| Name | Sphinx Sovereign  |
|---|---|
| Type | Artifact creature — sphinx |
| Description | Flying At the beginning of your end step, you gain 3 life if Sphinx Sovereign is untapped. Otherwise, each opponent loses 3 life. |
| Flavor | "What rises without legs, whispers without a voice, bites without teeth, and dies without having life?" |
| Artist | Chippy |
| Set | Shards of Alara #196 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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About Sphinx Sovereign
Sphinx Sovereign, Artifact creature — sphinx, designed by Chippy first released in Oct, 2008 in the set Shards of Alara.
This card would be beneficial in a control or midrange deck that aims to gain incremental life advantage while also applying pressure on opponents. However, considering its high mana cost and the requirement to keep it untapped to gain life, it may not be the most efficient choice for competitive play. Other cards like Baneslayer Angel or Lyra Dawnbringer could provide similar benefits with lower mana costs and more immediate impact, making them better choices for most deck strategies.
Rules
10/01/08
The ability checks whether Sphinx Sovereign is tapped or untapped at the time the ability resolves. If Sphinx Sovereign is no longer on the battlefield by then, the ability checks whether Sphinx Sovereign was tapped or untapped at the time it left the battlefield.
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