Sphinx of Clear Skies
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}{U}
- Type
- Creature — Sphinx
- Power / toughness
- 5 / 5
- Set
- Magic Online Promos #103400 (mythic)
Flying, ward {2}
Domain — Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, reveal the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard. (Piles can be empty.)
Sphinx of Clear Skies has 5 printings, first in Dominaria United (2022). EDHREC ranks it #14,320 among Commander cards. It appears most in The Celestial Toymaker decks (2,424 on EDHREC). It has 4 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Sphinx of Clear Skies most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- The Celestial Toymaker: 2,424 decks
- The Ur-Sphinx: 1,101 decks
- Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign: 380 decks
- Nael, Avizoa Aeronaut: 74 decks
- Isperia, Supreme Judge: 72 decks
- Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths: 50 decks
- Tolabow, Loch Rascal
Often played with Sphinx of Clear Skies
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : That opponent may choose to put all of the cards into one pile and leave the other pile empty. In that case, the ability’s controller chooses whether to put the revealed cards into their hand or into their graveyard.
- : The player who controls the triggered ability chooses which opponent separates the cards into two piles. This choice is made after revealing those cards.
- : The basic land types are Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest. Land types other than basic land types (such as Desert) don’t contribute to domain abilities.
- : Domain abilities count the number of basic land types among lands you control, not how many lands you control or how many of any type.