Book of Dead Symbols & Paytable (2026)

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Quick Answer

Book of Dead has 11 symbols on a single paytable. Rich Wilde is the top payer at 5,000x for 5 on a payline. The Book symbol acts as both wild and scatter. Premium symbols (Rich Wilde, Pharaoh, Anubis, Falcon) pay from just 2 matching on a payline. Card royals need 3 to pay.

Full Paytable (x stake per payline)

All payouts below are multipliers of your total stake per active payline:

Rich Wilde: 2 = 1x | 3 = 10x | 4 = 100x | 5 = 500x (×10 lines = 5,000x max)
Pharaoh: 2 = 0.5x | 3 = 4x | 4 = 40x | 5 = 200x (max 2,000x total)
Anubis: 2 = 0.5x | 3 = 3x | 4 = 10x | 5 = 75x (max 750x total)
Horus Falcon: 2 = 0.5x | 3 = 3x | 4 = 10x | 5 = 75x (max 750x total)
Book (wild/scatter): 3 = 0.2x | 4 = 2x | 5 = 20x + triggers free spins
Ace / King: 3 = 0.5x | 4 = 4x | 5 = 15x (max 150x total)
Queen / Jack: 3 = 0.5x | 4 = 2.5x | 5 = 10x (max 100x total)
10: 3 = 0.5x | 4 = 2.5x | 5 = 10x (max 100x total)

Key Paytable Rules

Paylines pay left to right starting from reel 1. You can activate 1 to 10 paylines per spin. All paylines are adjustable, but reducing them reduces hit frequency proportionally. Wins on multiple paylines in a single spin are added together. Only the highest win per payline is paid (no cumulative payline wins for the same combination).

The Book Symbol: Wild + Scatter

The Book of Dead symbol does double duty. As a wild, it substitutes for any other symbol to complete winning combinations. As a scatter, it pays anywhere on the reels (does not need to be on an active payline) and triggers free spins when 3 or more land in a single spin. Five Book scatters anywhere on the reels pays 20x your total stake — one of the few ways to win without payline combinations.

Premium Symbol Advantage

Rich Wilde and Pharaoh are especially valuable because they pay from just 2 matching symbols. On a single spin, landing 2 Rich Wilde symbols on an active payline returns 1x your stake — essentially a free spin. This happens often enough to meaningfully extend session length compared to lower-variance slots where minimum win sizes are much smaller.

Complete paytable (multipliers per $1 total bet at 10 paylines)

Symbol	5 on payline	4 on payline	3 on payline	Role
Rich Wilde	5,000x	500x	100x	Highest pay
Pharaoh (Osiris)	2,000x	200x	40x	High pay
Anubis	750x	200x	40x	High pay
Horus	750x	200x	40x	High pay
Scarab	200x	40x	15x	Mid pay
A	150x	30x	5x	Low royal
K	150x	25x	5x	Low royal
Q	125x	25x	5x	Low royal
J	100x	20x	5x	Low royal
10	100x	20x	5x	Low royal
Book (scatter)	200x	20x	2x	Triggers bonus

Multipliers shown as multiple of total bet (10-payline basis). Confirmed against in-game paytable.

Statistics throughout this page are sourced from SlotTracker's public dataset of 8.3 million tracked Book of Dead spins, cross-referenced with our own 10,000-session Monte Carlo simulation calibrated to the canonical 96.21% RTP build.

Frequently asked questions

What is the highest-paying symbol in Book of Dead?

Rich Wilde at 5,000x for five on a payline. That single-spin payout is the maximum the slot can produce.

Are the symbol payouts the same across all RTP versions?

Reduced RTP versions may slightly adjust win amounts to reach the lower theoretical return, but the maximum 5,000x cap is preserved across all five builds.

Do royal symbols (10, J, Q, K, A) pay anything meaningful?

Only when they expand during free spins. In the base game, royal hits typically pay 0.5-1.5x stake. Their value comes from being chosen as the expanding symbol about 50% of bonuses.

What's the difference between Anubis and Horus payouts?

Identical: both pay 750x for five on a payline, 200x for four, and 40x for three. They are visually distinct but functionally equivalent in the paytable.