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Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign

{4}{U}{U}

Legendary Creature — Sphinx

PHOUHour of Devastation Promos#52smythic
Promo
Set Promo · Prerelease
Finishes
Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Adrian Majkrzak
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Flying Sphinx spells you cast cost {2} less to cast. Whenever Unesh or another Sphinx you control enters, reveal the top four cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
4/4
Flying
Plays as:
Card DrawETB TriggerCost Reducer
Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$27.99 low$10.49 gap
Cheapest playable copy$11.04· across 2 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Foil$12.59+71.1%30D
30D range$7.36to$12.90Since Feb 2024:H $12.90L $4.12

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  • Hour of Devastation Prerelease Pack

    Limited Aid Tool · $70.73

    Foil under 10%

Rulings

5 · latest Jul 14, 2017
  • WotCJul 14, 2017

    A pile can have no cards in it. In this case, you'll choose whether to put all the revealed cards into your hand or into your graveyard.

  • WotCJul 14, 2017

    In multiplayer games, you choose an opponent to separate the cards when the ability resolves. This doesn't target that opponent. Because the cards are revealed, all players may see the cards and offer opinions.

  • WotCJul 14, 2017

    To determine the total cost of a Sphinx spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the creature remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

  • WotCJul 14, 2017

    Unesh's cost-reduction ability doesn't reduce the cost to cast itself.

  • WotCJul 14, 2017

    You (not your opponent) choose which pile to put into your hand and which to put into your graveyard.