First printed in Shards of Alara (2008)
All 7 prints
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Legendary Artifact Creature — Sphinx
Flying
When Sharuum enters, you may return target artifact card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
To gain audience with the hegemon, one must bring a riddle she has not heard.
5/5
- Illustrated by
- Izzy
Legality
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- If Sharuum the Hegemon is put into your graveyard as a state-based action immediately after Sharuum the Hegemon enters the battlefield (most likely due to the "legend rule") it can be the artifact card targeted by its own ability.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
93 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Phyrexian Metamorph + Sharuum the Hegemon
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Sculpting Steel + Sharuum the Hegemon
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Hashaton, Scarab's Fist + Sharuum the Hegemon
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Machine God's Effigy + Sharuum the Hegemon
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Reflections of Littjara + Sharuum the Hegemon
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB: Mirrormade + Sharuum the Hegemon
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB: Clever Impersonator + Sharuum the Hegemon
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB: Copy Artifact + Sharuum the Hegemon
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB: Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore + Sharuum the Hegemon
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB: Phantasmal Image + Sharuum the Hegemon