Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (Commander)

Unesh, Criosphinx 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 of False Conclusions
30%inclusion57 decks188 decks
19xlift
Sphinx's Approach
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
3.9xlift
Archive Arbiter
13%inclusion22 decks171 decks
26xlift
Fblthp, Impossibly Lost
3.5%inclusion7 decks198 decks
0.9xlift
Troop of Ponies
3.2%inclusion11 decks344 decks
1.4xlift
Top Cards
Defiler of Dreams
86%inclusion1.73K decks2.02K decks
12xlift
Sphinx of Foresight
81%inclusion1.64K decks2.02K decks
63xlift
Sapphire Medallion
77%inclusion1.54K decks2.02K decks
1.3xlift
Atemsis, All-Seeing
73%inclusion1.47K decks2.02K decks
44xlift
Windreader Sphinx
73%inclusion1.46K decks2.02K decks
37xlift
Dream Eater
72%inclusion1.46K decks2.02K decks
93xlift
Dazzling Sphinx
72%inclusion1.46K decks2.02K decks
63xlift
Sphinx of the Second Sun
70%inclusion1.42K decks2.02K decks
17xlift
Counterspell
70%inclusion1.42K decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Enigma Thief
68%inclusion1.38K decks2.02K decks
104xlift
High Lift Cards
Argent Sphinx
63%inclusion1.26K decks2.02K decks
142xlift
Jwar Isle Avenger
20%inclusion411 decks2.02K decks
138xlift
Rescuer Sphinx
32%inclusion637 decks2.02K decks
133xlift
Sphinx of Lost Truths
31%inclusion617 decks2.02K decks
123xlift
Conundrum Sphinx
51%inclusion1.02K decks2.02K decks
120xlift
Glyph Keeper
29%inclusion594 decks2.02K decks
112xlift
Sphinx of Clear Skies
19%inclusion380 decks2.02K decks
111xlift
Riddlemaster Sphinx
35%inclusion706 decks2.02K decks
102xlift
Serra Sphinx
8.2%inclusion165 decks2.02K decks
99xlift
Master of Predicaments
67%inclusion1.34K decks2.02K decks
99xlift
Creatures
Sphinx of Uthuun
65%inclusion1.32K decks2.02K decks
65xlift
Scholar of the Lost Trove
65%inclusion1.30K decks2.02K decks
79xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
62%inclusion1.25K decks2.02K decks
55xlift
Guardian of Tazeem
60%inclusion1.22K decks2.02K decks
58xlift
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
58%inclusion1.16K decks1.99K decks
36xlift
Conspiracy Unraveler
58%inclusion1.17K decks2.02K decks
95xlift
Prognostic Sphinx
58%inclusion1.16K decks2.02K decks
62xlift
Arbiter of the Ideal
57%inclusion1.14K decks2.02K decks
67xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
54%inclusion1.09K decks2.02K decks
4.6xlift
Curator of Destinies
52%inclusion1.03K decks1.99K decks
68xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
50%inclusion1.01K decks2.02K decks
66xlift
Chancellor of the Spires
50%inclusion1.01K decks2.02K decks
70xlift
Sphinx of Enlightenment
47%inclusion946 decks2.02K decks
67xlift
Ormos, Archive Keeper
46%inclusion922 decks2.02K decks
45xlift
Warden of Evos Isle
44%inclusion881 decks2.02K decks
25xlift
Serum Sovereign
40%inclusion804 decks2.02K decks
41xlift
Curator of Mysteries
37%inclusion750 decks2.02K decks
68xlift
Universal Automaton
30%inclusion601 decks2.02K decks
44xlift
Inspired Sphinx
29%inclusion583 decks2.02K decks
46xlift
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
27%inclusion554 decks2.02K decks
94xlift
Quantum Riddler
27%inclusion378 decks1.38K decks
29xlift
Sphinx of Magosi
27%inclusion543 decks2.02K decks
51xlift
Spark Double
27%inclusion542 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
26%inclusion517 decks2.02K decks
92xlift
Laboratory Maniac
25%inclusion507 decks2.02K decks
1.2xlift
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
25%inclusion501 decks2.02K decks
57xlift
Roaming Throne
24%inclusion485 decks2.02K decks
5.6xlift
Stoic Sphinx
23%inclusion471 decks2.02K decks
90xlift
Master of Winds
22%inclusion443 decks2.02K decks
80xlift
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion402 decks2.02K decks
2.9xlift
Omni-Changeling
19%inclusion182 decks945 decks
10xlift
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion369 decks2.02K decks
1.5xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
18%inclusion358 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Three Tree Mascot
17%inclusion339 decks2.02K decks
59xlift
