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Sphinx Sovereign

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Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Sphinx Sovereign

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Artifact Creature — Sphinx

Card Text:

Flying

At the beginning of your end step, you gain 3 life if Sphinx Sovereign is untapped. Otherwise, each opponent loses 3 life.

Flavor Text:

"What rises without legs, whispers without a voice, bites without teeth, and dies without having life?"

P/T:

6 / 6

Expansion:

Shards of Alara

Rarity:

Mythic Rare

Card Number:

196

Artist:

Chippy

Rulings

10/1/2008

The ability checks whether Sphinx Sovereign is tapped or untapped at the time the ability resolves. If Sphinx Sovereign is no longer on the battlefield by then, the ability checks whether Sphinx Sovereign was tapped or untapped at the time it left the battlefield.