Sphinx of the Final Word
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
Jump to section ▾
What it does
This spell can't be countered.
Flying
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Instant and sorcery spells you control can't be countered.
Rulings
One official ruling, as Wizards published it.
- 2024-11-08
A spell or ability that counters spells can still target Sphinx of the Final Word or any other spell that can't be countered. When that spell or ability resolves, the spell won't be countered, but any additional effects of the countering spell or ability will still happen.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Sphinx of the Final Word, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eluge, the Shoreless Sea | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Mono-Blue 1 deck
Every version of Sphinx of the Final Word
4 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly — a printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall genuinely publishes none for some of them.
- Normal
- $0.51
- Normal
- $0.32
Oath of the Gatewatch
- Normal
- $0.41
- Foil
- $15.06
Promo
Oath of the Gatewatch Promos
- Foil
- $12.38
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Sphinx of the Final Word — a name search across every version, for the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only — no individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
