The Scorpion God
The Scorpion God: Legendary Creature - God, Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander. Whenever a creature with a -1/-1 counter on it dies, draw a card. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}{R}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Legendary Creature - God
- Colour identity
- Black and red (BR)
- Power / toughness
- 6/5
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC)
- Released
- 2026-01-23
- Collector number
- 133
- Artist
- Lius Lasahido
- Commander rank
- 5,255 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About The Scorpion God
The Scorpion God is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare black and red legendary creature from Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC), a Commander product released in January 2026. It is collector number 133 in that set, with art by Lius Lasahido. It costs {3}{B}{R} (three generic, one black and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 6/5 creature. Its colour identity is black and red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Amonkhet Invocations (2017) to Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (2026). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.47 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Whenever a creature with a -1/-1 counter on it dies, draw a card.
{1}{B}{R}: Put a -1/-1 counter on another target creature.
When The Scorpion God dies, return it to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.47 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of The Scorpion God by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of The Scorpion God
The Scorpion God has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #904 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Amonkhet Remastered (AKR) #260 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) #146 | Mythic | 2017 |
| Hour of Devastation Promos (PHOU) #146s | Mythic | 2017 |
| Amonkhet Invocations (MP2) #54 | Special | 2017 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to The Scorpion God, newest first.
- If a creature with a -1/-1 counter on it dies at the same time as The Scorpion God does, you'll draw a card. The same is true if The Scorpion God dies with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- You'll draw only one card when a creature with more than one -1/-1 counter on it dies.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black and red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
The Scorpion God is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.