Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

Whenever another legendary permanent you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Yoshimaru.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

The Kin-Trees rediscovered after Dromoka's fall are tended by carefully chosen wardens.

Abzan Devotee

{1}: Add {W}, {B}, or {G}. Activate only once each turn.
{2}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

"Many hands make light work! Or two hands and a trunk, as the case may be."
—Sanzar, Kin-Tree Warden

Arbor Adherent

{T}: Add one mana of any color.
{T}: Add X mana of any one color, where X is the greatest toughness among other creatures you control.

Every part of every plant is useful—for food, for medicine, and for ceremonies.

Traveling Botanist

Whenever this creature becomes tapped, look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may reveal it and put it into your hand. If you don't put the card into your hand, you may put it into your graveyard.

The Abzan pride themselves on the safety of their roads. To reject their escorts invites storm and sorrow.

Trade Route Envoy

When this creature enters, draw a card if you control a creature with a counter on it. If you don't draw a card this way, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

"There has to be a faster route through Sagu Jungle. Give me a week."

Ainok Wayfarer

When this creature enters, mill three cards. You may put a land card from among them into your hand. If you don't, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. (To mill three cards, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.)

Warrior

Zurgo's Vanguard

Mobilize 1 (Whenever this creature attacks, create a tapped and attacking 1/1 red Warrior creature token. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)
This creature's power is equal to the number of creatures you control.

Spirit

Fortress Kin-Guard

All through the night, the ancestor whispered of ancient battles fought from this very rampart atop Arashin City.

When this creature enters, it endures 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on it or create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token.)

Goblin

Ainok Strike Leader

When dalkovans need protecting, all respond.

Whenever you attack with this creature and/or your commander, for each opponent, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token that's tapped and attacking that player.
Sacrifice this creature: Creature tokens you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

He regained balance while his opponent regained consciousness.

Equilibrium Adept

When this creature enters, exile the top card of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play that card.
Flurry — Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, this creature gains double strike until end of turn.

Each day is comprised of two halves: play time and nap time. It isn't nap time.

Spirited Companion

Char-Dog

Protection from red
When this creature enters, it deals 4 damage to any target and 2 damage to you.
{G}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature: You gain 3 life.

District Mascot

This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
{1}{G}, Remove two +1/+1 counters from this creature: Destroy target artifact.
Whenever this creature attacks while saddled, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Saddle 1

The plan seemed to be going perfectly, until Mino realized the third head was no longer snoring.

Slumbering Cerberus

This creature doesn't untap during your untap step.
Morbid — At the beginning of each end step, if a creature died this turn, untap this creature.

In his sleep, he twitched and snarled, dreaming of glorious battle against the undead hordes.

Mowu, Loyal Companion

Vigilance, trample
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on Mowu, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.

They communicate via the universal language of treats.

Generous Pup

Vigilance
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Enduring Courage

Whenever another creature you control enters, it gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn.
When Enduring Courage dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)

Valgavoth harbors a special loathing for dogs, whose mere presence provides a powerful antidote to the fear he craves.

Wary Watchdog

When this creature enters or dies, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

Rin and Seri, Inseparabler

All Cats you control are Dogs in addition to their other types.
All Dogs you control are Cats in addition to their other types.
Cats and Dogs you control have haste.

Loyal Warhound

Vigilance
When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, search your library for a basic Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd

Flash
Whenever Phelia attacks, exile up to one other target nonland permanent. At the beginning of the next end step, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If it entered under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on Phelia.

Though its official designation was Third Battalion Patrol Hound 7, the soldiers dubbed their new companion Lord Fancy-Paws.

Faithful Watchdog

Vigilance
This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it.

"Beware of Cog"
—Prosperity courthouse sign

Sterling Hound

When this creature enters, surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)

Rex, Cyber-Hound

Energy Reserve

Whenever Rex deals combat damage to a player, they mill two cards and you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
Pay {E}{E}: Choose target creature card in a graveyard. Exile it with a brain counter on it. Activate only as a sorcery.
Rex has all activated abilities of all cards in exile with brain counters on them.

Dogmeat, Ever Loyal

Junk

When Dogmeat enters, mill five cards, then return an Aura or Equipment card from your graveyard to your hand.
Whenever a creature you control that's enchanted or equipped attacks, create a Junk token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.")

Tesak, Judith's Hellhound

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 {R} for each attacking creature.

Tiny

Sophia, Dogged Detective

Teysa trusts only those for whom money has no meaning.

