Art by Lius Lasahido
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. {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.
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Most Played With The Scarab God (189)
Sol Ring
91% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
85% of decks · $0.49
Dimir Signet
62% of decks · $0.30
Talisman of Dominance
58% of decks · $0.44
Necroduality
54% of decks · $9.30
Undead Augur
54% of decks · $0.33
Gleaming Overseer
52% of decks · $0.35
Grave Titan
51% of decks · $0.33
Cryptbreaker
49% of decks · $1.35
Undead Warchief
48% of decks · $18.11
Army of the Damned
48% of decks · $1.81
Champion of the Perished
47% of decks · $0.90
Zombie Master
45% of decks
Gisa and Geralf
45% of decks · $0.37
Headless Rider
44% of decks · $3.77
Feed the Swarm
42% of decks · $0.24
Cleaver Skaab
42% of decks · $4.41
Dark Ritual
41% of decks · $7.19
Liliana, Death's Majesty
41% of decks · $0.44
Zombie Apocalypse
40% of decks · $0.80
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
39% of decks · $1.28
Fleshbag Marauder
37% of decks · $0.28
Hordewing Skaab
36% of decks · $6.27
Lord of the Undead
35% of decks · $12.35
Reanimate
34% of decks · $10.11
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
33% of decks · $1.08
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
33% of decks · $21.99
Ghoulcaller Gisa
33% of decks · $4.24
Toxic Deluge
33% of decks · $5.17
Victimize
32% of decks · $1.34
Plague Belcher
31% of decks · $0.58
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
31% of decks · $9.63
Liliana's Mastery
30% of decks · $0.34
Dread Summons
30% of decks · $0.25
Midnight Reaper
29% of decks · $0.25
Negate
29% of decks · $0.24
Fellwar Stone
29% of decks
Bontu's Monument
28% of decks · $4.60
Go for the Throat
28% of decks · $0.62
Lazotep Plating
27% of decks · $0.41
Accursed Marauder
27% of decks · $0.34
Eternal Skylord
27% of decks · $0.26
Cyclonic Rift
27% of decks · $39.16
Dreadhorde Invasion
26% of decks · $0.30
Phyrexian Arena
26% of decks · $4.26
Rhystic Study
26% of decks · $69.59
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
25% of decks · $10.91
Buried Alive
25% of decks · $3.61
Noxious Ghoul
24% of decks · $4.97
Entomb
24% of decks · $18.29
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24% of decks · $3.16
Carrion Feeder
24% of decks · $4.56
Open the Graves
24% of decks · $0.64
Commander's Sphere
24% of decks · $0.34
Murderous Rider
24% of decks
Relentless Dead
23% of decks · $12.25
Wand of Orcus
23% of decks · $13.70
Vengeful Dead
23% of decks · $1.14
Damnation
23% of decks · $21.01
Phyrexian Altar
23% of decks · $54.36
Crowded Crypt
22% of decks · $0.56
Demonic Tutor
22% of decks · $69.17
Mind Stone
22% of decks
Havengul Lich
21% of decks · $0.69
Distant Melody
21% of decks · $0.36
Frantic Search
21% of decks · $2.13
Ashnod's Altar
20% of decks · $16.88
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
20% of decks · $3.86
Empty the Laboratory
20% of decks · $1.02
Thought Vessel
20% of decks
Jet Medallion
20% of decks · $14.56
Lightning Greaves
19% of decks · $4.00
Mana Drain
19% of decks · $56.89
Unstoppable Slasher
19% of decks · $5.55
Arcane Denial
19% of decks · $2.03
Gisa, the Hellraiser
19% of decks · $6.37
Kindred Discovery
19% of decks · $4.87
Tomb Tyrant
19% of decks · $2.55
Windfall
19% of decks · $6.02
Vizier of the Scorpion
19% of decks · $0.29
Bladestitched Skaab
18% of decks · $0.32
Rise of the Dark Realms
18% of decks · $6.49
Drown in the Loch
