---
name: "Banehound"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Nightmare Dog"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Lifelink", "Haste"]
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "77"
rarity: "common"
artist: "YW Tang"
oracle_id: "63d846e2-4bef-4911-9508-273c75a4a040"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/banehound-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Banehound
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Nightmare Dog
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Lifelink, Haste

## Oracle Text
Lifelink, haste

> *"Ojalá pudiera entrenar una jauría entera para que cazasen en la Subciudad, pero nunca me atrevería a darles la espalda. Y tampoco me gusta pensar en lo que tendría que darles de comer".
—Zhosmir, maestro de caza urbano*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Bolt Hound](/printing/bolt-hound-j22.md) — Creature — Elemental Dog
3. [Fear of Being Hunted](/printing/fear-of-being-hunted-dsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
4. [Leyline Prowler](/printing/leyline-prowler-war.md) — Creature — Nightmare Beast
5. [Lava Hounds](/printing/lava-hounds-8ed.md) — Creature — Dog
6. [Child of Night](/printing/child-of-night-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #77
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** YW Tang
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`