Consecrated Sphinx

Creature — Sphinx

Flying

Whenever an opponent draws a card, you may draw two cards.

Combos

• Consecrated Sphinx + Fascination + Psychosis Crawler

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (47)

Poly_raptor on The Scarab's Fist (Bracket 4)

2 months ago

This is the first draft, I brewed this up fairly recently, I dont even own it and the tapped out deck editor suggested a 4, I don’t play CEDH, so I don’t know what CEDH really looks like. I’m not running specific cards that fit the meta because I don’t know what the meta is.

This deck would probably do well in my pod, but in no way would it win all the time, and we do not play CEDH, but we do play high power optimised decks.

As I said in the description my pods plays a lot of interaction so I added a lot as that is the pod it is designed to play in.

The only thing that I would say looks CEDH is Thorcale / Consultation and I’m thinking of swapping that out for Labman because I don’t like the CEDH win con.

The current play pattern I tend to find in playtesting is tutoring up Consecrated Sphinx or Jin-Gitaxias, Core AugurGC and getting a copy in turn 3/4 to then draw a new hand. Mind over Matter combos with Azami, Lady of Scrolls to deck yourself.

DarkKiridon on Standstill cards

3 months ago

I wish I could help you, but,

I just want to blurt out that Standstill triggering with a Consecrated Sphinx in play is bananas.

RiotRunner789 on water proof deck (v.3.0)

5 months ago

You could consider Trailblazer's Boots and/or Prowler's Helm. If you equip more than once, you save mana.

Cantrips like Opt are a good option, though technically not card advantage. The big ticket items would be Rhystic Study and The One Ring.

Otherwise, you could consider curiosity effects if you plan on connecting, Consecrated Sphinx, Fact or Fiction, or one of the blue creatures that draw you a card every instant or sorcery you cast.

Ben_DeArmond on I can see your hand

7 months ago

It should also be noted that Saheeli's Artistry has the exact same mana cost as Consecrated Sphinx.

ASalesman on Unesh, Ultimate Guide (Tribal)

8 months ago

Bloomburrow Revision

• Added Three Tree City, removed Emergence Zone. I didn't want to take out a blue source here. I haven't been able to make emergence zone very useful yet, so its getting the cut.
• Added Three Tree Mascot, removed Consecrated Sphinx. Getting the deck even lower to the ground. Consecrated sphinx is a bit expensive, and it paints a target.
• Added Barkform Harvester, removed Sakashima of a Thousand Faces. Sakashima always felt awkward at 4 cmc. Putting another cheap sphinx here I think is better.

Necramus on Wheels on Fire!

9 months ago

Consecrated Sphinx and Notion Thief can be great to capitalize on when you make your opponents draw using wheels.

I will admit that there seem to be parts of your deck that non-bo with each other. I see a Narset present, but then I also see things like Nekusar, Fate Unraveler, Bowmasters, that punish people for drawing. Narset does turn that off, but also breaks parity with wheels. So, I'm not sure if this was intentional or you just wanted the option to lean in to either strategy.

I have a Nekusar deck that I absolutely adore, if you'd like to check out my build around wheels: Oh My Gizzard, It's a Zombie Wizard

enrico81 on Volothamp Geddarm - Volo EDH

9 months ago

Hi Hybrow, very nice deck! I've done a similar one if you want to check it The taxonomy of Volo. Did you consided Sporocyst and Consecrated Sphinx? Maybe I will replace the snake slot of my Lotus Cobra with your choice of Ice-Fang Coatl.

BarfQuackers on The Oprah Winfrey of Spells (Retired)

1 year ago

indieinside Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, kinda read it, got busy, and forgot lol. Unfortunately though, I don't have a great answer for you, I haven't had the chance to play it yet. Getting cards for TCGplayer is like pulling healthy teeth from a conscious tigers mouth.

Goldfishing though, it plays like a politics deck, you don't get off to a very fast start, you'd likely need convince other players you're not a threat or threaten like you have some sort of answer in your hand to an attack, use your counterspells very conservatively, countering anything that wins the game for other people or anything that would destroy your field in the beginning. Then switch to an aggressive plan once there's two people at low life or it's a 1v1. That's my assessment just from goldfishing though plus, I'm also building with weird deck restrictions, so take my opinion on it with a grain of salt.

The deck would obviously be stronger if you don't build like an idiot like myself, cards like Consecrated Sphinx and other creatures make the deck much better. It's been pretty consistent in terms of land drops, card draw, and pumping out tokens.