Karlov Watchdog

Vigilance
Permanents your opponents control can't be turned face up during your turn.
Whenever you attack with three or more creatures, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.

"I'd offer your dog a treat, but I'm afraid I don't have any appendages to spare."
—Alquist Proft, to Judith

Snarling Gorehound

Menace
Whenever another creature you control with power 2 or less enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

Dog Walker

Rin and Seri, Inseparable // Rin and Seri, Inseparable

Krovod Haunch

Release the Dogs

Hunted Bonebrute

"Either he made a gnome very angry when he took that, or he'll make one very happy when he brings it back."
—Ihio, Oteclan market vendor

Mischievous Pup

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When this creature enters, return up to one other target permanent you control to its owner's hand.

K-9, Mark I

Negative — As long as K-9 is untapped, other legendary creatures you control have ward {1}.
Affirmative — {1}{U}, {T}: Target legendary creature can't be blocked this turn.
Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)

Karvanista, Loyal Lupari // Lupari Shield

On an Adventure

Edgewall Pack

The mayor sent hounds to root out Lord Skitter, but their loyalty was easily bought with a handful of bones.

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 black Rat creature token with "This token can't block."

"They won't harm you—not unless I tell 'em to. Here, Grip! Fang! Heel!"
—Farmer Maggot

Mushroom Watchdogs

Sacrifice a Food: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. It gains vigilance until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

"I never had the chance to say 'thank you.' Or 'goodbye.'"
—Sarvag, eulogy for a friend

Selfless Savior

Sacrifice this creature: Another target creature you control gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Kroxa and Kunoros

Vigilance, menace, lifelink
Whenever Kroxa and Kunoros enters or attacks, you may exile five cards from your graveyard. When you do, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

When the Invasion Tree reached the Underworld, it found only teeth and fury.

Rin and Seri, Inseparable

Whenever you cast a Dog spell, create a 1/1 green Cat creature token.
Whenever you cast a Cat spell, create a 1/1 white Dog creature token.
{R}{G}{W}, {T}: Rin and Seri deals damage to any target equal to the number of Dogs you control. You gain life equal to the number of Cats you control.

Wild Dogs

At the beginning of your upkeep, if a player has more life than each other player, the player with the most life gains control of this creature.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Rescue Retriever

Flash
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each other Soldier you control.
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to other attacking Soldiers you control.

Scrapwork Mutt

When this creature enters, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
Unearth {1}{R} ({1}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Wild Mongrel

Discard a card: This creature gets +1/+1 and becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.

Squirrel

Comet, Stellar Pup

0: Roll a six-sided die.
1 or 2 — [+2], then create two 1/1 green Squirrel creature tokens. They gain haste until end of turn.
3 — [−1], then return a card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to your hand.
4 or 5 — Comet deals damage equal to the number of loyalty counters on him to a creature or player, then [−2].
6 — [+1], and you may activate Comet's loyalty ability two more times this turn.

Carnival Barker

{T}: You have thirty seconds to laud a creature you control to any people outside the game. Until end of turn, that creature gains trample and haste and gets +X/+0, where X is the number of those people who applauded. Activate only as a sorcery and only once.

Iron Mastiff

Whenever this creature attacks, roll a d20 for each player being attacked and ignore all but the highest roll.
1—9 | This creature deals damage equal to its power to you.
10—19 | This creature deals damage equal to its power to defending player.
20 | This creature deals damage equal to its power to each opponent.

Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second

If you would create one or more tokens, you may instead create that many 2/2 green Cat creature tokens with haste or that many 3/1 green Dog creature tokens with vigilance.

She watches Jetmir's back while her companions watch hers.

The staccato clatter of its metal claws on pavement is unmistakable.

Goldhound

First strike
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
{T}, Sacrifice this creature: Add one mana of any color.

She formed a friendship with several playful spirits, and soon "the pack" was known as the source of much mischief in Eiganjo.

Tanuki Transplanter

Whenever this creature or equipped creature attacks, add an amount of {G} equal to its power. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.
Reconfigure {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)

Komainu Battle Armor

Menace
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has menace.
Whenever this creature or equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, goad each creature that player controls.
Reconfigure {4} ({4}: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)

The kami permit few mortals to dwell in Jukai Forest, but the clever, playful tanuki are welcomed as friends and guardians.

Greater Tanuki

Trample
Channel — {2}{G}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Dreadhound

When this creature enters, mill three cards. (Put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.)
Whenever a creature dies or a creature card is put into a graveyard from a library, each opponent loses 1 life.

