Sphinx of the Steel Wind
Alara Reborn 110 • mythic
- Set
- Alara Reborn
- Collector number
- 110
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana white mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue · White
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Market price
- $1.14
What it does
Flying, first strike, vigilance, lifelink, protection from red and from green
No one has properly answered her favorite riddle: "Why should I spare your life?"
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
Sphinx of the Steel Wind was released in 2009 as part of the Alara Reborn set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This card is a quintessential representative of the Esper shard, a plane defined by its fusion of magical essence and metallic artifice. Designed as a powerful late-game threat, it was intended to showcase the shard's mechanical identity, which emphasizes high-mana costs paired with potent keywords like vigilance, lifelink, and protection.
The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Jaime Jones, who sought to capture the blend of organic majesty and cold, mechanical precision inherent to the Sphinxes of Esper. The design features the creature constructed from polished, reflective plating, distinguishing it from the more traditional, biological depictions of the creature type. Upon its debut, the card was well-received by competitive players for its resilience and impact on the board, becoming a staple of control-oriented decks of its era.
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