Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (Commander) - Expensive

Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
Rank #1,154
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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
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24xlift
Archive Arbiter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
43xlift
Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
0.3xlift
Sphinx's Approach
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
2.0xlift
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
1.5%inclusion1 decks68 decks
1.1xlift
Top Cards
Defiler of Dreams
92%inclusion185 decks201 decks
18xlift
Mana Drain
88%inclusion176 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Sapphire Medallion
88%inclusion176 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
85%inclusion171 decks201 decks
3.4xlift
Fierce Guardianship
83%inclusion166 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Force of Will
82%inclusion165 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Cyclonic Rift
82%inclusion164 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Urza's Incubator
79%inclusion158 decks201 decks
49xlift
High Tide
71%inclusion143 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Argent Sphinx
69%inclusion138 decks201 decks
148xlift
High Lift Cards
Rescuer Sphinx
40%inclusion80 decks201 decks
150xlift
Jwar Isle Avenger
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
146xlift
Sphinx of Clear Skies
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
143xlift
Sphinx of Lost Truths
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
128xlift
Conundrum Sphinx
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
128xlift
Stoic Sphinx
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
125xlift
Glyph Keeper
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
122xlift
Vexing Sphinx
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
121xlift
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
16%inclusion33 decks201 decks
120xlift
Master of Winds
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
119xlift
Creatures
Sphinx of Foresight
65%inclusion131 decks201 decks
71xlift
Scholar of the Lost Trove
65%inclusion130 decks201 decks
97xlift
Sphinx of the Second Sun
64%inclusion128 decks201 decks
20xlift
Universal Automaton
62%inclusion124 decks201 decks
73xlift
Conspiracy Unraveler
62%inclusion124 decks201 decks
118xlift
Dream Eater
61%inclusion123 decks201 decks
119xlift
Spark Double
60%inclusion121 decks201 decks
4.3xlift
Roaming Throne
59%inclusion119 decks201 decks
6.0xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
58%inclusion117 decks201 decks
79xlift
Quantum Riddler
56%inclusion83 decks147 decks
38xlift
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
53%inclusion104 decks197 decks
58xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
51%inclusion102 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Enigma Thief
51%inclusion102 decks201 decks
117xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
49%inclusion98 decks201 decks
4.2xlift
Thassa's Oracle
48%inclusion97 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Sphinx of Uthuun
47%inclusion95 decks201 decks
104xlift
Atemsis, All-Seeing
47%inclusion95 decks201 decks
56xlift
Dazzling Sphinx
46%inclusion93 decks201 decks
76xlift
Phantasmal Image
41%inclusion83 decks201 decks
4.7xlift
Glasspool Mimic
40%inclusion81 decks201 decks
4.8xlift
Curator of Destinies
40%inclusion78 decks197 decks
108xlift
Windreader Sphinx
38%inclusion77 decks201 decks
41xlift
Master of Predicaments
38%inclusion76 decks201 decks
107xlift
Guardian of Tazeem
36%inclusion73 decks201 decks
81xlift
Three Tree Mascot
36%inclusion72 decks201 decks
107xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
34%inclusion69 decks201 decks
60xlift
Changeling Wayfinder
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
69xlift
Chancellor of the Spires
33%inclusion66 decks201 decks
76xlift
Barkform Harvester
32%inclusion65 decks201 decks
76xlift
Prognostic Sphinx
32%inclusion64 decks201 decks
59xlift
Bloodline Pretender
31%inclusion63 decks201 decks
57xlift
Serum Sovereign
31%inclusion62 decks201 decks
67xlift
Sphinx of Enlightenment
31%inclusion62 decks201 decks
104xlift
Omni-Changeling
31%inclusion33 decks108 decks
26xlift
Ormos, Archive Keeper
30%inclusion60 decks201 decks
53xlift
Displacer Kitten
26%inclusion53 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Arbiter of the Ideal
26%inclusion52 decks201 decks
79xlift
Mothdust Changeling
24%inclusion48 decks201 decks
41xlift
Sakashima the Impostor
24%inclusion48 decks201 decks
4.7xlift
Mistwalker
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
113xlift
Curator of Mysteries
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
64xlift
Shapesharer
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
44xlift
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Orvar, the All-Form
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
19xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion37 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Amoeboid Changeling
18%inclusion36 decks201 decks
38xlift
Clever Impersonator
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
2.2xlift
Inspired Sphinx
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
71xlift
Warden of Evos Isle
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
14xlift
Starfield Vocalist
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
4.6xlift
Instants
Force of Negation
68%inclusion136 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Swan Song
63%inclusion127 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Counterspell
54%inclusion108 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
49%inclusion98 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Sink into Stupor
46%inclusion93 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Mystical Tutor
45%inclusion90 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Pact of Negation
44%inclusion89 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Pongify
40%inclusion81 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Rapid Hybridization
40%inclusion80 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Flare of Denial
31%inclusion63 decks201 decks
2.2xlift
Snap
31%inclusion63 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion61 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Nexus of Fate
27%inclusion55 decks201 decks
2.5xlift
Reality Shift
26%inclusion53 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Flusterstorm
26%inclusion52 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Stubborn Denial
24%inclusion49 decks201 decks
8.6xlift
Chain of Vapor
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Ghostly Flicker
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
1.9xlift
Misdirection
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Muddle the Mixture
18%inclusion37 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Frantic Search
18%inclusion36 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Resculpt
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Mental Misstep
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Foil
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
2.9xlift
Brainstorm
16%inclusion33 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Mindbreak Trap
16%inclusion33 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Commandeer
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Dramatic Reversal
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Essence Flux
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
1.8xlift
Negate
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Into the Flood Maw
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Cryptic Command
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
March of Swirling Mist
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Delay
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Borne Upon a Wind
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Fact or Fiction
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Strix Serenade
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Long-Term Plans
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Narset's Reversal
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Snapback
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
2.2xlift
Turnabout
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
2.2xlift
Rewind
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Three Steps Ahead
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Gifts Ungiven
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Dispel
