Inspired Sphinx
Creature — Sphinx
Flying
When this creature enters, draw cards equal to the number of opponents you have.
: Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Treasure Chest
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #12827
Inspired Sphinx lands and immediately replaces itself with tokens scaled to the number of opponents, then keeps drawing you a card every upkeep — seven mana is steep, but you get a 5/5 flier, an instant board presence, and a draw engine stapled together. Blue decks that reach the late game reliably will find this card pulls far ahead; anything struggling to hit seven mana will find it rotting in hand.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kangee, Sky Warden
Kangee, Sky Warden cares about attacking with Birds, and Inspired Sphinx produces Bird tokens immediately on entry — each token is a fresh attacker that triggers Kangee's power-pump on combat, meaning the sphinx pays for itself in board impact the same turn it resolves.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Inspired Sphinx actually lives — three opponents means three tokens on entry, and the upkeep draw compounds quickly at a table where games go long. The rate is too slow for Legacy or Vintage, where seven mana is a near-dead spell against the format's pace, but it's technically legal in both. Oathbreaker shares the multiplayer math that makes Inspired Sphinx appealing, though the faster average game length there cuts into how often the draw trigger fires more than once.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Inspired Sphinx isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before picking one up. It's a casual-demand card with limited competitive crossover, so it historically sits in budget-friendly territory.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.