Vexing Sphinx
Dominaria Remastered 297 • rare
- Set
- Dominaria Remastered
- Collector number
- 297
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Lars Grant-West
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Flying
Cumulative upkeep—Discard a card. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
When this creature dies, draw a card for each age counter on it.
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
Vexing Sphinx was originally released in the 2006 Coldsnap expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed to embody the frigid, isolationist flavor of the set's snowy aesthetic. The creature features a cumulative upkeep mechanic that represents the taxing, demanding nature of seeking knowledge from a sphinx, forcing players to discard cards to keep it on the battlefield. This design emphasizes the strategic tension between card advantage and the resource cost of maintaining such a powerful flier.
The version from Dominaria Remastered, released in 2023, serves as a retrospective inclusion intended to bring older, mechanically unique cards to a modern drafting environment. The art for the card was updated to align with the visual standards of contemporary sets while maintaining the sphinx's mysterious and icy lore. The card has been well-regarded by collectors and players for its iconic ability, which remains a classic example of Blue color pie identity that prioritizes card filtering and graveyard interaction.
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