Ethersworn Sphinx
Ethersworn Sphinx: Artifact Creature - Sphinx, Modern Horizons 2. Affinity for artifacts Flying Cascade Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {7}{W}{U}
- Mana value
- 9
- Type
- Artifact Creature - Sphinx
- Colour identity
- White and blue (WU)
- Power / toughness
- 4/4
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)
- Released
- 2021-06-18
- Collector number
- 195
- Artist
- Irina Nordsol
- Keywords
- Cascade, Flying, Affinity
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About Ethersworn Sphinx
Ethersworn Sphinx is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white and blue artifact creature from Modern Horizons 2 (MH2), a draft-focused set released in June 2021. It is collector number 195 in that set, with art by Irina Nordsol. It costs {7}{W}{U} (seven generic, one white and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 9. It is a 4/4 creature. Its colour identity is white and blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 2 sets, from The List (2020) to Modern Horizons 2 (2021). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Flying
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with lesser mana value. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.31 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Ethersworn Sphinx by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Ethersworn Sphinx
Ethersworn Sphinx has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #MH2-195 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #364 | Uncommon | 2021 |
Official rulings
The 8 most recent official rulings for Ethersworn Sphinx, newest first.
- When the cascade ability resolves, you must exile cards. The only optional part of the ability is whether or not you cast the last card exiled.
- Cascade triggers when you cast the spell, meaning that it resolves before that spell. If you end up casting the exiled card, it will go on the stack above the spell with cascade.
- The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. If cascade allows you to cast a split card, you may cast either half but not both halves.
- If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
- Affinity can reduce only the generic mana in a spell's total cost. It can't reduce colored mana requirements.
- If a spell with cascade is countered, the cascade ability will still resolve normally.
- The cost reduction is set before you pay any of the spell's costs. Specifically, you could lock in a discount for an artifact you control and then sacrifice that artifact to activate a mana ability.
- If there are any additional costs or cost increases that would apply to Ethersworn Sphinx, apply those before applying any cost reductions.
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