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Sphinx Sovereign

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Sphinx Sovereign, Shards of Alara printing
Shards of Alara ALA · No. 196 2008-10-03

Card text

{4}{W}{U}{U}{B}
Artifact Creature — Sphinx
Flying At the beginning of your end step, you gain 3 life if this creature is untapped. Otherwise, each opponent loses 3 life.
6 / 6
Keywords: Flying
"What rises without legs, whispers without a voice, bites without teeth, and dies without having life?"
EDHREC rank #19958 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ 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 ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

1 ruling · in English, source Scryfall

The ability checks whether Sphinx Sovereign is tapped or untapped at the time the ability resolves. If Sphinx Sovereign is no longer on the battlefield by then, the ability checks whether Sphinx Sovereign was tapped or untapped at the time it left the battlefield.

2008-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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