Sharding Sphinx
~$0.24 low · ~$10.14 high
Blue. Artifact Creature — Sphinx
March of the Machine Commander #235 · Illustrated by Michael Bruinsma
March of the Machine Commander #235 · Illustrated by Michael BruinsmaWhat is Sharding Sphinx worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Flying
Whenever an artifact creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may create a 1/1 blue Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
4/4
Whether mechanical or biological, life finds a way to propagate itself.
Format legality
All 8 printings of Sharding Sphinx
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 March of the Machine Commander moc #235· 2023rare· Cardmarket €0.26 | rare | $0.34 | No foil printing | €0.26 | |
 Starter Commander Decks scd #59· 2022rare· Cardmarket €0.26 | rare | $0.24 | No foil printing | €0.26 | |
 The Brothers' War Commander brc #94· 2022Retro Framerare· Cardmarket €0.36 | rare | $0.33 | No foil printing | €0.36 | |
 Jumpstart jmp #176· 2020rare· Cardmarket €0.26 | rare | $0.37 | No foil printing | €0.26 | |
 Commander 2018 c18 #101· 2018rare· Cardmarket €0.21 | rare | $0.31 | No foil printing | €0.21 | |
 Commander 2013 c13 #56· 2013rare· Cardmarket €0.27 | rare | $0.32 | No foil printing | €0.27 | |
 Salvat 2011 ps11 #51· 2011Spanishrare | rare | — | No foil printing | — | |
 Shards of Alara ala #55· 2008rare· Cardmarket €0.43 · €2.92 foil | rare | $0.28 | $10.14 | €0.43€2.92 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2008
- Printings
- 8
- Mana value
- 6
- EDHREC rank
- #3,801 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying
- Artist
- Michael Bruinsma
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the March of the Machine Commander card (#235).
0235 · MOC · R · EN
- 0235Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- MOCSet code for March of the Machine Commander
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (2)
2008-10-01
The only difference between a colored artifact and a colorless artifact is, obviously, its color. Unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact requires colored mana to cast. Also unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact has a color in all zones. It will interact with cards that care about color. Other than that, a colored artifact behaves just like any other artifact. It will interact as normal with any card that cares about artifacts, such as Shatter or Arcbound Ravager.
2008-10-01
If combat damage is dealt to players by multiple artifact creatures you control (including, perhaps, Sharding Sphinx itself), Sharding Sphinx's ability will trigger that many times. You'll get that many Thopter tokens. You'll get just one token per creature, no matter how much combat damage that creature dealt.
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