Illustrated by Lars Grant-West · Card image provided by Scryfall.
CSP 50 · rare
Vexing Sphinx
Creature — Sphinx
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Collector number50
SetColdsnap (CSP)
Rarityrare
Released2006-07-21
Mana cost{1}{U}{U}
Mana value3
ColoursU
Power / toughness4 / 4
ArtistLars Grant-West
Oracle text
Flying Cumulative upkeep—Discard a card. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) When this creature dies, draw a card for each age counter on it.
Format legality
modern: legallegacy: legalvintage: legalpenny: legalcommander: legaloathbreaker: legalduel: legalpredh: legaltlr: legal
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