---
name: "Blood Hound"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Dog"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "176"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Bradley Williams"
oracle_id: "ace532a3-fa6e-479d-b169-1fb24c3d0f8c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blood-hound-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Blood Hound
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Dog
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
Whenever you're dealt damage, you may put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature.
At the beginning of your end step, remove all +1/+1 counters from this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Filthy Cur](/printing/filthy-cur-ody.md) — Creature — Dog
2. [Ashmouth Hound](/printing/ashmouth-hound-ddk.md) — Creature — Elemental Dog
3. [Char-Dog](/printing/char-dog-unk.md) — Artifact Creature — Dog Food
4. [Rite of Passage](/printing/rite-of-passage-sld.md) — Enchantment
5. [Bloodscale Prowler](/printing/bloodscale-prowler-gpt.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior
6. [Jackal Pup](/printing/jackal-pup-tmp.md) — Creature — Jackal

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #176
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Bradley Williams
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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