The Scarab God
Legendary Creature — God
At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses X life and you scry X, where X is the number of Zombies you control.
: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie.
When The Scarab God dies, return it to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.
5 / 5
- Set
- The List (PLST #HOU-145)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana value
- 5
- Released
- 2026-10-19
- Artist
- Lius Lasahido
- EDHREC rank
- #1,732
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos 1
Commander recommendations
Top synergy 50
Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.
- Diregraf Captain
- Rooftop Storm
- Death Baron
- Gravecrawler
- Diregraf Colossus
- Gray Merchant of Asphodel
- Lord of the Accursed
- Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
- Endless Ranks of the Dead
- Cemetery Reaper
- Gleaming Overseer
- Necroduality
- Grave Titan
- Undead Augur
- Cryptbreaker
- Undead Warchief
- Army of the Damned
- Zombie Master
- Champion of the Perished
- Training Grounds
- Gisa and Geralf
- Headless Rider
- Liliana, Death's Majesty
- Cleaver Skaab
- Zombie Apocalypse
- Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
- Lord of the Undead
- Hordewing Skaab
- Ghoulcaller Gisa
- Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
- Fleshbag Marauder
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Unholy Grotto
- Plague Belcher
- Liliana, Dreadhorde General
- Dread Summons
- Liliana's Mastery
- Bontu's Monument
- Midnight Reaper
- Eternal Skylord
- Lazotep Plating
- Sidisi, Undead Vizier
- Dreadhorde Invasion
- Murderous Rider
- Wand of Orcus
- Shepherd of Rot
- Lost Monarch of Ifnir
- Noxious Ghoul
- Open the Graves
- Relentless Dead
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Swamp
- Island
- Sol Ring
- Command Tower
- Arcane Signet
- Diregraf Captain
- Sunken Hollow
- Rooftop Storm
- Death Baron
- Gray Merchant of Asphodel
- Gravecrawler
- Diregraf Colossus
- Dimir Signet
- Lord of the Accursed
- Counterspell
- Drowned Catacomb
- Talisman of Dominance
- Endless Ranks of the Dead
- Cemetery Reaper
- Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
- Necroduality
- Undead Augur
- Gleaming Overseer
- Choked Estuary
- Grave Titan
- Watery Grave
- Cryptbreaker
- Undead Warchief
- Army of the Damned
- Champion of the Perished
- Tainted Isle
- Zombie Master
- Gisa and Geralf
- Headless Rider
- Training Grounds
- Feed the Swarm
- Temple of Deceit
- Shipwreck Marsh
- Cleaver Skaab
- Dark Ritual
- Liliana, Death's Majesty
- Underground River
- Zombie Apocalypse
- Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
- Dimir Aqueduct
- Fleshbag Marauder
- Hordewing Skaab
- Darkwater Catacombs
- Lord of the Undead
- Bojuka Bog
Format legality
Rulings
- 2017-07-14
If this creature dies but leaves your graveyard before the next end step, it will remain in its new zone.
- 2017-07-14
The “next end step” refers to the next end step that occurs, not the end step of the next turn. If this creature dies before a turn's end step (for example, during combat), it will be returned to its owner's hand at the beginning of that turn's end step.
- 2020-08-07
In a Two-Headed Giant game, The Scarab God's first ability causes the opposing team to lose life equal to twice the number of Zombies you control, although you scry only equal to the number of Zombies you control.
- 2020-08-07
The number of Zombies you control is counted as The Scarab God's first ability resolves. Players can try to change that number in response to the ability (perhaps by activating its second ability).