---
name: "Sharuum the Hegemon"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{U}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Artifact Creature — Sphinx"
colors: ["B", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "U", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "194"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "037e7fc9-3aa6-484c-a2c8-43009e45f1d8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sharuum-the-hegemon-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sharuum the Hegemon
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{U}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact Creature — Sphinx
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When Sharuum enters, you may return target artifact card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

> *Um eine Audienz bei dem Hegemon zu erhalten, muss man ein Rätsel mitbringen, das dieser noch nicht kennt.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sphinx Summoner](/printing/sphinx-summoner-con.md) — Artifact Creature — Sphinx
2. [Sharding Sphinx](/printing/sharding-sphinx-ala.md) — Artifact Creature — Sphinx
3. [Rescuer Sphinx](/printing/rescuer-sphinx-war.md) — Creature — Sphinx
4. [Riddlemaster Sphinx](/printing/riddlemaster-sphinx-m19.md) — Creature — Sphinx
5. [Sphinx of Jwar Isle](/printing/sphinx-of-jwar-isle-c14.md) — Creature — Sphinx
6. [Sanctum Gargoyle](/printing/sanctum-gargoyle-mma.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #194
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 36 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`