---
name: "Twisted Riddlekeeper"
mana_cost: "{8}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Creature — Eldrazi Sphinx"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Emerge"]
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "14"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nino Vecia"
oracle_id: "c7ad20a3-51bf-4a22-a09c-fff8cae22765"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/twisted-riddlekeeper-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Twisted Riddlekeeper
- **Mana Cost:** `{8}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Creature — Eldrazi Sphinx
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Emerge

## Oracle Text
Emerge {5}{C}{U} (You may cast this spell by sacrificing a creature and paying the emerge cost reduced by that creature's mana value.)
When you cast this spell, tap up to two target permanents. Put a stun counter on each of them. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
Flying

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Elder Deep-Fiend](/printing/elder-deep-fiend-pemn.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Octopus
2. [Wretched Gryff](/printing/wretched-gryff-inr.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Hippogriff
3. [Herigast, Erupting Nullkite](/printing/herigast-erupting-nullkite-pmh3.md) — Legendary Creature — Eldrazi Dragon
4. [Lashweed Lurker](/printing/lashweed-lurker-emn.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Horror
5. [Glyph Keeper](/printing/glyph-keeper-akh.md) — Creature — Sphinx
6. [Vexing Scuttler](/printing/vexing-scuttler-emn.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Crab

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #14
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nino Vecia
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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