Unesh, Criosphinx Comboin'

Commander / EDH Combo Mono-Blue Multiplayer Tribal

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Creature (33)

• 1x Alhammarret, High Arbiter
• 1x Aphetto Alchemist
• 1x Arbiter of the Ideal
• 1x Argent Sphinx
• 1x Azami, Lady of Scrolls
• 1x Chancellor of the Spires
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Conundrum Sphinx
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Dreamscape Artist
• 1x Ethereal Usher
• 1x Glyph Keeper
• 1x Goliath Sphinx
• 1x Graceful Adept
• 1x Guardian of Tazeem
• 1x Kozilek, the Great Distortion
• 1x Master of Predicaments
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Prodigal Sorcerer
• 1x Prognostic Sphinx
• 1x Sakashima the Impostor
• 1x Serra Sphinx
• 1x Sphinx Ambassador
• 1x Sphinx of Jwar Isle
• 1x Sphinx of Magosi
• 1x Sphinx of the Final Word
• 1x Sphinx of Uthuun
• 1x Tandem Lookout
• 1x Thada Adel, Acquisitor
• 1x Tidewater Minion
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Warden of Evos Isle
• 1x Zuran Spellcaster

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Curiosity
• 1x Mind Over Matter

Land (36)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Coral Atoll
• 1x Crumbling Vestige
• 1x Crystal Vein
• 1x Desert of the Mindful
• 1x Eldrazi Temple
• 1x Eye of Ugin
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 12x Island
• 1x Mage-Ring Network
• 1x Mirrodin's Core
• 1x Moonring Island
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
• 1x Skyline Cascade
• 1x Soldevi Excavations
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terrain Generator
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Warped Landscape

Instant (7)

• 1x Circular Logic
• 1x Counterlash
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Forbid
• 1x Long-Term Plans
• 1x Time Stop

Commander (1)

Artifact (18)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Door of Destinies
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Obelisk of Urd
• 1x Pyramid of the Pantheon
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Semblance Anvil
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Temple Bell
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Urza's Incubator
• 1x Venser's Journal

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Devastation Tide
• 1x Stolen Identity
• 1x Voidwalk

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Creature (3)

• 1x Grand Architect
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Pili-Pala

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Sphinx Tribal EDH Combo Deck.

I pulled a Foil Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign from a prize pack at the HOU pre-release and decided I had no choice but to build a deck for it.

This deck's goal is semi-obvious. Play Unesh and get tons and tons of cards into my hand. It can win either by dealing damage with tons of big flyers, or with any of it's combos. The Sphinx theme can help facilitate the combo.

1. Have an Illusionist's Bracers equipped to either an Aphetto Alchemist or a Tidewater Minion. Then if you have either a Prodigal Sorcerer or a Zuran Spellcaster on the battlefield you can infinitely ping everyone down to 0 life.

2. Have a Prodigal Sorcerer or a Zuran Spellcaster enchanted with a Curiosity or soulbonded with a Tandem Lookout and infinitely ping everyone down to 0 life. (Infinite because of Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre)

3. Have Mind Over Matter and a Temple Bell on the battlefield and force everyone to draw past their library. (except for you because you can discard Ulamog at will)

The deck works quite well but I am looking for some more consistent ramp options since I occasionally find myself stuck at 5 mana and unable to cast Unesh. Suggestions are welcome, but before suggesting turning all my lands to blue mana-producing lands, remember that there is a Kozilek, the Great Distortion that this deck wants to cast that requires colorless mana. Having 10+ cards in hand with a Kozilek in play is a huge benefit. (Also I'm a huge anti-meta activist so don't suggest Sol Ring.)

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 0 Rares 30 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.30
Tokens	Copy Clone, Glyph Keeper 5/3 W, Morph 2/2 C