Changeling Wayfinder
17%inclusion158 decks940 decks
26xlift
Bloodline Pretender
16%inclusion322 decks2.02K decks
23xlift
Watcher of Hours
16%inclusion320 decks2.02K decks
58xlift
Sphinx Mindbreaker
15%inclusion297 decks2.02K decks
17xlift
Donal, Herald of Wings
14%inclusion281 decks2.02K decks
30xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion272 decks2.02K decks
0.7xlift
Vexing Sphinx
13%inclusion259 decks2.02K decks
87xlift
Phantasmal Image
13%inclusion254 decks2.02K decks
2.4xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
13%inclusion253 decks2.02K decks
2.0xlift
Marauding Sphinx
13%inclusion252 decks2.02K decks
87xlift
Mistwalker
12%inclusion248 decks2.02K decks
45xlift
Cloudreader Sphinx
12%inclusion242 decks2.02K decks
84xlift
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
11%inclusion230 decks2.02K decks
9.4xlift
Mothdust Changeling
11%inclusion226 decks2.02K decks
19xlift
Barkform Harvester
11%inclusion216 decks2.02K decks
23xlift
Amoeboid Changeling
10%inclusion206 decks2.02K decks
19xlift
Instants
High Tide
67%inclusion1.36K decks2.02K decks
1.5xlift
Reality Shift
47%inclusion952 decks2.02K decks
1.8xlift
Pongify
46%inclusion919 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Rapid Hybridization
44%inclusion886 decks2.02K decks
1.3xlift
Arcane Denial
41%inclusion818 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Negate
40%inclusion816 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion787 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Cyclonic Rift
34%inclusion683 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Aetherize
31%inclusion625 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Swan Song
30%inclusion600 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Mana Drain
28%inclusion562 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Resculpt
27%inclusion540 decks2.02K decks
1.7xlift
Stubborn Denial
26%inclusion519 decks2.02K decks
10xlift
Ghostly Flicker
24%inclusion493 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Foil
22%inclusion447 decks2.02K decks
3.8xlift
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion430 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Brainstorm
20%inclusion409 decks2.02K decks
0.5xlift
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion385 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion382 decks2.02K decks
2.4xlift
Force of Will
16%inclusion331 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Frantic Search
15%inclusion297 decks2.02K decks
0.5xlift
Force of Negation
14%inclusion276 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion258 decks2.02K decks
1.5xlift
Essence Flux
13%inclusion255 decks2.02K decks
1.4xlift
Engulf the Shore
13%inclusion254 decks2.02K decks
1.8xlift
Snap
12%inclusion247 decks2.02K decks
0.6xlift
Aetherspouts
12%inclusion244 decks2.02K decks
1.7xlift
Flare of Denial
11%inclusion226 decks2.02K decks
1.5xlift
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion225 decks2.02K decks
0.5xlift
Rewind
11%inclusion220 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Flow of Knowledge
10%inclusion203 decks2.02K decks
0.7xlift
Cryptic Command
10%inclusion201 decks2.02K decks
0.8xlift
Displace
10%inclusion196 decks2.02K decks
2.5xlift
Evacuation
9.4%inclusion190 decks2.02K decks
1.2xlift
March of Swirling Mist
9.1%inclusion184 decks2.02K decks
1.3xlift
Disdainful Stroke
9.1%inclusion183 decks2.02K decks
2.0xlift
Nexus of Fate
9.1%inclusion183 decks2.02K decks
1.8xlift
Opt
9.0%inclusion182 decks2.02K decks
0.4xlift
Pact of Negation
8.9%inclusion179 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Archmage's Charm
8.8%inclusion177 decks2.02K decks
0.5xlift
Run Away Together
8.7%inclusion176 decks2.02K decks
1.9xlift
Commit // Memory
8.6%inclusion174 decks2.02K decks
3.3xlift
Disallow
8.5%inclusion171 decks2.02K decks
1.3xlift
Narset's Reversal
8.2%inclusion166 decks2.02K decks
0.7xlift
Hide on the Ceiling
7.2%inclusion89 decks1.24K decks
2.7xlift
Misdirection
7.2%inclusion145 decks2.02K decks
1.4xlift
Mystic Confluence
7.1%inclusion144 decks2.02K decks
0.8xlift
Strix Serenade
