Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (Commander) - Expensive

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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Sphinx of False Conclusions
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26xlift
Archive Arbiter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
47xlift
Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
0.2xlift
Sphinx's Approach
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
1.9xlift
Top Cards
Defiler of Dreams
92%inclusion185 decks201 decks
18xlift
Sapphire Medallion
88%inclusion177 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Mana Drain
87%inclusion175 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
85%inclusion171 decks201 decks
3.4xlift
Force of Will
82%inclusion165 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Fierce Guardianship
82%inclusion165 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Cyclonic Rift
81%inclusion163 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Urza's Incubator
79%inclusion158 decks201 decks
49xlift
High Tide
70%inclusion141 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Argent Sphinx
68%inclusion137 decks201 decks
149xlift
High Lift Cards
Rescuer Sphinx
39%inclusion79 decks201 decks
150xlift
Jwar Isle Avenger
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
146xlift
Sphinx of Clear Skies
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
143xlift
Conundrum Sphinx
20%inclusion40 decks201 decks
127xlift
Sphinx of Lost Truths
22%inclusion45 decks201 decks
127xlift
Stoic Sphinx
13%inclusion27 decks201 decks
126xlift
Glyph Keeper
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
123xlift
Vexing Sphinx
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
122xlift
Marauding Sphinx
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
120xlift
Dream Eater
61%inclusion123 decks201 decks
119xlift
Creatures
Scholar of the Lost Trove
65%inclusion130 decks201 decks
97xlift
Sphinx of Foresight
65%inclusion130 decks201 decks
70xlift
Sphinx of the Second Sun
64%inclusion128 decks201 decks
20xlift
Conspiracy Unraveler
62%inclusion124 decks201 decks
117xlift
Spark Double
61%inclusion122 decks201 decks
4.3xlift
Universal Automaton
61%inclusion122 decks201 decks
73xlift
Roaming Throne
60%inclusion120 decks201 decks
6.0xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
59%inclusion118 decks201 decks
80xlift
Quantum Riddler
57%inclusion84 decks148 decks
38xlift
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
54%inclusion106 decks198 decks
58xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
51%inclusion102 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Enigma Thief
51%inclusion102 decks201 decks
117xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
50%inclusion100 decks201 decks
4.3xlift
Thassa's Oracle
48%inclusion97 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Atemsis, All-Seeing
47%inclusion94 decks201 decks
55xlift
Dazzling Sphinx
46%inclusion93 decks201 decks
76xlift
Sphinx of Uthuun
46%inclusion93 decks201 decks
104xlift
Phantasmal Image
42%inclusion84 decks201 decks
4.7xlift
Glasspool Mimic
41%inclusion83 decks201 decks
4.9xlift
Curator of Destinies
40%inclusion80 decks198 decks
108xlift
Master of Predicaments
38%inclusion76 decks201 decks
105xlift
Windreader Sphinx
38%inclusion76 decks201 decks
40xlift
Three Tree Mascot
36%inclusion72 decks201 decks
107xlift
Guardian of Tazeem
35%inclusion71 decks201 decks
80xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
35%inclusion71 decks201 decks
61xlift
Changeling Wayfinder
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
69xlift
Chancellor of the Spires
33%inclusion67 decks201 decks
76xlift
Barkform Harvester
32%inclusion65 decks201 decks
76xlift
Bloodline Pretender
32%inclusion64 decks201 decks
57xlift
Prognostic Sphinx
32%inclusion64 decks201 decks
58xlift
Sphinx of Enlightenment
31%inclusion63 decks201 decks
106xlift
Omni-Changeling
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
25xlift
Ormos, Archive Keeper
30%inclusion60 decks201 decks
53xlift
Serum Sovereign
30%inclusion60 decks201 decks
65xlift
Displacer Kitten
26%inclusion53 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Arbiter of the Ideal
26%inclusion53 decks201 decks
79xlift
Sakashima the Impostor
24%inclusion49 decks201 decks
4.8xlift
Curator of Mysteries
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
65xlift
Mothdust Changeling
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
39xlift
Mistwalker
23%inclusion47 decks201 decks
113xlift
Master of Winds
22%inclusion44 decks201 decks
118xlift
Shapesharer
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
44xlift
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Orvar, the All-Form
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
19xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Amoeboid Changeling
18%inclusion36 decks201 decks
38xlift
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
16%inclusion33 decks201 decks
118xlift
Clever Impersonator
16%inclusion33 decks201 decks
2.2xlift
Inspired Sphinx
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
72xlift
Warden of Evos Isle
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
14xlift
Instants
Force of Negation
68%inclusion137 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Swan Song
63%inclusion126 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Counterspell
53%inclusion107 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
49%inclusion98 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Sink into Stupor
47%inclusion94 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Mystical Tutor
45%inclusion91 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Pact of Negation
44%inclusion89 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Pongify
39%inclusion78 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Rapid Hybridization
39%inclusion78 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Flare of Denial
32%inclusion65 decks201 decks
2.2xlift
Snap
31%inclusion63 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion58 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Nexus of Fate
28%inclusion57 decks201 decks
2.6xlift
Flusterstorm
26%inclusion53 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Reality Shift
25%inclusion51 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Stubborn Denial
24%inclusion48 decks201 decks
8.6xlift
Chain of Vapor
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Ghostly Flicker
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
1.9xlift
Misdirection
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Muddle the Mixture
18%inclusion37 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Frantic Search
18%inclusion36 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Mental Misstep
18%inclusion36 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Resculpt
18%inclusion36 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Mindbreak Trap
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Foil
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
2.9xlift
Brainstorm
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Commandeer
16%inclusion32 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Dramatic Reversal
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Essence Flux
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Negate
13%inclusion27 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Cryptic Command
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Into the Flood Maw
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
March of Swirling Mist
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Delay
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Borne Upon a Wind
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Fact or Fiction
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Long-Term Plans
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Narset's Reversal
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Strix Serenade
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Snapback
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
2.2xlift
Turnabout
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
2.3xlift
Rewind
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Three Steps Ahead
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Gifts Ungiven
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Dispel
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Archmage's Charm
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Evacuation
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Spell Pierce
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Intuition
