Hollow Dogs
Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Dog
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #30254
Hollow Dogs is a five-mana 3/4 that can give itself and other creatures +1/+0 and first strike until end of turn — by tapping and paying two black mana at instant speed. The cost is steep enough, and the body unimpressive enough, that this sits firmly in bulk territory outside niche tribal or flavour builds.
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 |
Hollow Dogs is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Pauper, where every mana matters, a five-mana 3/4 with an expensive activated ability can't compete with the format's efficient threats and removal. Legacy and Vintage have no use for it. Commander is the only place Hollow Dogs might find a home, and even there it's limited to Dog tribal lists helmed by commanders like Rin and Seri, Inseparable — where creature type matters more than raw efficiency.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for Hollow Dogs, which itself tells you something — this is a bulk common that rarely moves. Pick it up from a bargain bin if you need it for Dog tribal; there's no reason to pay a premium.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.