Sphinx of Forgotten Lore

Commanders that run Sphinx of Forgotten Lore most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• The Ur-Sphinx: 3,504 decks
• Neerdiv, Devious Diver: 1,436 decks
• Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign: 1,175 decks
• The Celestial Toymaker: 518 decks
• Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius: 302 decks
• Cormela, Glamour Thief: 270 decks
• Vega, the Watcher: 140 decks
• Isperia, Supreme Judge: 137 decks

Often played with Sphinx of Forgotten Lore

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Rescuer Sphinx
• Stoic Sphinx
• Jwar Isle Avenger
• Argent Sphinx
• Conundrum Sphinx
• Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
• Isperia the Inscrutable
• Riddlemaster Sphinx
• Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
• Azor, the Lawbringer

Rulings

• 2024-11-08: You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
• 2024-11-08: You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can cast a sorcery using flashback only when you could normally cast a sorcery.
• 2024-11-08: A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
• 2024-11-08: "Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack."
• 2024-11-08: To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
• 2024-11-08: If a card with flashback is put into your graveyard during your turn, you can cast it if it's legal to do so before any other player can take any actions.