Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign (Commander) - Sphinxes

Yennett, Cryptic 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
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
The Ur-Sphinx
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Kindred Judgment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Sphinx of False Conclusions
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Return to the Light Realms
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magister Sphinx
91%inclusion153 decks169 decks
87%synergy
Enigma Sphinx
84%inclusion142 decks169 decks
82%synergy
Windreader Sphinx
82%inclusion138 decks169 decks
80%synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
79%inclusion133 decks169 decks
77%synergy
Prognostic Sphinx
73%inclusion124 decks169 decks
72%synergy
Sphinx of the Final Word
71%inclusion120 decks169 decks
70%synergy
Ethersworn Sphinx
70%inclusion118 decks169 decks
68%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
59%inclusion100 decks169 decks
58%synergy
Master of Predicaments
59%inclusion100 decks169 decks
58%synergy
Brainstorm
74%inclusion125 decks169 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Ponder
62%inclusion105 decks169 decks
53%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
61%inclusion103 decks169 decks
-7%synergy
Scholar of the Lost Trove
58%inclusion98 decks169 decks
57%synergy
Void Rend
58%inclusion98 decks169 decks
23%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
57%inclusion96 decks169 decks
56%synergy
Sphinx Ambassador
55%inclusion93 decks169 decks
54%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion88 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
51%inclusion86 decks169 decks
49%synergy
Raffine, Scheming Seer
50%inclusion85 decks169 decks
45%synergy
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
50%inclusion85 decks169 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
31%inclusion53 decks169 decks
25%synergy
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion33 decks169 decks
-10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
-17%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
-8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
-6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
-11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Vega, the Watcher
46%inclusion78 decks169 decks
44%synergy
Sphinx of Uthuun
46%inclusion77 decks169 decks
45%synergy
Serum Sovereign
43%inclusion72 decks169 decks
42%synergy
Enigma Thief
39%inclusion66 decks169 decks
39%synergy
Chancellor of the Spires
38%inclusion64 decks169 decks
37%synergy
Medomai the Ageless
37%inclusion62 decks169 decks
34%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
30%inclusion51 decks169 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx of Clear Skies
30%inclusion51 decks169 decks
29%synergy
Sphinx Summoner
29%inclusion49 decks169 decks
28%synergy
Conspiracy Unraveler
27%inclusion46 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Inspired Sphinx
25%inclusion43 decks169 decks
25%synergy
Vesuvan Drifter
25%inclusion43 decks169 decks
25%synergy
Isperia, Supreme Judge
25%inclusion43 decks169 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx of Foresight
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
24%synergy
Sphinx of the Steel Wind
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
22%synergy
Isperia the Inscrutable
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
23%synergy
Hidetsugu and Kairi
22%inclusion38 decks169 decks
22%synergy
Marvo, Deep Operative
21%inclusion36 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
21%inclusion35 decks169 decks
19%synergy
Dream Trawler
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx Mindbreaker
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
19%inclusion32 decks169 decks
18%synergy
Warden of Evos Isle
19%inclusion32 decks169 decks
18%synergy
Azor, the Lawbringer
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Guardian of Tazeem
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
17%inclusion28 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Jelenn Sphinx
17%inclusion28 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Sharuum the Hegemon
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Atemsis, All-Seeing
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Curator of Destinies
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Cavalier of Gales
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Sphinx Sovereign
15%inclusion25 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Blazing Archon
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Cloudreader Sphinx
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Roaming Throne
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Marauding Sphinx
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Sandstone Oracle
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Goliath Sphinx
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Sphinx of the Revelation
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Glyph Keeper
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Arbiter of the Ideal
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Void Winnower
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Belltower Sphinx
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
46%inclusion77 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Brainsurge
43%inclusion73 decks169 decks
40%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
43%inclusion73 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Mortify
40%inclusion68 decks169 decks
32%synergy
Esper Charm
29%inclusion49 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Dovin's Veto
25%inclusion43 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion35 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
19%inclusion32 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Nexus of Fate
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
-13%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
-7%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
-10%synergy
Render Silent
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Emergency Powers
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Fated Return
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Telling Time
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Despark
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
-7%synergy
Dissolve
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Charm
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
-7%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Murder
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Utter End
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
-0%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
39%inclusion66 decks169 decks
34%synergy
Brilliant Ultimatum
36%inclusion60 decks169 decks
34%synergy
Dream Cache
34%inclusion57 decks169 decks
33%synergy
Portent
33%inclusion55 decks169 decks
29%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
32%inclusion54 decks169 decks
28%synergy
Time Wipe
29%inclusion49 decks169 decks
23%synergy
Plague Wind
25%inclusion42 decks169 decks
24%synergy
Temporal Mastery
24%inclusion40 decks169 decks
22%synergy
