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Sphinx's Herald

Blue

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Sphinx's Herald, Shards of Alara printing
Shards of Alara ALA · No. 58 2008-10-03

Card text

{U}
Artifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard
{2}{U}, {T}, Sacrifice a white creature, a blue creature, and a black creature: Search your library for a card named Sphinx Sovereign, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
1 / 1
He calls a riddle through the gaps of cloven clouds, hoping for an answer.
EDHREC rank #28579 Uncommon 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

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

To activate the ability, you must sacrifice three different creatures. You can’t sacrifice just one three-colored creature, for example.

2008-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

You may sacrifice the Herald itself to help pay for the cost of its ability.

2008-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

You may sacrifice multicolored creatures as part of the cost of the search ability. If you sacrifice a multicolored creature this way, specify which part of the cost that creature is satisfying.

2008-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

The only difference between a colored artifact and a colorless artifact is, obviously, its color. Unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact requires colored mana to cast. Also unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact has a color in all zones. It will interact with cards that care about color. Other than that, a colored artifact behaves just like any other artifact. It will interact as normal with any card that cares about artifacts, such as Shatter or Arcbound Ravager.

2008-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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