Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (Commander) - Optimized

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
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
47xlift
Archive Arbiter
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
73xlift
Sphinx's Approach
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4.4xlift
Troop of Ponies
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
2.8xlift
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
92%inclusion93 decks101 decks
1.4xlift
Defiler of Dreams
91%inclusion92 decks101 decks
19xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
82%inclusion83 decks101 decks
4.2xlift
Urza's Incubator
75%inclusion76 decks101 decks
56xlift
Sphinx of Foresight
74%inclusion75 decks101 decks
98xlift
Cyclonic Rift
73%inclusion74 decks101 decks
1.2xlift
High Tide
71%inclusion72 decks101 decks
1.5xlift
Conspiracy Unraveler
69%inclusion70 decks101 decks
104xlift
Mana Drain
67%inclusion68 decks101 decks
1.5xlift
Argent Sphinx
66%inclusion67 decks101 decks
153xlift
High Lift Cards
Jwar Isle Avenger
32%inclusion32 decks101 decks
155xlift
Sphinx of Lost Truths
33%inclusion33 decks101 decks
150xlift
Rescuer Sphinx
41%inclusion41 decks101 decks
144xlift
Enigma Thief
51%inclusion52 decks101 decks
132xlift
Conundrum Sphinx
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
132xlift
Glyph Keeper
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
130xlift
Dream Eater
64%inclusion65 decks101 decks
123xlift
Riddlemaster Sphinx
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
123xlift
Master of Winds
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
121xlift
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
120xlift
Creatures
Sphinx of the Second Sun
66%inclusion67 decks101 decks
21xlift
Scholar of the Lost Trove
62%inclusion63 decks101 decks
89xlift
Universal Automaton
56%inclusion57 decks101 decks
84xlift
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
55%inclusion56 decks101 decks
41xlift
Spark Double
54%inclusion55 decks101 decks
4.2xlift
Dazzling Sphinx
53%inclusion54 decks101 decks
109xlift
Atemsis, All-Seeing
53%inclusion54 decks101 decks
58xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
52%inclusion53 decks101 decks
60xlift
Quantum Riddler
47%inclusion37 decks79 decks
40xlift
Windreader Sphinx
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
70xlift
Curator of Destinies
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
87xlift
Guardian of Tazeem
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
80xlift
Roaming Throne
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
9.5xlift
Sphinx of Uthuun
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
86xlift
Prognostic Sphinx
42%inclusion42 decks101 decks
94xlift
Master of Predicaments
41%inclusion41 decks101 decks
111xlift
Thassa's Oracle
39%inclusion39 decks101 decks
1.5xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
39%inclusion39 decks101 decks
1.5xlift
Serum Sovereign
39%inclusion39 decks101 decks
73xlift
Chancellor of the Spires
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
69xlift
Glasspool Mimic
36%inclusion36 decks101 decks
6.3xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
4.8xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
74xlift
Arbiter of the Ideal
33%inclusion33 decks101 decks
100xlift
Ormos, Archive Keeper
32%inclusion32 decks101 decks
65xlift
Omni-Changeling
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
36xlift
Three Tree Mascot
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
114xlift
Sphinx of Enlightenment
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
91xlift
Curator of Mysteries
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
83xlift
Phantasmal Image
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
6.5xlift
Warden of Evos Isle
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
50xlift
Barkform Harvester
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
81xlift
Bloodline Pretender
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
79xlift
Mistwalker
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
117xlift
Shapesharer
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
63xlift
Clever Impersonator
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
4.0xlift
Laboratory Maniac
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
0.8xlift
Stoic Sphinx
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
111xlift
Changeling Wayfinder
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
60xlift
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
87xlift
Mothdust Changeling
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
45xlift
Amoeboid Changeling
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
70xlift
Sakashima the Impostor
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
5.5xlift
Displacer Kitten
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
0.9xlift
Inspired Sphinx
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
66xlift
Starfield Vocalist
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
6.1xlift
Sphinx of Clear Skies
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
118xlift
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
2.6xlift
Orvar, the All-Form
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
17xlift
Watcher of Hours
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
103xlift
Instants
Counterspell
65%inclusion66 decks101 decks
0.9xlift
Fierce Guardianship
64%inclusion65 decks101 decks
1.3xlift
Force of Will
60%inclusion61 decks101 decks
1.5xlift
Swan Song
50%inclusion50 decks101 decks
1.2xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
46%inclusion46 decks101 decks
0.9xlift
Pongify
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
1.1xlift
Force of Negation
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
1.4xlift
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
1.4xlift
Rapid Hybridization
41%inclusion41 decks101 decks
1.2xlift
Arcane Denial
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
1.0xlift
Reality Shift
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
1.6xlift
Stubborn Denial
33%inclusion33 decks101 decks
14xlift
Pact of Negation
32%inclusion32 decks101 decks
1.6xlift
Mystical Tutor
32%inclusion32 decks101 decks
0.7xlift
Nexus of Fate
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
2.2xlift
Flare of Denial
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
2.0xlift
Snap
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
1.2xlift
Foil
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
3.7xlift
Negate
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
0.7xlift
Ghostly Flicker
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
1.7xlift
Frantic Search
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
0.7xlift
Cryptic Command
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
1.2xlift
Misdirection
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
1.8xlift
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
0.6xlift
Chain of Vapor
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
2.0xlift
Brainstorm
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
0.4xlift
Rewind
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
1.4xlift
Resculpt
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
1.0xlift
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
1.5xlift
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
1.9xlift
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
1.3xlift
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
0.7xlift
Strix Serenade
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
1.0xlift
Disallow
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
1.5xlift
Commandeer
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
1.3xlift
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
0.6xlift
Essence Flux
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
1.1xlift
Turnabout
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
2.6xlift
March of Swirling Mist
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
1.1xlift
Commit // Memory
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
4.3xlift
Aetherize
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
0.4xlift
Into the Flood Maw
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
1.0xlift
Mystic Confluence
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
1.1xlift
Long-Term Plans
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
1.7xlift
Evacuation
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
1.4xlift
Mindbreak Trap
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
0.8xlift
Dramatic Reversal
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
0.2xlift
Gifts Ungiven
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
1.0xlift
Archmage's Charm
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
0.4xlift
Delay
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
1.3xlift
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
1.4xlift
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
3.7xlift
Raise the Palisade
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
7.3xlift
Rite of Replication
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
4.2xlift
Multiversal Recruitment
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14xlift
