---
name: "Sandstone Oracle"
mana_cost: "{7}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Sphinx"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "CM2"
set_name: "Commander Anthology Volume II"
collector_number: "213"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "850e2dbd-b904-41b9-8ffe-0aa562837bde"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sandstone-oracle-cm2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sandstone Oracle
- **Mana Cost:** `{7}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Sphinx
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, choose an opponent. If that player has more cards in hand than you, draw cards equal to the difference.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Consecrated Sphinx](/printing/consecrated-sphinx-ima.md) — Creature — Sphinx
2. [Sphinx of Enlightenment](/printing/sphinx-of-enlightenment-scd.md) — Creature — Sphinx
3. [Sphinx of Uthuun](/printing/sphinx-of-uthuun-c18.md) — Creature — Sphinx
4. [Inspired Sphinx](/printing/inspired-sphinx-pz2.md) — Creature — Sphinx
5. [Conundrum Sphinx](/printing/conundrum-sphinx-m11.md) — Creature — Sphinx
6. [Windreader Sphinx](/printing/windreader-sphinx-j25.md) — Creature — Sphinx

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2) #213
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps
- **Total Printings:** 43 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`