Hey gang! I'm trying to build a Sharuum the Hegemon Sphinx deck. Though Sharuum traditionally begs for an artificer or combo deck, I just want to use esper colors to create a flavor-heavy sphinx deck. I want to use a lot of "choice" cards like the Will of the Council cycle from Conspiracy, or even lackluster cards like Library of Lat-Nam.
I want the flavor to be arcane and mysterious, with lots of damned-if-you-do/damned-if-you-don't choices.
I'm always eager to find new old bordered cards that I haven't considered, and whenever possible, I'll take a old bordered card over a modern card. I tend to prefer their art, and the art is usually in the realm of "old sorcerer" flavor than more recent sets.
not sure how good it'll be, but there's hour of need. could be awkward removal (a 4/4 is easier to deal with that an elesh norn, grand cenobite), a way to blank their removal (use it response to a doom blade target or something), or to buff little guys like trinket mage/treasure mage
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I want the flavor to be arcane and mysterious, with lots of damned-if-you-do/damned-if-you-don't choices.
I'm always eager to find new old bordered cards that I haven't considered, and whenever possible, I'll take a old bordered card over a modern card. I tend to prefer their art, and the art is usually in the realm of "old sorcerer" flavor than more recent sets.
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Other than literal sphinx cards, I suppose Sphinx's Revelation and Sphinx-Bone Wand would work well here. Riddlesmith seems flavorful here, too.
Since you're running Esper, Choice Of Damnations is a funny choice card.
Unfortunately I'm not as good with older cards as I know them less, but I do love the border of older blue cards, especially.
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As far as choice cards go, Fact or Fiction, Intuition, Fatespinner, Choice of Damnations, Covenant of Minds, and maybe even the lowly Thran Tome might be things to consider. Too bad Gifts Ungiven and Trade Secrets are banned because they would fit perfectly as well.
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