Ashmouth Hound
Creature — Elemental Dog
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, this creature deals 1 damage to that creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #21803
Ashmouth Hound is a one-mana 1/1 with first strike and an activated ability that costs three mana to give itself +1/+0 until end of turn — a negligible combat threat at any stage of the game. Bulk rare bin material; there is no competitive context where Ashmouth Hound earns a slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ashmouth Hound is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Pauper the one-drop slot is brutally contested by creatures that actually pressure the board; Ashmouth Hound doesn't make the cut. In Commander, a 1/1 first striker with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no tribal relevance contributes nothing at a 100-card, four-player table. Legacy and Vintage don't register it at all.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Ashmouth Hound sits firmly in bulk territory and will stay there — no competitive demand, no casual combo home, nothing to drive a price floor up. Pick it out of a bulk bin if a deck somehow calls for it, but don't expect that situation to arise.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.