Ominous Sphinx
HOUHour of Devastation/#41/2017Uncommon
Colour IDMV 5
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.19
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.18
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.01
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.39Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.18TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▼ 10.0%90d▲ 38.5%
90d high
$0.22
90d low
$0.13
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.18
Hour of Devastation
- Down 10.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 18% below its 90 day high of $0.22.
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 111% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Sphinx
Flying
Whenever you cycle or discard a card, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-0 until end of turn.
4 / 4
Keywords
Flying
Card capabilities
CreatureDiscard
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (4)
wotc18 Apr 2017
An ability that triggers whenever you “cycle or discard” a card triggers only once if you cycle a card. The ability “Whenever you discard a card” is functionally identical to this ability; cycling is mentioned for clarity.
wotc18 Apr 2017
Some cards have an ability that triggers whenever you cycle any card. These triggered abilities resolve before you draw from the cycling ability.
wotc18 Apr 2017
An ability that triggers whenever you discard a card doesn’t give you permission to discard cards. You’ll need another effect that instructs or allows you to discard them.
wotc18 Apr 2017
If a player discards a card during their cleanup step due to having too many cards in hand, any appropriate abilities that trigger on discarding that card trigger. If this happens, those triggered abilities are put onto the stack and players receive priority in that cleanup step to cast spells or activate abilities (normally, no players may take actions during a cleanup step). Another cleanup step is created following that one.
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About this card
Ominous Sphinx
Ominous Sphinx is a Creature — Sphinx, with mana cost {3}{U}{U} (mana value 5).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.18 (down 10.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Ominous Sphinx FAQ
How much is Ominous Sphinx worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Ominous Sphinx is $0.18. It is down 10.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.13 to $0.22.
What is the cheapest printing of Ominous Sphinx?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Hour of Devastation at $0.18 on TCGplayer.
What set was Ominous Sphinx first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from HOU #41, released 2017-07-14.
Is there a foil version of Ominous Sphinx?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.38 versus $0.18 for nonfoil, which is 111% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Ominous Sphinx legal in Commander?
Yes, Ominous Sphinx is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Ominous Sphinx legal in Modern?
Yes, Ominous Sphinx is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Ominous Sphinx legal in Standard?
Ominous Sphinx is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Ominous Sphinx do?
Ominous Sphinx is a Creature — Sphinx with mana cost {3}{U}{U}. Its Oracle text reads: "Flying Whenever you cycle or discard a card, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-0 until end of turn.".