The Scarab God

The Scarab God's History

The Scarab God was one of the three gods who were imprisoned and distorted by Nicol Bolas to serve his interests during the Hour of Revelation, with the Scarab's duty being to convert the dead of Amonkhet into eternals for the Dreadhorde. The original functions, appearances and names of these gods have been lost.

The Scarab God in its original form looked over Amonkhet with its sibling deities, although its specific functions are unknown. It fought against the invading Elder Dragon, but was ultimately defeated alongside the rest. Unlike Bontu, Hazoret, Kefnet, Oketra and Rhonas, the Scarab God's mind and form were drastically altered by Bolas before being sealed inside a sarcophagus underneath the Luxa to be released before Bolas's return.

After the Luxa was drained, the Scarab God emerged from its sarcophagus alongside the Scorpion and Locust Gods. They were greeted by the other Amonkhet Gods and Rhonas challenged the insectoid gods to battle, believing this to be his personal trial. The Locust and Scarab Gods both ignored this challenge and left Rhonas to face off against the Scorpion God.

The Scarab God would make its way to the crypts where the already Eternalized soldiers lay and activated them, unleashing the Dreadhorde upon the survivors of Naktamun. All that fell before the Horde (including beasts) was taken to the Scarab where they too would become an Eternal for Nicol Bolas including the fallen bodies of Bontu, Kefnet, Oketra and Rhonas.

During the War of the Spark, a group of planeswalkers arrived on Amonkhet to seek the aid of Hazoret only to find the Locust and Scarab gods still active. They were then driven to seek shelter under the small shelter that Hazoret's own personal Hekma offered before leaving the plane after obtaining her spear.