---
name: "Jwar Isle Avenger"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Sphinx"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Surge"]
set: "OGW"
set_name: "Oath of the Gatewatch"
collector_number: "58"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ryan Pancoast"
oracle_id: "2db8fc61-13af-4227-83f9-9f426ab978d3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/jwar-isle-avenger-ogw"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Jwar Isle Avenger
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Sphinx
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Surge

## Oracle Text
Surge {2}{U} (You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.)
Flying

> *Las esfinges son solitarias por naturaleza, pero no dudaron en unirse a la lucha contra los Eldrazi.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Serra Sphinx](/printing/serra-sphinx-2xm.md) — Creature — Sphinx
2. [Windreader Sphinx](/printing/windreader-sphinx-j25.md) — Creature — Sphinx
3. [Sphinx of Magosi](/printing/sphinx-of-magosi-c14.md) — Creature — Sphinx
4. [Sphinx of Jwar Isle](/printing/sphinx-of-jwar-isle-c14.md) — Creature — Sphinx
5. [Sphinx of New Prahv](/printing/sphinx-of-new-prahv-rvr.md) — Creature — Sphinx
6. [Sphinx Summoner](/printing/sphinx-summoner-con.md) — Artifact Creature — Sphinx

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) #58
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ryan Pancoast
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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