Sphinx of Lost Truths 
Creature — Sphinx3/5
Oracle text (EN)
Creature — Sphinx
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Flying
When this creature enters, draw three cards. Then if it wasn't kicked, discard three cards.
Printing details
- Set
- ZEN · 69
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Shelly Wan
- Released
- 2009-10-02
- Prices
- €0.27 · $0.73
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) |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2026 | €0.25 | €0.34 |
| October 31, 2026 | €0.27 | €0.34 |
| October 30, 2026 | €0.26 | €0.34 |
| October 29, 2026 | €0.25 | €0.34 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.26 | €0.34 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €0.25 30-day avg €0.31 | low €0.29 trend €0.87 30-day avg €0.68 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.34 with Zero from €0.34 | NM from €1.10 with Zero from €1.13 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.19 | NM from €1.10 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 1, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 1, 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 Legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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Sphinx of Lost Truths behaves differently than other cards with kicker. Its "enters" ability always triggers, and it checks whether it *wasn't* kicked. The two possible results are as follows: -- When an unkicked Sphinx of Lost Truths enters, you draw three cards, then discard three cards. -- When a kicked Sphinx of Lost Truths enters, you draw three cards.
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If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
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To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
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If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
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If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
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If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
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The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.