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When these abilities appear on the card text of a merged creature, they're considered to simply reference "this creature" instead

If you get one of these, keep hold of it because itll be playable until Magic: The Gathering dies 3

Honestly though, it can often be better to treat Consecrated Sphinx as more of an enchantment as the card draw it provides far outvalues the added risk of removal in going to combat with this creature

I feel like they have to get a recursion ability as their mechanic, but casting from graveyard directly doesnt have that this belongs in a museum! feeling

Honorable Mention: Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss is an honorable mention because it isnt an elf and doesnt say elf anywhere on it