Alpine Watchdog
Creature — Dog
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #12358
Alpine Watchdog is a 2/2 vigilance creature for two mana — fine stats, unremarkable ceiling. Outside of dedicated Dog or Clue synergies built around Sophia, Dogged Detective, it has no business in a Commander deck.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sophia, Dogged Detective
Sophia, Dogged Detective generates a Clue token whenever a Dog you control attacks, so Alpine Watchdog's vigilance means it both triggers that engine and stays back to block — it's one of the cleanest role-players in the 99.
Rin and Seri, Inseparable
Rin and Seri, Inseparable rewards running both Dogs and Cats, and Alpine Watchdog slots in as a cheap Dog body that keeps the creature-type count honest without demanding anything from the mana base.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Alpine Watchdog is a role-player in exactly one shell — Sophia, Dogged Detective — and a filler body everywhere else. Competitive and optimized tables will never touch it. In Pauper, a 2/2 vigilance for two at common is baseline playable, but white has better options and Dog tribal isn't a supported archetype there. In Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy, Alpine Watchdog is legal and irrelevant — the power ceiling is simply too low to compete.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Alpine Watchdog is bulk — you're paying for cardboard and postage, not the card itself. That price reflects exactly what it is: a common with narrow application, and it won't move unless Dog tribal becomes a competitive archetype somewhere.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.