Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (Commander) - Optimized Flying

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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Guardian of Tazeem
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Argent Sphinx
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Urza's Incubator
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Herald's Horn
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Scholar of the Lost Trove
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Sapphire Medallion
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Prognostic Sphinx
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Counterspell
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Conspiracy Unraveler
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Defiler of Dreams
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Reality Shift
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Windreader Sphinx
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Pongify
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Consecrated Sphinx
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Cyclonic Rift
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Rhystic Study
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Ancient Tomb
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Chrome Mox
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Thassa's Oracle
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Sphinx Ambassador
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Curator of Destinies
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Enigma Thief
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Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
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Atemsis, All-Seeing
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Master of Predicaments
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Y'shtola Rhul
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Starfield Vocalist
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Quantum Riddler
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Palinchron
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Sphinx of Magosi
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Labyrinth Minotaur
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Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
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Crashing Drawbridge
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High Tide
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Rapid Hybridization
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Finale of Revelation
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Capture of Jingzhou
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Personal Tutor
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Preordain
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Show and Tell
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Temporal Trespass
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River's Rebuke
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Rite of Replication
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Panharmonicon
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Kefnet's Monument
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Lightning Greaves
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Elixir of Immortality
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Wayfarer's Bauble
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Semblance Anvil
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Icon of Ancestry
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Proteus Staff
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Omen Machine
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Venser's Journal
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Mystic Remora
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Omniscience
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Virtue of Knowledge
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Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
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Reliquary Tower
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Mystic Sanctuary
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Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
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Otawara, Soaring City
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Urza's Saga
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Command Beacon
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Remote Isle
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Rivendell
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Halimar Depths
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Tolaria West
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War Room
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Emergence Zone
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Academy Ruins
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Dark Depths
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Three Tree City
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Rogue's Passage
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Sol Ring
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Thought Vessel
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Fellwar Stone
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Caged Sun
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Mind Stone
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Extraplanar Lens
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Hedron Archive
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Worn Powerstone
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Firdoch Core
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Gauntlet of Power
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Sky Diamond
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Commander's Sphere
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