7.1%inclusion143 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Forbid
7.0%inclusion141 decks2.02K decks
5.4xlift
Teferi's Time Twist
6.9%inclusion140 decks2.02K decks
1.4xlift
Sorceries
Curse of the Swine
31%inclusion633 decks2.02K decks
3.0xlift
Rite of Replication
29%inclusion587 decks2.02K decks
4.0xlift
Raise the Palisade
28%inclusion574 decks2.02K decks
7.0xlift
Spectral Deluge
24%inclusion476 decks2.02K decks
2.5xlift
Flood of Tears
19%inclusion381 decks2.02K decks
6.4xlift
Ravenform
17%inclusion334 decks2.02K decks
2.3xlift
Ponder
16%inclusion325 decks2.02K decks
0.6xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion318 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Preordain
16%inclusion316 decks2.02K decks
0.7xlift
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion216 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
11%inclusion215 decks2.02K decks
1.4xlift
Windfall
10%inclusion203 decks2.02K decks
0.5xlift
Wash Out
9.4%inclusion190 decks2.02K decks
2.0xlift
Inundate
9.1%inclusion183 decks2.02K decks
4.4xlift
Quasiduplicate
7.3%inclusion148 decks2.02K decks
2.5xlift
Temporal Trespass
7.1%inclusion144 decks2.02K decks
3.6xlift
Fabricate
6.5%inclusion131 decks2.02K decks
0.3xlift
Echo of Eons
5.7%inclusion115 decks2.02K decks
2.3xlift
Winged Words
5.7%inclusion115 decks2.02K decks
1.8xlift
River's Rebuke
5.5%inclusion111 decks2.02K decks
1.7xlift
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
62%inclusion1.25K decks2.02K decks
11xlift
Urza's Incubator
56%inclusion1.13K decks2.02K decks
47xlift
Herald's Horn
46%inclusion921 decks2.02K decks
26xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
35%inclusion710 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Panharmonicon
35%inclusion702 decks2.02K decks
8.5xlift
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion628 decks2.02K decks
1.2xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion570 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion292 decks2.02K decks
5.4xlift
Semblance Anvil
13%inclusion257 decks2.02K decks
6.8xlift
Gathering Stone
9.3%inclusion88 decks945 decks
29xlift
Conjurer's Closet
8.5%inclusion172 decks2.02K decks
1.8xlift
Venser's Journal
6.6%inclusion132 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Bident of Thassa
5.6%inclusion112 decks2.02K decks
0.4xlift
Spellbook
5.4%inclusion109 decks2.02K decks
0.8xlift
Vanquisher's Banner
5.0%inclusion101 decks2.02K decks
4.7xlift
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
48%inclusion961 decks2.02K decks
16xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
28%inclusion563 decks2.02K decks
2.3xlift
Omniscience
26%inclusion514 decks2.02K decks
3.0xlift
Propaganda
19%inclusion389 decks2.02K decks
0.6xlift
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion386 decks2.02K decks
0.6xlift
Wizard Class
19%inclusion381 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
18%inclusion357 decks2.02K decks
2.2xlift
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion309 decks2.02K decks
0.6xlift
Kindred Discovery
15%inclusion295 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Call to the Kindred
14%inclusion275 decks2.02K decks
40xlift
Gravitational Shift
12%inclusion241 decks2.02K decks
6.9xlift
Kozilek's Unsealing
11%inclusion227 decks2.02K decks
26xlift
Favorable Winds
10%inclusion202 decks2.02K decks
2.6xlift
Virtue of Knowledge
9.4%inclusion190 decks2.02K decks
4.7xlift
Dream Halls
9.0%inclusion182 decks2.02K decks
21xlift
Witness Protection
6.7%inclusion134 decks2.02K decks
1.2xlift
Case of the Shifting Visage
6.4%inclusion128 decks2.02K decks
20xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
32%inclusion642 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion1.52K decks2.02K decks
1.3xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
54%inclusion1.08K decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
42%inclusion838 decks2.02K decks
2.5xlift
Castle Vantress
31%inclusion630 decks2.02K decks
1.8xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion514 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Terrain Generator
