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Sphinx Sisters
Level	7
School¹	Hexes
School²	Summoning
Source(s)	Book of Beasts Book of Misfortune
Casting noise	7
Spell noise	0
Power Cap	200
Flags	Mons abjure

Summons a pair of riddling sphinxes - one guardian and one marauder - to debilitate the caster's enemies with hexes and batter them with violent winds.

Spell power increases the sphinxes' durability and the power of their spells.

Sphinx Sisters is a level 7 Summonings / Hexes spell that summons a guardian sphinx and a sphinx marauder. Recasting this spell will dismiss the old summons.

Strategy

Sphinx Sisters can be considered the "basic" level 7 Summonings spell: it doesn't have the short duration of Summon Hydra, nor does it have the special mechanics of Haunt or Malign Gateway. It has the benefit of summoning 2 monsters at a time, and both monsters have ranged abilities, making them useful as part of a general Summoner's repertoire.

This spell is also great for stabbers and Hexes specialists, as both sphinxes can disable enemies and enable stab attacks.

History

This spell was added in 0.33, replacing Monstrous Menagerie for players.

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 ==Strategy==
-Sphinx Sisters is the "basic" level 7 Summonings spell. It has the benefit of summoning 2 monsters at a time, and both monsters have ranged abilities, making them useful as part of a Summoner's repertoire. Both sphinxes can disable enemies, too, allowing [[stab]] attacks.
+Sphinx Sisters can be considered the "basic" level 7 Summonings spell: it doesn't have the short duration of [[Summon Hydra]], nor does it have the special mechanics of [[Haunt]] or [[Malign Gateway]]. It has the benefit of summoning 2 monsters at a time, and both monsters have ranged abilities, making them useful as part of a general Summoner's repertoire.
-Compared to [[Summon Hydra]], Sphinx Sisters has a longer duration, more HP, and summons 2 monsters, but hydras are much better at burst damage, and Summon Hydra only has 1 school.
+This spell is also great for stabbers and [[Hexes]] specialists, as both sphinxes can disable enemies and enable [[stab]] attacks.
 ==History==
 *This spell was added in [[0.33]], replacing [[Monstrous Menagerie]] for players.