Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (Commander) - cEDH

Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
Rank #1,154
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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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Archive Arbiter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
174xlift
Sphinx of False Conclusions
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
141xlift
Top Cards
Universal Automaton
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
167xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
6.1xlift
Force of Will
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Mana Drain
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
1.3xlift
Defiler of Dreams
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
77xlift
Mystic Remora
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Sapphire Medallion
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
1.6xlift
Urza's Incubator
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
124xlift
Force of Negation
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
1.5xlift
High Lift Cards
Rescuer Sphinx
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
282xlift
Chancellor of the Spires
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
282xlift
Enigma Thief
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
282xlift
Bloodline Pretender
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
282xlift
Mistwalker
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
282xlift
Argent Sphinx
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
282xlift
Jwar Isle Avenger
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
282xlift
Sphinx of Uthuun
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
282xlift
Dream Eater
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
282xlift
Three Tree Mascot
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
257xlift
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Thassa's Oracle
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
1.9xlift
Scholar of the Lost Trove
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
216xlift
Phantasmal Image
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
10xlift
Conspiracy Unraveler
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
226xlift
Changeling Wayfinder
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
250xlift
Barkform Harvester
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
207xlift
Spark Double
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
18xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
22xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
194xlift
Displacer Kitten
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
2.2xlift
Roaming Throne
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
13xlift
Omni-Changeling
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
244xlift
Sphinx of Foresight
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
254xlift
Quantum Riddler
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
144xlift
Curator of Mysteries
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
174xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
1.4xlift
Sakashima the Impostor
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
34xlift
Glasspool Mimic
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
25xlift
Orvar, the All-Form
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
132xlift
Sphinx of the Second Sun
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
65xlift
Mothdust Changeling
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
106xlift
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
186xlift
Starfield Vocalist
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
66xlift
Dazzling Sphinx
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
235xlift
Windreader Sphinx
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
177xlift
Amoeboid Changeling
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
235xlift
Atemsis, All-Seeing
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
202xlift
Shapesharer
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
126xlift
Prognostic Sphinx
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
226xlift
Curator of Destinies
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
186xlift
Laboratory Maniac
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
1.4xlift
Sphinx of Enlightenment
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
188xlift
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
34xlift
Ormos, Archive Keeper
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
169xlift
Flesh Duplicate
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
3.4xlift
Spellseeker
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0.7xlift
Inspired Sphinx
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
282xlift
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
169xlift
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0.4xlift
Vexing Sphinx
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
282xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0.3xlift
Naga Fleshcrafter
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
65xlift
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8.0xlift
Volatile Stormdrake
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0.9xlift
Donal, Herald of Wings
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
141xlift
Metallic Mimic
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
81xlift
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1.2xlift
Master of Predicaments
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
188xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
141xlift
Harbinger of the Seas
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0.8xlift
Instants
Swan Song
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Fierce Guardianship
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
0.9xlift
Pact of Negation
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Flusterstorm
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
0.9xlift
Snap
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
3.3xlift
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Mystical Tutor
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
0.8xlift
Mindbreak Trap
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
0.9xlift
Sink into Stupor
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
High Tide
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
2.2xlift
Mental Misstep
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
0.7xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
0.8xlift
Flare of Denial
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
2.7xlift
Misdirection
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
1.3xlift
Pongify
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Frantic Search
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
2.5xlift
Counterspell
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
1.3xlift
Chain of Vapor
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
0.8xlift
Brainstorm
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Commandeer
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
1.2xlift
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
0.5xlift
Snapback
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
3.4xlift
Muddle the Mixture
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
0.6xlift
Essence Flux
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
7.5xlift
Nexus of Fate
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
2.5xlift
Foil
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
5.2xlift
Resculpt
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
1.3xlift
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
1.9xlift
Stubborn Denial
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19xlift
Ghostly Flicker
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
4.1xlift
Intuition
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
1.2xlift
Daze
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
1.9xlift
Strix Serenade
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0.9xlift
Borne Upon a Wind
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0.5xlift
Narset's Reversal
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0.8xlift
Spell Pierce
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0.9xlift
Trickbind
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0.9xlift
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5.0xlift
Brain Freeze
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Dispel
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0.4xlift
Reality Shift
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1.4xlift
Filter Out
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10xlift
Long-Term Plans
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
2.0xlift
March of Swirling Mist
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0.7xlift
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1.6xlift
Consign to Memory
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1.7xlift
Hour of Need
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
141xlift
Retraction Helix
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.2xlift
Retract
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
9.4xlift
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
1.5xlift
Windfall
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
1.3xlift
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
29xlift
Ponder
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
1.2xlift
Energy Tap
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
5.2xlift
Multiversal Recruitment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
96xlift
Merchant Scroll
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0.5xlift
Preordain
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
1.1xlift
Quantum Misalignment
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
23xlift
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0.4xlift
Fabricate
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0.2xlift
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1.3xlift
Temporal Manipulation
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1.6xlift
Capture of Jingzhou
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1.9xlift
Show and Tell
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7.6xlift
Nanogene Conversion
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
47xlift
Time Warp
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1.4xlift
Raise the Palisade
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
38xlift
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
18xlift
Flash Photography
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1.3xlift
Consuming Tide
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6.6xlift
Splash Portal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
7.6xlift
Displacement Wave
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
18xlift
Flood of Tears
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
15xlift
Recall
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6.6xlift
Season of Weaving
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
8.8xlift
Serum Visions
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1.8xlift
