why 1 power?! why?! geez... if it had 2 ok, it could at least kill a bear but 1? for 5 mana? it doesnt even need flying- no1 will block anyway
Flyheight
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Anthem Sphinx!
Lifegainwithbite
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Terrible, just for how low that power is. His abilities aren't enough to make up for being a 1/5.
Nagoragama
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
Massive Limited powerhouse, but don't play it in Constructed.
LordOfTheFlies87
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Boros effect. Still a nice card.
roguepariah
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Basically a flying wall that buffs your other creatures during your attack phase. Drop from the cost and I would think about playing it.
Captain_Sisay_2591
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
I am a huge sphinx fan, and have a very powerful sphinx deck... This wouldn't even be an after-thought. One of the worst sphinxes printed... ever. Art is plain too :( 2.5/5
JaxsonBateman
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
So many commenters just completely disregard the fact that limited is a legitimate and popular format, where many non-constructed worthy cards have a solid place.
This is one such card - it's only viable in some casual decks in constructed, but in limited, it's an anthem affect at uncommon, on a creature with evasion and a high enough toughness that it often won't be able to be blocked effectively. Creatures are a huge part of limited, so being able to get a usually non-creature effect (anthem) on a creature is just gravy.
At 5 mana it's not an auto-pick, but when you have them you'll be happy to play them in most cases.
ChozoGhost
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Are you Jelenn?
MyrBattlecube
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
@ChozoGhost Yeah, I'm Jelenn. I'm so Jelenn I'm Majelenn.
chainsmoker
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Bace Jeleren?
Stray_Dog
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The artwork's got that pristine utopia vibe going on. Wicked.
Shiizu
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
As Boros are the cops and Azorius are the feds, this sphinx is the bridge between them. It fits so well with its guild and its flavor as well. It doesn't do the hurting. It oversees the hurting.
With gleam of battle this screams for multiple combat steps.
OrgasmandTea
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Has nobody commented on how flavourful the design is here? Vigilance, flying, high toughness... it's got the feel of an elusive, ever present manipulator of battle. Fantastic feel to the way it plays. Lovely design.
DoragonShinzui
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
...I don't get it. What does buffing attacking creatures have to do with Azorius? You'd think it'd be the other way around, to make it a sort of anti-battalion.
Ferlord
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I've noticed that Ravnica has a decent amount of references to the Balkans (Former Yugoslavia particularly). In Serbia, there's a city/region called Ravnica. Simic is a common last name. Mirko is a very common first name. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a guy named Mirko Simic.
Jelenn pronounced "Jell-en" just doesn't sound right, but if you pronounced the J as a Y or U, it sounds legitimate.
Regardless, this is a great creature. There are very few ways to remove this in limited aside from block-n-burn.
SwiftSpirits
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I use a standard constructed deck using Jelenn Sphinx, Warden of Evos Isle, Council of the Absolute, Lavinia of the Tenth, and Stolen Identity... Complete control, and doesn't seem scary, but when I'm coming at you with 6 Jelenn Sphinxes, most people hate not getting rid of him early, especially when all your chump blocks are detained.
TowerDefender
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Hey there Aurelia, what's that you say? +1/+1 on first combat phase, and a cumulative buff on the second combat phase! Would be fun in a Centaur token deck too.
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The effect is decent as well.
Still a nice card.
2.5/5
This is one such card - it's only viable in some casual decks in constructed, but in limited, it's an anthem affect at uncommon, on a creature with evasion and a high enough toughness that it often won't be able to be blocked effectively. Creatures are a huge part of limited, so being able to get a usually non-creature effect (anthem) on a creature is just gravy.
At 5 mana it's not an auto-pick, but when you have them you'll be happy to play them in most cases.
Yeah, I'm Jelenn. I'm so Jelenn I'm Majelenn.
With gleam of battle this screams for multiple combat steps.
In Serbia, there's a city/region called Ravnica. Simic is a common last name. Mirko is a very common first name. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a guy named Mirko Simic.
Jelenn pronounced "Jell-en" just doesn't sound right, but if you pronounced the J as a Y or U, it sounds legitimate.
Regardless, this is a great creature. There are very few ways to remove this in limited aside from block-n-burn.