Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign (Commander) - Optimized

Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
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Jeremy Rowe
Sep 23, 2026
Jeremy Rowe
Is Sphinx's Approach a New Commander Staple?
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The Ur-Sphinx
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
38xlift
Turbulent Shore
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
2.3xlift
Turbulent Wetlands
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
2.1xlift
Denzilore Fatehold
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4.8xlift
Darksteel Angel
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
15xlift
Top Cards
Brainstorm
84%inclusion241 decks288 decks
4.6xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
78%inclusion226 decks288 decks
4.1xlift
Swords to Plowshares
74%inclusion212 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Ponder
65%inclusion186 decks288 decks
6.4xlift
Void Winnower
64%inclusion184 decks288 decks
30xlift
Mystical Tutor
64%inclusion184 decks288 decks
2.6xlift
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
61%inclusion176 decks288 decks
23xlift
In Garruk's Wake
60%inclusion174 decks288 decks
59xlift
Vampiric Tutor
59%inclusion169 decks288 decks
1.5xlift
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion165 decks288 decks
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High Lift Cards
Vesuvan Drifter
19%inclusion55 decks288 decks
78xlift
Artisan of Kozilek
33%inclusion94 decks288 decks
73xlift
Plague Wind
26%inclusion76 decks288 decks
72xlift
Marvo, Deep Operative
28%inclusion82 decks288 decks
67xlift
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
25%inclusion73 decks288 decks
67xlift
Benthic Anomaly
5.6%inclusion16 decks288 decks
65xlift
Hidetsugu and Kairi
31%inclusion88 decks288 decks
64xlift
Crystal Ball
20%inclusion57 decks288 decks
62xlift
Index
7.6%inclusion22 decks288 decks
58xlift
Dream Cache
20%inclusion58 decks288 decks
57xlift
Creatures
Magister Sphinx
52%inclusion151 decks288 decks
17xlift
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
52%inclusion149 decks288 decks
40xlift
Enigma Sphinx
45%inclusion130 decks288 decks
39xlift
Esper Sentinel
42%inclusion121 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Vega, the Watcher
40%inclusion114 decks288 decks
24xlift
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
35%inclusion102 decks288 decks
38xlift
Ethersworn Sphinx
32%inclusion93 decks288 decks
33xlift
Prognostic Sphinx
31%inclusion90 decks288 decks
49xlift
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
31%inclusion88 decks288 decks
8.9xlift
Blazing Archon
28%inclusion80 decks288 decks
37xlift
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
28%inclusion80 decks288 decks
3.5xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
27%inclusion78 decks288 decks
38xlift
Doom Whisperer
27%inclusion77 decks288 decks
22xlift
Windreader Sphinx
26%inclusion76 decks288 decks
34xlift
Scholar of the Lost Trove
26%inclusion74 decks288 decks
45xlift
Dazzling Sphinx
24%inclusion70 decks288 decks
34xlift
Emrakul, the Promised End
24%inclusion70 decks288 decks
46xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
23%inclusion66 decks288 decks
2.5xlift
Sephara, Sky's Blade
22%inclusion62 decks288 decks
16xlift
Cavalier of Gales
20%inclusion58 decks288 decks
42xlift
Sheoldred, Whispering One
20%inclusion57 decks288 decks
3.6xlift
Toxrill, the Corrosive
20%inclusion57 decks288 decks
4.4xlift
Mother of Runes
17%inclusion48 decks288 decks
4.4xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
16%inclusion47 decks288 decks
27xlift
Diluvian Primordial
16%inclusion45 decks288 decks
34xlift
Sepulchral Primordial
15%inclusion43 decks288 decks
22xlift
Nezahal, Primal Tide
15%inclusion43 decks288 decks
2.8xlift
Grand Abolisher
14%inclusion41 decks288 decks
0.6xlift
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14%inclusion40 decks288 decks
3.0xlift
Ancient Cellarspawn
13%inclusion38 decks288 decks
6.6xlift
Wandering Archaic
13%inclusion37 decks288 decks
6.4xlift
Medomai the Ageless
13%inclusion37 decks288 decks
5.1xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion36 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Master of Predicaments
12%inclusion35 decks288 decks
23xlift
Weathered Wayfarer
12%inclusion34 decks288 decks
9.3xlift
Rune-Scarred Demon
12%inclusion34 decks288 decks
4.9xlift
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion34 decks288 decks
0.8xlift
Defiler of Dreams
11%inclusion33 decks288 decks
18xlift
Pathrazer of Ulamog
11%inclusion31 decks288 decks
47xlift
Mulldrifter
10%inclusion29 decks288 decks
3.7xlift
Raffine, Scheming Seer
10%inclusion29 decks288 decks
2.2xlift
Angel of the Ruins
9.4%inclusion27 decks288 decks
1.8xlift
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
9.4%inclusion27 decks288 decks
22xlift
Serum Sovereign
9.4%inclusion27 decks288 decks
52xlift
Sphinx of Uthuun
9.0%inclusion26 decks288 decks
26xlift
Roaming Throne
