Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (Commander) - Expensive 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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Conspiracy Unraveler
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Universal Automaton
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Three Tree City
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
85%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
81%synergy
Force of Negation
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Quantum Riddler
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Scholar of the Lost Trove
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Urza's Incubator
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Spark Double
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Omni-Changeling
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Remora
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Swan Song
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Dream Eater
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Roaming Throne
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Jwar Isle Avenger
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Pongify
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
78%synergy
Mana Vault
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
79%synergy
Chrome Mox
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
80%synergy
Mox Diamond
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
83%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Force of Will
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Rhystic Study
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Master of Predicaments
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Argent Sphinx
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Sphinx of Foresight
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx Ambassador
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Phantasmal Image
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Enigma Thief
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Rescuer Sphinx
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Barkform Harvester
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Shapesharer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Three Tree Mascot
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Mistwalker
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Serum Sovereign
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Chancellor of the Spires
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Starfield Vocalist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Ormos, Archive Keeper
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Displacer Kitten
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Metallic Mimic
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx of Lost Truths
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Riddlemaster Sphinx
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Windreader Sphinx
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sphinx of Clear Skies
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Curator of Destinies
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Atemsis, All-Seeing
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Conundrum Sphinx
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Rooftop Percher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Deceptive Frostkite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Curator of Mysteries
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Guardian of Tazeem
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Donal, Herald of Wings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Fae Trickster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Horizon Scholar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sphinx of Uthuun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
32%synergy
High Tide
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Vapor
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Stubborn Denial
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Flusterstorm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Snap
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-32%synergy
Pact of Negation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Nexus of Fate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Commandeer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Snapback
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Eldrazi Confluence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Trickbind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Consign to Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Mental Misstep
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Kozilek's Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Intuition
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Essence Flux
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Foil
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Jwari Disruption
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Delay
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Misdirection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Mana Leak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Long-Term Plans
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Lofty Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Long River's Pull
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Echo of Eons
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Raise the Palisade
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Multiversal Recruitment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Splash Portal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Enter the Infinite
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Temporal Trespass
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Timetwister
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Flood of Tears
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Paradigm Shift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Expropriate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Show and Tell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Step Through
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Time Spiral
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Herald's Horn
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Panharmonicon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Semblance Anvil
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Voltaic Key
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Cloud Key
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Manifold Key
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Scroll Rack
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Bident of Thassa
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Empyrial Plate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Omniscience
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Dream Halls
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
39%synergy
War Room
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-0%synergy
Crystal Vein
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Command Beacon
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Castle Vantress
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Seat of the Synod
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Strip Mine
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
City of Traitors
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Arch of Orazca
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-0%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Palace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Lotus Petal
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Mox Opal
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Grim Monolith
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Thought Vessel
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Firdoch Core
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Mox Amber
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Prismatic Lens
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Cavern of Souls
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
73%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Island
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-38%synergy
Sink into Stupor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Abundant Countryside
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Horizon of Progress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Scene of the Crime
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
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