22%inclusion435 decks2.02K decks
2.8xlift
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion380 decks2.02K decks
2.0xlift
Lonely Sandbar
19%inclusion377 decks2.02K decks
1.4xlift
Halimar Depths
16%inclusion328 decks2.02K decks
1.7xlift
Three Tree City
15%inclusion310 decks2.02K decks
3.7xlift
Command Beacon
14%inclusion286 decks2.02K decks
3.4xlift
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion259 decks2.02K decks
1.2xlift
Sunken Palace
11%inclusion226 decks2.02K decks
3.1xlift
War Room
11%inclusion212 decks2.02K decks
0.7xlift
Rivendell
10%inclusion209 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Rogue's Passage
8.2%inclusion166 decks2.02K decks
0.5xlift
Scavenger Grounds
7.9%inclusion159 decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Urza's Saga
7.4%inclusion149 decks2.02K decks
0.4xlift
Remote Isle
6.4%inclusion129 decks2.02K decks
1.4xlift
Academy Ruins
6.2%inclusion125 decks2.02K decks
0.3xlift
Field of Ruin
5.9%inclusion119 decks2.02K decks
2.8xlift
Desert of the Mindful
5.9%inclusion118 decks2.02K decks
1.9xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
5.9%inclusion118 decks2.02K decks
0.6xlift
Ghost Quarter
5.7%inclusion115 decks2.02K decks
2.6xlift
Mistrise Village
5.4%inclusion89 decks1.64K decks
0.6xlift
Tolaria West
5.1%inclusion103 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.0%inclusion101 decks2.02K decks
0.4xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion1.82K decks2.02K decks
1.1xlift
Thought Vessel
76%inclusion1.54K decks2.02K decks
1.5xlift
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion1.52K decks2.02K decks
1.2xlift
Mind Stone
49%inclusion995 decks2.02K decks
1.4xlift
Sky Diamond
45%inclusion904 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Caged Sun
36%inclusion729 decks2.02K decks
3.6xlift
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion595 decks2.02K decks
1.5xlift
Thran Dynamo
28%inclusion565 decks2.02K decks
2.2xlift
Worn Powerstone
28%inclusion560 decks2.02K decks
5.6xlift
Midnight Clock
26%inclusion521 decks2.02K decks
1.4xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
25%inclusion511 decks2.02K decks
2.0xlift
Firdoch Core
23%inclusion213 decks941 decks
30xlift
Gilded Lotus
22%inclusion445 decks2.02K decks
2.1xlift
Nyx Lotus
16%inclusion319 decks2.02K decks
4.7xlift
Extraplanar Lens
15%inclusion306 decks2.02K decks
1.9xlift
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion297 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion285 decks2.02K decks
1.7xlift
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion269 decks2.02K decks
2.5xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
12%inclusion237 decks2.02K decks
3.3xlift
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion225 decks2.02K decks
2.7xlift
Heraldic Banner
11%inclusion220 decks2.02K decks
2.0xlift
Gauntlet of Power
11%inclusion218 decks2.02K decks
2.9xlift
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion213 decks2.02K decks
1.3xlift
Mana Vault
9.3%inclusion188 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Coldsteel Heart
8.6%inclusion173 decks2.02K decks
3.0xlift
Chrome Mox
6.8%inclusion137 decks2.02K decks
0.8xlift
Star Compass
6.2%inclusion125 decks2.02K decks
4.8xlift
Prismatic Lens
6.2%inclusion124 decks2.02K decks
1.9xlift
Lands
Island
93%inclusion1.88K decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion802 decks2.02K decks
1.7xlift
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion738 decks2.02K decks
10xlift
Cavern of Souls
21%inclusion431 decks2.02K decks
4.6xlift
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion430 decks2.02K decks
0.9xlift
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion402 decks2.02K decks
2.9xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion318 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.9%inclusion160 decks2.02K decks
0.5xlift
Snow-Covered Island
7.3%inclusion148 decks2.02K decks
1.0xlift
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion135 decks2.02K decks
1.3xlift
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