Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Sphinx Sovereign
Shards of Alara · #196 · mythic · 2008
Artifact Creature — Sphinx
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Market reference
$1.30
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 196 / 250
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- mythic
- Illustrator
- Chippy
- Colors
- BUW
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2008-10-03
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Lifegain
- Mana value
- 8
- Type
- Creature
- Power / Toughness
- 6 / 6
Also does
More by Chippy
This card was illustrated by Chippy.
About this card
Mana cost: {4}{W}{U}{U}{B}
Type: Artifact Creature — Sphinx
Flying At the beginning of your end step, you gain 3 life if this creature is untapped. Otherwise, each opponent loses 3 life.
""What rises without legs, whispers without a voice, bites without teeth, and dies without having life?""
Keywords: Flying
P/T: 6/6
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $1.30 |
| USD (foil) | $5.37 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €1.04 |
| EUR (foil) | €3.13 |
| MTGO tix | 0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sphinx Sovereign is real?
Sphinx Sovereign is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Sphinx Sovereign worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sphinx Sovereign is $1.30; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Sphinx Sovereign from?
Sphinx Sovereign is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Shards of Alara" in the expansion series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Sphinx Sovereign?
Sphinx Sovereign is a mythic card in the Shards of Alara set.
