Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign (Commander) - Sphinxes

Yennett, Cryptic 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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The Ur-Sphinx
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
4.2xlift
Sphinx's Approach
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1.2xlift
Kindred Judgment
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0.4xlift
Turbulent Shore
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.5xlift
Turbulent Wetlands
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.5xlift
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Dream Harvest
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
3.5xlift
Sepulchral Primordial
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Plague Wind
25%inclusion42 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Cavalier of Gales
15%inclusion26 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Extinction Event
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Hidetsugu and Kairi
23%inclusion39 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Doom Whisperer
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Fated Return
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Artisan of Kozilek
19%inclusion32 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Soothsaying
46%inclusion78 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
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Magister Sphinx
90%inclusion154 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Enigma Sphinx
85%inclusion145 decks171 decks
1.4xlift
Windreader Sphinx
82%inclusion140 decks171 decks
1.4xlift
Dazzling Sphinx
80%inclusion136 decks171 decks
1.3xlift
Brainstorm
74%inclusion126 decks171 decks
2.0xlift
Prognostic Sphinx
74%inclusion126 decks171 decks
1.8xlift
Ethersworn Sphinx
71%inclusion121 decks171 decks
1.6xlift
Sphinx of the Final Word
71%inclusion121 decks171 decks
1.6xlift
Swords to Plowshares
61%inclusion105 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Ponder
61%inclusion105 decks171 decks
2.2xlift
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
30%inclusion52 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion33 decks171 decks
1.3xlift
Mystical Tutor
19%inclusion32 decks171 decks
2.2xlift
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion30 decks171 decks
1.9xlift
Smothering Tithe
13%inclusion22 decks171 decks
0.7xlift
Enlightened Tutor
12%inclusion21 decks171 decks
1.9xlift
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion21 decks171 decks
1.3xlift
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
1.2xlift
Cyclonic Rift
10%inclusion17 decks171 decks
0.6xlift
Ancient Tomb
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
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Master of Predicaments
60%inclusion102 decks171 decks
1.2xlift
Defiler of Dreams
59%inclusion101 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
Scholar of the Lost Trove
58%inclusion100 decks171 decks
1.5xlift
Sphinx Ambassador
55%inclusion94 decks171 decks
1.2xlift
Raffine, Scheming Seer
51%inclusion88 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
51%inclusion87 decks171 decks
0.7xlift
Vega, the Watcher
46%inclusion79 decks171 decks
2.6xlift
Sphinx of Uthuun
46%inclusion78 decks171 decks
1.2xlift
Serum Sovereign
43%inclusion74 decks171 decks
1.8xlift
Enigma Thief
39%inclusion67 decks171 decks
1.3xlift
Chancellor of the Spires
37%inclusion63 decks171 decks
1.5xlift
Medomai the Ageless
36%inclusion62 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Sphinx of Clear Skies
31%inclusion53 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
30%inclusion51 decks171 decks
2.4xlift
Sphinx Summoner
29%inclusion50 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
Conspiracy Unraveler
27%inclusion46 decks171 decks
1.3xlift
Vesuvan Drifter
26%inclusion44 decks171 decks
2.5xlift
Inspired Sphinx
25%inclusion43 decks171 decks
1.4xlift
Isperia, Supreme Judge
25%inclusion42 decks171 decks
0.6xlift
Sphinx of Foresight
24%inclusion41 decks171 decks
0.7xlift
Sphinx of the Steel Wind
22%inclusion38 decks171 decks
0.6xlift
Marvo, Deep Operative
22%inclusion37 decks171 decks
2.4xlift
Isperia the Inscrutable
22%inclusion37 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
21%inclusion36 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Dream Trawler
20%inclusion34 decks171 decks
0.5xlift
Sphinx Mindbreaker
19%inclusion33 decks171 decks
1.6xlift
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
19%inclusion33 decks171 decks
0.5xlift
Warden of Evos Isle
19%inclusion32 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Sphinx of the Second Sun
18%inclusion30 decks171 decks
0.4xlift
Azor, the Lawbringer
18%inclusion30 decks171 decks
0.6xlift
Guardian of Tazeem
17%inclusion29 decks171 decks
1.4xlift
Sephara, Sky's Blade
17%inclusion29 decks171 decks
2.4xlift
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
16%inclusion28 decks171 decks
1.4xlift
Jelenn Sphinx
16%inclusion27 decks171 decks
1.9xlift
Curator of Destinies
15%inclusion23 decks149 decks
0.5xlift
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
15%inclusion23 decks149 decks
0.5xlift
Sharuum the Hegemon
15%inclusion26 decks171 decks
0.7xlift
Atemsis, All-Seeing
15%inclusion26 decks171 decks
0.5xlift
Sphinx Sovereign
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Marauding Sphinx
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
2.0xlift
Blazing Archon
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
2.6xlift
Cloudreader Sphinx
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
2.2xlift
Ancient Cellarspawn
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Sphinx of the Revelation
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion22 decks171 decks
0.6xlift
Goliath Sphinx
13%inclusion22 decks171 decks
2.2xlift
Arbiter of the Ideal
13%inclusion22 decks171 decks
0.7xlift
Sandstone Oracle
12%inclusion21 decks171 decks
1.3xlift
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion21 decks171 decks
2.0xlift
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
1.6xlift
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Void Rend
57%inclusion97 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Path to Exile
51%inclusion88 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
Counterspell
44%inclusion76 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
Brainsurge
43%inclusion73 decks171 decks
2.5xlift
Anguished Unmaking
42%inclusion72 decks171 decks
1.2xlift
Mortify
40%inclusion69 decks171 decks
2.1xlift
Esper Charm
29%inclusion50 decks171 decks
1.9xlift
Dovin's Veto
25%inclusion43 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Generous Gift
20%inclusion35 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Sphinx's Revelation
19%inclusion32 decks171 decks
1.2xlift
Nexus of Fate
18%inclusion31 decks171 decks
