Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign (Commander) - Upgraded

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
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
31xlift
Archive Arbiter
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
27xlift
Sphinx's Approach
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6.1xlift
Hall of Echoes
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2.7xlift
Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
0.7xlift
Top Cards
Defiler of Dreams
86%inclusion177 decks205 decks
11xlift
Sapphire Medallion
84%inclusion172 decks205 decks
1.3xlift
Sphinx of Foresight
79%inclusion161 decks205 decks
55xlift
Dream Eater
76%inclusion156 decks205 decks
79xlift
Atemsis, All-Seeing
76%inclusion156 decks205 decks
41xlift
Dazzling Sphinx
74%inclusion152 decks205 decks
52xlift
Counterspell
73%inclusion149 decks205 decks
1.1xlift
Enigma Thief
70%inclusion144 decks205 decks
78xlift
Sphinx of the Second Sun
70%inclusion144 decks205 decks
15xlift
High Tide
70%inclusion144 decks205 decks
1.5xlift
High Lift Cards
Argent Sphinx
66%inclusion136 decks205 decks
104xlift
Jwar Isle Avenger
20%inclusion40 decks205 decks
104xlift
Twisted Riddlekeeper
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
103xlift
Rescuer Sphinx
37%inclusion76 decks205 decks
98xlift
Conundrum Sphinx
48%inclusion98 decks205 decks
89xlift
Sphinx of Lost Truths
30%inclusion62 decks205 decks
89xlift
Glyph Keeper
30%inclusion61 decks205 decks
89xlift
Marauding Sphinx
11%inclusion23 decks205 decks
86xlift
Sphinx of Clear Skies
19%inclusion38 decks205 decks
86xlift
Riddlemaster Sphinx
32%inclusion66 decks205 decks
86xlift
Creatures
Windreader Sphinx
69%inclusion141 decks205 decks
41xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
68%inclusion139 decks205 decks
4.9xlift
Master of Predicaments
68%inclusion139 decks205 decks
78xlift
Conspiracy Unraveler
66%inclusion136 decks205 decks
73xlift
Scholar of the Lost Trove
66%inclusion135 decks205 decks
59xlift
Sphinx of Uthuun
62%inclusion127 decks205 decks
54xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
61%inclusion126 decks205 decks
51xlift
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
60%inclusion122 decks205 decks
33xlift
Guardian of Tazeem
57%inclusion117 decks205 decks
55xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
57%inclusion116 decks205 decks
54xlift
Arbiter of the Ideal
52%inclusion107 decks205 decks
58xlift
Prognostic Sphinx
52%inclusion106 decks205 decks
55xlift
Curator of Destinies
51%inclusion104 decks205 decks
58xlift
Chancellor of the Spires
49%inclusion100 decks205 decks
58xlift
Sphinx of Enlightenment
43%inclusion89 decks205 decks
56xlift
Curator of Mysteries
42%inclusion86 decks205 decks
56xlift
Ormos, Archive Keeper
41%inclusion84 decks205 decks
38xlift
Warden of Evos Isle
41%inclusion84 decks205 decks
27xlift
Serum Sovereign
32%inclusion66 decks205 decks
36xlift
Quantum Riddler
30%inclusion52 decks172 decks
22xlift
Inspired Sphinx
29%inclusion60 decks205 decks
44xlift
Laboratory Maniac
28%inclusion57 decks205 decks
1.2xlift
Roaming Throne
26%inclusion54 decks205 decks
5.6xlift
Spark Double
26%inclusion53 decks205 decks
1.8xlift
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
25%inclusion52 decks205 decks
80xlift
Universal Automaton
22%inclusion46 decks205 decks
49xlift
Master of Winds
21%inclusion44 decks205 decks
61xlift
Glasspool Mimic
21%inclusion44 decks205 decks
2.3xlift
Sphinx of Magosi
21%inclusion43 decks205 decks
38xlift
Omni-Changeling
21%inclusion26 decks124 decks
12xlift
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion42 decks205 decks
2.1xlift
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
20%inclusion42 decks205 decks
74xlift
Stoic Sphinx
20%inclusion41 decks205 decks
81xlift
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
20%inclusion40 decks205 decks
48xlift
Three Tree Mascot
16%inclusion33 decks205 decks
73xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
