---
name: "Mowu, Loyal Companion"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Dog"
colors: []
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Vigilance", "Trample"]
set: "CMM"
set_name: "Commander Masters"
collector_number: "306"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Kimonas Theodossiou"
oracle_id: "34ceb733-0329-4c1b-8d75-25c34fd4400f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mowu-loyal-companion-cmm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Mowu, Loyal Companion
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Dog
- **Keywords:** Vigilance, Trample

## Oracle Text
Vigilance, trample
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on Mowu, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Faithful Watchdog](/printing/faithful-watchdog-mh3.md) — Creature — Dog
2. [Generous Pup](/printing/generous-pup-j25.md) — Creature — Dog
3. [Tenacious Pup](/printing/tenacious-pup-mb2.md) — Creature — Wolf
4. [Mushroom Watchdogs](/printing/mushroom-watchdogs-ltr.md) — Creature — Dog
5. [Jiang Yanggu](/printing/jiang-yanggu-gs1.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Yanggu
6. [Baloth Pup](/printing/baloth-pup-ogw.md) — Creature — Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Masters (CMM) #306
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Kimonas Theodossiou

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2019-05-03)* Because Mowu's replacement effect affects only Mowu, it will apply if Mowu somehow enters the battlefield with one or more +1/+1 counters on it and give Mowu an additional +1/+1 counter.