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Sharuum the Hegemon
Assemble intricate retro artifact combos and value loops by sacrificing and recurring artifacts from the graveyard, finishing with infinite death triggers or endless extra turns.
Asked for“Weird value combo artifact centric with older cards”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Sharuum the Hegemon
3WUBLegendary Artifact Creature — Sphinx
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Thirst for Knowledge
2UInstant
classic instant speed draw that bins artifacts for recursion
Thought Monitor
6UArtifact Creature — Construct
recurrable flying body that draws two cards on entry
Shimmer Dragon
4UUCreature — Dragon
turns excess artifacts into repeated card advantage
Vedalken Archmage
2UUCreature — Vedalken Wizard
classic engine that draws on every artifact cast
Baleful Strix
UBArtifact Creature — Bird
cantrip deathtouch deterrent that Sharuum can recur
Removal
10
Anguished Unmaking
1WBInstant
flexible instant-speed exile for any nonland permanent
Threats/Wincons
24
Sculpting Steel
3Artifact
enters as Sharuum to enable legendary state-based infinite loops
Phyrexian Metamorph
3UPArtifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
clones Sharuum for infinite loop or copies best board threat
Disciple of the Vault
BCreature — Human Cleric
classic win condition for any infinite artifact sacrifice loop
Marionette Master
4BBCreature — Human Artificer
drains opponents heavily whenever artifacts hit the graveyard
Thopter Assembly
6Artifact Creature — Thopter
classic two-card infinite turn combo with Time Sieve
Time Sieve
UBArtifact
sacrifices spare thopters or combo pieces for infinite turns
Thopter Foundry
WBUArtifact
classic engine piece with Sword of the Meek for life and tokens
Sword of the Meek
2Artifact — Equipment
recurs automatically whenever Thopter Foundry creates a token
Magister Sphinx
4WUBArtifact Creature — Sphinx
classic Esper bomb that reduces an opponent's life to ten
Sphinx of the Steel Wind
5WUBArtifact Creature — Sphinx
old-school artifact powerhouse that stabilizes life totals
Myr Battlesphere
7Artifact Creature — Myr Construct
generates fodder for sacrifices and deals direct burn
Master Transmuter
3UArtifact Creature — Human Artificer
bounces cheap artifacts to cheat high-cost bombs into play
Scrap Trawler
3Artifact Creature — Construct
recovers artifacts down the mana curve when pieces die
Myr Retriever
2Artifact Creature — Myr
pivotal recursion loop piece for value or infinite loops
Junk Diver
3Artifact Creature — Bird
flying recursion engine that pairs with Myr Retriever and an altar
Ashnod's Altar
3Artifact
colorless sacrifice outlet that generates explosive mana
Blasting Station
3Artifact
machine-gun sacrifice wincon when creatures loop into play
Altar of Dementia
2Artifact
free sacrifice outlet that mills opponents out during loops
Sai, Master Thopterist
2ULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
swarms the board with flying tokens and draws cards
Mirrodin Besieged
2UEnchantment
creates tokens early or acts as an alternate win condition
Noxious Gearhulk
4BBArtifact Creature — Construct
artifact creature that kills threats and gains life on recursion
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
3WWArtifact Creature — Construct
recurrable board control on a relevant artifact body
Meteor Golem
7Artifact Creature — Golem
recurrable permanent destruction for tricky noncreatures
Clever Impersonator
2UUCreature — Shapeshifter
versatile clone that can copy any permanent or loop Sharuum
Utility
8
Trading Post
4Artifact
quirky Swiss Army knife for artifact recursion and token value
Unwinding Clock
4Artifact
pseudo-seedborn effect for artifact mana and activated abilities
Dross Scorpion
4Artifact Creature — Scorpion
vintage combo untap engine triggered by artifact deaths
Buried Alive
2BSorcery
tutors combo pieces directly into the graveyard for Sharuum
