Sphinx's Herald
~$0.16 low · ~$0.45 high
Blue. Artifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard
Shards of Alara #58 · Illustrated by Dan Murayama Scott
Shards of Alara #58 · Illustrated by Dan Murayama ScottWhat is Sphinx's Herald worth?
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Oracle text
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, Sacrifice a white creature, a blue creature, and a black creature: Search your library for a card named Sphinx Sovereign, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
1/1
He calls a riddle through the gaps of cloven clouds, hoping for an answer.
Format legality
The only printing of Sphinx's Herald
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shards of Alara ala #58· 2008uncommon· Cardmarket €0.09 · €0.39 foil | uncommon | $0.16 | $0.45 | €0.09€0.39 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2008
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #28,561 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
Rulings (4)
2008-10-01
To activate the ability, you must sacrifice three different creatures. You can’t sacrifice just one three-colored creature, for example.
2008-10-01
You may sacrifice the Herald itself to help pay for the cost of its ability.
2008-10-01
You may sacrifice multicolored creatures as part of the cost of the search ability. If you sacrifice a multicolored creature this way, specify which part of the cost that creature is satisfying.
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.
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