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Sphinx Ambassador

{5}{U}{U}

Creature — Sphinx

M10Magic 2010#73mythic
Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 3585
Illustrator
Jim Murray
Found in
2010 Core Set MTGO Redemption · 2010 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings1
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, search that player's library for a card, then that player chooses a card name. If you searched for a creature card that doesn't have that name, you may put it onto the battlefield under your control. Then that player shuffles.
5/5
Flying

Plays as: Combat Damage Trigger

Market · per finishspark updated 7h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.7%
$15.12
$14.98 low$3.98 gap
Foil+0.0%
$43.29
$49.99 low$24.99 gap
Cheapest playable copy$15.12· across 1 printing

Rulings

4 · latest Oct 1, 2009 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    A “creature card” is any card with the type creature, even if it has other types such as artifact, enchantment, or land. Older cards of type summon are also creature cards.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    After the player names a card, check if the card you chose has that name. If it doesn’t, but it’s a creature card, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you don’t want to put that card onto the battlefield, it’s not a creature card, or it does have the name the player said, it simply stays in that player’s library without ever being revealed. The player then shuffles their library, including that card.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    Once you’ve chosen a card during your search, you must clearly indicate which card you’ve chosen (preferably without showing the front of that card to the player!). Then the player names a card.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    You may search for any card, not just a creature card. Of course, if you choose a noncreature card, you won’t be able to put it onto the battlefield no matter what card the player names.