Sphinx of Lost Truths
~$0.41 low · ~$0.98 high
Blue. Creature — Sphinx
Zendikar #69 · Illustrated by Shelly Wan
Zendikar #69 · Illustrated by Shelly WanWhat is Sphinx of Lost Truths worth?
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Oracle text
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Flying
When this creature enters, draw three cards. Then if it wasn't kicked, discard three cards.
3/5
Format legality
The only printing of Sphinx of Lost Truths
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zendikar zen #69· 2009rare· Cardmarket €0.34 · €0.90 foil | rare | $0.41 | $0.98 | €0.34€0.90 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2009
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #19,782 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Kicker, Flying
- Artist
- Shelly Wan
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Zendikar card (#69).
69
- 69Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
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Rulings (7)
2009-10-01
Sphinx of Lost Truths behaves differently than other cards with kicker. Its "enters" ability always triggers, and it checks whether it *wasn't* kicked. The two possible results are as follows: -- When an unkicked Sphinx of Lost Truths enters, you draw three cards, then discard three cards. -- When a kicked Sphinx of Lost Truths enters, you draw three cards.
2024-11-08
If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
2024-11-08
To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
2024-11-08
If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
2024-11-08
If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
2024-11-08
If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
2024-11-08
The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
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