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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. Elements from HOU, other than the cards and bosses themselves are present: [[#1.3 Proven Combatant|Proven Combatant's ability]] affects {{Ability|Activate|Activated}} gems, 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 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 the Win! objective in both events.
=== Special rules ===
This event has the following special rules:
{{Boss health}}
== Node 1 ==
=== 1.1 The Sunset Pyramid ===
:''"Decades to build. Hours to demolish."''
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=The Sunset Pyramid
|Image=RGP-1.1.png
|Color=C
|Level=1
|Ability 1 Description=Summon 1 2/2 Zombie {{Ability|Token}} and draw 1 card.
|Ability 1 Cost=6
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||5|100}}
{{Objective|Pauper||5}}
{{Objective|Nimble|5|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
}}
=== 1.2 Oketra's Avenger ===
:''"Oketra's arrow is my spear, and her love my shield."''
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Oketra's Avenger
|Image=RGP-1.2.png
|Color=W
|Level=10
|Ability 1 Description=Target creature you control gains {{Ability|Prevent Damage}} and {{Ability|Berserker}} until the end of your turn.
|Ability 1 Cost=6
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||5|100}}
{{Objective|Hunter|4|5}}
{{Objective|Terraforming|2|5}}
|}
{{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
}}
=== 1.3 Proven Combatant ===
:''"It's not wise to keep glory waiting."''
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Proven Combatant
|Image=RGP-1.3.png
|Color=U
|Level=20
|Ability 1 Description=Destroy 1 Activated gem you control.
|Ability 1 Cost=6
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||5|100}}
{{Objective|Mightstone|3|param2=5|5}}
{{Objective|Prodigal|10|5}}
|}
{{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
}}
== Node 2 ==
=== 2.1 Burning-Fist Minotaur ===
:''"There is no afterlife. Not for me, and not for you. So think again before getting in my way."''
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Burning-Fist Minotaur
|Image=RGP-2.1.png
|Color=R
|Level=60
|Ability 1 Description=You Discard one card, then the first creature you control gains X Power, where X is the Discarded card's mana cost.
|Ability 1 Cost=9
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||15|150}}
{{Objective|Magician|4|param2=9|5}}
{{Objective|Veteran|3|param2=12|5}}
|}
{{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
}}
=== 2.2 Eternal of Harsh Truths ===
:''"If creating the Eternals was Bolas's plan here, what was his plan for the Eternals?"''
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Eternal of Harsh Truths
|Image=RGP-2.2.png
|Color=U
|Level=80
|Ability 1 Description=Your opponent takes 6 damage and you gain 6 life.
|Ability 1 Cost=6
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||15|150}}
{{Objective|Ambush|2|5}}
{{Objective|Foundry|4|5}}
|}
{{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
}}
=== 2.3 Unraveling Mummy ===
:''"We are no longer in control - Elekh, vizier of embalming"''
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Unraveling Mummy
|Image=RGP-2.3.png
|Color=B
|Level=100
|Ability 1 Description=Each Zombie you control gets +4/+4 and {{Ability|Lifelink}}.
|Ability 1 Cost=9
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||15|150}}
{{Objective|Researcher|12|5}}
{{Objective|Gadgeteer|4|param2=9|5}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Accursed Horde
|Carrion Screecher
|Djeru, With Eyes Open
|Doomfall
|Gideon's Defeat
|Hour of Glory
|The Scarab God
|Torment of Hailfire
|Gideon's DefeatUnraveling Mummy
}}
== Node 3 ==
=== 3.1 Uncage the Menagerie ===
:''"The destruction of Rhonas's monument released his collection upon the city."''
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Uncage the Menagerie
|Image=RGP-3.1.png
|Color=G
|Level=150
|Ability 1 Description=Each creature you control is {{Ability|reinforce|Reinforced}} 6 times.
|Ability 1 Cost=30
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||30|200}}
{{Objective|Enraged|20|5}}
{{Objective|Hardened|4|param2=6|5}}
|}
{{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
=== 3.2 Razaketh, the Foulblooded ===
:''"Liliana insisted on coming to Amonkhet to confront one of the two remaining demons to whom she is bound."''
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Razaketh, the Foulblooded
|Image=RGP-3.2.png
|Color=B
|Level=180
|Ability 1 Description=Your opponent takes X damage, where X is the sum of each of your creatures’ Power, then each creature you control is Destroyed.
|Ability 1 Cost=15
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||30|200}}
{{Objective|Artificer|5|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
}}
=== 3.3 Nicol Bolas ===
:''"This is what glory looks like. - Nicol Bolas"''
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Nicol Bolas
|Image=RGP-3.3.png
|Color=UBR
|Level=220
|Ability 1 Description=The last 2 cards in your opponent hand are {{Ability|Exile|Exiled}}, then the last 2 creatures your opponent controls on the battlefield are {{Ability|Exile|Exiled}}, then your opponent takes 40 damage.
|Ability 1 Cost=15
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||50|200}}
{{Objective|Reanimator|13|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
{{Event points table
|event=Return of the God-Pharaoh
|start_hour=916
|total_hours=96
|base_1=50
}}
== 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
|-
|}