Prophet of the Scarab
Prophet of the Scarab: Creature - Zombie Wizard, Aetherdrift Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{U}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Creature - Zombie Wizard
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 3/4
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Aetherdrift Commander (DRC)
- Released
- 2025-02-14
- Collector number
- 9
- Artist
- Cristi Balanescu
- Commander rank
- 5,427 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Vigilance
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About Prophet of the Scarab
Prophet of the Scarab is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Aetherdrift Commander (DRC), a Commander product released in February 2025. It is collector number 9 in that set, with art by Cristi Balanescu. It costs {4}{U} (four generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 3/4 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Aetherdrift Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.39 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
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.
"Heed the Scarab's call, or be crushed upon their return!"
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.39 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Prophet of the Scarab by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Prophet of the Scarab
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Aetherdrift Commander (DRC) #25 | Rare | 2025 |
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Prophet of the Scarab is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.