Mordenkainen Emblem

Dog Illusion

Mordenkainen

+2: Draw two cards, then put a card from your hand on the bottom of your library.
−2: Create a blue Dog Illusion creature token with "This token's power and toughness are each equal to twice the number of cards in your hand."
−10: Exchange your hand and library, then shuffle. You get an emblem with "You have no maximum hand size."

Blink Dog

Double strike
Teleport — {3}{W}: This creature phases out. (Treat it and anything attached to it as though they don't exist until your next turn.)

This creature's power and toughness are each equal to twice the number of cards in your hand.

Blink dogs protect the wild places of the world, driving away evil influences.

A paladin's steed is a celestial spirit in animal form.

Hell Mongrel

Discard a card: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Madness {2}{B} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

Clue

Floodhound

The thief doubled back twice, doused herself with perfume, crossed the ocean, and still woke up with her pursuer close on her heels.

{3}, {T}: Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Action: This creature is a BLOODHOUND formed entirely of WATER.

Arcbound Tracker

Menace
Modular 2 (This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
Whenever you cast a spell other than your first spell each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

"Hey, my great-great-grandfather had a dog just like that!"
—Dradiel, Lorehold mage-student

Stonebinder's Familiar

Whenever one or more cards are put into exile during your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. This ability triggers only once each turn.

"Groffs are great for tracking pests through the muck, but securing the pests before the groff devours them is a dicey endeavor."
—Lisette, Witherbloom dean

Bayou Groff

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay {3}.

Akoum Hellhound

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, this creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Hellhound packs roam the Spikefields, basking in the harsh sunlight and lighting the night with their flames.

The boots demonstrated many strange magical properties, but the most remarkable was their ability to withstand Westley's ferocious chewing.

Lightning Greaves

Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip {0}

Shelby locked eyes with the ferocious creature as the glass began to crack. With one more lunge, she would break through and confront her nemesis at last.

Ancient Grudge

Destroy target artifact.
Flashback {G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

No matter how deep the treasure is buried, Hunter can always sniff it out.

Dig Through Time

Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for {1}.)
Look at the top seven cards of your library. Put two of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Lucy had chased every ball, chewed every stick, and rolled in every puddle. She lay down in the sun, content at last.

Rest in Peace

When this enchantment enters, exile all graveyards.
If a card or token would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.

Wipe away the slobber and it's as good as new, give or take a few bite marks.

Trusty Retriever

When this creature enters, choose one —
• Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
• Return target artifact or enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.

Good dogs stay by your side until the end. Great dogs leave to bring back aid.

Supply Runners

When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control.

They charge into battle and out for their morning walk with the same exuberance.

Create four 1/1 white Dog creature tokens.

He will be your loyal champion, and his pack your protectors. All he asks for is a full belly, a spot by the fire, and all the love in your heart.

Pack Leader

Other Dogs you control get +1/+1.
Whenever this creature attacks, prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn to Dogs you control.

She raised him from an orphaned pup and gave him a life of love. With his last act, he thanked her.

Chandra's Magmutt

{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.

Emphatic words with powerful gestures. Clearly this was playtime.

Rambunctious Mutt

When this creature enters, destroy target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls.

Igneous Cur

Alpine Watchdog

Alpine Houndmaster

When this creature enters, you may search your library for a card named Alpine Watchdog and/or a card named Igneous Cur, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of other attacking creatures.

"On the eighth day, a blizzard hit. Supplies were lost, and morale plummeted. On the ninth day, Dover found us."
—*To the Summit: A Tale of Survival*

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)

Some dogs just aren't meant to be indoor pets.

{1}{R}: This creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Bolt Hound

Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)
Whenever this creature attacks, other creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

The Dogs ofMagic the Gathering

Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

MagicFest 2025

Abzan Devotee

Tarkir: Dragonstorm

Arbor Adherent

Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander

Traveling Botanist

Tarkir: Dragonstorm

Trade Route Envoy

Tarkir: Dragonstorm

Ainok Wayfarer

Tarkir: Dragonstorm

Zurgo's Vanguard

Tarkir: Dragonstorm

Fortress Kin-Guard

Tarkir: Dragonstorm

Ainok Strike Leader

Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander

Equilibrium Adept

Tarkir: Dragonstorm

Spirited Companion

Secret Lair Drop

Char-Dog

Unknown Event