---
name: "Hollowborn Barghest"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Demon Dog"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "68"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Eric Fortune"
oracle_id: "6b08f344-1ff5-4d04-a435-d3a1c5e4211b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hollowborn-barghest-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hollowborn Barghest
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Demon Dog
- **Power/Toughness:** 7/6

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have no cards in hand, each opponent loses 2 life.
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has no cards in hand, they lose 2 life.

> *Il laisse derrière lui arbres renversés et rêves anéantis.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hellfire Mongrel](/printing/hellfire-mongrel-ddh.md) — Creature — Elemental Dog
2. [Shrieking Affliction](/printing/shrieking-affliction-rtr.md) — Enchantment
3. [Lavaborn Muse](/printing/lavaborn-muse-plst.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Hag of Ceaseless Torment](/printing/hag-of-ceaseless-torment-hbg.md) — Creature — Hag Warlock
5. [Dreadhound](/printing/dreadhound-pio.md) — Creature — Demon Dog
6. [Slaughterhouse Bouncer](/printing/slaughterhouse-bouncer-dis.md) — Creature — Ogre Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #68
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Eric Fortune
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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