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Return of the God-Pharaoh is a [[Legacy]] [[PvE]] [[Coalition]] [[event]] with a [[#History|long history]], including having its [[#Historical objectives|objectives changed]] in 2018 and 2023. It was introduced in July 2017 with the [[Hour of Devastation]] set.
None of its objectives require cards from HOU. There is flavor Elements from HOU, though, other than the cards and bosses themselvesare present: one boss [[#1.3 Proven Combatant|Proven Combatant's ability ]] affects {{Ability|Activate|Activated}}d gems, and one summons Zombies, and another buffs them once cast. The 70 hour Avacyn's Madness will be the longest and most difficult event newer players have seen. Return of the God-Pharaoh is longer still: 96 hours, four days. Because it is a Boss Health event, it may, like Avacyn's Madness, end sooner. It is also more dangerous to the unwary. [[#3.3 Nicol Bolas|Nicol Bolas, Node 3.3]], is a good example. He can easily kill opponents in a very short number of turns, but plays almost entirely Spells and Spell-reliant Supports, most of which require a target: the player's creatures. It was always possible to play without creatures and make most of his deck and his Loyalty ability redundant, but he may be one of the easier bosses now because of Test of Talents. RGP has not been run three "wheel" nodes to AM's five. The points awarded on each "wheel" vary greatly just as AM's do: 15 points on the first and 60 on the last, compared with AM's 10 points on the first and 55 on the last. They are spread similarly, also, with the middle wheel on both being 15 points for yearsthe Win! objective in both events.
=== Special rules ===
{{Boss health}}
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=The Sunset Pyramid
{{Objective|Win||5|100}}
{{Objective|Pauper||5}}
{{Objective|RecruitNimble|35|param2=10|5}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Carrion Screecher
|Disposal Mummy
|Dutiful Servants|Mummy Paramount|Wretched Camel|Dunes Desert of the DeadFervent
|Desert of the Indomitable
|Desert of the True
|Dunes of the Dead
|Dutiful Servants
|Mummy Paramount
|Unconventional Tactics
|Wretched Camel
}}
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Oketra's Avenger
{{Deck List
|Aven of Enduring Hope
|Farm//Market
|God-Pharaoh's Faithful
|Graven Abomination
|Manalith
|Resolute Survivors
|Steadfast Sentinel
|Sunscourge Champion
|Traveler's Amulet
|Wall of Forgotten Pharaohs
}}
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Proven Combatant
{{Deck List
|Champion of Wits
|Crumbling Necropolis
|Eternal of Harsh Truths
|Farm//Market
|Jace's Defeat
|Proven Combatant
|River Hoopoe
|Sinuous Striker
|Vizier of the Anointed
}}
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Burning-Fist Minotaur
|}
{{Deck List
|Abrade
|Burning-Fist Minotaur
|Dagger of the Worthy
|Earthshaker Khenra
|Wildfire Eternal|AbradeGod-Pharaoh's Gift
|Hour of Devastation
|Inferno Jet
|Refuse//Cooperate
|Struggle//Survive
|Dagger of the Worthy|God-Pharaoh's Gift|Refuse//CooperateWildfire Eternal
}}
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Eternal of Harsh Truths
{{Deck List
|Champion of Wits
|Endless Sands
|Imaginary Threats
|Kefnet's Last Word
|Ominous Sphinx
|Riddleform
|Swarm Intelligence
|The Locust God
|Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
|Vizier of the Anointed
}}
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Unraveling Mummy
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||15|150}}
{{Objective|Call to ArmsResearcher|612|5}}
{{Objective|Gadgeteer|4|param2=9|5}}
|}
|Carrion Screecher
|Djeru, With Eyes Open
|Doomfall
|Gideon's Defeat
|Hour of Glory
|The Scarab God
|Torment of Hailfire
|Gideon's DefeatUnraveling Mummy
}}
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Uncage the Menagerie
|}
{{Deck List
|Desert of the Indomitable
|Endless Sands
|Hostile Desert
|Hour of Promise
|Majestic Myriarch
|Pride Sovereign
|Ramunap Excavator
|Ramunap Hydra
|Rhonas's Last Stand
|Scavenger Grounds
}}
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Razaketh, the Foulblooded
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||30|200}}
{{Objective|SpellsmithArtificer|35|5}}
{{Objective|Grimoire|3|5}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Apocalypse Demon
|Doomfall
|Dreamstealer
|Grind//Dust
|Hour of Glory
|No Mercy
|Obelisk Spider
|The Scarab God
|The Scorpion God
|Torment of Hailfire
}}
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Nicol Bolas
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||50|200}}
{{Objective|StrikerReanimator|2013|5}}
{{Objective|Archmage|3|param2=12|5}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Doomfall
|Hazoret's Undying Fury
|Hour of Devastation
|Hour of Glory
|Imminent Doom
|Inferno Jet
|Kefnet's Last Word
|Swarm Intelligence
|Torment of Hailfire
|Imminent Doom|Swarm IntelligenceWildfire Eternal
}}
|-
!140
|[[Card pack|Basic Booster Pack]]
|Basic Booster Pack
|Basic Booster Pack
|-
!1-2
|[[HOU]] Rare Card<br>· {{RCJ||120|50}}
|-
!3-10
|[[HOU]] Rare Card<br>· {{RCJ||80|30}}
|-
!11-25
|[[HOU]] Rare Card<br>· {{RCJ||50|25}}
|-
!26-50
|[[HOU]] Rare Card<br>· {{RCJ||40|20}}
|-
!51-100
|[[HOU]] Rare Card<br>· {{RCJ||30|15}}
|-
!101-250
}}
== Historical Data History ==A more than five year old event, which diminished in frequency in its fourth and fifth year; it was scheduled to run three times each in 2019 and 2020, twice in 2021, and once in 2022, on the 4th of November. Currently seeing a resurgence, being run on the 10th of February, 2023, and the 27th of October, 2023. Objectives have been changed twice; first in July 2018. In 2023, Puzzle Quest's new developers, Webcore, replaced some of the objectives for the near-Halloween running of this event. The deck list for [[#1.1 The Sunset Pyramid|Node 1.1, The Sunset Pyramid]], was incomplete for years. When originally compiled, a duplicate listing of {{Card URL|Dunes of the Dead}} was overlooked. The correct card listing, {{Card URL|Desert of the Fervent}}, was added before the November 2022 run.
===Historical objectives===
{| class="wikitable"
|Kill 3 or less enemy creatures
|Cast 4 or more supports
|-
|Until Oct 2023
|1.1
|Same
|Recruit: Cast 3 creatures with cost 10 or less
|-
|Until Oct 2023
|2.3
|Call to Arms: Create 8 or more Creature Tokens during a single fight
|Same
|-
|Until Oct 2023
|3.2
|Spellsmith: Cast 3 or more enchantments during a single fight
|Same
|-
|Until Oct 2023
|3.3
|Striker: Deal 20 or more damage during a single turn
|Same
|-
|}