---
name: "Sphinx of the Chimes"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}{U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Sphinx"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "RTR"
set_name: "Return to Ravnica"
collector_number: "52"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "690df8d2-9538-4c51-b730-cee09ad0ef1c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sphinx-of-the-chimes-rtr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sphinx of the Chimes
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}{U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Sphinx
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/6
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Discard two nonland cards with the same name: Draw four cards.

> *"Sonhei com o futuro, Isperia. O perigo raia no horizonte. Você precisa dar ouvidos ao meu aviso."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Consecrated Sphinx](/printing/consecrated-sphinx-ima.md) — Creature — Sphinx
2. [Sphinx of Magosi](/printing/sphinx-of-magosi-c14.md) — Creature — Sphinx
3. [Sphinx of Enlightenment](/printing/sphinx-of-enlightenment-scd.md) — Creature — Sphinx
4. [Sphinx of Lost Truths](/printing/sphinx-of-lost-truths-zen.md) — Creature — Sphinx
5. [Windreader Sphinx](/printing/windreader-sphinx-j25.md) — Creature — Sphinx
6. [Sphinx of Uthuun](/printing/sphinx-of-uthuun-c18.md) — Creature — Sphinx

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Return to Ravnica (RTR) #52
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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