Sphinx of the Second Sun

Printings

  • Commander Legends (CMR)#99
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD)#1720
  • The List (PLST)#CMR-99
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM)#85992
  • Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)#118
  • Commander Legends (CMR)#643

Sphinx of the Second Sun

Card Information

Type: Creature — Sphinx

Mana Cost: 6Blue manaBlue mana

CMC: 8

Part of the Reserved List: No

Color Identity: Mana symbol for U

Set: Commander Legends (CMR)

Rarity: Mythic

Collector Number: 99

Oracle Text

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.)

Keywords

Flying

Format Legalities

duel(Legal)
brawl(Not Legal)
penny(Not Legal)
predh(Not Legal)
future(Not Legal)
legacy(Legal)
modern(Not Legal)
pauper(Not Legal)
alchemy(Not Legal)
pioneer(Not Legal)
vintage(Legal)
historic(Not Legal)
standard(Not Legal)
timeless(Not Legal)
commander(Legal)
gladiator(Not Legal)
oldschool(Not Legal)
premodern(Not Legal)
oathbreaker(Legal)
standardbrawl(Not Legal)
paupercommander(Not Legal)

Card Rulings

  1. November 10, 2020

    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.

    Source: wotc
  2. November 10, 2020

    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.

    Source: wotc
  3. November 10, 2020

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

    Source: wotc
  4. November 10, 2020

    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.

    Source: wotc
  5. November 10, 2020

    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.

    Source: wotc
  6. November 10, 2020

    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.

    Source: wotc

Price History

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