The Lovely Hegemon

Commander / EDH Artifact Combo Infinite Combo Multiplayer Reanimator WUB (Esper)

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Land (37)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 2x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mishra's Workshop
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 2x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Tundra SL
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Power Artifact

Artifact (22)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Defense Grid
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Dispeller's Capsule
• 1x Gemstone Array
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Ichor Wellspring
• 1x Krark-Clan Ironworks
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Unwinding Clock
• 1x Voltaic Key

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Bitter Ordeal
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Mastermind's Acquisition
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Terminus
• 1x Thoughtcast
• 1x Transmute Artifact
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Wrath of God
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

Commander (1)

Instant (15)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Dispatch
• 1x Enlightened Tutor HP
• 1x Entomb SL
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Silence
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Thirst for Knowledge
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Creature (6)

• 1x Disciple of the Vault
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Shimmer Myr
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Walking Ballista

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Liliana Vess
• 1x Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
• 1x Tezzeret, Artifice Master
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

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An infinite combo reliant, Sharuum the Hegemon list.

More suited for slower, political multiplayer games, but is currently primarily played 1v1 in a control heavy meta. Intentionally missing individually powerful creatures to dodge Bribery effects.

While it may not always be optimal, this is my personal deck list. As such, some card choices may seem weird due to personal availability, and some construction choices may seem silly due to my personal biases regarding gameplay.

Infinite Mana

The infinite mana combos in this deck all produce infinite and do not require filtering for costs. They are also all in the form of Mana Rock + Reset + Fireball.

Rock + Reset Combinations

• Grim Monolith + Power Artifact : Cheapest initial cost + immediate infinite mana.
• Grim Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth : Infinite mana after investment.
• Basalt Monolith + Power Artifact : Immediate infinite mana.
• Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth : Infinite mana after investment.

Fireballs

The drain on these spells will largely be irrelevant, though it may be worth occasionally saving Exsanguinate for an expensive kill turn and using Debt to the Deathless to stay alive.

• Exsanguinate : Cheapest option and has 1x drain.
• Debt to the Deathless : Costs an additional for 2x drain.

Other mana sinks

• Krark-Clan Ironworks + Spine of Ish Sah : Remove all undesired permanents
• Gemstone Array : Infinite every turn until Gemstone Array is removed.

Gravestorm

The more classic Sharuum the Hegemon combos are also included. Each is of the form Sharuum the Hegemon + Clone + Finisher.

Clones

• Sculpting Steel ( cheaper if casting)
• Phyrexian Metamorph (Easier to reset via removal if Sharuum is removed)

Finishers

• Bitter Ordeal (Only vulnerable to Stifle effects once Gravestorm is established)
• Disciple of the Vault (Infinitely more fragile, but only costs if mana is tight)

Further Notes

• Despite its artifact theme, this deck is extremely color hungry, especially for the Gravestorm kill. Good fixing and a flexible mana base is almost a necessity. My win rate jumped noticeably after adding signets and filter lands.
• Mycosynth Lattice is an interesting card. It synergizes well with parts of both combo types. You can resurrect anything you want with Sharuum the Hegemon and cast anything you want with off infinite if you're missing a finisher, but now every permanent you put in play is susceptible to the hate that people were looking for for you anyway. In my experience, a high risk for win more.
• Hanna's Custody deserves being revisited. It can at times at massively helpful. Othertimes, the shroud is a major footgun, but this has been reduced as reliance on Voltaic Key for ramp lessens.
• I personally am not a huge fan of creatures, which is reflected in this deck's construction. Keeping down the amount of creatures that need to stay on the board allows the deck to lean very heavily on Wrath of God effects instead of targeted removal.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	5 years
Exclude colors	RG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.87
Tokens	Emblem Tezzeret, Artifice Master, Thopter 1/1 C