Inspired Sphinx

Inspired Sphinx card image

Inspired Sphinx: Creature - Sphinx, Starter Commander Decks. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{U}{U}
Mana value
7
Type
Creature - Sphinx
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
5/5
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
55
Artist
Jesper Ejsing
Commander rank
13,161 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Inspired Sphinx

Inspired Sphinx is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare blue creature from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 55 in that set, with art by Jesper Ejsing. It costs {5}{U}{U} (five generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Treasure Chest (2016) to Starter Commander Decks (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.44 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Flying

When this creature enters, draw cards equal to the number of opponents you have.

{3}{U}: Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.44 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Inspired Sphinx by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Inspired Sphinx

Inspired Sphinx has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Kaldheim Commander (KHC) #40Mythic2021
Treasure Chest (PZ2) #70779Mythic2018
Game Night (GNT) #2Mythic2018

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