Petra Sphinx
Legends 30 • rare
- Set
- Legends
- Collector number
- 30
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Sandra Everingham
- Market price
- $9.94
What it does
tap: Target player chooses a card name, then reveals the top card of their library. If that card has the chosen name, that player puts it into their hand. If it doesn't, the player puts it into their graveyard.
What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Petra Sphinx was released in 1994 as part of the Legends expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set was notable for introducing multi-colored cards and complex legendary creatures, which expanded the strategic depth of the game during its formative years. The card represents a pivotal era when the game was transitioning from its initial hobbyist roots into a more structured collectible hobby.
The card’s illustration was created by Sandra Everingham, whose work defined much of the early aesthetic of the game. Her design for the Petra Sphinx focuses on a stoic, desert-dwelling creature, capturing the enigmatic and ancient tone that Wizards of the Coast sought to establish in the lore of the Multiverse during the mid-nineties. It is recognized today as a distinct artifact of the game's early design philosophy.
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