---
name: "Sphinx of Clear Skies"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Sphinx"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Ward", "Domain"]
set: "DMU"
set_name: "Dominaria United"
collector_number: "396"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Valera Lutfullina"
oracle_id: "7ee394a2-84de-42e8-834e-6c1030be0aef"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sphinx-of-clear-skies-dmu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sphinx of Clear Skies
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Sphinx
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Ward, Domain

## Oracle Text
Flying, ward {2}
Domain — Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, reveal the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard. (Piles can be empty.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sphinx of Uthuun](/printing/sphinx-of-uthuun-c18.md) — Creature — Sphinx
2. [Dazzling Sphinx](/printing/dazzling-sphinx-prm.md) — Creature — Sphinx
3. [Sphinx Ambassador](/printing/sphinx-ambassador-m10.md) — Creature — Sphinx
4. [Sphinx of Jwar Isle](/printing/sphinx-of-jwar-isle-c14.md) — Creature — Sphinx
5. [Isperia the Inscrutable](/printing/isperia-the-inscrutable-gk2.md) — Legendary Creature — Sphinx
6. [Windreader Sphinx](/printing/windreader-sphinx-j25.md) — Creature — Sphinx

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United (DMU) #396
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Valera Lutfullina
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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