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
43%inclusion87 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Raise the Palisade
29%inclusion59 decks201 decks
6.4xlift
Rite of Replication
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
5.3xlift
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
2.7xlift
Windfall
18%inclusion37 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Temporal Trespass
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
5.4xlift
Ponder
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Flood of Tears
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
8.4xlift
Multiversal Recruitment
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
5.4xlift
Curse of the Swine
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
2.3xlift
Merchant Scroll
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Temporal Manipulation
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Echo of Eons
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Fabricate
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
0.3xlift
Quantum Misalignment
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
2.3xlift
Preordain
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Spectral Deluge
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Time Spiral
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Energy Tap
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
3.1xlift
Lórien Revealed
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Time Warp
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Treasure Cruise
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Enter the Infinite
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Expropriate
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Timetwister
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
0.3xlift
Utility Artifacts
Panharmonicon
42%inclusion84 decks201 decks
10xlift
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion69 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Kefnet's Monument
33%inclusion66 decks201 decks
11xlift
Herald's Horn
31%inclusion63 decks201 decks
23xlift
The One Ring
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Semblance Anvil
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
6.3xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
0.3xlift
Cloudstone Curio
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
11xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
0.3xlift
Elixir of Immortality
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
3.6xlift
Manifold Key
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Expedition Map
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Conjurer's Closet
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Enchantments
Rhystic Study
62%inclusion124 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Mystic Remora
50%inclusion101 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Omniscience
41%inclusion83 decks201 decks
4.3xlift
Dream Halls
28%inclusion57 decks201 decks
26xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
24%inclusion48 decks201 decks
2.4xlift
Reflections of Littjara
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
12xlift
Back to Basics
13%inclusion27 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Kindred Discovery
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Propaganda
9.0%inclusion18 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Virtue of Knowledge
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
4.7xlift
Copy Artifact
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Kozilek's Unsealing
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
23xlift
Mind Over Matter
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
4.0xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
39%inclusion79 decks201 decks
2.3xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Tezzeret the Seeker
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
84%inclusion168 decks201 decks
2.3xlift
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion156 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion134 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Reliquary Tower
66%inclusion132 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
64%inclusion129 decks201 decks
1.1xlift
Urza's Saga
42%inclusion85 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Three Tree City
40%inclusion81 decks201 decks
4.9xlift
Command Beacon
35%inclusion70 decks201 decks
4.7xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion45 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Castle Vantress
18%inclusion36 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Crystal Vein
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
1.9xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion31 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
City of Traitors
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Saprazzan Skerry
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Terrain Generator
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
2.0xlift
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
0.8xlift
War Room
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Academy Ruins
12%inclusion24 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Seat of the Synod
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
0.4xlift
Tolaria West
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Sunken Palace
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
3.5xlift
Strip Mine
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Emergence Zone
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
1.6xlift
Rivendell
7.0%inclusion14 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Lonely Sandbar
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Buried Ruin
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Halimar Depths
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion198 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion175 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion143 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Mana Vault
69%inclusion139 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Chrome Mox
57%inclusion115 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion87 decks201 decks
1.4xlift
Grim Monolith
36%inclusion73 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Lotus Petal
34%inclusion69 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Thran Dynamo
34%inclusion68 decks201 decks
2.8xlift
Firdoch Core
33%inclusion36 decks108 decks
55xlift
Mox Opal
32%inclusion64 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Mind Stone
31%inclusion63 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Mox Diamond
30%inclusion61 decks201 decks
0.8xlift
Extraplanar Lens
28%inclusion57 decks201 decks
2.3xlift
Caged Sun
22%inclusion45 decks201 decks
2.7xlift
Throne of Eldraine
22%inclusion44 decks201 decks
1.5xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
3.8xlift
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
1.9xlift
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion26 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion23 decks201 decks
3.5xlift
Gauntlet of Power
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
2.9xlift
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
3.8xlift
Mox Amber
9.5%inclusion19 decks201 decks
0.3xlift
Everflowing Chalice
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
Lotus Bloom
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
3.5xlift
Jeweled Amulet
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.0%inclusion12 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Patchwork Banner
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Liquimetal Torque
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Lands
Island
78%inclusion157 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Cavern of Souls
72%inclusion145 decks201 decks
4.0xlift
Sink into Stupor
47%inclusion94 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
43%inclusion87 decks201 decks
1.2xlift
Glasspool Mimic
41%inclusion83 decks201 decks
4.9xlift
Gemstone Caverns
34%inclusion69 decks201 decks
1.0xlift
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion48 decks201 decks
0.7xlift
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
1.7xlift
Snow-Covered Island
23%inclusion46 decks201 decks
1.3xlift
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
0.6xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion38 decks201 decks
0.9xlift
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion35 decks201 decks
9.1xlift
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
0.5xlift
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