The Scarab God (PHOU #145s) MTG

The Scarab God is a mythic printing from Hour of Devastation Promos (PHOU #145s), a Legendary Creature — God. Illustrated by Lius Lasahido.

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.

{2}{U}{B}: 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.

Mana cost	{3}{U}{B}
Type	Legendary Creature — God
Power / Toughness	5 / 5
Rarity	Mythic
Set	Hour of Devastation Promos (PHOU)
Collector number	145s
Artist	Lius Lasahido
Released	2017-07-14

As of 2026-10-20, Scryfall listed this printing at foil $31.94 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.

July 14, 2017 — If this creature dies but leaves your graveyard before the next end step, it will remain in its new zone.
July 14, 2017 — 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.
August 7, 2020 — 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).
August 7, 2020 — 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.

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