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Petra Sphinx

Magic: The GatheringMasters Edition#23

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Masters EditionME1 · #23

Card type: Creature — Sphinx
Rarity: Rare
Indicative price: Price unavailable
Mana value: 5
Power: 3
Toughness: 4
Colour: White

Card text

: Target player chooses a card name, then reveals the top card of their library. If that card has the chosen name, that player puts it into their hand. If it doesn't, the player puts it into their graveyard.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PennyLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Sandra Everingham
Card language: English
Release date: 2007-09-10

Flavour text

What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?

Rulings

2004-10-04

If the targeted player’s library is empty, that player still names a card, but nothing further happens. That player will not lose the game.