18% of decks · $1.64
Withering Torment
17% of decks · $1.58
Unbreathing Horde
17% of decks · $0.39
Swan Song
17% of decks · $10.60
Grave Pact
16% of decks · $30.52
Mindcrank
16% of decks · $13.22
Deadly Rollick
16% of decks · $28.68
Rise of the Dread Marn
16% of decks · $0.61
Patchwork Banner
15% of decks · $2.79
Fierce Guardianship
15% of decks · $63.65
Animate Dead
14% of decks · $7.00
Overcharged Amalgam
14% of decks · $0.38
Vampiric Tutor
14% of decks · $54.45
Undead Alchemist
14% of decks · $0.73
Liliana, Untouched by Death
13% of decks · $1.83
Infernal Grasp
13% of decks · $0.33
Murder
13% of decks · $0.18
Singularity Rupture
13% of decks · $1.89
Wayfarer's Bauble
13% of decks · $5.61
Archghoul of Thraben
13% of decks · $0.33
Black Market Connections
13% of decks · $10.47
Warren Soultrader
13% of decks · $20.66
Dark Salvation
13% of decks · $0.43
Village Rites
13% of decks · $0.99
Kindred Dominance
13% of decks · $4.94
Fact or Fiction
13% of decks · $0.25
Graveborn Muse
13% of decks · $12.37
Overseer of the Damned
13% of decks · $0.40
Herald's Horn
12% of decks · $5.82
Swiftfoot Boots
12% of decks
The Meathook Massacre
12% of decks · $24.67
Geralf, the Fleshwright
12% of decks · $1.37
Forgotten Creation
12% of decks · $0.31
Pongify
12% of decks · $3.12
Curse of the Restless Dead
12% of decks · $3.29
Mystic Remora
12% of decks · $15.08
Rot Hulk
11% of decks · $3.40
Altar of Dementia
11% of decks · $17.25
Fell the Profane
11% of decks
Mesmeric Orb
11% of decks · $18.03
Stitcher's Supplier
11% of decks · $0.37
Necrotic Hex
11% of decks · $0.43
Reflections of Littjara
11% of decks · $3.07
Brainstorm
11% of decks · $0.57
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11% of decks · $1.78
Living Death
11% of decks · $6.62
Grimoire of the Dead
11% of decks · $0.98
Wonder
10% of decks · $3.79
Loyal Subordinate
10% of decks · $0.29
Charcoal Diamond
10% of decks · $0.35
Noosegraf Mob
10% of decks · $0.43
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
10% of decks · $0.23
Diabolic Intent
10% of decks · $17.18
Altar of the Brood
10% of decks · $10.00
Diabolic Tutor
9% of decks · $2.21
Blasphemous Edict
9% of decks · $4.13
Bolas's Citadel
9% of decks · $16.17
Graf Harvest
9% of decks · $0.35
Sink into Stupor
9% of decks
Propaganda
9% of decks · $2.22
Rapid Hybridization
8% of decks · $0.78
The Soul Stone
8% of decks · $84.20
Necromantic Selection
8% of decks · $0.30
Black Market
8% of decks · $6.40
Tragic Slip
8% of decks · $0.26
Whip of Erebos
8% of decks · $9.52
Vanquisher's Banner
8% of decks · $5.55
Crippling Fear
8% of decks · $3.42
Syphon Flesh
8% of decks · $0.36
Hero's Downfall
8% of decks · $0.33
Sky Diamond
8% of decks · $0.25
Skullclamp
8% of decks · $5.21
Curse of Disturbance
8% of decks · $3.16
Night's Whisper
8% of decks · $6.25
Maddening Cacophony
7% of decks · $7.25
Ghoulish Procession
7% of decks · $0.37
Heraldic Banner
7% of decks · $0.33
Enter the God-Eternals
7% of decks · $0.32
Breach the Multiverse
7% of decks · $11.31
Dread Return
7% of decks · $0.60
Sign in Blood
7% of decks · $2.74
Malakir Rebirth
7% of decks
Grave Betrayal
7% of decks · $3.74
Cursecloth Wrappings
7% of decks · $0.32
Bitter Triumph
7% of decks · $0.31
Undermine
7% of decks · $4.21
Mystical Tutor
7% of decks · $19.16
Reality Shift
6% of decks · $0.35
Dictate of Erebos
6% of decks · $17.52
Agadeem's Awakening
6% of decks
Force of Will
6% of decks · $59.96
Countersquall
6% of decks · $0.91
Ponder
6% of decks · $3.58
Waterlogged Teachings
6% of decks
Sinister Sabotage
