Vexing Sphinx CSP

Other printings of "Vexing Sphinx": CSP #50 DMR #73 DMR #297

Card

id	22954
artist	Lars Grant-West
artistIds	21ed6499-c4d3-4965-ab02-6c7228275bec
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo, paper
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	U
colorIndicator
colors	U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	19760
edhrecSaltiness
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion	2003
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	1
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords	Cumulative upkeep, Flying
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{1}{U}{U}
manaValue	3
name	Vexing Sphinx
number	50
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	Flying Cumulative upkeep—Discard a card. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) When Vexing Sphinx is put into a graveyard from play, draw a card for each age counter on it.
otherFaceIds
power	4
printings	CSP, DMR
promoTypes
rarity	rare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	CSP
side
signature
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subsets
subtypes	Sphinx
supertypes
text	Flying Cumulative upkeep—Discard a card. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) When this creature dies, draw a card for each age counter on it.
toughness	4
type	Creature — Sphinx
types	Creature
uuid	afb8a88f-dc61-56b3-82d1-d9b4f2c3e9b9
variations
watermark
setName	Coldsnap

Identifiers

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deckboxId	1352
mcmId	13749
mcmMetaId	8296
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mtgoId	24801
multiverseId	122071
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Legalities

id	22954
alchemy
brawl
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator
historic
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny	Legal
pioneer
predh	Legal
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuid	afb8a88f-dc61-56b3-82d1-d9b4f2c3e9b9
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

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cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/f40bebb268c9db6b
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil	https://mtgjson.com/links/88bbeba201621140
cardmarket	https://mtgjson.com/links/44025e1d6ff21339
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/1881ff7a035c0e91
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	afb8a88f-dc61-56b3-82d1-d9b4f2c3e9b9

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	type	text	multiverseId
Chinese Simplified	乱心史芬斯	生物～史芬斯	飞行维持～弃一张牌。（在你的维持开始时，在此永久物上放置一个岁月指示物，然后除非你为其上每个岁月指示物各支付其维持费用，否则牺牲之。）当乱心史芬斯从场上置入坟墓场时，其上每有一个岁月指示物，便抓一张牌。	127058
French	Sphinx vexatoire	Créature : Sphinx	Vol Entretien cumulatif — Défaussez-vous d'une carte. (Au début de votre entretien, mettez un marqueur « âge » sur ce permanent, puis sacrifiez-le à moins que vous ne payiez son coût d'entretien pour chaque marqueur « âge » sur lui.) Quand le Sphinx vexatoire est mis dans un cimetière depuis le jeu, piochez une carte pour chaque marqueur « âge » sur lui.	127213
German	Lästige Sphinx	Kreatur — Sphinx	Fliegend Kumulative Versorgung Wirf eine Karte aus deiner Hand ab. (Lege zu Beginn deines Versorgungssegments eine Altersmarke auf diese bleibende Karte. Opfere sie dann, falls du nicht für jede Altersmarke auf ihr ihre Versorgungskosten bezahlst.) Wenn die Lästige Sphinx aus dem Spiel auf einen Friedhof gelegt wird, ziehe für jede Altersmarke auf ihr eine Karte.	127368
Italian	Sfinge Vessatrice	Creatura — Sfinge	Volare Mantenimento cumulativo—Scarta una carta. (All'inizio del tuo mantenimento, metti un segnalino epoca su questo permanente, poi sacrificalo a meno che tu paghi il suo costo di mantenimento per ogni segnalino epoca presente su di esso.) Quando la Sfinge Vessatrice viene messa in un cimitero dal gioco, pesca una carta per ogni segnalino epoca presente su di essa.	127523
Japanese	難問のスフィンクス	クリーチャー — スフィンクス	飛行累加アップキープ ― カードを１枚捨てる。（あなたのアップキープの開始時に、このパーマネントの上に経年カウンターを１個置き、その後、それの上の経年カウンターの総数だけアップキープ・コストを支払わないかぎり、このパーマネントを生け贄に捧げる。）難問のスフィンクスが場からいずれかの墓地に置かれたとき、それの上に置かれていた経年カウンターの総数に等しい枚数のカードを引く。	127678
Portuguese (Brazil)	Esfinge Perturbadora	Criatura — Esfinge	Voar Manutenção cumulativa Descarte um card. (No início de sua manutenção, coloque um marcador de tempo nessa permanente e então a sacrifique, a menos que você pague seu custo de manutenção para cada marcador de tempo sobre ela.) Quando Esfinge Perturbadora é colocada no cemitério vindo do jogo, compre um card para cada marcador de tempo sobre ela.	127833
Spanish	Esfinge irritante	Criatura — Esfinge	Vuela. Mantenimiento acumulativo—Descartar una carta. (Al comienzo de tu mantenimiento, pon un contador de edad sobre este permanente, luego sacrifícalo a menos que pagues su coste de mantenimiento por cada contador de edad sobre él.) Cuando la Esfinge irritante vaya a un cementerio desde el juego, roba una carta por cada contador de edad sobre ella.	128143

Rulings

date	text
2008-10-01	Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it's not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can't be made. For example, if a permanent with “cumulative upkeep {1}” has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either pay {4} or sacrifice the permanent.
2022-12-08	Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it’s not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can’t be made. For example, if Vexing Sphinx has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either discard four cards or sacrifice it.

date

text

2008-10-01

Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it's not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can't be made. For example, if a permanent with “cumulative upkeep {1}” has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either pay {4} or sacrifice the permanent.

2022-12-08

Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it’s not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can’t be made. For example, if Vexing Sphinx has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either discard four cards or sacrifice it.