Magister Sphinx
Double Masters 2022 519 • rare
- Set
- Double Masters 2022
- Collector number
- 519
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue · White
- Artist
- Steven Belledin
- Finish
- Etched
What it does
Flying
When this creature enters, target player's life total becomes 10.
"These benighted worlds are thick with ignorance. I will educate them. They will listen, or they will die."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Magister Sphinx was originally released in the 2009 Alara Reborn expansion, designed to showcase the Esper shard's affinity for artifacts and complex mechanical manipulation. The card was conceptualized as a high-mana blue-black-white mythic rare, intended to act as a potent late-game stabilizer in commander and casual formats by resetting a player's life total to ten. Its design reflects the thematic intersection of Esper's etherium-forged nature and the Sphinx archetype's traditional association with enigmatic wisdom.
The Double Masters 2022 version, numbered 519, features updated art that maintains the creature's majestic and intimidating silhouette while aligning with the high-production aesthetic of the reprint set. Illustrator Igor Kieryluk provided the artwork for the original release, focusing on a balance of crystalline structure and predatory grace. Upon its return in the 2022 collection, the card was received as a functional staple for artifact-focused strategies, celebrated by collectors for its utility and its place in the history of multicolored card design.
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