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Archmage's Charm
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Evacuation
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Aetherize
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Spell Pierce
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
43%inclusion87 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Raise the Palisade
30%inclusion61 decks201 decks
6.6xlift
Rite of Replication
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
5.4xlift
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
2.8xlift
Windfall
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Ponder
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Temporal Trespass
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
5.2xlift
Flood of Tears
13%inclusion27 decks201 decks
8.7xlift
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
2.5xlift
Multiversal Recruitment
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
5.5xlift
Merchant Scroll
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Fabricate
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
0.3xlift
Echo of Eons
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Temporal Manipulation
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Quantum Misalignment
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
2.4xlift
Preordain
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Spectral Deluge
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Time Spiral
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Energy Tap
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
3.1xlift
Lórien Revealed
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Time Warp
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Treasure Cruise
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Enter the Infinite
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Expropriate
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Timetwister
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
0.3xlift
Utility Artifacts
Panharmonicon
43%inclusion86 decks201 decks
11xlift
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion71 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Kefnet's Monument
33%inclusion67 decks201 decks
11xlift
Herald's Horn
31%inclusion63 decks201 decks
23xlift
The One Ring
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion36 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Semblance Anvil
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
6.3xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
0.3xlift
Cloudstone Curio
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
12xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
0.3xlift
Elixir of Immortality
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
3.6xlift
Manifold Key
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Expedition Map
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Conjurer's Closet
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Enchantments
Rhystic Study
63%inclusion126 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Mystic Remora
50%inclusion100 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Omniscience
42%inclusion84 decks201 decks
4.3xlift
Dream Halls
29%inclusion58 decks201 decks
27xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
25%inclusion50 decks201 decks
2.5xlift
Reflections of Littjara
22%inclusion44 decks201 decks
12xlift
Back to Basics
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Kindred Discovery
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Propaganda
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Copy Artifact
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Virtue of Knowledge
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
4.8xlift
Mind Over Matter
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Kozilek's Unsealing
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
22xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
40%inclusion81 decks201 decks
2.4xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Tezzeret the Seeker
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
84%inclusion169 decks201 decks
2.3xlift
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion157 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion134 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Reliquary Tower
66%inclusion132 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
65%inclusion130 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Urza's Saga
43%inclusion87 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Three Tree City
40%inclusion81 decks201 decks
4.9xlift
Command Beacon
34%inclusion69 decks201 decks
4.6xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion44 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Castle Vantress
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Crystal Vein
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
1.8xlift
City of Traitors
13%inclusion27 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Terrain Generator
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
2.1xlift
Saprazzan Skerry
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
0.8xlift
War Room
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Academy Ruins
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Tolaria West
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Sunken Palace
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
3.7xlift
Strip Mine
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Seat of the Synod
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Emergence Zone
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Rivendell
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Halimar Depths
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Lonely Sandbar
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Buried Ruin
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion198 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion174 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion143 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Mana Vault
69%inclusion139 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Chrome Mox
57%inclusion114 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion87 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Grim Monolith
35%inclusion71 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Lotus Petal
34%inclusion68 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Thran Dynamo
33%inclusion67 decks201 decks
2.8xlift
Firdoch Core
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
55xlift
Mind Stone
32%inclusion65 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Mox Opal
32%inclusion65 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Mox Diamond
30%inclusion60 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Extraplanar Lens
28%inclusion56 decks201 decks
2.2xlift
Caged Sun
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
2.8xlift
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
3.8xlift
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
1.8xlift
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Basalt Monolith
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
3.3xlift
Gauntlet of Power
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
2.9xlift
Worn Powerstone
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
3.6xlift
Mox Amber
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
0.3xlift
Everflowing Chalice
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Lotus Bloom
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
3.5xlift
Jeweled Amulet
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Patchwork Banner
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Liquimetal Torque
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Lands
Island
78%inclusion157 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Cavern of Souls
73%inclusion147 decks201 decks
4.1xlift
Sink into Stupor
46%inclusion93 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
43%inclusion87 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Glasspool Mimic
40%inclusion81 decks201 decks
4.8xlift
Gemstone Caverns
34%inclusion68 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion49 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Snow-Covered Island
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion40 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion37 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion37 decks201 decks
10xlift
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
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