8.7%inclusion25 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Burnished Hart
8.7%inclusion25 decks288 decks
7.0xlift
Thassa's Oracle
8.3%inclusion24 decks288 decks
0.6xlift
Thassa, God of the Sea
7.6%inclusion22 decks288 decks
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Serra's Emissary
7.3%inclusion21 decks288 decks
4.1xlift
Instants
Nexus of Fate
57%inclusion163 decks288 decks
32xlift
Path to Exile
52%inclusion149 decks288 decks
1.2xlift
Void Rend
49%inclusion140 decks288 decks
1.4xlift
Counterspell
44%inclusion126 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Anguished Unmaking
42%inclusion121 decks288 decks
1.4xlift
Fierce Guardianship
38%inclusion109 decks288 decks
0.8xlift
Enlightened Tutor
37%inclusion107 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion102 decks288 decks
1.1xlift
Teferi's Protection
33%inclusion96 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Brainsurge
33%inclusion95 decks288 decks
10xlift
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion95 decks288 decks
0.6xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion85 decks288 decks
0.8xlift
Force of Will
27%inclusion79 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Lim-Dûl's Vault
26%inclusion75 decks288 decks
5.1xlift
Swan Song
25%inclusion73 decks288 decks
0.8xlift
Generous Gift
23%inclusion65 decks288 decks
1.7xlift
Mana Drain
22%inclusion64 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Mortify
20%inclusion57 decks288 decks
3.4xlift
Force of Negation
18%inclusion53 decks288 decks
0.8xlift
Dovin's Veto
18%inclusion51 decks288 decks
0.6xlift
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion34 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion33 decks288 decks
0.6xlift
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion32 decks288 decks
0.6xlift
Esper Charm
10%inclusion30 decks288 decks
8.4xlift
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion29 decks288 decks
1.5xlift
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion28 decks288 decks
0.3xlift
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion28 decks288 decks
5.6xlift
Negate
10%inclusion28 decks288 decks
0.8xlift
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion28 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Otherworldly Gaze
10%inclusion28 decks288 decks
8.4xlift
Demonic Consultation
8.3%inclusion24 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Silence
8.0%inclusion23 decks288 decks
0.5xlift
Opt
7.6%inclusion22 decks288 decks
2.5xlift
Flusterstorm
7.6%inclusion22 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Render Silent
7.3%inclusion21 decks288 decks
1.3xlift
Mystic Confluence
6.9%inclusion20 decks288 decks
7.8xlift
Telling Time
6.6%inclusion19 decks288 decks
4.6xlift
Sphinx's Revelation
5.6%inclusion16 decks288 decks
2.5xlift
Malakir Rebirth
5.6%inclusion16 decks288 decks
1.1xlift
Mental Misstep
5.2%inclusion15 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Emergency Powers
5.2%inclusion15 decks288 decks
10xlift
Sorceries
Expropriate
51%inclusion148 decks288 decks
15xlift
Temporal Mastery
45%inclusion130 decks288 decks
15xlift
Approach of the Second Sun
38%inclusion109 decks288 decks
7.0xlift
Time Warp
34%inclusion97 decks288 decks
15xlift
Breach the Multiverse
32%inclusion92 decks288 decks
18xlift
Preordain
32%inclusion91 decks288 decks
6.0xlift
Portent
28%inclusion81 decks288 decks
12xlift
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion77 decks288 decks
0.6xlift
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion72 decks288 decks
8.6xlift
Temporal Manipulation
25%inclusion71 decks288 decks
17xlift
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion67 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Imperial Seal
22%inclusion62 decks288 decks
1.9xlift
Brilliant Ultimatum
20%inclusion59 decks288 decks
41xlift
Temporal Trespass
20%inclusion58 decks288 decks
26xlift
Scheming Symmetry
19%inclusion54 decks288 decks
10xlift
Blatant Thievery
19%inclusion54 decks288 decks
25xlift
Personal Tutor
19%inclusion54 decks288 decks
13xlift
Time Wipe
17%inclusion50 decks288 decks
4.6xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion49 decks288 decks
3.8xlift
Serum Visions
16%inclusion45 decks288 decks
18xlift
Capture of Jingzhou
15%inclusion43 decks288 decks
18xlift
Dream Harvest
14%inclusion25 decks178 decks
19xlift
Mnemonic Deluge
14%inclusion39 decks288 decks
47xlift
Alrund's Epiphany
13%inclusion36 decks288 decks
37xlift
Extinction Event
12%inclusion35 decks288 decks
57xlift
Vindicate
12%inclusion35 decks288 decks
1.1xlift
Reanimate
11%inclusion32 decks288 decks
0.5xlift
Windfall
9.4%inclusion27 decks288 decks
0.5xlift
Tragic Arrogance
8.7%inclusion25 decks288 decks
13xlift
Grim Tutor
8.7%inclusion25 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Supreme Verdict
8.3%inclusion24 decks288 decks
0.5xlift
Mystic Speculation
7.3%inclusion21 decks288 decks
52xlift
Peer into the Abyss
6.9%inclusion20 decks288 decks
1.6xlift
Lórien Revealed
6.6%inclusion19 decks288 decks
2.6xlift
Bribery
6.6%inclusion19 decks288 decks
4.2xlift
