First printed in Streets of New Capenna (2022)
All 8 prints
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The Zeta Set (SLZ) #214, 2026
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The Zeta Set (SLZ) #335, 2026
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The Zeta Set (SLZ) #93, 2026
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Streets of New Capenna Promos (PSNC) #213p, 2022
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Streets of New Capenna Promos (PSNC) #213s, 2022
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Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #213, 2022
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Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #327, 2022
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Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #392, 2022
Legendary Creature — Sphinx Demon
Flying, ward 
Whenever you attack, target attacking creature connives X, where X is the number of attacking creatures. (Draw X cards, then discard X cards. Put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each nonland card discarded this way.)
1/4
- Illustrated by
- Johannes Voss
- Watermark
- Obscura
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Restricted in
- Duel Commander
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (3)
- Connive X is a variant of connive. If a creature connives X, its controller will draw X cards, discard X cards, then then put a number of +1/+1 counters on the conniving permanent equal to the number of nonland cards discarded this way.
- Once an ability that causes a creature to connive begins to resolve, no player may take any other actions until it's done. Notably, opponents can't try to remove the conniving creature after you discard a nonland card but before it receives a counter.
- If no card is discarded, most likely because that player's hand is empty and an effect says they can't draw cards, the conniving creature does not receive a +1/+1 counter.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.05 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 30 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC), Premier Draft | 64.8% | +9.7 | +13.2 | 6812 |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC), Sealed | 67.5% | +13.2 | +16.4 | 864 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
