---
name: "Mad Dog"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Dog"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ODY"
set_name: "Odyssey"
collector_number: "202"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "097bce84-22b1-4d7b-b566-e7c23eb626b9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mad-dog-ody"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your end step, if this creature didn't attack or come under your control this turn, sacrifice it.

> *Die Knochen, die er verbuddelt, könnten deine sein.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Slumbering Cerberus](/printing/slumbering-cerberus-fdn.md) — Creature — Dog
2. [Blood Hound](/printing/blood-hound-mmq.md) — Creature — Dog
3. [Filthy Cur](/printing/filthy-cur-ody.md) — Creature — Dog
4. [Blazing Hellhound](/printing/blazing-hellhound-ori.md) — Creature — Elemental Dog
5. [Chandra's Magmutt](/printing/chandras-magmutt-m21.md) — Creature — Elemental Dog
6. [Erg Raiders](/printing/erg-raiders-3ed.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Odyssey (ODY) #202
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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