---
name: "The Scarab God"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — God"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "CMM"
set_name: "Commander Masters"
collector_number: "590"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Lius Lasahido"
oracle_id: "c75e55f2-fd6c-4816-9d96-21eeb8369aff"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-scarab-god-cmm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Scarab God
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — God
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle 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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Scorpion God](/printing/the-scorpion-god-akr.md) — Legendary Creature — God
2. [Prophet of the Scarab](/printing/prophet-of-the-scarab-drc.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
3. [Possessed Skaab](/printing/possessed-skaab-pio.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [God-Pharaoh's Gift](/printing/god-pharaohs-gift-plst.md) — Artifact
5. [Hashaton, Scarab's Fist](/printing/hashaton-scarabs-fist-drc.md) — Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
6. [Soul-Shackled Zombie](/printing/soul-shackled-zombie-fdn.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Masters (CMM) #590
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Lius Lasahido
- **Total Printings:** 40 across all historical editions

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