Enygma, Deceiver of Truths
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Posted on May 26, 2024, 12:54 a.m. by TypicalTimmy
The artwork is from the game Dragon's Dogma 2.
The Sphinx name is something I came up with. Just borrowing the artwork because it's nice.
TypicalTimmy says... #3
She would be a great second Commander for Aminatou, the Fateshifter
May 26, 2024 1:12 p.m.
Do you know what the cards you put in your graveyard and top of deck are when you choose? All the cards get exiled face down, and you never get to look at them.
If that's the intention, that you have to guess which card should go where, that's an interesting mini challenge. Looking before deciding would make the card more reliable.
May 26, 2024 7:04 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #5
Oh wow, so I had always thought that the owner of a face down card is allowed to look at it at any time. Apparently that is not true; Only when you are instructed to. It is after you have been given permission or instruction, that you may now look at it at any time. Interesting.
I guess she would need some wording updates, as if she isn't already bulky enough.
May 26, 2024 7:21 p.m.
TypicalTimmy I'm assuming you've already checked out the rulings, so this is for anyone else with questions.
You can look at face-down cards you control on the battlefield whenever you want to. You can only look at face-down exiled cards if the effect allows you to look at them. Connecting the Dots has this in the reminder text, while Jester's Scepter has the "You may look at those cards" phrase.
From Ethereal Ambush: At any time, you can look at a face-down permanent you control. You can’t look at face-down permanents you don’t control unless an effect allows you to or instructs you to.
From Asmodeus the Archfiend: If a card is exiled face-down and no player has been given permission to look at it, no player is allowed to look at it as long as it remains exiled face-down.
FormOverFunction says... #2
I really really enjoy the idea of a sphinx putting three face down cards in front of an opponent, and then having three different things happen with each of those three cards. A very cool card that doesn’t necessarily lock you into a paint-by-number deck. Even one of my dumb theme-ey decks could use this (some sort of oracle/riddle/etc theme) and function totally fine. Very well done!!
May 26, 2024 10:52 a.m.