---
name: "Curator of Mysteries"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Sphinx"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Scry", "Flying", "Cycling"]
set: "AFC"
set_name: "Forgotten Realms Commander"
collector_number: "81"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Christine Choi"
oracle_id: "04858b93-0a2a-44d0-942d-7fadf589cbb7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/curator-of-mysteries-afc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Curator of Mysteries
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Sphinx
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Scry, Flying, Cycling

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever you cycle or discard another card, scry 1.
Cycling {U} ({U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

> *Chiedere consiglio a una sfinge significa mettere alla prova la propria pazienza. Forse è proprio questo il punto.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Horizon Scholar](/printing/horizon-scholar-plst.md) — Creature — Sphinx
2. [Sphinx of Foresight](/printing/sphinx-of-foresight-prna.md) — Creature — Sphinx
3. [Witness of Tomorrows](/printing/witness-of-tomorrows-thb.md) — Enchantment Creature — Sphinx
4. [Prognostic Sphinx](/printing/prognostic-sphinx-prm.md) — Creature — Sphinx
5. [Cloudreader Sphinx](/printing/cloudreader-sphinx-jmp.md) — Creature — Sphinx
6. [Ominous Sphinx](/printing/ominous-sphinx-hou.md) — Creature — Sphinx

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #81
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Christine Choi
- **Total Printings:** 32 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`