---
name: "Caustic Hound"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Dog"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MBS"
set_name: "Mirrodin Besieged"
collector_number: "40"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dave Allsop"
oracle_id: "032cc574-f7e7-4753-9a30-76cbd45d9563"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/caustic-hound-mbs"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Caustic Hound
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Dog
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
When this creature dies, each player loses 4 life.

> *At first, the Mirrans aimed for its exposed gut. The survivors quickly learned to do otherwise.*

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin Besieged (MBS) #40
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dave Allsop
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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