Riddlemaster Sphinx
Riddlemaster Sphinx: Creature - Sphinx, Core Set 2019. Flying. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 6
- Type
- Creature - Sphinx
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 5/5
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Core Set 2019 (M19)
- Released
- 2018-07-13
- Collector number
- 287
- Artist
- Ryan Yee
- Commander rank
- 20,626 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Flying
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About Riddlemaster Sphinx
Riddlemaster Sphinx is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Core Set 2019 (M19), a core set released in July 2018. It is collector number 287 in that set, with art by Ryan Yee. It costs {4}{U}{U} (four generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Core Set 2019 (2018) to Arena Beginner Set (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
When this creature enters, you may return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.
"Safe passage requires only a simple answer to a simple question, traveler."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.31 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Riddlemaster Sphinx by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Riddlemaster Sphinx
Riddlemaster Sphinx has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Beginner Set (ANB) #31 | Rare | 2020 |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) #317 | Rare | 2019 |
Similar cards
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