16%inclusion32 decks205 decks
0.8xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion29 decks205 decks
0.7xlift
Phantasmal Image
14%inclusion29 decks205 decks
2.3xlift
Bloodline Pretender
14%inclusion28 decks205 decks
29xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
13%inclusion27 decks205 decks
1.9xlift
Sphinx Mindbreaker
12%inclusion25 decks205 decks
16xlift
Sakashima the Impostor
12%inclusion25 decks205 decks
3.2xlift
Clever Impersonator
12%inclusion25 decks205 decks
1.8xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion24 decks205 decks
0.6xlift
Vexing Sphinx
12%inclusion24 decks205 decks
73xlift
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
11%inclusion23 decks205 decks
8.7xlift
Watcher of Hours
11%inclusion23 decks205 decks
45xlift
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
11%inclusion22 decks205 decks
2.1xlift
Mistwalker
11%inclusion22 decks205 decks
61xlift
Changeling Wayfinder
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
26xlift
Instants
Pongify
47%inclusion97 decks205 decks
1.1xlift
Rapid Hybridization
44%inclusion90 decks205 decks
1.2xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
44%inclusion90 decks205 decks
1.0xlift
Reality Shift
43%inclusion89 decks205 decks
1.6xlift
Arcane Denial
41%inclusion84 decks205 decks
1.0xlift
Cyclonic Rift
39%inclusion80 decks205 decks
1.1xlift
Negate
35%inclusion72 decks205 decks
1.0xlift
Stubborn Denial
31%inclusion63 decks205 decks
10xlift
Swan Song
31%inclusion63 decks205 decks
1.1xlift
Aetherize
30%inclusion61 decks205 decks
0.9xlift
Mana Drain
29%inclusion59 decks205 decks
1.1xlift
Resculpt
28%inclusion58 decks205 decks
1.6xlift
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion54 decks205 decks
0.9xlift
Ghostly Flicker
26%inclusion53 decks205 decks
1.9xlift
Foil
24%inclusion49 decks205 decks
3.3xlift
Brainstorm
17%inclusion34 decks205 decks
0.4xlift
Snap
17%inclusion34 decks205 decks
0.8xlift
Essence Flux
16%inclusion33 decks205 decks
1.5xlift
Force of Will
14%inclusion28 decks205 decks
1.5xlift
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion28 decks205 decks
0.8xlift
Cryptic Command
13%inclusion27 decks205 decks
0.8xlift
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion26 decks205 decks
1.5xlift
Flare of Denial
13%inclusion26 decks205 decks
1.5xlift
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion26 decks205 decks
1.3xlift
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion26 decks205 decks
1.3xlift
Frantic Search
12%inclusion25 decks205 decks
0.4xlift
Evacuation
12%inclusion24 decks205 decks
1.3xlift
Aetherspouts
10%inclusion21 decks205 decks
1.2xlift
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion20 decks205 decks
2.3xlift
Engulf the Shore
9.3%inclusion19 decks205 decks
1.3xlift
Force of Negation
9.3%inclusion19 decks205 decks
0.8xlift
Hide on the Ceiling
9.2%inclusion14 decks153 decks
2.8xlift
Three Steps Ahead
8.8%inclusion18 decks205 decks
0.6xlift
Commit // Memory
8.8%inclusion18 decks205 decks
2.8xlift
Teferi's Time Twist
8.8%inclusion18 decks205 decks
1.4xlift
Run Away Together
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
1.8xlift
Commandeer
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
1.3xlift
Flow of Knowledge
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
0.6xlift
Narset's Reversal
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
0.6xlift
Displace
7.8%inclusion16 decks205 decks
1.8xlift
Nexus of Fate
7.8%inclusion16 decks205 decks
1.7xlift
Forbid
7.8%inclusion16 decks205 decks
4.9xlift
Archmage's Charm
7.8%inclusion16 decks205 decks
0.4xlift
Mystic Confluence
7.8%inclusion16 decks205 decks
0.7xlift
Disallow
7.3%inclusion15 decks205 decks
1.0xlift
Misdirection
7.3%inclusion15 decks205 decks
1.3xlift
Mystical Tutor
7.3%inclusion15 decks205 decks
0.5xlift
Delay
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
1.9xlift
Mana Leak
6.3%inclusion13 decks205 decks
1.3xlift
Muddle the Mixture
