---
name: "Sharuum the Hegemon"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{U}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Artifact Creature — Sphinx"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "U", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "C16"
set_name: "Commander 2016"
collector_number: "221"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "037e7fc9-3aa6-484c-a2c8-43009e45f1d8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sharuum-the-hegemon-c16"
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
- **Keywords:** Flying

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

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sphinx Summoner](/printing/sphinx-summoner-2xm.md) — Artifact Creature — Sphinx
2. [Sharding Sphinx](/printing/sharding-sphinx-moc.md) — Artifact Creature — Sphinx
3. [Rescuer Sphinx](/printing/rescuer-sphinx-clu.md) — Creature — Sphinx
4. [Riddlemaster Sphinx](/printing/riddlemaster-sphinx-m20.md) — Creature — Sphinx
5. [Sphinx of Jwar Isle](/printing/sphinx-of-jwar-isle-c18.md) — Creature — Sphinx
6. [Sanctum Gargoyle](/printing/sanctum-gargoyle-c21.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2016 (C16) #221
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 7 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`

## Official Rulings
- *(2020-08-07)* 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.