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Opt
18%inclusion30 decks171 decks
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Dark Ritual
16%inclusion28 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion26 decks171 decks
0.7xlift
Otherworldly Gaze
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Refute
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
2.0xlift
Negate
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Mana Drain
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
0.7xlift
Swan Song
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
0.7xlift
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
0.6xlift
Despark
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
0.7xlift
Render Silent
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
1.6xlift
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
2.1xlift
Emergency Powers
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
2.0xlift
Stroke of Midnight
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Telling Time
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
2.5xlift
Dissolve
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
2.3xlift
Obscura Charm
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
1.3xlift
Sink into Stupor
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
0.6xlift
Pongify
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Frantic Search
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
0.6xlift
Mystic Confluence
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
2.5xlift
Murder
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
2.1xlift
Malakir Rebirth
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Utter End
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
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In Garruk's Wake
57%inclusion98 decks171 decks
2.6xlift
Preordain
39%inclusion66 decks171 decks
1.8xlift
Brilliant Ultimatum
35%inclusion60 decks171 decks
1.5xlift
Dream Cache
34%inclusion58 decks171 decks
2.6xlift
Portent
32%inclusion55 decks171 decks
2.6xlift
Approach of the Second Sun
31%inclusion53 decks171 decks
2.2xlift
Time Wipe
29%inclusion50 decks171 decks
2.0xlift
Temporal Mastery
24%inclusion41 decks171 decks
2.6xlift
Serum Visions
23%inclusion39 decks171 decks
2.2xlift
Vindicate
23%inclusion39 decks171 decks
1.8xlift
Expropriate
23%inclusion39 decks171 decks
2.1xlift
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion31 decks171 decks
1.7xlift
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
1.3xlift
Blatant Thievery
13%inclusion22 decks171 decks
2.6xlift
Index
12%inclusion21 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Ugin's Insight
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
2.6xlift
Temporal Manipulation
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
2.3xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
1.7xlift
Scheming Symmetry
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
1.8xlift
Time Warp
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
1.9xlift
Cleansing Nova
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
1.9xlift
Kindred Dominance
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
0.5xlift
Toxic Deluge
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
0.6xlift
Clone Legion
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Demonic Tutor
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Temporal Trespass
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
2.3xlift
Mnemonic Deluge
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Mystic Speculation
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
2.5xlift
Supreme Verdict
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
0.4xlift
Return to the Light Realms
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1.3xlift
Coiling Rebirth
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
1.3xlift
Diabolic Vision
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Restoration Seminar
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1.8xlift
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion77 decks171 decks
1.5xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
44%inclusion76 decks171 decks
2.2xlift
Crystal Ball
39%inclusion66 decks171 decks
2.6xlift
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion63 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Explorer's Scope
25%inclusion43 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Whispersilk Cloak
25%inclusion42 decks171 decks
2.1xlift
Scroll Rack
23%inclusion39 decks171 decks
2.5xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion33 decks171 decks
1.4xlift
Urza's Incubator
19%inclusion33 decks171 decks
0.6xlift
Strionic Resonator
16%inclusion28 decks171 decks
1.6xlift
Herald's Horn
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
0.6xlift
Portal to Phyrexia
12%inclusion21 decks171 decks
2.2xlift
Kefnet's Monument
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
1.2xlift
Sapphire Medallion
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
0.5xlift
Brainstone
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
2.4xlift
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
2.2xlift
Mithril Coat
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
2.1xlift
Belbe's Portal
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
2.1xlift
Wondrous Crucible
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Lavaspur Boots
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
2.2xlift
Palantír of Orthanc
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
1.6xlift
Spellbook
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
2.2xlift
Enchantments
Aqueous Form
43%inclusion73 decks171 decks
2.3xlift
Haunted Crossroads
29%inclusion50 decks171 decks
2.6xlift
Mind's Dilation
27%inclusion47 decks171 decks
2.6xlift
Propaganda
27%inclusion47 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
Penance
24%inclusion41 decks171 decks
2.6xlift
Baneful Omen
19%inclusion33 decks171 decks
2.5xlift
Ghostly Prison
19%inclusion32 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
Reflections of Littjara
16%inclusion27 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Debtors' Knell
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Future Sight
13%inclusion22 decks171 decks
2.7xlift
Sphinx's Tutelage
12%inclusion21 decks171 decks
1.3xlift
Land Tax
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
1.3xlift
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
2.0xlift
Kindred Discovery
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
0.7xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion17 decks171 decks
1.7xlift
Reconnaissance
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Mystic Remora
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Gleaming Splendor
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0.5xlift
Gravitational Shift
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
