---
name: "Sphinx's Revelation"
mana_cost: "{X}{W}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "RVR-228"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Slawomir Maniak"
oracle_id: "71d83fca-e40e-4d0e-956d-d0d6da9cc472"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sphinxs-revelation-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sphinx's Revelation
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{W}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
You gain X life and draw X cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sphinx of the Revelation](/printing/sphinx-of-the-revelation-m3c.md) — Artifact Creature — Sphinx
2. [Sphinx's Insight](/printing/sphinxs-insight-rna.md) — Instant
3. [Blue Sun's Zenith](/printing/blue-suns-zenith-a25.md) — Instant
4. [Sphinx of Enlightenment](/printing/sphinx-of-enlightenment-gn2.md) — Creature — Sphinx
5. [Stroke of Genius](/printing/stroke-of-genius-soc.md) — Instant
6. [Life Cloud](/printing/life-cloud-unk.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #RVR-228
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Slawomir Maniak

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2012-10-01)* If the value chosen for X is larger than the number of cards left in your library, you'll lose the game the next time state-based actions are performed.