---
name: "The Locust God"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — God"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "MOC"
set_name: "March of the Machine Commander"
collector_number: "335"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Lius Lasahido"
oracle_id: "e025a714-02da-4b0c-8021-cf3e8dc9b19e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-locust-god-moc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Locust God
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — God
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, create a 1/1 blue and red Insect creature token with flying and haste.
{2}{U}{R}: Draw a card, then discard a card.
When The Locust God dies, return it to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lord Dregg, Insect Invader](/printing/lord-dregg-insect-invader-tmt.md) — Legendary Creature — Insect Warrior
2. [Locust Swarm](/printing/locust-swarm-mir.md) — Creature — Insect
3. [Carrion Locust](/printing/carrion-locust-bro.md) — Creature — Insect Horror
4. [The Scorpion God](/printing/the-scorpion-god-ecc.md) — Legendary Creature — God
5. [Amzu, Swarm's Hunger](/printing/amzu-swarms-hunger-clu.md) — Legendary Creature — Insect Shaman
6. [Swarm of Locus](/printing/swarm-of-locus-cmb2.md) — Creature — Insect Locus

## Printing Details
- **Set:** March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #335
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Lius Lasahido

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(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.
- *(2017-07-14)* If a spell or ability causes you to put cards into your hand without specifically using the word “draw,” The Locust God's first triggered ability won't trigger.
- *(2017-07-14)* If this creature dies but leaves your graveyard before the next end step, it will remain in its new zone.