Soar High with the Sphinx of Clear Skies!
Prepare to elevate your gameplay with the magnificent Sphinx of Clear Skies from the Dominaria United set. This majestic creature glides through the battlefield with its powerful flying ability and ward, ensuring that it remains a formidable presence. With a mana cost of {3}{U}{U}, it grants you a formidable 5/5 body that can dominate both the skies and your opponent's strategy. The Sphinx's domain ability adds another layer of intrigue to your deck; it allows you to rearrange the top cards of your library, creating opportunities to draw essential lands while sending less valuable cards to the graveyard. This unique mechanic makes it a perfect synergy piece for decks that capitalize on landfall effects or benefit from strategic graveyard interaction.
Imagine pairing the Sphinx with cards like Field of the Dead or Scute Swarm, ensuring your land drops transform into powerful threats. Its ability to manipulate your library can also synergize beautifully with cards like Sensei's Divining Top or Brainstorm, providing you with the perfect draw at the perfect moment. Whether you're building a control deck or a midrange powerhouse, Sphinx of Clear Skies is a card that promises to bring your strategies to new heights!
Card Details:
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Mana Cost: {3}{U}{U}
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Card Type: Creature
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Subtypes: Sphinx
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed): Flying, ward 2. Domain — Whenever Sphinx of Clear Skies deals combat damage to a player, reveal the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard. (Piles can be empty.)
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Power / Toughness: 5/5
