First printed in Commander Legends (2020)
All 6 prints
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Creature — Sphinx
Flying
At the beginning of each of your postcombat main phases, there is an additional beginning phase after this phase. (The beginning phase includes the untap, upkeep, and draw steps.)
He watches in silence as the shadows shift, bringing Amonkhet ever nearer to the Hour of Revelation.
6/6
- Illustrated by
- Antonio José Manzanedo
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (6)
- If multiple phases are added to the same point in your turn, the most recently created phase happens first. For example, say you control Sphinx of the Second Sun and its ability triggers during your postcombat main phase. Later during that same main phase, another effect gives you an additional combat phase after this main phase. The additional combat will happen first, followed by the additional beginning phase.
- The additional beginning phase will be a lot like your normal beginning phase. During the untap step, permanents will phase in or out as appropriate and you'll untap your tapped permanents. Anything that triggers "at the beginning of your upkeep" or similar will trigger during the upkeep step, and you'll eventually draw a card for your draw step.
- After the additional beginning phase, the game proceeds to the ending phase (unless something has added even more phases; see below.)
- Even if you don't attack with any creatures during combat, you'll still get a postcombat main phase and Sphinx of the Second Sun's ability will still trigger.
- The additional beginning phase all happens during the current turn. Any effects that last "until your next turn" or similar won't expire just because you'll go through an additional beginning phase.
- If you somehow have more than two main phases in a turn, each main phase other than the first one is a postcombat main phase, and Sphinx of the Second Sun's ability triggers at the beginning of each of them.
Prices
MTGO price: 10.17 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
38 combos, the most popular first:
- You can't be attacked, Lock: Chronomantic Escape + Paradox Haze + Sphinx of the Second Sun
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Aggravated Assault + Sphinx of the Second Sun
- You can't be attacked, Lock: Chronomantic Escape + Spark Double + Sphinx of the Second Sun
- You can't be attacked, Lock: Auton Soldier + Chronomantic Escape + Sphinx of the Second Sun
- You can't be attacked, Lock: Chronomantic Escape + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces + Sphinx of the Second Sun
- You can't be attacked, Lock: Chronomantic Escape + Clever Impersonator + Sphinx of the Second Sun
- You can't be attacked, Lock: Chronomantic Escape + Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry + Sphinx of the Second Sun
- You can't be attacked, Lock: Chronomantic Escape + Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore + Sphinx of the Second Sun
- You can't be attacked, Lock: Chronomantic Escape + Sakashima the Impostor + Sphinx of the Second Sun
- You can't be attacked, Lock: Chronomantic Escape + Rite of Replication + Sphinx of the Second Sun