6% of decks · $0.26
Cemetery Recruitment
6% of decks · $0.27
Ghouls' Night Out
6% of decks · $0.43
Bloodchief Ascension
6% of decks · $21.38
Read the Bones
6% of decks · $0.29
Thran Dynamo
5% of decks · $4.43
Torment of Hailfire
5% of decks · $36.34
Deadly Plot
5% of decks · $0.33
Fractured Sanity
5% of decks · $3.15
Psychic Corrosion
5% of decks · $4.70
Force of Negation
5% of decks · $50.63
Worn Powerstone
5% of decks · $0.38
Court of Cunning
5% of decks · $4.14
New Cards
The Master of Lake-town
5% of decks · $0.51
Turbulent Wetlands
5% of decks · $3.47
Avacyn, Angel of Horror
2% of decks · $15.93
Theorix Charm
2% of decks · $0.24
Troop of Ponies
2% of decks · $0.33
Creatures (50)
Undead Augur
54% of decks · $0.33
Gleaming Overseer
52% of decks · $0.35
Grave Titan
51% of decks · $0.33
Cryptbreaker
49% of decks · $1.35
Undead Warchief
48% of decks · $18.11
Champion of the Perished
47% of decks · $0.90
Zombie Master
45% of decks
Gisa and Geralf
45% of decks · $0.37
Headless Rider
44% of decks · $3.77
Cleaver Skaab
42% of decks · $4.41
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
39% of decks · $1.28
Fleshbag Marauder
37% of decks · $0.28
Hordewing Skaab
36% of decks · $6.27
Lord of the Undead
35% of decks · $12.35
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
33% of decks · $1.08
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
33% of decks · $21.99
Ghoulcaller Gisa
33% of decks · $4.24
Plague Belcher
31% of decks · $0.58
Midnight Reaper
29% of decks · $0.25
Accursed Marauder
27% of decks · $0.34
Eternal Skylord
27% of decks · $0.26
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
25% of decks · $10.91
Noxious Ghoul
24% of decks · $4.97
Carrion Feeder
24% of decks · $4.56
Murderous Rider
24% of decks
Relentless Dead
23% of decks · $12.25
Vengeful Dead
23% of decks · $1.14
Havengul Lich
21% of decks · $0.69
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
20% of decks · $3.86
Unstoppable Slasher
19% of decks · $5.55
Gisa, the Hellraiser
19% of decks · $6.37
Tomb Tyrant
19% of decks · $2.55
Vizier of the Scorpion
19% of decks · $0.29
Bladestitched Skaab
18% of decks · $0.32
Unbreathing Horde
17% of decks · $0.39
Overcharged Amalgam
14% of decks · $0.38
Undead Alchemist
14% of decks · $0.73
Archghoul of Thraben
13% of decks · $0.33
Warren Soultrader
13% of decks · $20.66
Graveborn Muse
13% of decks · $12.37
Overseer of the Damned
13% of decks · $0.40
Geralf, the Fleshwright
12% of decks · $1.37
Forgotten Creation
12% of decks · $0.31
Rot Hulk
11% of decks · $3.40
Stitcher's Supplier
11% of decks · $0.37
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11% of decks · $1.78
Wonder
10% of decks · $3.79
Loyal Subordinate
10% of decks · $0.29
Noosegraf Mob
10% of decks · $0.43
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
10% of decks · $0.23
Instants (39)
Dark Ritual
41% of decks · $7.19
Negate
29% of decks · $0.24
Go for the Throat
28% of decks · $0.62
Lazotep Plating
27% of decks · $0.41
Cyclonic Rift
27% of decks · $39.16
Entomb
24% of decks · $18.29
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24% of decks · $3.16
Frantic Search
21% of decks · $2.13
Mana Drain
19% of decks · $56.89
Arcane Denial
19% of decks · $2.03
Drown in the Loch
18% of decks · $1.64
Withering Torment
17% of decks · $1.58
Swan Song
17% of decks · $10.60
Deadly Rollick
16% of decks · $28.68
Rise of the Dread Marn
16% of decks · $0.61
Fierce Guardianship
15% of decks · $63.65
Vampiric Tutor
14% of decks · $54.45
Infernal Grasp
