Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (Commander) - Optimized Sphinxes

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's Approach
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
0.5xlift
Sphinx of False Conclusions
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1.8xlift
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Sphinx of Foresight
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
1.3xlift
Defiler of Dreams
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
1.3xlift
Argent Sphinx
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Scholar of the Lost Trove
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Counterspell
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
0.9xlift
Dream Eater
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
1.3xlift
Conspiracy Unraveler
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
1.3xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Enigma Thief
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Thassa's Oracle
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Force of Will
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Mana Vault
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Creatures
Universal Automaton
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Guardian of Tazeem
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Roaming Throne
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Sphinx of the Second Sun
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
0.9xlift
Spark Double
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Curator of Destinies
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Atemsis, All-Seeing
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Quantum Riddler
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
1.5xlift
Dazzling Sphinx
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Curator of Mysteries
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Ormos, Archive Keeper
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Sphinx of Uthuun
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Three Tree Mascot
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Prognostic Sphinx
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Serum Sovereign
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Sphinx of Enlightenment
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Sphinx of Lost Truths
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Master of Predicaments
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Windreader Sphinx
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Laboratory Maniac
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Cloudreader Sphinx
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Rescuer Sphinx
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Stoic Sphinx
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Warden of Evos Isle
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Conundrum Sphinx
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Omni-Changeling
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
1.6xlift
Jwar Isle Avenger
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Bloodline Pretender
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Inspired Sphinx
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Amoeboid Changeling
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Mistwalker
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Chancellor of the Spires
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Starfield Vocalist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1.5xlift
Barkform Harvester
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Displacer Kitten
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Peregrine Drake
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Sphinx of Magosi
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Orvar, the All-Form
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Riddlemaster Sphinx
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Master of Winds
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Arbiter of the Ideal
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Phantasmal Image
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
0.9xlift
High Tide
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Rapid Hybridization
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
1.3xlift
Reality Shift
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Mana Drain
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
1.3xlift
Pongify
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Swan Song
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Force of Negation
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
0.9xlift
Stubborn Denial
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Disallow
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Snap
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Ghostly Flicker
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Frantic Search
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Negate
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
0.9xlift
Brainstorm
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Resculpt
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Rewind
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Misdirection
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Pact of Negation
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Trickbind
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Chain of Vapor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Flare of Denial
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Sublime Epiphany
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Gifts Ungiven
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Blue Sun's Zenith
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Turnabout
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Strix Serenade
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Foil
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Into the Flood Maw
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Engulf the Shore
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Cryptic Command
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Commandeer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Narset's Reversal
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Spell Pierce
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Dramatic Reversal
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Reenact the Crime
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Evacuation
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Disdainful Stroke
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Three Steps Ahead
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.4xlift
Dive Down
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Displace
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Intuition
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Mindbreak Trap
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Release to the Wind
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Sorceries
Quantum Misalignment
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Echo of Eons
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Lórien Revealed
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Ponder
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0.6xlift
Fabricate
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Wash Out
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Preordain
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Raise the Palisade
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Multiversal Recruitment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Echocasting Symposium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1.6xlift
Walk the Aeons
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Energy Tap
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Gitaxian Probe
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Consuming Tide
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Flood of Tears
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.4xlift
Season of Weaving
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Curse of the Swine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Paradigm Shift
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Finale of Revelation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Quasiduplicate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Turbulent Dreams
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Retraced Image
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Mind's Desire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Spectral Deluge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Alrund's Epiphany
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
River's Rebuke
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Time Spiral
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Ravenform
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Time Warp
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Solve the Equation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Rite of Replication
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Utility Artifacts
Urza's Incubator
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Kefnet's Monument
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Panharmonicon
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Herald's Horn
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Elixir of Immortality
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Uba Mask
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Semblance Anvil
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
The Water Crystal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1.5xlift
Icon of Ancestry
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Possessed Portal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
The One Ring
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.5xlift
Mithril Coat
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Mirror of Life Trapping
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
The Immortal Sun
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Coat of Arms
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Sculpting Steel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Expedition Map
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Akroma's Memorial
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Proteus Staff
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Blade of Selves
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Sword of War and Peace
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Winter Moon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Conjurer's Closet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Strionic Resonator
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Omen Machine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Isochron Scepter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Dowsing Dagger
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Memory Jar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Venser's Journal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Vedalken Shackles
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
1.3xlift
Omniscience
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Kozilek's Unsealing
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Reflections of Littjara
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Propaganda
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Back to Basics
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Dream Halls
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Virtue of Knowledge
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Wizard Class
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Kindred Discovery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Gravitational Shift
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Favorable Winds
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Monastery Siege
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Psychic Corrosion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Case of the Shifting Visage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Mirrormade
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Copy Artifact
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Treachery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Psychic Venom
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Dress Down
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Call to the Kindred
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Copy Land
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Quest for Ancient Secrets
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Confounding Conundrum
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Tezzeret the Seeker
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Reliquary Tower
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
0.9xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
1.3xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Halimar Depths
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
0.9xlift
Urza's Saga
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Command Beacon
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
0.9xlift
Castle Vantress
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
0.9xlift
Hidden Cataract
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Three Tree City
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Mistrise Village
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0.8xlift
Agna Qel'a
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0.8xlift
Remote Isle
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Rivendell
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Maze of Ith
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Desert of the Mindful
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Soldevi Excavations
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
War Room
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Lonely Sandbar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Memorial to Genius
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Sunken Palace
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Homeward Path
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Strip Mine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Thought Vessel
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Sky Diamond
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Thran Dynamo
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Extraplanar Lens
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Caged Sun
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Gauntlet of Power
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Worn Powerstone
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Midnight Clock
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.1xlift
Mind Stone
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Hedron Archive
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Nyx Lotus
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Firdoch Core
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.6xlift
The Eternity Elevator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1.5xlift
Lotus Bloom
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Everflowing Chalice
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Coldsteel Heart
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Throne of Eldraine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Machine God's Effigy
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Sol Talisman
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Mox Tantalite
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Mox Opal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Lands
Island
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
0.9xlift
Cavern of Souls
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
0.9xlift
Snow-Covered Island
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
0.9xlift
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Horizon of Progress
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.0xlift
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Glasspool Mimic
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Prismatic Vista
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Command Tower
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.7xlift
Fabled Passage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.4xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.5xlift
Secluded Courtyard
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
Crystal Grotto
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.5xlift
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