Honor the God-Pharaoh

Sorcery

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card.

Draw two cards. Amass Zombies 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)

In life, they revered a diverse pantheon of gods. Now they revere only the God-Pharaoh.

Amass

Set: The List (PLST #WAR-132)
Rarity: Common
Mana value: 3
Released: 2024-08-02
Artist: David Palumbo
EDHREC rank: #14,321
Colour identity
Finishes: Nonfoil
Served from: Local database

Commander bracket

1 +

Fits any bracket

No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.00

How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.

Draw

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Format legality

Standard Not legal

Pioneer Legal

Modern Legal

Legacy Legal

Vintage Legal

Pauper Legal

Commander Legal

Oathbreaker Legal

Duel Commander Legal

Brawl Legal

Standard Brawl Not legal

Historic Legal

Timeless Legal

Alchemy Not legal

Penny Legal

Premodern Not legal

PreDH Not legal

Pauper EDH Legal

Old School Not legal

Future Not legal

Gladiator Legal

All printings Scryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

2019-05-03
You must discard exactly one card to cast Honor the God-Pharaoh; you can't cast it without discarding a card, and you can't discard additional cards.
2023-06-16
Amass Orcs works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token if you don't control an Army. If the Army creature you chose isn't already an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army.
2023-06-16
Amass abilities are now written as "amass [subtype] N." Previous cards with amass have received errata to say "amass Zombies N."
2023-06-16
If you don't control an Army, the Zombie Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.
2023-06-16
In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Zombies, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.
2023-06-16
Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason.
2023-06-16
To amass Zombies N, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put N +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.