---
name: "Petra Sphinx"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{W}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Sphinx"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "BCHR"
set_name: "Chronicles Foreign Black Border"
collector_number: "10"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Sandra Everingham"
oracle_id: "f1ae89ff-b23b-44b2-a30c-6f2ae3216189"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/petra-sphinx-bchr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Petra Sphinx
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{W}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Sphinx
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4

## Oracle Text
{T}: Target player chooses a card name, then reveals the top card of their library. If that card has the chosen name, that player puts it into their hand. If it doesn't, the player puts it into their graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Conundrum Sphinx](/printing/conundrum-sphinx-m11.md) — Creature — Sphinx
2. [Sphinx Ambassador](/printing/sphinx-ambassador-m10.md) — Creature — Sphinx
3. [Vexing Arcanix](/printing/vexing-arcanix-8ed.md) — Artifact
4. [Isperia the Inscrutable](/printing/isperia-the-inscrutable-gk2.md) — Legendary Creature — Sphinx
5. [Sphinx of Uthuun](/printing/sphinx-of-uthuun-c18.md) — Creature — Sphinx
6. [Sphinx's Herald](/printing/sphinxs-herald-ala.md) — Artifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Chronicles Foreign Black Border (BCHR) #10
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Sandra Everingham
- **Total Printings:** 5 across all historical editions

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