx
73%inclusion1.47K decks2.01K decks
71%synergy
Enigma Thief
68%inclusion1.38K decks2.01K decks
68%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
71%inclusion1.42K decks2.01K decks
66%synergy
Master of Predicaments
67%inclusion1.35K decks2.01K decks
66%synergy
Sphinx of Uthuun
66%inclusion1.32K decks2.01K decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
77%inclusion1.54K decks2.01K decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
71%inclusion1.43K decks2.01K decks
5%synergy
High Tide
68%inclusion1.36K decks2.01K decks
24%synergy
Scholar of the Lost Trove
65%inclusion1.30K decks2.01K decks
64%synergy
Argent Sphinx
63%inclusion1.26K decks2.01K decks
62%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
62%inclusion1.25K decks2.01K decks
56%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
62%inclusion1.24K decks2.01K decks
61%synergy
Guardian of Tazeem
60%inclusion1.22K decks2.01K decks
59%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
58%inclusion1.15K decks1.97K decks
57%synergy
Conspiracy Unraveler
58%inclusion1.17K decks2.01K decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
54%inclusion1.09K decks2.01K decks
42%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
34%inclusion683 decks2.01K decks
3%synergy
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion386 decks2.01K decks
-12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion382 decks2.01K decks
-3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion364 decks2.01K decks
6%synergy
Force of Will
16%inclusion330 decks2.01K decks
-0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion258 decks2.01K decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion223 decks2.01K decks
-9%synergy
Mana Vault
9.2%inclusion185 decks2.01K decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.8%inclusion136 decks2.01K decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Prognostic Sphinx
58%inclusion1.17K decks2.01K decks
57%synergy
Arbiter of the Ideal
57%inclusion1.15K decks2.01K decks
56%synergy
Curator of Destinies
52%inclusion1.02K decks1.97K decks
51%synergy
Conundrum Sphinx
51%inclusion1.03K decks2.01K decks
51%synergy
Sphinx Ambassador
50%inclusion1.02K decks2.01K decks
50%synergy
Chancellor of the Spires
50%inclusion1.01K decks2.01K decks
50%synergy
Sphinx of Enlightenment
47%inclusion948 decks2.01K decks
46%synergy
Ormos, Archive Keeper
46%inclusion929 decks2.01K decks
45%synergy
Warden of Evos Isle
44%inclusion878 decks2.01K decks
42%synergy
Serum Sovereign
40%inclusion806 decks2.01K decks
39%synergy
Curator of Mysteries
38%inclusion756 decks2.01K decks
37%synergy
Riddlemaster Sphinx
35%inclusion702 decks2.01K decks
35%synergy
Rescuer Sphinx
32%inclusion636 decks2.01K decks
31%synergy
Sphinx of Lost Truths
31%inclusion618 decks2.01K decks
30%synergy
Universal Automaton
30%inclusion600 decks2.01K decks
29%synergy
Glyph Keeper
29%inclusion591 decks2.01K decks
29%synergy
Inspired Sphinx
29%inclusion582 decks2.01K decks
28%synergy
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
28%inclusion557 decks2.01K decks
27%synergy
Quantum Riddler
27%inclusion372 decks1.35K decks
27%synergy
Sphinx of Magosi
27%inclusion544 decks2.01K decks
26%synergy
Spark Double
27%inclusion537 decks2.01K decks
14%synergy
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
26%inclusion517 decks2.01K decks
25%synergy
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
25%inclusion508 decks2.01K decks
25%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
25%inclusion506 decks2.01K decks
5%synergy
Roaming Throne
24%inclusion481 decks2.01K decks
20%synergy
Stoic Sphinx
23%inclusion473 decks2.01K decks
23%synergy
Master of Winds
22%inclusion439 decks2.01K decks
22%synergy
Jwar Isle Avenger
20%inclusion412 decks2.01K decks
20%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion395 decks2.01K decks
13%synergy
Omni-Changeling
19%inclusion175 decks917 decks
17%synergy
Sphinx of Clear Skies
19%inclusion377 decks2.01K decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
18%inclusion357 decks2.01K decks
-2%synergy
Three Tree Mascot
17%inclusion340 decks2.01K decks
17%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
17%inclusion151 decks912 decks
16%synergy
Watcher of Hours
16%inclusion323 decks2.01K decks
16%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
16%inclusion321 decks2.01K decks
15%synergy
Sphinx Mindbreaker
15%inclusion301 decks2.01K decks
14%synergy
Donal, Herald of Wings
14%inclusion283 decks2.01K decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion275 decks2.01K decks
-7%synergy
Vexing Sphinx
13%inclusion261 decks2.01K decks
13%synergy
Marauding Sphinx
13%inclusion253 decks2.01K decks
12%synergy
Phantasmal Image
12%inclusion249 decks2.01K decks
7%synergy
Mistwalker
12%inclusion249 decks2.01K decks
12%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
12%inclusion248 decks2.01K decks
6%synergy
Cloudreader Sphinx
12%inclusion243 decks2.01K decks
12%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
12%inclusion234 decks2.01K decks
10%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
11%inclusion228 decks2.01K decks
11%synergy
Barkform Harvester
11%inclusion214 decks2.01K decks
10%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
10%inclusion206 decks2.01K decks
10%synergy
Clever Impersonator
10%inclusion194 decks2.01K decks
3%synergy
Instants
Reality Shift
48%inclusion958 decks2.01K decks
22%synergy
Pongify
46%inclusion920 decks2.01K decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
44%inclusion886 decks2.01K decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
41%inclusion820 decks2.01K decks
4%synergy
Negate
41%inclusion819 decks2.01K decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion785 decks2.01K decks
