Name
Sphinx Sovereign
Mana Cost
Type
Artifact Creature — Sphinx
Set
Shards of Alara
Rarity
Mythic
Text
Flying
At the beginning of your end step, you gain 3 life if this creature is untapped. Otherwise, each opponent loses 3 life.
Flavor Text
"What rises without legs, whispers without a voice, bites without teeth, and dies without having life?"
Power/Toughness
6/6
Number
#196
Legal Formats
Commander | Duel | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Penny | Vintage
Availability
Magic Online | Paper
Rulings
(01/10/2008)
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.
Artist
Chippy
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