---
name: "Marauding Sphinx"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Sphinx Rogue"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Surveil", "Vigilance", "Ward"]
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "56"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mila Pesic"
oracle_id: "70bea459-f6e9-411a-bd33-339bf95ea47a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/marauding-sphinx-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Marauding Sphinx
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Sphinx Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Surveil, Vigilance, Ward

## Oracle Text
Flying, vigilance, ward {2}
Whenever you commit a crime, surveil 2. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and/or cards in their graveyards is a crime.)

> *She poses a riddle to each mark, allowing them a chance to keep their goods. Thus far, none have succeeded.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Citywatch Sphinx](/printing/citywatch-sphinx-grn.md) — Creature — Sphinx
2. [Sphinx of New Prahv](/printing/sphinx-of-new-prahv-rvr.md) — Creature — Sphinx
3. [Serra Sphinx](/printing/serra-sphinx-2xm.md) — Creature — Sphinx
4. [Excogitator Sphinx](/printing/excogitator-sphinx-ymkm.md) — Creature — Sphinx Detective
5. [Slickshot Vault-Buster](/printing/slickshot-vault-buster-otj.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
6. [Fear of Surveillance](/printing/fear-of-surveillance-dsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #56
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mila Pesic
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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