Serum Visions
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
22%synergy
Vindicate
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Expropriate
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Dream Harvest
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Index
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Blatant Thievery
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Ugin's Insight
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Extinction Event
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Time Warp
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Nova
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
-12%synergy
Clone Legion
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
-13%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Supreme Verdict
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
-8%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Trespass
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Speculation
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion78 decks169 decks
22%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
44%inclusion74 decks169 decks
35%synergy
Crystal Ball
39%inclusion66 decks169 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion64 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Explorer's Scope
25%inclusion43 decks169 decks
25%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
22%synergy
Scroll Rack
22%inclusion38 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion33 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Incubator
19%inclusion32 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Strionic Resonator
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Herald's Horn
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Brainstone
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Belbe's Portal
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Spellbook
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Soothsaying
45%inclusion76 decks169 decks
44%synergy
Aqueous Form
44%inclusion74 decks169 decks
41%synergy
Haunted Crossroads
29%inclusion49 decks169 decks
29%synergy
Mind's Dilation
28%inclusion47 decks169 decks
25%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion46 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Penance
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
22%synergy
Baneful Omen
20%inclusion33 decks169 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Debtors' Knell
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Future Sight
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Discovery
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Reconnaissance
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Gravitational Shift
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
-14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elminster
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Dakkon, Shadow Slayer
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
61%inclusion103 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Halimar Depths
52%inclusion88 decks169 decks
48%synergy
Rivendell
31%inclusion52 decks169 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion50 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion42 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
23%synergy
Castle Vantress
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
-11%synergy
Command Beacon
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
5%synergy
New Benalia
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion156 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion112 decks169 decks
-21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
47%inclusion80 decks169 decks
31%synergy
Azorius Signet
38%inclusion65 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion60 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
34%inclusion57 decks169 decks
26%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
33%inclusion56 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Signet
28%inclusion47 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
27%inclusion45 decks169 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Progress
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
-21%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
-31%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
-30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
-18%synergy
Obelisk of Esper
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Mana Geode
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Patchwork Banner
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
-4%synergy
Coalition Relic
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion165 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion161 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion155 decks169 decks
-0%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion154 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
69%inclusion116 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
62%inclusion104 decks169 decks
47%synergy
Temple of Deceit
60%inclusion101 decks169 decks
44%synergy
Path of Ancestry
58%inclusion98 decks169 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Silence
54%inclusion92 decks169 decks
37%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion80 decks169 decks
-12%synergy
Glacial Fortress
47%inclusion79 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Raffine's Tower
46%inclusion77 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
43%inclusion73 decks169 decks
-9%synergy
Prairie Stream
43%inclusion72 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
42%inclusion71 decks169 decks
-10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion62 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Godless Shrine
36%inclusion60 decks169 decks
-17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
32%inclusion54 decks169 decks
-8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
30%inclusion51 decks169 decks
-13%synergy
Sea of Clouds
30%inclusion50 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Azorius Chancery
29%inclusion49 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Deserted Beach
28%inclusion48 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion46 decks169 decks
-11%synergy
Flooded Strand
27%inclusion46 decks169 decks
-12%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion38 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion38 decks169 decks
-14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
-14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
-14%synergy
Morphic Pool
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
-12%synergy
Vault of Champions
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
-10%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
-0%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Port Town
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Meticulous Archive
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Tundra
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
-7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
-7%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
3%synergy
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