Jelenn Sphinx
Creature — Sphinx
Flying, vigilance
Whenever this creature attacks, other attacking creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dragon's Maze
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #23255
Jelenn Sphinx gives your entire team +1/+1 until end of turn whenever it attacks — a flying 2/5 that swings for a meaningful board-wide pump at five mana. The stats are defensive and the cost is steep; it earns its slot only in decks that attack in wide formation and want evasion on the threat doing the buffing.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Jelenn Sphinx is a Commander card through and through — the format's multiplayer table and go-wide aggro strategies are the only context where a five-mana 2/5 that pumps attackers reads as a payoff rather than a liability. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it is strictly outclassed by cheaper, more impactful threats, and no competitive shell wants a defensive sphinx at this slot. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's token-and-attack DNA that the card is playable there in the right build, but it still competes against better five-drops. Treat it as a Commander-only inclusion.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Jelenn Sphinx is deep bulk — you'll find it in the dollar box before you find it on the singles market. That price is unlikely to move; casual demand for a narrow five-drop sphinx with no competitive applications keeps a ceiling firmly in place.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.