---
name: "Ruff, Underdog Champ"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Dog Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Lifelink", "Underdog", "First strike"]
set: "CMB2"
set_name: "Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021"
collector_number: "10"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Seth Conley"
oracle_id: "fe4c1292-d68f-46b4-9e96-80f195753656"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ruff-underdog-champ-cmb2"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ruff, Underdog Champ
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Dog Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Lifelink, Underdog, First strike

## Oracle Text
All Hounds are Dogs. (We'll errata this to be true.)
First strike, lifelink
Underdog — If you've lost a game this match, Ruff, Underdog Champ and other Dogs you control get +1/+1.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Encampment Keeper](/printing/encampment-keeper-plst.md) — Creature — Dog
2. [Fearless Pup](/printing/fearless-pup-khm.md) — Creature — Wolf
3. [Warclamp Mastiff](/printing/warclamp-mastiff-m13.md) — Creature — Dog
4. [Patrol Hound](/printing/patrol-hound-ody.md) — Creature — Dog
5. [Lightning Hounds](/printing/lightning-hounds-mmq.md) — Creature — Dog
6. [Boros Mastiff](/printing/boros-mastiff-dgm.md) — Creature — Dog

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021 (CMB2) #10
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Seth Conley
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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