Sphinx of Jwar Isle
Creature — Sphinx
Flying
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Salvat 2011
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #20136
Sphinx of Jwar Isle lands as a 5/5 flying shroud threat that also lets you look at the top of your library every turn — evasion, protection, and soft card selection on one body. Six mana is the honest cost, and at that price it competes with a crowded field of blue finishers that do more.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Sphinx of Jwar Isle is a passable top-end threat in blue control shells that want a shroud attacker opponents can't easily target — the top-of-library look is a minor bonus that occasionally matters. In Legacy and Vintage, six mana for a beater with no immediate impact on the board isn't competitive; those formats end games faster than this card can close them. Modern has similarly moved past six-mana creatures that don't generate immediate value or win on the spot. Sphinx of Jwar Isle finds its most comfortable home in casual Commander, where shroud meaningfully protects it from the table's spot removal and the scry-like effect rewards slower games.
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Price Context
Current price
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Price data for Sphinx of Jwar Isle isn't available in the current feed, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its casual Commander niche and multiple printings, it has historically sat in bulk-rare territory — not a card you'd pay a premium to track down.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.