---
name: "Patrol Hound"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Dog"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ODY"
set_name: "Odyssey"
collector_number: "38"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daren Bader"
oracle_id: "115dabbd-1a09-4641-a428-92fcbfd82ae9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/patrol-hound-ody"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Discard a card: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Encampment Keeper](/printing/encampment-keeper-plst.md) — Creature — Dog
2. [Warclamp Mastiff](/printing/warclamp-mastiff-m13.md) — Creature — Dog
3. [Kessig Wolf](/printing/kessig-wolf-isd.md) — Creature — Wolf
4. [Lightning Hounds](/printing/lightning-hounds-mmq.md) — Creature — Dog
5. [Ghost Hounds](/printing/ghost-hounds-hml.md) — Creature — Dog Spirit
6. [Fearless Pup](/printing/fearless-pup-khm.md) — Creature — Wolf

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Odyssey (ODY) #38
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daren Bader
- **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: `not_legal`