13% of decks · $0.33
Murder
13% of decks · $0.18
Village Rites
13% of decks · $0.99
Fact or Fiction
13% of decks · $0.25
Pongify
12% of decks · $3.12
Fell the Profane
11% of decks
Brainstorm
11% of decks · $0.57
Sink into Stupor
9% of decks
Rapid Hybridization
8% of decks · $0.78
Tragic Slip
8% of decks · $0.26
Hero's Downfall
8% of decks · $0.33
Malakir Rebirth
7% of decks
Bitter Triumph
7% of decks · $0.31
Undermine
7% of decks · $4.21
Mystical Tutor
7% of decks · $19.16
Reality Shift
6% of decks · $0.35
Force of Will
6% of decks · $59.96
Countersquall
6% of decks · $0.91
Waterlogged Teachings
6% of decks
Sinister Sabotage
6% of decks · $0.26
Deadly Plot
5% of decks · $0.33
Force of Negation
5% of decks · $50.63
Sorceries (38)
Army of the Damned
48% of decks · $1.81
Feed the Swarm
42% of decks · $0.24
Zombie Apocalypse
40% of decks · $0.80
Reanimate
34% of decks · $10.11
Toxic Deluge
33% of decks · $5.17
Victimize
32% of decks · $1.34
Dread Summons
30% of decks · $0.25
Buried Alive
25% of decks · $3.61
Damnation
23% of decks · $21.01
Demonic Tutor
22% of decks · $69.17
Distant Melody
21% of decks · $0.36
Empty the Laboratory
20% of decks · $1.02
Windfall
19% of decks · $6.02
Rise of the Dark Realms
18% of decks · $6.49
Singularity Rupture
13% of decks · $1.89
Dark Salvation
13% of decks · $0.43
Kindred Dominance
13% of decks · $4.94
Necrotic Hex
11% of decks · $0.43
Living Death
11% of decks · $6.62
Diabolic Intent
10% of decks · $17.18
Diabolic Tutor
9% of decks · $2.21
Blasphemous Edict
9% of decks · $4.13
Necromantic Selection
8% of decks · $0.30
Crippling Fear
8% of decks · $3.42
Syphon Flesh
8% of decks · $0.36
Night's Whisper
8% of decks · $6.25
Maddening Cacophony
7% of decks · $7.25
Enter the God-Eternals
7% of decks · $0.32
Breach the Multiverse
7% of decks · $11.31
Dread Return
7% of decks · $0.60
Sign in Blood
7% of decks · $2.74
Agadeem's Awakening
6% of decks
Ponder
6% of decks · $3.58
Cemetery Recruitment
6% of decks · $0.27
Ghouls' Night Out
6% of decks · $0.43
Read the Bones
6% of decks · $0.29
Torment of Hailfire
5% of decks · $36.34
Fractured Sanity
5% of decks · $3.15
Utility Artifacts (19)
Bontu's Monument
28% of decks · $4.60
Wand of Orcus
23% of decks · $13.70
Phyrexian Altar
23% of decks · $54.36
Ashnod's Altar
20% of decks · $16.88
Jet Medallion
20% of decks · $14.56
Lightning Greaves
19% of decks · $4.00
Mindcrank
16% of decks · $13.22
Wayfarer's Bauble
13% of decks · $5.61
Herald's Horn
12% of decks · $5.82
Swiftfoot Boots
12% of decks
Altar of Dementia
11% of decks · $17.25
Mesmeric Orb
11% of decks · $18.03
Grimoire of the Dead
11% of decks · $0.98
Altar of the Brood
10% of decks · $10.00
Bolas's Citadel
9% of decks · $16.17
Whip of Erebos
8% of decks · $9.52
Vanquisher's Banner
8% of decks · $5.55
Skullclamp
8% of decks · $5.21
Cursecloth Wrappings
7% of decks · $0.32
Mana Artifacts (16)
Sol Ring
91% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
85% of decks · $0.49
Dimir Signet
62% of decks · $0.30
Talisman of Dominance
58% of decks · $0.44
Fellwar Stone
29% of decks
Commander's Sphere
24% of decks · $0.34
Crowded Crypt
22% of decks · $0.56
Mind Stone
22% of decks
Thought Vessel
20% of decks
Patchwork Banner
15% of decks · $2.79
Charcoal Diamond
10% of decks · $0.35
The Soul Stone
8% of decks · $84.20
Sky Diamond
8% of decks · $0.25
Heraldic Banner
7% of decks · $0.33
Thran Dynamo
5% of decks · $4.43
Worn Powerstone
5% of decks · $0.38
Enchantments (24)
Necroduality
54% of decks · $9.30
Liliana's Mastery
