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Sphinx of the Steel Wind
Oracle Text
Flying, first strike, vigilance, lifelink, protection from red and from green
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Sphinx of the Steel Wind is a quintessential control finisher: a massive evasive body that stabilizes the board the moment it lands and quickly closes games while padding your life total. Flying, first strike, vigilance, and lifelink make it nearly impossible to race in fair combat, and protection from red and green blanks a huge swath of common removal and attackers. The artifact creature frame suggests a cold, engineered guardian rather than a purely mystical sphinx, which fits its “inevitable machine” feel in play. It shines in Esper-style control or reanimator shells, especially decks that can cheat a seven-mana threat into play with Show and Tell, Reanimate, or similar effects. If you cast it fairly, pair it with counterspells and board wipes so the game reaches the point where one attack step is enough to take over.
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Character Background
Sphinx of the Steel Wind is a quintessential control finisher: a massive evasive body that stabilizes the board the moment it lands and quickly closes games while padding your life total. Flying, first strike, vigilance, and lifelink make it nearly impossible to race in fair combat, and protection from red and green blanks a huge swath of common removal and attackers. The artifact creature frame suggests a cold, engineered guardian rather than a purely mystical sphinx, which fits its “inevitable machine” feel in play. It shines in Esper-style control or reanimator shells, especially decks that can cheat a seven-mana threat into play with Show and Tell, Reanimate, or similar effects. If you cast it fairly, pair it with counterspells and board wipes so the game reaches the point where one attack step is enough to take over.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 11:10:45 UTC