Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (Commander) - Control

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
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23xlift
Archive Arbiter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
44xlift
Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.8xlift
Fblthp, Impossibly Lost
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3.5xlift
Troop of Ponies
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2.7xlift
Top Cards
Defiler of Dreams
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
15xlift
Counterspell
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
1.2xlift
High Tide
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
1.7xlift
Dream Eater
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
115xlift
Sphinx of Foresight
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
79xlift
Argent Sphinx
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
151xlift
Sapphire Medallion
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
1.1xlift
Enigma Thief
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
100xlift
Atemsis, All-Seeing
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
49xlift
Conspiracy Unraveler
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
112xlift
High Lift Cards
Jwar Isle Avenger
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
166xlift
Rescuer Sphinx
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
156xlift
Sphinx of Lost Truths
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
154xlift
Conundrum Sphinx
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
141xlift
Sphinx of Clear Skies
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
138xlift
Stoic Sphinx
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
118xlift
Master of Predicaments
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
117xlift
Cloudreader Sphinx
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
110xlift
Mistwalker
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
110xlift
Vexing Sphinx
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
110xlift
Creatures
Guardian of Tazeem
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
69xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
4.2xlift
Sphinx of the Second Sun
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
17xlift
Curator of Destinies
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
93xlift
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
42xlift
Sphinx of Uthuun
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
76xlift
Dazzling Sphinx
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
66xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
49xlift
Windreader Sphinx
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
46xlift
Scholar of the Lost Trove
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
74xlift
Prognostic Sphinx
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
76xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
67xlift
Arbiter of the Ideal
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
81xlift
Serum Sovereign
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
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Ormos, Archive Keeper
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
47xlift
Curator of Mysteries
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
72xlift
Sphinx of Enlightenment
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
68xlift
Spark Double
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
3.5xlift
Riddlemaster Sphinx
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
101xlift
Chancellor of the Spires
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
70xlift
Quantum Riddler
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
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Warden of Evos Isle
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
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Phyrexian Metamorph
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
1.6xlift
Glyph Keeper
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
95xlift
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
99xlift
Universal Automaton
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
74xlift
Roaming Throne
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
6.6xlift
Master of Winds
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
104xlift
Sphinx of Magosi
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
48xlift
Glasspool Mimic
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
2.9xlift
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
1.2xlift
Omni-Changeling
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1.2xlift
Inspired Sphinx
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
61xlift
Marauding Sphinx
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
89xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
3.1xlift
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
0.8xlift
Bloodline Pretender
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
47xlift
Sakashima the Impostor
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5.4xlift
Phantasmal Image
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3.1xlift
Clever Impersonator
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
2.5xlift
Changeling Wayfinder
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
37xlift
Displacer Kitten
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0.9xlift
Donal, Herald of Wings
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
41xlift
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
92xlift
Shapesharer
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
41xlift
Three Tree Mascot
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
83xlift
Sphinx Mindbreaker
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
25xlift
Watcher of Hours
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
75xlift
Barkform Harvester
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
15xlift
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
1.3xlift
Mana Drain
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
1.3xlift
Pongify
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
1.1xlift
Foil
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
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Cyclonic Rift
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
1.0xlift
Negate
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
1.1xlift
Stubborn Denial
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
10xlift
Reality Shift
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
1.4xlift
Resculpt
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
1.9xlift
Fierce Guardianship
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
1.2xlift
Rapid Hybridization
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
1.0xlift
Swan Song
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
1.0xlift
Force of Will
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
1.2xlift
Brainstorm
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
0.7xlift
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
0.8xlift
Misdirection
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
2.7xlift
Force of Negation
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
1.0xlift
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
0.8xlift
Evacuation
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
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Aetherize
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
0.7xlift
March of Swirling Mist
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
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Snap
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
0.8xlift
Ghostly Flicker
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
1.5xlift
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
1.9xlift
Aetherspouts
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
1.6xlift
Engulf the Shore
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
2.1xlift
Cryptic Command
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
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Pact of Negation
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
1.2xlift
Dig Through Time
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
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Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
0.7xlift
Commit // Memory
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
3.4xlift
Dispel
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1.5xlift
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
0.5xlift
Frantic Search
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
0.4xlift
Essence Flux
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
1.2xlift
Commandeer
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
1.3xlift
Mystic Confluence
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
1.0xlift
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
1.1xlift
Flare of Denial
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1.0xlift
Forbid
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4.3xlift