Flood of Tears
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
7.9xlift
Curse of the Swine
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
2.2xlift
Preordain
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
0.6xlift
Temporal Trespass
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
3.7xlift
Ponder
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
0.4xlift
Windfall
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
0.4xlift
Echo of Eons
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
3.2xlift
Fabricate
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
0.3xlift
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
1.1xlift
Merchant Scroll
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
0.5xlift
Time Warp
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
0.8xlift
Wash Out
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
2.3xlift
Capture of Jingzhou
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
1.5xlift
Temporal Manipulation
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
0.8xlift
Spectral Deluge
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
1.3xlift
Quantum Misalignment
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
2.4xlift
Enter the Infinite
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
0.7xlift
Treasure Cruise
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
0.7xlift
Temporal Mastery
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
0.9xlift
Expropriate
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
0.8xlift
Mind's Desire
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
3.4xlift
Ravenform
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
1.6xlift
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
50%inclusion50 decks101 decks
15xlift
Panharmonicon
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
11xlift
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
1.1xlift
Herald's Horn
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
20xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
2.2xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
0.9xlift
Semblance Anvil
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
4.5xlift
Elixir of Immortality
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
4.8xlift
The One Ring
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
0.4xlift
Cloudstone Curio
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
13xlift
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
0.8xlift
Conjurer's Closet
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
1.5xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
0.2xlift
Uba Mask
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
84xlift
Enchantments
Omniscience
50%inclusion50 decks101 decks
4.2xlift
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion48 decks101 decks
0.8xlift
Mystic Remora
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
0.8xlift
Reflections of Littjara
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
11xlift
Dream Halls
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
28xlift
Propaganda
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
0.7xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
2.1xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
1.8xlift
Back to Basics
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
1.0xlift
Virtue of Knowledge
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
7.7xlift
Wizard Class
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
1.0xlift
Kozilek's Unsealing
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
32xlift
Kindred Discovery
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
1.3xlift
Mind Over Matter
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
1.4xlift
Gravitational Shift
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
14xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
42%inclusion42 decks101 decks
2.1xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
0.4xlift
Tezzeret the Seeker
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
0.5xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion74 decks101 decks
1.3xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
67%inclusion68 decks101 decks
3.4xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
65%inclusion66 decks101 decks
1.2xlift
Ancient Tomb
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
1.8xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
1.3xlift
Three Tree City
29%inclusion29 decks101 decks
7.1xlift
Castle Vantress
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
1.5xlift
Command Beacon
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
4.1xlift
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
0.7xlift
Terrain Generator
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
3.1xlift
Lonely Sandbar
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
1.5xlift
Tolaria West
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
1.4xlift
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
1.0xlift
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
1.6xlift
Saprazzan Skerry
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
2.9xlift
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
1.3xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
0.9xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
0.6xlift
Rivendell
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
1.1xlift
Crystal Vein
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
2.7xlift
War Room
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
0.8xlift
Sunken Palace
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
3.7xlift
Field of Ruin
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
3.1xlift
Seat of the Synod
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
0.3xlift
Scavenger Grounds
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
1.0xlift
Academy Ruins
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
0.2xlift
Strip Mine
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
1.3xlift
Remote Isle
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
1.9xlift
Emergence Zone
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
0.8xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion98 decks101 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion82 decks101 decks
1.2xlift
Thought Vessel
76%inclusion77 decks101 decks
1.5xlift
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion42 decks101 decks
1.9xlift
Thran Dynamo
39%inclusion39 decks101 decks
2.7xlift
Caged Sun
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
4.2xlift
Sky Diamond
36%inclusion36 decks101 decks
2.4xlift
Mind Stone
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
1.1xlift
Mana Vault
33%inclusion33 decks101 decks
1.4xlift
Firdoch Core
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
50xlift
Extraplanar Lens
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
3.2xlift
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
1.3xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
6.7xlift
Throne of Eldraine
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
2.8xlift
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
1.5xlift
Gilded Lotus
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
1.6xlift
Nyx Lotus
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
5.0xlift
Worn Powerstone
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
4.5xlift
Gauntlet of Power
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
4.8xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
1.7xlift
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
0.6xlift
Grim Monolith
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
1.1xlift
Mox Opal
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
0.7xlift
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
0.6xlift
Mox Diamond
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
0.7xlift
Basalt Monolith
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
0.3xlift
Commander's Sphere
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
0.9xlift
Coldsteel Heart
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
2.3xlift
Hedron Archive
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
1.5xlift
Lands
Island
81%inclusion82 decks101 decks
0.9xlift
Cavern of Souls
52%inclusion53 decks101 decks
6.2xlift
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
1.4xlift
Glasspool Mimic
36%inclusion36 decks101 decks
6.3xlift
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
1.7xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
1.4xlift
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
7.8xlift
Snow-Covered Island
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
2.0xlift
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
1.2xlift
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
1.2xlift
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
1.2xlift
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
1.4xlift
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
1.2xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
0.7xlift
Prismatic Vista
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
1.1xlift
Fabled Passage
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
2.1xlift
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