---
name: "Rescuer Sphinx"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Sphinx"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "65"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jesper Ejsing"
oracle_id: "d4c4ad11-7e71-4ad0-aee7-58ac7b1b38f8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rescuer-sphinx-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rescuer Sphinx
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Sphinx
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
As this creature enters, you may return a nonland permanent you control to its owner's hand. If you do, this creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.

> *"Now, little fighter, show me you deserved this second chance."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Riddlemaster Sphinx](/printing/riddlemaster-sphinx-m19.md) — Creature — Sphinx
2. [Sphinx of Magosi](/printing/sphinx-of-magosi-c14.md) — Creature — Sphinx
3. [Sphinx Summoner](/printing/sphinx-summoner-con.md) — Artifact Creature — Sphinx
4. [Scholar of the Lost Trove](/printing/scholar-of-the-lost-trove-jmp.md) — Creature — Sphinx
5. [Cerulean Sphinx](/printing/cerulean-sphinx-rvr.md) — Creature — Sphinx
6. [Tolarian Sentinel](/printing/tolarian-sentinel-tsp.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper

## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #65
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jesper Ejsing
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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