The Scarab God
Legendary Creature — God
The Scarab God
Legendary Creature — God
Card Text
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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 5
- Colors
- Black, Blue
- Color Identity
- Black, Blue
- Power / Toughness
- 5 / 5
- EDHREC Rank
- #1,698
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (39)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aetherdrift Commander (DRC) | #120 | mythic | en | Lius Lasahido | $3.85 | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #590 | mythic | en | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #353 | mythic | en | Lius Lasahido | $5.79 | $12.05 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) | #900 | mythic | en | Barely Human | $20.19 | — |
| Amonkhet Remastered (AKR) | #259 | mythic | en | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Double Masters (2XM) | #216 | mythic | en | Lius Lasahido | $6.90 | $12.47 |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #145 | mythic | en | Lius Lasahido | $6.47 | $14.73 |
| Hour of Devastation Promos (PHOU) | #145s | mythic | en | Lius Lasahido | — | $21.69 |
| Amonkhet Invocations (MP2) | #53 | special | en | Grzegorz Rutkowski | — | $295.02 |
| Aetherdrift Commander (DRC) | #120 | mythic | de | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #353 | mythic | de | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #590 | mythic | de | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Double Masters (2XM) | #216 | mythic | de | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #145 | mythic | de | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Aetherdrift Commander (DRC) | #120 | mythic | es | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #353 | mythic | es | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #590 | mythic | es | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #145 | mythic | es | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Aetherdrift Commander (DRC) | #120 | mythic | fr | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #590 | mythic | fr | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Double Masters (2XM) | #216 | mythic | fr | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #145 | mythic | fr | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Aetherdrift Commander (DRC) | #120 | mythic | it | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #145 | mythic | it | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Aetherdrift Commander (DRC) | #120 | mythic | ja | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #353 | mythic | ja | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #590 | mythic | ja | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Double Masters (2XM) | #216 | mythic | ja | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #145 | mythic | ja | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #145 | mythic | ko | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #590 | mythic | pt | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #353 | mythic | pt | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #145 | mythic | pt | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #145 | mythic | ru | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #590 | mythic | zhs | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #353 | mythic | zhs | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Double Masters (2XM) | #216 | mythic | zhs | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #145 | mythic | zhs | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #145 | mythic | zht | Lius Lasahido | — | — |
Official Rulings (4)
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).
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.
If this creature dies but leaves your graveyard before the next end step, it will remain in its new zone.
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.
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