---
name: "Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}{U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Sphinx"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "HOU"
set_name: "Hour of Devastation"
collector_number: "52"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Adrian Majkrzak"
oracle_id: "7492ea06-24d5-4a1f-a6ac-c33743e91aa7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/unesh-criosphinx-sovereign-hou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}{U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Sphinx
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Sphinx spells you cast cost {2} less to cast.
Whenever Unesh or another Sphinx you control enters, reveal the top four cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sphinx of Uthuun](/printing/sphinx-of-uthuun-c18.md) — Creature — Sphinx
2. [Sphinx of Magosi](/printing/sphinx-of-magosi-c14.md) — Creature — Sphinx
3. [Dazzling Sphinx](/printing/dazzling-sphinx-prm.md) — Creature — Sphinx
4. [Sphinx Summoner](/printing/sphinx-summoner-con.md) — Artifact Creature — Sphinx
5. [Consecrated Sphinx](/printing/consecrated-sphinx-ima.md) — Creature — Sphinx
6. [Sphinx of Enlightenment](/printing/sphinx-of-enlightenment-scd.md) — Creature — Sphinx

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Hour of Devastation (HOU) #52
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Adrian Majkrzak
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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