5.9%inclusion12 decks205 decks
0.4xlift
Sorceries
Curse of the Swine
30%inclusion61 decks205 decks
2.8xlift
Raise the Palisade
29%inclusion60 decks205 decks
5.7xlift
Rite of Replication
27%inclusion56 decks205 decks
3.4xlift
Spectral Deluge
26%inclusion54 decks205 decks
2.3xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
21%inclusion43 decks205 decks
1.2xlift
Ravenform
18%inclusion36 decks205 decks
2.7xlift
Flood of Tears
15%inclusion30 decks205 decks
4.4xlift
Ponder
13%inclusion26 decks205 decks
0.4xlift
Temporal Trespass
12%inclusion24 decks205 decks
6.5xlift
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
11%inclusion23 decks205 decks
1.3xlift
Preordain
11%inclusion23 decks205 decks
0.5xlift
Wash Out
9.3%inclusion19 decks205 decks
1.8xlift
Inundate
8.8%inclusion18 decks205 decks
3.8xlift
Treasure Cruise
8.8%inclusion18 decks205 decks
0.8xlift
Windfall
7.3%inclusion15 decks205 decks
0.3xlift
Lórien Revealed
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
0.6xlift
Quasiduplicate
6.3%inclusion13 decks205 decks
2.3xlift
Fabricate
5.4%inclusion11 decks205 decks
0.3xlift
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
62%inclusion127 decks205 decks
12xlift
Urza's Incubator
61%inclusion126 decks205 decks
43xlift
Herald's Horn
43%inclusion89 decks205 decks
27xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
34%inclusion70 decks205 decks
1.9xlift
Panharmonicon
34%inclusion70 decks205 decks
6.8xlift
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion56 decks205 decks
1.0xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion52 decks205 decks
0.9xlift
Elixir of Immortality
16%inclusion33 decks205 decks
5.2xlift
Semblance Anvil
14%inclusion29 decks205 decks
7.2xlift
Gathering Stone
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
27xlift
Conjurer's Closet
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
1.2xlift
The Water Crystal
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
0.6xlift
Expedition Map
5.4%inclusion11 decks205 decks
1.1xlift
Venser's Journal
5.4%inclusion11 decks205 decks
1.7xlift
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
40%inclusion81 decks205 decks
16xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
27%inclusion56 decks205 decks
2.2xlift
Omniscience
24%inclusion49 decks205 decks
2.7xlift
Wizard Class
18%inclusion37 decks205 decks
1.0xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
17%inclusion35 decks205 decks
1.9xlift
Propaganda
17%inclusion35 decks205 decks
0.5xlift
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion33 decks205 decks
0.6xlift
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion32 decks205 decks
0.5xlift
Kozilek's Unsealing
16%inclusion32 decks205 decks
27xlift
Gravitational Shift
11%inclusion23 decks205 decks
7.4xlift
Dream Halls
11%inclusion23 decks205 decks
16xlift
Virtue of Knowledge
10%inclusion21 decks205 decks
4.0xlift
Call to the Kindred
10%inclusion20 decks205 decks
44xlift
Favorable Winds
8.8%inclusion18 decks205 decks
2.8xlift
Kindred Discovery
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
1.1xlift
Amphibian Downpour
5.9%inclusion12 decks205 decks
0.9xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
35%inclusion71 decks205 decks
2.1xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
80%inclusion165 decks205 decks
1.3xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
60%inclusion124 decks205 decks
1.1xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
51%inclusion104 decks205 decks
2.6xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
32%inclusion66 decks205 decks
1.1xlift
Castle Vantress
30%inclusion61 decks205 decks
1.5xlift
Terrain Generator
27%inclusion55 decks205 decks
2.7xlift
Command Beacon
19%inclusion39 decks205 decks
3.5xlift
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion37 decks205 decks
1.9xlift
Halimar Depths
17%inclusion34 decks205 decks
1.7xlift
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion34 decks205 decks