Archmage's Charm
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0.5xlift
Flusterstorm
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0.7xlift
Disallow
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1.0xlift
Hide on the Ceiling
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
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Chain of Vapor
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1.1xlift
Run Away Together
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1.6xlift
Mindbreak Trap
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0.9xlift
Nexus of Fate
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1.0xlift
Capsize
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1.3xlift
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0.8xlift
Sorceries
Raise the Palisade
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
6.2xlift
Curse of the Swine
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
1.8xlift
Ravenform
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
2.7xlift
Rite of Replication
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
2.7xlift
Inundate
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
5.4xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
0.8xlift
Preordain
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
0.7xlift
Multiversal Recruitment
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
9.3xlift
Wash Out
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
2.0xlift
Ponder
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0.4xlift
Flood of Tears
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
3.0xlift
Spectral Deluge
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1.0xlift
Energy Tap
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3.6xlift
Fabricate
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0.4xlift
Serum Visions
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1.0xlift
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1.4xlift
Temporal Trespass
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3.4xlift
Windfall
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0.3xlift
Echo of Eons
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2.1xlift
Lórien Revealed
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0.5xlift
Mitotic Manipulation
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3.5xlift
Quasiduplicate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3.4xlift
Retraced Image
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1.7xlift
Stock Up
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0.6xlift
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
13xlift
Urza's Incubator
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
41xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
2.1xlift
Herald's Horn
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
28xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
1.4xlift
Panharmonicon
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
6.1xlift
Elixir of Immortality
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
5.7xlift
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
0.8xlift
Semblance Anvil
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13xlift
Conjurer's Closet
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1.9xlift
Possessed Portal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
45xlift
Blade of Selves
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7.8xlift
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
16xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
2.7xlift
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
0.5xlift
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
0.6xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
1.6xlift
Omniscience
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
2.0xlift
Propaganda
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
0.5xlift
Favorable Winds
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4.1xlift
Wizard Class
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0.9xlift
Call to the Kindred
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
69xlift
Kozilek's Unsealing
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
24xlift
Dream Halls
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
9.0xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
1.8xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
0.9xlift
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Reliquary Tower
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
1.4xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
1.2xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
2.2xlift
Castle Vantress
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
1.7xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
1.0xlift
Terrain Generator
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
2.1xlift
Command Beacon
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
4.1xlift
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
2.6xlift
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
1.1xlift
Lonely Sandbar
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
1.3xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
1.3xlift
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4.6xlift
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
1.4xlift
Sunken Palace
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3.0xlift
Agna Qel'a
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
1.2xlift
Tolaria West
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1.3xlift
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0.6xlift
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1.0xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0.6xlift
Rivendell
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0.8xlift
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1.0xlift
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0.9xlift
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0.7xlift
Soldevi Excavations
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5.2xlift
Field of Ruin
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2.3xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
1.1xlift
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
1.3xlift
Thought Vessel
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
1.6xlift
Mind Stone
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
1.8xlift
Sky Diamond
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
2.6xlift
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
1.9xlift
Worn Powerstone
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
7.1xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
2.6xlift
Thran Dynamo
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
2.6xlift
Caged Sun
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
2.9xlift
Firdoch Core
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
33xlift
Mana Vault
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
1.6xlift
Midnight Clock
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
1.1xlift
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1.1xlift
Hedron Archive
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
3.3xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
3.6xlift
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1.7xlift
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1.1xlift
Heraldic Banner
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3.2xlift
Nyx Lotus
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
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Gauntlet of Power
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
3.0xlift
Coldsteel Heart
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
3.6xlift
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1.1xlift
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1.5xlift
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0.6xlift
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1.1xlift
Liquimetal Torque
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1.2xlift
Mox Diamond
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0.8xlift
Bender's Waterskin
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.3xlift
Lands
Island
93%inclusion39 decks42 decks
1.0xlift
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
1.7xlift
Cavern of Souls
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
5.0xlift
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
9.4xlift
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
0.8xlift
Glasspool Mimic
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
2.9xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
0.8xlift
Demolition Field
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1.2xlift
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1.3xlift
Command Tower
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2.0xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0.4xlift
Snow-Covered Island
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0.7xlift
Gemstone Caverns
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0.7xlift
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