-0%synergy
Aetherize
31%inclusion623 decks2.01K decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion595 decks2.01K decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion564 decks2.01K decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
27%inclusion541 decks2.01K decks
11%synergy
Stubborn Denial
26%inclusion520 decks2.01K decks
23%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
24%inclusion490 decks2.01K decks
13%synergy
Foil
22%inclusion449 decks2.01K decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion424 decks2.01K decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion409 decks2.01K decks
-20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion384 decks2.01K decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion297 decks2.01K decks
-17%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion273 decks2.01K decks
-2%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion263 decks2.01K decks
4%synergy
Essence Flux
13%inclusion258 decks2.01K decks
4%synergy
Engulf the Shore
13%inclusion254 decks2.01K decks
6%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion246 decks2.01K decks
-7%synergy
Aetherspouts
12%inclusion242 decks2.01K decks
5%synergy
Flare of Denial
11%inclusion221 decks2.01K decks
4%synergy
Rewind
11%inclusion217 decks2.01K decks
-1%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
10%inclusion206 decks2.01K decks
-4%synergy
Cryptic Command
10%inclusion199 decks2.01K decks
-2%synergy
Displace
10%inclusion195 decks2.01K decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
10%inclusion195 decks2.01K decks
2%synergy
Opt
9.2%inclusion186 decks2.01K decks
-16%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
9.2%inclusion185 decks2.01K decks
2%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
9.0%inclusion182 decks2.01K decks
4%synergy
Nexus of Fate
9.0%inclusion181 decks2.01K decks
4%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.8%inclusion177 decks2.01K decks
-1%synergy
Commit // Memory
8.7%inclusion176 decks2.01K decks
6%synergy
Archmage's Charm
8.7%inclusion175 decks2.01K decks
-8%synergy
Run Away Together
8.6%inclusion174 decks2.01K decks
4%synergy
Disallow
8.6%inclusion174 decks2.01K decks
2%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.3%inclusion168 decks2.01K decks
-4%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
7.2%inclusion87 decks1.21K decks
4%synergy
Misdirection
7.1%inclusion143 decks2.01K decks
2%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.1%inclusion143 decks2.01K decks
-1%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.1%inclusion142 decks2.01K decks
-1%synergy
Forbid
6.9%inclusion139 decks2.01K decks
6%synergy
Lofty Denial
6.6%inclusion133 decks2.01K decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
6.6%inclusion133 decks2.01K decks
1%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
6.4%inclusion129 decks2.01K decks
3%synergy
Commandeer
6.4%inclusion129 decks2.01K decks
0%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.2%inclusion125 decks2.01K decks
-4%synergy
Unwind
5.0%inclusion101 decks2.01K decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Curse of the Swine
32%inclusion641 decks2.01K decks
21%synergy
Rite of Replication
29%inclusion588 decks2.01K decks
22%synergy
Raise the Palisade
29%inclusion575 decks2.01K decks
25%synergy
Spectral Deluge
24%inclusion481 decks2.01K decks
14%synergy
Flood of Tears
19%inclusion386 decks2.01K decks
16%synergy
Ravenform
17%inclusion334 decks2.01K decks
9%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion329 decks2.01K decks
-13%synergy
Preordain
16%inclusion320 decks2.01K decks
-8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion315 decks2.01K decks
0%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion219 decks2.01K decks
1%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
11%inclusion217 decks2.01K decks
3%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion206 decks2.01K decks
-11%synergy
Wash Out
9.4%inclusion190 decks2.01K decks
5%synergy
Inundate
9.1%inclusion184 decks2.01K decks
7%synergy
Quasiduplicate
7.4%inclusion150 decks2.01K decks
5%synergy
Temporal Trespass
7.2%inclusion145 decks2.01K decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
6.5%inclusion131 decks2.01K decks
-14%synergy
Echo of Eons
5.8%inclusion116 decks2.01K decks
3%synergy
Winged Words
5.7%inclusion114 decks2.01K decks
2%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.5%inclusion110 decks2.01K decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Urza's Incubator
56%inclusion1.12K decks2.01K decks
55%synergy
Herald's Horn
46%inclusion922 decks2.01K decks
44%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
36%inclusion715 decks2.01K decks
19%synergy
Panharmonicon
35%inclusion703 decks2.01K decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion630 decks2.01K decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion576 decks2.01K decks
1%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion289 decks2.01K decks
12%synergy
Semblance Anvil
13%inclusion259 decks2.01K decks
11%synergy
Gathering Stone
9.3%inclusion85 decks917 decks
9%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
8.4%inclusion170 decks2.01K decks
4%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.6%inclusion133 decks2.01K decks
4%synergy
Bident of Thassa
5.6%inclusion113 decks2.01K decks
-7%synergy
Spellbook
5.4%inclusion109 decks2.01K decks
-1%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.1%inclusion102 decks2.01K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
48%inclusion964 decks2.01K decks
45%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
28%inclusion567 decks2.01K decks
16%synergy