1.6xlift
Black Market Connections
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
0.6xlift
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
1.3xlift
Planeswalkers
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
49%inclusion84 decks171 decks
2.5xlift
Elminster
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
2.3xlift
Dakkon, Shadow Slayer
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
2.0xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
61%inclusion104 decks171 decks
1.2xlift
Halimar Depths
51%inclusion88 decks171 decks
2.3xlift
Rivendell
30%inclusion52 decks171 decks
2.3xlift
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion49 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Mortuary Mire
25%inclusion42 decks171 decks
2.3xlift
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion40 decks171 decks
1.2xlift
Castle Vantress
19%inclusion32 decks171 decks
2.0xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion30 decks171 decks
1.5xlift
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Zhalfirin Void
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
2.1xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
0.6xlift
Hall of Echoes
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3.9xlift
New Benalia
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
2.5xlift
Command Beacon
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
1.4xlift
Maze of Ith
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Academy Ruins
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion157 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion113 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Commander's Sphere
47%inclusion81 decks171 decks
1.8xlift
Azorius Signet
38%inclusion65 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion60 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
35%inclusion59 decks171 decks
2.0xlift
Chromatic Lantern
33%inclusion57 decks171 decks
1.3xlift
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion47 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Gilded Lotus
26%inclusion45 decks171 decks
1.6xlift
Talisman of Progress
25%inclusion43 decks171 decks
0.6xlift
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion42 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Talisman of Dominance
21%inclusion36 decks171 decks
0.5xlift
Talisman of Hierarchy
17%inclusion29 decks171 decks
0.5xlift
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion26 decks171 decks
0.5xlift
Obelisk of Esper
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
1.7xlift
Patchwork Banner
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Mana Geode
13%inclusion22 decks171 decks
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Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
1.8xlift
Midnight Clock
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Sonic Screwdriver
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
2.0xlift
Darksteel Ingot
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
2.3xlift
Mind Stone
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Coalition Relic
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
2.4xlift
Thran Dynamo
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
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Island
98%inclusion167 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
Plains
95%inclusion163 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
Swamp
92%inclusion157 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
Command Tower
91%inclusion155 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Sanctum
69%inclusion118 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Temple of Enlightenment
61%inclusion104 decks171 decks
1.7xlift
Temple of Deceit
59%inclusion101 decks171 decks
1.7xlift
Path of Ancestry
58%inclusion99 decks171 decks
1.1xlift
Temple of Silence
54%inclusion92 decks171 decks
1.7xlift
Glacial Fortress
47%inclusion80 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion80 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Raffine's Tower
46%inclusion78 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Prairie Stream
43%inclusion73 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
Watery Grave
43%inclusion73 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Hallowed Fountain
42%inclusion71 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion62 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Godless Shrine
35%inclusion60 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion56 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Isolated Chapel
31%inclusion53 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Sea of Clouds
30%inclusion51 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Azorius Chancery
29%inclusion49 decks171 decks
1.4xlift
Deserted Beach
29%inclusion49 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion46 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Flooded Strand
27%inclusion46 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion41 decks171 decks
1.4xlift
Adarkar Wastes
24%inclusion41 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Contaminated Landscape
23%inclusion40 decks171 decks
1.2xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion40 decks171 decks
1.3xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion39 decks171 decks
1.4xlift
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion39 decks171 decks
0.7xlift
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion38 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Vault of Champions
22%inclusion38 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Caves of Koilos
22%inclusion37 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion37 decks171 decks
0.7xlift
Underground River
22%inclusion37 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Shattered Sanctum
18%inclusion31 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Orzhov Basilica
16%inclusion28 decks171 decks
1.2xlift
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
1.2xlift
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
0.7xlift
Obscura Storefront
13%inclusion22 decks171 decks
1.2xlift
Port Town
12%inclusion21 decks171 decks
1.0xlift
Meticulous Archive
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
0.7xlift
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion17 decks171 decks
0.6xlift
Skycloud Expanse
10%inclusion17 decks171 decks
0.8xlift
Tundra
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
Shadowy Backstreet
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
0.7xlift
Hengegate Pathway
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
1.4xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
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Underground Sea
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
0.9xlift
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