Magister Sphinx Price
4 printings · 3 sets · first printed 2009
Magister Sphinx has been printed 4 times across 3 sets, first in 2009 and most recently in 2022. Right now the cheapest printing is Archenemy #89 at $1.42, while the most expensive is Double Masters 2022 #519 at $12.78 — about 9× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $4.32. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 4x, including dedicated reprint sets like Double Masters 2022.
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Every Magister Sphinx Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archenemy #89 (R) Cheapest | 2010 | $1.42 | $1.40 |
| Conflux #116 (R) | 2009 | $3.31 | $1.40 |
| Double Masters 2022 #247 (R) | 2022 | $5.33 | $1.40 |
| Double Masters 2022 #519 (R) Foil | 2022 | $12.78 | — |
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When this creature enters, target player's life total becomes 10.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 4 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsThis ability is not optional.
For a player's life total to become 10, what actually happens is that the player gains or loses the appropriate amount of life. For example, if the targeted player's life total is 4 when this ability resolves, it will cause that player to gain 6 life; alternately, if the targeted player's life total is 17 when this ability resolves, it will cause that player to lose 7 life. Other cards that interact with life gain or life loss will interact with this effect accordingly.
In a Two-Headed Giant game, this ability basically causes the team's life total to become 10, but only the targeted player is considered to have actually gained or lost life.