Deep Analysis
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4.6xlift
Treasure Cruise
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1.9xlift
Bribery
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Personal Tutor
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.4xlift
Spectral Deluge
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
10xlift
Alrund's Epiphany
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
8.1xlift
Temporal Trespass
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2.2xlift
Step Through
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.5xlift
Timetwister
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.3xlift
Transmute Artifact
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.1xlift
Acquire
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3.7xlift
Utility Artifacts
Panharmonicon
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
43xlift
The One Ring
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
0.4xlift
Manifold Key
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
0.5xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0.3xlift
Herald's Horn
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
121xlift
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0.3xlift
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0.7xlift
Cursed Totem
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1.5xlift
Pyre of Heroes
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
63xlift
Grafdigger's Cage
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0.4xlift
Winter Moon
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Semblance Anvil
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4.2xlift
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0.6xlift
Radiant Lotus
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
8.8xlift
Voltaic Key
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.1xlift
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.9xlift
Elixir of Immortality
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1.6xlift
Defense Grid
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.7xlift
Cloud Key
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.5xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2.9xlift
Weathered Runestone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2.1xlift
Belbe's Portal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
141xlift
Aether Spellbomb
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.2xlift
Cloudstone Curio
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
22xlift
Scroll Rack
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1.4xlift
Trinisphere
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.4xlift
Sculpting Steel
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.4xlift
Mimic Vat
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
71xlift
Spellbook
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.8xlift
Expedition Map
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1.3xlift
Timesifter
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
141xlift
Conqueror's Flail
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2.3xlift
Kefnet's Monument
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
17xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.8xlift
Crystal Shard
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
26xlift
Codex Shredder
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.2xlift
Helm of Awakening
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Enchantments
Rhystic Study
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
0.8xlift
Dream Halls
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
68xlift
Back to Basics
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
0.9xlift
Omniscience
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
4.8xlift
Copy Artifact
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
0.6xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
3.1xlift
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
75xlift
Kindred Discovery
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
19xlift
Amphibian Downpour
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1.3xlift
Reflections of Littjara
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
51xlift
Leyline of Transformation
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
35xlift
Confounding Conundrum
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
22xlift
Counterbalance
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.3xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3.3xlift
Wizard Class
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2.6xlift
Case of the Shifting Visage
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
71xlift
Mind Over Matter
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.5xlift
Mirrormade
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.2xlift
Thought Lash
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2.1xlift
Future Sight
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3.2xlift
Kozilek's Unsealing
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
141xlift
Dress Down
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.7xlift
Eaten by Piranhas
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
17xlift
Propaganda
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.9xlift
Virtue of Knowledge
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
16xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
2.8xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0.6xlift
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.2xlift
Tezzeret the Seeker
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.1xlift
Teferi, Master of Time
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2.2xlift
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
1.1xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
7.5xlift
City of Traitors
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
1.4xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
1.1xlift
Three Tree City
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
29xlift
Urza's Saga
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
0.5xlift
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
1.9xlift
Saprazzan Skerry
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
1.8xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
0.6xlift
Seat of the Synod
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
0.7xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
0.6xlift
Crystal Vein
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
0.8xlift
Command Beacon
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
4.6xlift
War Room
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
2.4xlift
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7.2xlift
Tolaria West
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1.1xlift
Svyelunite Temple
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4.0xlift
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0.4xlift
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
17xlift
Castle Vantress
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
2.5xlift
Buried Ruin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.4xlift
Riptide Laboratory
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1.5xlift
Academy Ruins
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.2xlift
Mishra's Workshop
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.3xlift
Homeward Path
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3.2xlift
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4.4xlift
Strip Mine
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.9xlift
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
1.4xlift
Sol Ring
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Mana Vault
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Chrome Mox
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Grim Monolith
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
1.2xlift
Lotus Petal
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
0.9xlift
Mox Diamond
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
1.2xlift
Firdoch Core
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
176xlift
Mox Opal
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
0.8xlift
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
1.4xlift
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
2.5xlift
Thran Dynamo
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
3.5xlift
Lotus Bloom
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
8.4xlift
Basalt Monolith
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
0.4xlift
Mox Amber
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
0.5xlift
Gilded Lotus
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
3.3xlift
Mind Stone
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
1.4xlift
Jeweled Amulet
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0.5xlift
Mox Jasper
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8.3xlift
Caged Sun
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8.3xlift
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
2.7xlift
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
14xlift
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0.9xlift
Everflowing Chalice
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.2xlift
Commander's Sphere
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2.6xlift
Gauntlet of Power
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
9.4xlift
Hedron Archive
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3.8xlift
Relic of Legends
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1.9xlift
Sisay's Ring
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
56xlift
Chromatic Orrery
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.4xlift
Coveted Jewel
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1.1xlift
Midnight Clock
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1.7xlift
Nyx Lotus
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4.7xlift
Extraplanar Lens
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1.4xlift
Lands
Island
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Cavern of Souls
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
3.3xlift
Gemstone Caverns
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
1.1xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
1.5xlift
Sink into Stupor
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
1.0xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
1.4xlift
Glasspool Mimic
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
25xlift
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
0.6xlift
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
0.6xlift
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
0.6xlift
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
0.6xlift
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
0.7xlift
Snow-Covered Island
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0.8xlift
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
33xlift
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4.7xlift
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0.5xlift
The Mycosynth Gardens
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0.6xlift
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