Sphinx Sovereign
Shards of Alara (ALA) #196 · Mythic · Artifact Creature — Sphinx
Mana cost: {4}{W}{U}{U}{B}
Flying
At the beginning of your end step, you gain 3 life if this creature is untapped. Otherwise, each opponent loses 3 life.
"What rises without legs, whispers without a voice, bites without teeth, and dies without having life?"
Power/toughness 6/6 · Illustrated by Chippy · Released October 3, 2008
Prices
- Nonfoil: $1.92 USD · €1.19 EUR
- Foil: $6.61 USD · €2.99 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.62 USD (47.7%) to $1.92 USD; low $1.30 USD, high $1.92 USD.
Printings
- Shards of Alara #196 (this printing) · Mythic · 2008 · $1.92 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2008-10-01 · wotc — The ability checks whether Sphinx Sovereign is tapped or untapped at the time the ability resolves. If Sphinx Sovereign is no longer on the battlefield by then, the ability checks whether Sphinx Sovereign was tapped or untapped at the time it left the battlefield.
Played in these commander decks
- Sharuum the Hegemon · in 8% of 48 decks