---
name: "Sphinx of the Second Sun"
mana_cost: "{6}{U}{U}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Creature — Sphinx"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "1720"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Helvetica Blanc"
oracle_id: "516101be-be39-4d84-8fee-d8a79930dd0a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sphinx-of-the-second-sun-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sphinx of the Second Sun
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{U}{U}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Creature — Sphinx
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
At the beginning of each of your postcombat main phases, there is an additional beginning phase after this phase. (The beginning phase includes the untap, upkeep, and draw steps.)

## 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 Uthuun](/printing/sphinx-of-uthuun-c18.md) — Creature — Sphinx
4. [Sphinx of Enlightenment](/printing/sphinx-of-enlightenment-scd.md) — Creature — Sphinx
5. [Sphinx Sovereign](/printing/sphinx-sovereign-ala.md) — Artifact Creature — Sphinx
6. [Windreader Sphinx](/printing/windreader-sphinx-j25.md) — Creature — Sphinx

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1720
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Helvetica Blanc
- **Total Printings:** 21 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: `not_legal`