Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (Commander) - Optimized

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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Defiler of Dreams
91%inclusion89 decks98 decks
83%synergy
Sphinx of Foresight
74%inclusion73 decks98 decks
73%synergy
Urza's Incubator
73%inclusion72 decks98 decks
72%synergy
Conspiracy Unraveler
72%inclusion71 decks98 decks
72%synergy
Argent Sphinx
65%inclusion64 decks98 decks
65%synergy
Dream Eater
65%inclusion64 decks98 decks
65%synergy
Scholar of the Lost Trove
64%inclusion63 decks98 decks
63%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
67%inclusion66 decks98 decks
63%synergy
Universal Automaton
56%inclusion55 decks98 decks
55%synergy
Enigma Thief
54%inclusion53 decks98 decks
53%synergy
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Sapphire Medallion
92%inclusion90 decks98 decks
32%synergy
High Tide
72%inclusion71 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
66%inclusion65 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
66%inclusion65 decks98 decks
40%synergy
Atemsis, All-Seeing
54%inclusion53 decks98 decks
52%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
54%inclusion52 decks97 decks
52%synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
53%inclusion52 decks98 decks
52%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
53%inclusion52 decks98 decks
52%synergy
Spark Double
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
39%synergy
Omniscience
50%inclusion49 decks98 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
81%inclusion79 decks98 decks
69%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
72%inclusion71 decks98 decks
41%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
63%inclusion62 decks98 decks
41%synergy
Force of Will
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
41%synergy
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion47 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
35%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Mana Vault
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Quantum Riddler
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
47%synergy
Windreader Sphinx
48%inclusion47 decks98 decks
46%synergy
Curator of Destinies
47%inclusion46 decks97 decks
47%synergy
Roaming Throne
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Guardian of Tazeem
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
43%synergy
Prognostic Sphinx
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
41%synergy
Sphinx of Uthuun
41%inclusion40 decks98 decks
40%synergy
Rescuer Sphinx
41%inclusion40 decks98 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Master of Predicaments
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
39%synergy
Serum Sovereign
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
38%synergy
Chancellor of the Spires
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
38%synergy
Sphinx of Lost Truths
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
34%synergy
Jwar Isle Avenger
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
35%synergy
Sphinx Ambassador
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
34%synergy
Conundrum Sphinx
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
34%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Arbiter of the Ideal
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
31%synergy
Omni-Changeling
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Ormos, Archive Keeper
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx of Enlightenment
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Curator of Mysteries
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Three Tree Mascot
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Phantasmal Image
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Warden of Evos Isle
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Barkform Harvester
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Master of Winds
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Mistwalker
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Clever Impersonator
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Shapesharer
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Glyph Keeper
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Riddlemaster Sphinx
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Stoic Sphinx
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Displacer Kitten
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Starfield Vocalist
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Inspired Sphinx
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Sphinx of Clear Skies
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Watcher of Hours
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
50%inclusion49 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Pongify
47%inclusion46 decks98 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
41%inclusion40 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Stubborn Denial
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
31%synergy
Pact of Negation
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Snap
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Nexus of Fate
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Flare of Denial
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Foil
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
-15%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Misdirection
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Vapor
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Cryptic Command
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-25%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Rewind
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Disallow
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Essence Flux
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Commandeer
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Turnabout
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Long-Term Plans
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Evacuation
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-22%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Commit // Memory
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Reenact the Crime
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-0%synergy
Archmage's Charm
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Delay
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Engulf the Shore
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Mental Misstep
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Raise the Palisade
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Replication
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Multiversal Recruitment
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Flood of Tears
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Curse of the Swine
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
Temporal Trespass
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Echo of Eons
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Time Warp
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Merchant Scroll
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Wash Out
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Spectral Deluge
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Mind's Desire
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Walk the Aeons
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Mastery
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Expropriate
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Show and Tell
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
48%inclusion47 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Panharmonicon
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Semblance Anvil
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Uba Mask
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Possessed Portal
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Spellbook
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Crystal Shard
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Empyrial Plate
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Dream Halls
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Back to Basics
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Discovery
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Mind Over Matter
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Gravitational Shift
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Quest for Ancient Secrets
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
41%inclusion40 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion72 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
66%inclusion65 decks98 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
64%inclusion63 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
47%inclusion46 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Three Tree City
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Castle Vantress
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Terrain Generator
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Tolaria West
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Crystal Vein
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
9%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Palace
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Seat of the Synod
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-0%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Strip Mine
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Remote Isle
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion95 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion79 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
77%inclusion75 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Thran Dynamo
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Caged Sun
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Sky Diamond
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Firdoch Core
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Midnight Clock
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Worn Powerstone
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Nyx Lotus
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Grim Monolith
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
83%inclusion81 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
53%inclusion52 decks98 decks
48%synergy
Sink into Stupor
41%inclusion40 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
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