Oedipus Complex (esper sphinx)

Modern* Artifact WUB (Esper)

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Land (22)

• 2x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 2x Dismal Backwater
• 4x Island
• 2x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 3x Plains
• 2x Sejiri Refuge
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 3x Swamp
• 2x Tranquil Cove

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Tezzeret, Master of Metal
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Creature (17)

• 2x Enigma Sphinx
• 3x Etherium Sculptor
• 2x Magister Sphinx
• 2x Master of Etherium
• 2x Master Transmuter
• 1x Sharuum the Hegemon
• 2x Sphinx of the Steel Wind
• 3x Sphinx Summoner

Sorcery (5)

• 2x Fabricate
• 1x Fragmentize
• 2x Time Ebb

Artifact (8)

• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Ghirapur Orrery
• 2x Mirrorworks
• 1x Myr Turbine
• 2x Tamiyo's Journal

Instant (6)

• 1x Mortify
• 2x Negate
• 3x Sweep Away

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 3x Sphinx's Tutelage

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Sideboard

Artifact (6)

• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 3x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Soul Foundry

Instant (1)

• 1x Remove Soul

Creature (2)

• 1x Clone
• 1x Sharuum the Hegemon

Land (2)

• 2x Drowned Catacomb

Enchantment (3)

• 2x Curiosity
• 1x Trail of Evidence

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Maybeboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Sphinx of the Final Word

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
• 1x Karn Liberated

Artifact (1)

• 1x Cloud Key

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The artifact sphinxes pose you a riddle. Can you catch a CLUE before it's too late, or will your deck be gone before the Magistrate hit the field?"So, what's the riddle?" You might be asking. The answer to that is part of the riddle itself ;) (If you must know, send me a PM; Subj: "Riddle me This" and your guess. _)

So this deck is undergoing it's most recent transformation by returning to its roots as an artifact mill deck. Sphinx's Tutelages will be the most invaluable, with 3 on the field an opponent could have to mill 6+ cards every turn. So, to bolster my draw frequency, I've been looking into the Investigate mechanic. Mirrorworks + Etherium Sculptor/Master of Etherium alone can produce a small army of powerhouse creatures relatively quickly and cheaply, and Master Transmuters to put the most expensive artifacts onto the field, such as the Sphinx heavy hitters (Enigma, Steel Wind). Once Magister Sphinx hits the field, there should be a small platoon of artifact creatures to swing for the last 10 (at least).I also feel the clue tokens mechanic works really well in the sphinx riddle theme of the deck.It all plays into the theme of the deck because, of course, this deck HAS to have a theme (That's just how I build and play).

Date added	9 years
Last updated	7 years
Exclude colors	RG
Splash colors	W
Legality	This deck is not Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 2 Mythic Rares 20 - 7 Rares 14 - 4 Uncommons 11 - 1 Commons
Cards	64
Avg. CMC	4.12
Tokens	Clue, Copy Clone, Myr 1/1 C
Folders	New Mono Blue Deck, control deck