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Creature — Sphinx
OGWOath of the Gatewatch#58common
Foil
Though solitary by nature, the sphinxes did not hesitate to join in the fight against the Eldrazi.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 732
- Illustrator
- Ryan Pancoast
- Found in
- Oath of the Gatewatch Intro Pack Surge of Resistance · Oath of the Gatewatch MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
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
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Surge 
(You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.)
Flying
3/3 (You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.)
FlyingSurgeFlying
Market · per finishspark updated 14h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-33.3%
$0.02
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.26
$0.09 low$0.01 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.02as of 2026-07-12
-33.3%
H $0.09L $0.02since Feb 2024$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.26as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.35L $0.10since Feb 2024$0.09
$0.08
$0.01+11% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.02· across 2 printings
Rulings
4 · latest Jan 22, 2016 · one tap opens all
- WotCJan 22, 2016
Casting a spell for its surge cost doesn't change its mana cost or its mana value.
- WotCJan 22, 2016
For some cards, surge represents only an alternative cost, a discount that applies if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn. Other cards, like Reckless Bushwhacker, have additional abilities or effects if you paid the surge cost to cast the spell.
- WotCJan 22, 2016
If an instant or sorcery spell cast for its surge cost is copied, the copy is also considered to have had its surge cost paid.
- WotCJan 22, 2016
The other spell that you or a teammate cast can be one that's resolved, one that was countered, or (for instants with surge) one that's still on the stack.