Ethersworn Sphinx 
Artifact Creature — Sphinx4/4
Oracle text (EN)
Artifact Creature — Sphinx
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs 
less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Flying
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with lesser mana value. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Printing details
- Set
- MH2 · 364
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Irina Nordsol
- Released
- 2021-06-18
- Prices
- €0.21 · $0.28
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2026 | €0.21 | €0.14 |
| October 30, 2026 | €0.22 | €0.14 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.24 | €0.14 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €0.21 30-day avg €0.18 | low – trend €0.32 30-day avg €0.34 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.14 with Zero from €0.14 | NM from €0.25 with Zero from €0.25 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.14 | NM from €0.25 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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When the cascade ability resolves, you must exile cards. The only optional part of the ability is whether or not you cast the last card exiled.
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Cascade triggers when you cast the spell, meaning that it resolves before that spell. If you end up casting the exiled card, it will go on the stack above the spell with cascade.
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The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. If cascade allows you to cast a split card, you may cast either half but not both halves.
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If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
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Affinity can reduce only the generic mana in a spell's total cost. It can't reduce colored mana requirements.
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If a spell with cascade is countered, the cascade ability will still resolve normally.
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The cost reduction is set before you pay any of the spell's costs. Specifically, you could lock in a discount for an artifact you control and then sacrifice that artifact to activate a mana ability.
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If there are any additional costs or cost increases that would apply to Ethersworn Sphinx, apply those before applying any cost reductions.
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A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
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You exile the cards face up. All players will be able to see them.
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If the card has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost. -
Due to a 2021 rules change to cascade, not only do you stop exiling cards if you exile a nonland card with lesser mana value than the spell with cascade, but the resulting spell you cast must also have lesser mana value. Previously, in cases where a card's mana value differed from the resulting spell, such as with some modal double-faced cards or cards with an Adventure, you could cast a spell with a higher mana value than the exiled card.