Tesak, Judith's Hellhound
Legendary Creature — Elemental Dog
Unleash (You may have this creature enter with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Other Dogs you control have unleash.
Creatures you control with counters on them have haste.
Whenever Tesak attacks, add 
for each attacking creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor Commander
- Price
- $0.47
- EDHREC rank
- #11973
Tesak, Judith's Hellhound gives you a hasty, trampling beater that scales with your combat triggers — the kind of threat that closes games when you're already attacking, not just developing your board. The cost is a three-color identity that restricts the commanders who can run it, but inside that identity Hellkite Charger loops and Rin and Seri, Inseparable token engines make Tesak a genuine payoff rather than a filler slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rin and Seri, Inseparable
Rin and Seri, Inseparable generates a Cat and a Dog each time you cast a Cat or Dog spell, and Tesak, Judith's Hellhound is both — meaning it triggers the ability and immediately joins a board that rewards you for going wide with its own combat synergies.
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 |
Commander is where Tesak, Judith's Hellhound actually lives — the 100-card singleton format gives it the density of token generators, combat-step doublers, and tribal synergies it needs to do real work. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but has no competitive role; three mana for a creature that needs a supporting cast built around it doesn't make a fair or unfair deck in those formats. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case worth a mention, where a combat-focused signature spell can help Tesak hit the table faster and more consistently, but the format's smaller card pool makes the supporting engine harder to assemble.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Tesak, Judith's HellhoundHellkite Charger
Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases
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Current price
$0.47 bulk tier
At $0.47, Tesak, Judith's Hellhound sits firmly in bulk territory, which is accurate for a card whose playability is tightly tied to a specific Commander archetype. Bulk rares with genuine synergy homes tend to stay cheap indefinitely unless a breakout deck spikes demand, so there's no urgency — pick it up whenever you build the deck that wants it.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.