Gate Hound
Creature — Dog
Creatures you control have vigilance as long as this creature is enchanted.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #26653
Gate Hound gives your entire team vigilance for as long as it stays enchanted — a static anthem effect on a creature that costs three mana for a 1/2 body. The rate is poor and the enchantment dependency makes it fragile, so Gate Hound earns a slot only in dedicated enchantress or aura-synergy lists.
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 |
Gate Hound is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees meaningful play in almost none of them. In Commander, it competes against unconditional vigilance-granters that don't require an aura attached to survive — cards that do the job without a two-piece requirement. In Pauper, where commons actually matter for the card pool, a 1/2 for three with conditional upside still can't clear the bar set by more efficient white creatures. Across Legacy and Vintage, Gate Hound simply doesn't register.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Gate Hound is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. That price is stable for the same reason it's low: nothing is pushing this card into any competitive conversation, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.