---
name: "Hellfire Mongrel"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Elemental Dog"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "130"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dan Murayama Scott"
oracle_id: "633a0919-9ac3-4645-8f0b-3f00c198db79"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hellfire-mongrel-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hellfire Mongrel
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental Dog
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has two or fewer cards in hand, this creature deals 2 damage to that player.

> *Il n'existe aucune affection entre le limier et son maître, rien qu'une passion commune pour la chasse.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lavaborn Muse](/printing/lavaborn-muse-plst.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Hollowborn Barghest](/printing/hollowborn-barghest-shm.md) — Creature — Demon Dog
3. [Rackling](/printing/rackling-nem.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
4. [Ashmouth Hound](/printing/ashmouth-hound-ddk.md) — Creature — Elemental Dog
5. [Furnace Punisher](/printing/furnace-punisher-plst.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Warrior
6. [Scalding Tongs](/printing/scalding-tongs-tmp.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #130
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dan Murayama Scott
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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