30% of decks · $0.34
Dreadhorde Invasion
26% of decks · $0.30
Phyrexian Arena
26% of decks · $4.26
Rhystic Study
26% of decks · $69.59
Open the Graves
24% of decks · $0.64
Kindred Discovery
19% of decks · $4.87
Grave Pact
16% of decks · $30.52
Animate Dead
14% of decks · $7.00
Black Market Connections
13% of decks · $10.47
The Meathook Massacre
12% of decks · $24.67
Curse of the Restless Dead
12% of decks · $3.29
Mystic Remora
12% of decks · $15.08
Reflections of Littjara
11% of decks · $3.07
Graf Harvest
9% of decks · $0.35
Propaganda
9% of decks · $2.22
Black Market
8% of decks · $6.40
Curse of Disturbance
8% of decks · $3.16
Ghoulish Procession
7% of decks · $0.37
Grave Betrayal
7% of decks · $3.74
Dictate of Erebos
6% of decks · $17.52
Bloodchief Ascension
6% of decks · $21.38
Psychic Corrosion
5% of decks · $4.70
Court of Cunning
5% of decks · $4.14
Planeswalkers (3)
Liliana, Death's Majesty
41% of decks · $0.44
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
31% of decks · $9.63
Liliana, Untouched by Death
13% of decks · $1.83
Utility Lands (22)
Bojuka Bog
35% of decks
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
34% of decks
Unholy Grotto
31% of decks
Reliquary Tower
30% of decks
Cabal Coffers
28% of decks
Field of the Dead
21% of decks
Phyrexian Tower
17% of decks
Accursed Duneyard
16% of decks
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16% of decks
Mortuary Mire
15% of decks
Three Tree City
14% of decks
Otawara, Soaring City
14% of decks
Crypt of Agadeem
11% of decks
Temple of the False God
9% of decks
Ancient Tomb
8% of decks
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8% of decks
Nephalia Drownyard
7% of decks
Mystic Sanctuary
7% of decks
Rogue's Passage
7% of decks
Castle Locthwain
6% of decks
Restless Reef
6% of decks
Witch's Cottage
6% of decks
Lands (50)
Swamp
97% of decks
Island
96% of decks
Command Tower
88% of decks
Sunken Hollow
70% of decks
Drowned Catacomb
59% of decks
Choked Estuary
52% of decks
Watery Grave
49% of decks
Tainted Isle
46% of decks
Temple of Deceit
42% of decks
Shipwreck Marsh
42% of decks
Underground River
40% of decks
Dimir Aqueduct
39% of decks
Darkwater Catacombs
36% of decks
Morphic Pool
34% of decks
Polluted Delta
32% of decks
Exotic Orchard
30% of decks
Dismal Backwater
25% of decks
Clearwater Pathway
24% of decks
Fetid Pools
22% of decks
Path of Ancestry
22% of decks
Gloomlake Verge
21% of decks
Myriad Landscape
20% of decks
Evolving Wilds
20% of decks
Undercity Sewers
19% of decks
Sunken Ruins
18% of decks
Unclaimed Territory
16% of decks
Darkslick Shores
14% of decks
Cavern of Souls
14% of decks
Terramorphic Expanse
13% of decks
Jwar Isle Refuge
12% of decks
Underground Sea
12% of decks
Fell the Profane
11% of decks
Submerged Boneyard
10% of decks
Fabled Passage
10% of decks
Snow-Covered Swamp
9% of decks
Secluded Courtyard
9% of decks
Sink into Stupor
9% of decks
Snow-Covered Island
8% of decks
Dimir Guildgate
8% of decks
Hidden Lair
7% of decks
Malakir Rebirth
7% of decks
Agadeem's Awakening
6% of decks
Contaminated Aquifer
6% of decks
River of Tears
6% of decks
Reflecting Pool
6% of decks
Waterlogged Teachings
6% of decks
Ice Tunnel
6% of decks
Flooded Strand
6% of decks
Bloodstained Mire
5% of decks
Salt Marsh
5% of decks
Play-rate data via EDHREC. Card images and prices via Scryfall.
Public Decks with The Scarab God
Real decks submitted by their original builders on Moxfield, Archidekt, and other deck sites — click through to credit and see the full list.