Restoration Seminar
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
6.4xlift
Clone Legion
6.3%inclusion18 decks288 decks
32xlift
Insatiable Avarice
5.9%inclusion17 decks288 decks
2.9xlift
Cleansing Nova
5.9%inclusion17 decks288 decks
1.7xlift
Fractured Identity
5.6%inclusion16 decks288 decks
4.4xlift
Diabolic Vision
5.6%inclusion16 decks288 decks
3.8xlift
Moment of Reckoning
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
14xlift
Quantum Misalignment
5.2%inclusion15 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Wrath of God
5.2%inclusion15 decks288 decks
1.1xlift
Utility Artifacts
Scroll Rack
43%inclusion125 decks288 decks
12xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion105 decks288 decks
1.7xlift
Whispersilk Cloak
27%inclusion79 decks288 decks
17xlift
Portal to Phyrexia
23%inclusion65 decks288 decks
19xlift
Strionic Resonator
14%inclusion41 decks288 decks
4.4xlift
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion36 decks288 decks
2.2xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion35 decks288 decks
3.5xlift
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
12%inclusion24 decks205 decks
13xlift
Explorer's Scope
10%inclusion28 decks288 decks
42xlift
Isochron Scepter
7.6%inclusion22 decks288 decks
1.8xlift
Bolas's Citadel
7.3%inclusion21 decks288 decks
0.3xlift
Lavaspur Boots
6.9%inclusion20 decks288 decks
10xlift
The One Ring
5.6%inclusion16 decks288 decks
0.2xlift
Genji Glove
5.2%inclusion13 decks249 decks
1.8xlift
Brainstone
5.2%inclusion15 decks288 decks
7.2xlift
Enchantments
Rhystic Study
51%inclusion148 decks288 decks
0.8xlift
Soothsaying
46%inclusion133 decks288 decks
49xlift
Mind's Dilation
33%inclusion96 decks288 decks
13xlift
Aqueous Form
30%inclusion85 decks288 decks
13xlift
Smothering Tithe
29%inclusion84 decks288 decks
0.5xlift
Propaganda
27%inclusion78 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Penance
26%inclusion76 decks288 decks
18xlift
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion64 decks288 decks
0.6xlift
Ghostly Prison
22%inclusion62 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Reconnaissance
19%inclusion55 decks288 decks
7.1xlift
Haunted Crossroads
16%inclusion45 decks288 decks
57xlift
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion40 decks288 decks
10xlift
Land Tax
14%inclusion39 decks288 decks
1.6xlift
Baneful Omen
13%inclusion38 decks288 decks
35xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion33 decks288 decks
1.5xlift
Necropotence
10%inclusion28 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Debtors' Knell
7.3%inclusion21 decks288 decks
10xlift
Phyrexian Arena
7.3%inclusion21 decks288 decks
0.5xlift
Black Market Connections
6.9%inclusion20 decks288 decks
0.3xlift
Future Sight
6.3%inclusion18 decks288 decks
21xlift
Planeswalkers
Liliana Vess
18%inclusion53 decks288 decks
28xlift
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
14%inclusion41 decks288 decks
7.6xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
12%inclusion34 decks288 decks
1.4xlift
Teferi, Time Raveler
10%inclusion28 decks288 decks
0.6xlift
Dakkon, Shadow Slayer
9.4%inclusion27 decks288 decks
6.2xlift
Elminster
7.3%inclusion21 decks288 decks
38xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion123 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Halimar Depths
33%inclusion96 decks288 decks
8.8xlift
Rivendell
24%inclusion70 decks288 decks
14xlift
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion68 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion64 decks288 decks
3.3xlift
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion53 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Command Beacon
18%inclusion51 decks288 decks
4.0xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion49 decks288 decks
0.6xlift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion45 decks288 decks
0.8xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion44 decks288 decks
2.8xlift
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion44 decks288 decks
12xlift
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion44 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion38 decks288 decks
9.5xlift
Temple of the False God
9.0%inclusion26 decks288 decks
1.5xlift
Maze of Ith
8.7%inclusion25 decks288 decks
2.0xlift
Volrath's Stronghold
6.6%inclusion19 decks288 decks
4.4xlift
New Benalia
5.6%inclusion16 decks288 decks
24xlift
Academy Ruins
5.6%inclusion16 decks288 decks
0.6xlift
Zhalfirin Void
5.2%inclusion15 decks288 decks
43xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion277 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion206 decks288 decks
0.8xlift
Chromatic Lantern
35%inclusion102 decks288 decks
2.6xlift
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion88 decks288 decks
2.9xlift
Azorius Signet
29%inclusion84 decks288 decks
1.2xlift
Talisman of Progress
29%inclusion83 decks288 decks
0.6xlift
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion83 decks288 decks
1.2xlift
Talisman of Dominance
28%inclusion82 decks288 decks
0.5xlift
Talisman of Hierarchy
