Conundrum Sphinx
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{U}
- Type
- Creature — Sphinx
- Power / toughness
- 4 / 4
- Set
- Commander 2018 #84 (rare)
- Price
- $0.35 USD
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, each player chooses a card name. Then each player reveals the top card of their library. If the card a player revealed has the name they chose, that player puts it into their hand. If it doesn't, that player puts it on the bottom of their library.
Conundrum Sphinx has 3 printings, first in Magic 2011 (2010). EDHREC ranks it #16,938 among Commander cards. It appears most in Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign decks (1,019 on EDHREC). 2 public decks on TCG run it. It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Conundrum Sphinx
- Mirror Mastery - Commander 2011, led by Riku of Two Reflections
- Subjective Reality - Commander 2018, led by Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Commanders that run Conundrum Sphinx most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign: 1,019 decks
- The Ur-Sphinx: 721 decks
- The Celestial Toymaker: 558 decks
Often played with Conundrum Sphinx
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If a card a player reveals this way is the card that particular player named, they must put it into their hand. Otherwise, they must put it on the bottom of their library, even if it’s the card a different player named. In no cases can a player leave the revealed card on top of their library.
- : First the player whose turn it is names a card, then each other player in turn order does the same. Then each player reveals the top card of their library at the same time.