Vexing Sphinx Price
3 printings · 2 sets · first printed 2006
Vexing Sphinx has been printed 3 times across 2 sets, first in 2006 and most recently in 2023. Right now the cheapest printing is Dominaria Remastered #73 at $0.17, while the most expensive is Coldsnap #50 at $0.35 — about 2× more. The median across 3 priced printings is $0.21. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 3x, including dedicated reprint sets like Dominaria Remastered.
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Every Vexing Sphinx Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominaria Remastered #73 (R) Cheapest | 2023 | $0.17 | $0.11 |
| Dominaria Remastered #297 (R) | 2023 | $0.21 | $0.04 |
| Coldsnap #50 (R) | 2006 | $0.35 | $0.30 |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
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.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 3 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsPaying 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 ” 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 
or sacrifice the permanent.
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.