25%inclusion72 decks288 decks
0.5xlift
Gilded Lotus
24%inclusion69 decks288 decks
5.4xlift
Orzhov Signet
24%inclusion69 decks288 decks
1.1xlift
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion66 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Mana Vault
19%inclusion56 decks288 decks
1.2xlift
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion39 decks288 decks
0.5xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion37 decks288 decks
1.5xlift
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion37 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion32 decks288 decks
0.6xlift
Misleading Signpost
9.4%inclusion27 decks288 decks
6.2xlift
Mox Diamond
8.0%inclusion23 decks288 decks
0.8xlift
Worn Powerstone
7.6%inclusion22 decks288 decks
7.7xlift
Mana Geode
7.3%inclusion21 decks288 decks
28xlift
Chromatic Orrery
7.3%inclusion21 decks288 decks
5.2xlift
Bender's Waterskin
7.2%inclusion16 decks222 decks
1.2xlift
Obelisk of Esper
6.9%inclusion20 decks288 decks
6.9xlift
Coalition Relic
6.6%inclusion19 decks288 decks
10xlift
Midnight Clock
6.6%inclusion19 decks288 decks
1.9xlift
Sonic Screwdriver
6.6%inclusion19 decks288 decks
11xlift
Mind Stone
6.3%inclusion18 decks288 decks
0.8xlift
Skyclave Relic
6.3%inclusion18 decks288 decks
7.1xlift
Mox Opal
5.9%inclusion17 decks288 decks
0.5xlift
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion277 decks288 decks
1.1xlift
Island
96%inclusion277 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Command Tower
95%inclusion273 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Plains
94%inclusion272 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Hallowed Fountain
65%inclusion187 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Watery Grave
64%inclusion185 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Godless Shrine
63%inclusion180 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Raffine's Tower
57%inclusion165 decks288 decks
1.1xlift
Polluted Delta
53%inclusion152 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Flooded Strand
52%inclusion151 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Arcane Sanctum
51%inclusion148 decks288 decks
1.3xlift
Sea of Clouds
50%inclusion143 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion141 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Marsh Flats
49%inclusion141 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Morphic Pool
46%inclusion133 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Vault of Champions
46%inclusion132 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Glacial Fortress
43%inclusion123 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Temple of Enlightenment
40%inclusion114 decks288 decks
4.2xlift
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion113 decks288 decks
4.2xlift
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion110 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Temple of Silence
36%inclusion103 decks288 decks
3.5xlift
Prairie Stream
33%inclusion96 decks288 decks
1.1xlift
Isolated Chapel
32%inclusion93 decks288 decks
0.8xlift
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion84 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Caves of Koilos
29%inclusion83 decks288 decks
0.8xlift
Underground River
26%inclusion76 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion72 decks288 decks
1.6xlift
Tundra
24%inclusion70 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Adarkar Wastes
24%inclusion70 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Scrubland
23%inclusion66 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
City of Brass
22%inclusion64 decks288 decks
0.8xlift
Underground Sea
22%inclusion63 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion60 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion60 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Deserted Beach
21%inclusion60 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Meticulous Archive
20%inclusion58 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion52 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion50 decks288 decks
1.3xlift
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion49 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion49 decks288 decks
3.8xlift
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion48 decks288 decks
1.7xlift
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion46 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Azorius Chancery
15%inclusion44 decks288 decks
1.7xlift
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion41 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion41 decks288 decks
0.9xlift
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion40 decks288 decks
1.0xlift
Shattered Sanctum
14%inclusion40 decks288 decks
0.7xlift
Contaminated Landscape
13%inclusion38 decks288 decks
1.7xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion36 decks288 decks
1.4xlift
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion36 decks288 decks
0.8xlift
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