Omniscience
26%inclusion514 decks2.01K decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion390 decks2.01K decks
-12%synergy
Wizard Class
19%inclusion385 decks2.01K decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
18%inclusion361 decks2.01K decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion306 decks2.01K decks
-11%synergy
Kindred Discovery
15%inclusion296 decks2.01K decks
8%synergy
Call to the Kindred
14%inclusion277 decks2.01K decks
13%synergy
Gravitational Shift
12%inclusion240 decks2.01K decks
10%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
11%inclusion228 decks2.01K decks
11%synergy
Favorable Winds
10%inclusion201 decks2.01K decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
10%inclusion193 decks2.01K decks
8%synergy
Dream Halls
9.1%inclusion184 decks2.01K decks
9%synergy
Witness Protection
6.8%inclusion136 decks2.01K decks
1%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
6.4%inclusion129 decks2.01K decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
32%inclusion646 decks2.01K decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion1.52K decks2.01K decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
54%inclusion1.09K decks2.01K decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
42%inclusion838 decks2.01K decks
25%synergy
Castle Vantress
32%inclusion635 decks2.01K decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion509 decks2.01K decks
-1%synergy
Terrain Generator
22%inclusion435 decks2.01K decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion382 decks2.01K decks
10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
19%inclusion378 decks2.01K decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
16%inclusion329 decks2.01K decks
7%synergy
Three Tree City
16%inclusion313 decks2.01K decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion280 decks2.01K decks
10%synergy
Sunken Palace
11%inclusion227 decks2.01K decks
8%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion213 decks2.01K decks
-5%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion209 decks2.01K decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.2%inclusion166 decks2.01K decks
-7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.8%inclusion157 decks2.01K decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.3%inclusion148 decks2.01K decks
-9%synergy
Remote Isle
6.4%inclusion128 decks2.01K decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.1%inclusion123 decks2.01K decks
-13%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.9%inclusion119 decks2.01K decks
4%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
5.9%inclusion118 decks2.01K decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.8%inclusion116 decks2.01K decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.8%inclusion116 decks2.01K decks
-4%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.5%inclusion90 decks1.62K decks
-3%synergy
Tolaria West
5.2%inclusion104 decks2.01K decks
-0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion1.82K decks2.01K decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
77%inclusion1.54K decks2.01K decks
25%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion1.52K decks2.01K decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion999 decks2.01K decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
45%inclusion904 decks2.01K decks
23%synergy
Caged Sun
36%inclusion735 decks2.01K decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion594 decks2.01K decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
28%inclusion564 decks2.01K decks
15%synergy
Worn Powerstone
28%inclusion556 decks2.01K decks
23%synergy
Midnight Clock
26%inclusion525 decks2.01K decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
26%inclusion520 decks2.01K decks
13%synergy
Firdoch Core
23%inclusion206 decks913 decks
22%synergy
Gilded Lotus
22%inclusion448 decks2.01K decks
12%synergy
Nyx Lotus
16%inclusion318 decks2.01K decks
12%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
15%inclusion308 decks2.01K decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion292 decks2.01K decks
-1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion287 decks2.01K decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion268 decks2.01K decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
12%inclusion236 decks2.01K decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion231 decks2.01K decks
7%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
11%inclusion225 decks2.01K decks
7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
11%inclusion218 decks2.01K decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion214 decks2.01K decks
2%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.4%inclusion170 decks2.01K decks
6%synergy
Star Compass
6.1%inclusion123 decks2.01K decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.1%inclusion123 decks2.01K decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion1.88K decks2.01K decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion803 decks2.01K decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion739 decks2.01K decks
33%synergy
Cavern of Souls
21%inclusion429 decks2.01K decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion424 decks2.01K decks
-2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion395 decks2.01K decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion315 decks2.01K decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.7%inclusion155 decks2.01K decks
-7%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.4%inclusion149 decks2.01K decks
-0%synergy
Demolition Field
6.6%inclusion133 decks2.01K decks
1%synergy
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