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
- Hour of Devastation (HOU #145)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana value
- 5
- Released
- 2017-07-14
- Artist
- Lius Lasahido
- EDHREC rank
- #1,744
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- 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
- Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
- Lord of the Accursed
- Endless Ranks of the Dead
- Cemetery Reaper
- Gleaming Overseer
- Necroduality
- Grave Titan
- Undead Augur
- Cryptbreaker
- Undead Warchief
- Army of the Damned
- Training Grounds
- Zombie Master
- Champion of the Perished
- Gisa and Geralf
- Headless Rider
- Cleaver Skaab
- Liliana, Death's Majesty
- Zombie Apocalypse
- Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
- Hordewing Skaab
- Lord of the Undead
- Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
- Ghoulcaller Gisa
- Fleshbag Marauder
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Unholy Grotto
- Liliana, Dreadhorde General
- Dread Summons
- Plague Belcher
- Liliana's Mastery
- Bontu's Monument
- Eternal Skylord
- Midnight Reaper
- Lazotep Plating
- Sidisi, Undead Vizier
- Dreadhorde Invasion
- Murderous Rider
- Wand of Orcus
- Shepherd of Rot
- Relentless Dead
- Lost Monarch of Ifnir
- Open the Graves
- Noxious Ghoul
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
- Endless Ranks of the Dead
- Talisman of Dominance
- Cemetery Reaper
- Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
- Necroduality
- Undead Augur
- Gleaming Overseer
- Choked Estuary
- Grave Titan
- Watery Grave
- Undead Warchief
- Cryptbreaker
- Army of the Damned
- Champion of the Perished
- Tainted Isle
- Gisa and Geralf
- Zombie Master
- Headless Rider
- Training Grounds
- Temple of Deceit
- Cleaver Skaab
- Feed the Swarm
- Shipwreck Marsh
- Liliana, Death's Majesty
- Dark Ritual
- Zombie Apocalypse
- Underground River
- Dimir Aqueduct
- Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
- 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).