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Sphinx of the Second Sun

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5 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Sphinx of the Second Sun, Secret Lair Drop printing
Secret Lair Drop SLD · No. 1720 2024-09-30

Card text

{6}{U}{U}
Creature — Sphinx
Flying At the beginning of each of your postcombat main phases, there is an additional beginning phase after this phase. (The beginning phase includes the untap, upkeep, and draw steps.)
6 / 6
Keywords: Flying
EDHREC rank #2292 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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The 5 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

6 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If multiple phases are added to the same point in your turn, the most recently created phase happens first. For example, say you control Sphinx of the Second Sun and its ability triggers during your postcombat main phase. Later during that same main phase, another effect gives you an additional combat phase after this main phase. The additional combat will happen first, followed by the additional beginning phase.

2020-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

The additional beginning phase will be a lot like your normal beginning phase. During the untap step, permanents will phase in or out as appropriate and you'll untap your tapped permanents. Anything that triggers "at the beginning of your upkeep" or similar will trigger during the upkeep step, and you'll eventually draw a card for your draw step.

2020-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

After the additional beginning phase, the game proceeds to the ending phase (unless something has added even more phases; see below.)

2020-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

Even if you don't attack with any creatures during combat, you'll still get a postcombat main phase and Sphinx of the Second Sun's ability will still trigger.

2020-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

The additional beginning phase all happens during the current turn. Any effects that last "until your next turn" or similar won't expire just because you'll go through an additional beginning phase.

2020-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

If you somehow have more than two main phases in a turn, each main phase other than the first one is a postcombat main phase, and Sphinx of the Second Sun's ability triggers at the beginning of each of them.

2020-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

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