Sphinx of the Chimes foil price jumps after Reality Fracture combo
The Return to Ravnica rare climbed from $0.27 to $7.43 on TCGPlayer, with a Sphinx's Approach combo driving demand.
The foil version of Magic: The Gathering's Sphinx of the Chimes rose from $0.27 to $7.43 on TCGPlayer following the release of Reality Fracture, according to gamerant.com. That is almost 3000% more than its price in September 2026.
The card, a rare from the 2012 Return to Ravnica set, climbed because Reality Fracture added Sphinx's Approach, a 1 generic and 2 Blue instant that draws two cards and lets a deck hold any number of copies with the same name.
Casting Sphinx's Approach while exiling four copies of it from the graveyard puts a Sphinx creature from the deck into play. Sphinx of the Chimes then discards two cards with the same name to draw four cards, a loop the new instant supports.
Thassa's Oracle or Laboratory Maniac can close the combo by winning the game with few or no cards left in the deck. The non-foil printing of Sphinx of the Chimes also moved, from under $0.10 to $0.60 or more.
Reality Fracture released in October 2026 and killed off Jace Beleren, a character among the first five Planeswalker cards, which came out in 2017. Wizards of the Coast has released seven Magic sets in 2026, with a Star Trek set due later in November 2026.
Quick answers
How much did the foil Sphinx of the Chimes cost after the spike?
The foil version reached $7.43 on TCGPlayer, up from $0.27 in September 2026.
Which card made Sphinx of the Chimes spike?
Sphinx's Approach, a new instant from the Reality Fracture set that lets a deck hold any number of copies with the same name.
How does the Sphinx of the Chimes combo win?
It uses Thassa's Oracle or Laboratory Maniac to win with few or no cards left in the deck.