the Sphinx WHAAAAAT!?! THAT IS BEYOND BUSTED (aware of cmc but reminder of all the Quicksilver Amulet Or/and show and tell effects)
The sphinx is good, but wouldn't say busted. It slots into a similar role of omniscience, a powerful card if you get it to stick but not a meta-changer. It's not as powerful as omniscience, since you have to wait a turn to get its bonuses, and it's both easier to get on the board and easier to kill. It's too expensive to slot into decks unsupported, 9/10 times you'd rather have Omniscience with a Show and Tell, and if you're wanting it for the extra upkeeps Paradox Haze is less than half the CMC. All of that said, this will definitely see play in reanimator decks that run U.
You don't need to wait a full turn to get the Sphinx of the Second Sun bonuses. Just get this guy on the battlefield during your pre-combat main phase. Ding, it triggers during your post-combat main phase.
It's definitely not as powerful as Omniscence, as even in Legacy, you can cast spells worth a total of an obscene amount of mana the turn you get Omni onto the battlefield. Due to this guy's awkward untap and draw timing, I think Legacy Reanimator would still rather reanimate Griselbrand.
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You don't need to wait a full turn to get the Sphinx of the Second Sun bonuses. Just get this guy on the battlefield during your pre-combat main phase. Ding, it triggers during your post-combat main phase.
It's definitely not as powerful as Omniscence, as even in Legacy, you can cast spells worth a total of an obscene amount of mana the turn you get Omni onto the battlefield. Due to this guy's awkward untap and draw timing, I think Legacy Reanimator would still rather reanimate Griselbrand.