Monstrous Hound
Creature — Dog
This creature can't attack unless you control more lands than defending player.
This creature can't block unless you control more lands than attacking player.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Exodus
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #30582
Monstrous Hound is a 4/4 trampler for three mana — legitimate rate — locked behind a condition that most decks can't consistently satisfy. Unless your deck keeps a full hand as a feature, not a bug, this is a build-around that rarely earns its slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Monstrous Hound is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, the "no cards in hand" condition is nearly impossible to meet consistently — the format rewards card advantage engines, and emptying your hand usually means you're losing. Legacy and Vintage have far more efficient three-drops that don't ask you to hollow out your hand to attack. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case where a dedicated hellbent or discard-synergy shell could make it work, but even there better options exist.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Monstrous Hound sits firmly in bulk territory. Demand is low enough that this price is unlikely to move without a sudden spike in hellbent-style Commander builds, which aren't on the horizon.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.