Vexing Sphinx
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.
This card is outside the top 50 in every format. Its score, rank and trends are for signed-in users.
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Legality
9 formatsB/R history
Rulings
2- 2008-10-01
Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it's not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can't be made. For example, if a permanent with “cumulative upkeep {1}” has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either pay {4} or sacrifice the permanent.
- 2022-12-08
Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it’s not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can’t be made. For example, if Vexing Sphinx has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either discard four cards or sacrifice it.
Versions
3| Set | No. | Year | Rarity | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMRDominaria Remastered | 73 | 2023 | Rare | Lars Grant-West |
| DMRDominaria Remastered | 297 | 2023 | Rare | Lars Grant-West |
| CSPColdsnap | 50 | 2006 | Rare | Lars Grant-West |
In sealed products
Pull odds for signed-in users| Product | Set | Chance | Foil | Expected copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Festival in a Box Las Vegas 2023 Bundle · Box set | SLD | Odds free after sign-in | ||
| Secret Lair Festival in a Box Barcelona 2023 Drafters Dream Bundle · Box set | SLD | Odds free after sign-in | ||
| Dominaria Remastered Draft Booster Box · Booster box | DMR | Odds free after sign-in | ||
| Dominaria Remastered Collector Booster Box · Booster box | DMR | Odds free after sign-in | ||
| Dominaria Remastered Collector Booster Pack · Booster pack | DMR | Odds free after sign-in | ||
| Dominaria Remastered Draft Booster Pack · Booster pack | DMR | Odds free after sign-in | ||
| Coldsnap Booster Box · Booster box | CSP | Odds free after sign-in | ||
| Coldsnap Fat Pack · Bundle | CSP | Odds free after sign-in | ||
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| Coldsnap Booster Pack · Booster pack | CSP | Odds free after sign-in | ||