1.0xlift
Three Tree City
15%inclusion31 decks205 decks
2.8xlift
Rivendell
14%inclusion28 decks205 decks
1.1xlift
War Room
13%inclusion26 decks205 decks
0.7xlift
Sunken Palace
13%inclusion26 decks205 decks
2.7xlift
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion25 decks205 decks
1.2xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
0.6xlift
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
1.7xlift
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
0.5xlift
Academy Ruins
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
0.4xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
0.8xlift
Remote Isle
7.8%inclusion16 decks205 decks
1.4xlift
Desert of the Mindful
7.8%inclusion16 decks205 decks
2.2xlift
Rogue's Passage
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
0.4xlift
Field of Ruin
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
2.5xlift
Buried Ruin
6.3%inclusion13 decks205 decks
0.4xlift
Coral Atoll
6.3%inclusion13 decks205 decks
2.0xlift
Mistrise Village
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
0.6xlift
Seat of the Synod
5.9%inclusion12 decks205 decks
0.3xlift
Tolaria West
5.9%inclusion12 decks205 decks
0.8xlift
Ghost Quarter
5.4%inclusion11 decks205 decks
1.9xlift
Agna Qel'a
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
0.5xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion194 decks205 decks
1.1xlift
Thought Vessel
83%inclusion170 decks205 decks
1.5xlift
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion158 decks205 decks
1.2xlift
Mind Stone
49%inclusion101 decks205 decks
1.3xlift
Sky Diamond
47%inclusion96 decks205 decks
2.3xlift
Caged Sun
39%inclusion79 decks205 decks
3.4xlift
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion72 decks205 decks
1.8xlift
Thran Dynamo
31%inclusion64 decks205 decks
2.3xlift
Worn Powerstone
30%inclusion61 decks205 decks
5.6xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion49 decks205 decks
1.8xlift
Midnight Clock
23%inclusion47 decks205 decks
1.2xlift
Firdoch Core
23%inclusion28 decks124 decks
30xlift
Gilded Lotus
22%inclusion45 decks205 decks
1.9xlift
Everflowing Chalice
21%inclusion43 decks205 decks
1.4xlift
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion43 decks205 decks
2.1xlift
Nyx Lotus
20%inclusion42 decks205 decks
5.3xlift
Extraplanar Lens
20%inclusion40 decks205 decks
2.0xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
17%inclusion35 decks205 decks
3.7xlift
Gauntlet of Power
16%inclusion33 decks205 decks
3.8xlift
Coldsteel Heart
14%inclusion29 decks205 decks
4.3xlift
Heraldic Banner
12%inclusion24 decks205 decks
2.2xlift
Patchwork Banner
12%inclusion24 decks205 decks
2.7xlift
Star Compass
10%inclusion20 decks205 decks
6.8xlift
Commander's Sphere
9.3%inclusion19 decks205 decks
1.2xlift
Hedron Archive
8.8%inclusion18 decks205 decks
1.7xlift
Bender's Waterskin
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
0.6xlift
Prismatic Lens
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
2.2xlift
Mana Vault
6.3%inclusion13 decks205 decks
2.0xlift
Liquimetal Torque
6.3%inclusion13 decks205 decks
0.8xlift
The Eternity Elevator
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
1.9xlift
Lands
Island
93%inclusion191 decks205 decks
1.0xlift
Myriad Landscape
39%inclusion79 decks205 decks
1.5xlift
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion66 decks205 decks
8.4xlift
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion54 decks205 decks
0.9xlift
Cavern of Souls
24%inclusion50 decks205 decks
6.0xlift
Glasspool Mimic
21%inclusion44 decks205 decks
2.3xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
21%inclusion43 decks205 decks
1.2xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion24 decks205 decks
0.6xlift
Snow-Covered Island
7.8%inclusion16 decks205 decks
0.9xlift
Demolition Field
7.3%inclusion15 decks205 decks
0.9xlift
Jwari Disruption
5.4%inclusion11 decks205 decks
0.8xlift
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