Sphinx of the Second Sun
Sphinx of the Second Sun: Creature - Sphinx, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {6}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 8
- Type
- Creature - Sphinx
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 6/6
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
- Released
- 2024-02-09
- Collector number
- 118
- Artist
- Antonio José Manzanedo
- Commander rank
- 2,440 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Flying
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About Sphinx of the Second Sun
Sphinx of the Second Sun is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare blue creature from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 118 in that set, with art by Antonio José Manzanedo. It costs {6}{U}{U} (six generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 8. It is a 6/6 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 5 sets, from The List (2020) to Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $6.42 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Flying
At the beginning of each of your postcombat main phases, there is an additional beginning phase after this phase. (The beginning phase includes the untap, upkeep, and draw steps.)
He watches in silence as the shadows shift, bringing Amonkhet ever nearer to the Hour of Revelation.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $6.42 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Sphinx of the Second Sun by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Sphinx of the Second Sun
Sphinx of the Second Sun has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1720 | Mythic | 2024 |
| The List (PLST) #CMR-99 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #85992 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #643 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #99 | Mythic | 2020 |
Official rulings
Six official rulings apply to Sphinx of the Second Sun, newest first.
- If multiple phases are added to the same point in your turn, the most recently created phase happens first. For example, say you control Sphinx of the Second Sun and its ability triggers during your postcombat main phase. Later during that same main phase, another effect gives you an additional combat phase after this main phase. The additional combat will happen first, followed by the additional beginning phase.
- The additional beginning phase will be a lot like your normal beginning phase. During the untap step, permanents will phase in or out as appropriate and you'll untap your tapped permanents. Anything that triggers "at the beginning of your upkeep" or similar will trigger during the upkeep step, and you'll eventually draw a card for your draw step.
- After the additional beginning phase, the game proceeds to the ending phase (unless something has added even more phases; see below.)
- Even if you don't attack with any creatures during combat, you'll still get a postcombat main phase and Sphinx of the Second Sun's ability will still trigger.
- The additional beginning phase all happens during the current turn. Any effects that last "until your next turn" or similar won't expire just because you'll go through an additional beginning phase.
- If you somehow have more than two main phases in a turn, each main phase other than the first one is a postcombat main phase, and Sphinx of the Second Sun's ability triggers at the beginning of each of them.
Similar cards
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In these precons
Sphinx of the Second Sun is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.