Prophet of the Scarab
Creature — Zombie Wizard
Vigilance
When this creature enters, draw cards equal to the number of Zombies you control or the number of Zombie cards in your graveyard, whichever is greater.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Aetherdrift Commander
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #5551
Prophet of the Scarab puts a repeatable token-generating engine on the board at the cost of four mana and a tap — every end step, you're creating a 2/2 Zombie tapped and attacking, which compounds fast in any deck that cares about the creature type. Temmet, Naktamun's Will makes this even more punishing, since each of those tokens enters ready to be buffed and evasive on your next attack.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
Temmet, Naktamun's Will appears in over 83% of Temmet decks for good reason — Prophet of the Scarab generates a fresh token on each opponent's end step, feeding Temmet's buff trigger with a steady stream of creatures that immediately benefit from being unblockable.
Varina, Lich Queen
Varina, Lich Queen wants the Zombie type above almost anything else, and Prophet of the Scarab delivers multiple tokens per round, each one triggering Varina's draw-and-discard engine whenever they swing.
Geralf, the Fleshwright
Geralf, the Fleshwright cares about casting spells and putting Zombies into play, and Prophet of the Scarab supplements that gameplan by generating tokens outside of the cast step, filling the board without spending additional resources.
The Scarab God
The Scarab God can exile creatures from any graveyard to make 4/4 Zombie tokens, and Prophet of the Scarab broadens the Zombie base that feeds into that loop and keeps the drain trigger ticking every upkeep.
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist rewards going wide with Zombies, and Prophet of the Scarab consistently adds to that width on every opponent's end step rather than just your own, accelerating the token count faster than most comparable cards.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Prophet of the Scarab is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its home is firmly Commander — a four-mana enchantment that triggers on each opponent's end step scales directly with the number of players at the table, generating up to three tokens per round in a four-player game. In Legacy and Vintage the card is technically playable but nowhere close to competitive; formats with faster clocks and fewer players strip away the value that makes it tick. Oathbreaker sits closer to Commander in pace and player count, so the same logic applies there, though the smaller deck size makes the enchantment easier to find and less essential to run.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Prophet of the Scarab is deep bulk — you're not paying for anything beyond the cardboard. Bulk enchantments at this price point rarely climb unless they get reprinted into a high-profile precon or find a breakout combo, so treat it as a cheap include, not a spec.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.