---
name: "Tenacious Pup"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Wolf"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "MB2"
set_name: "Mystery Booster 2"
collector_number: "262"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Brian Valeza"
oracle_id: "70c9cfcf-6f23-41de-af63-dbe212018035"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tenacious-pup-mb2"
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"
---

# Tenacious Pup
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Wolf
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2

## Oracle Text
When Tenacious Pup enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life. You get a one-time boon with "When you cast a creature spell, that creature enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter, trample counter, and vigilance counter on it."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Packsong Pup](/printing/packsong-pup-j22.md) — Creature — Wolf
2. [Generous Pup](/printing/generous-pup-j25.md) — Creature — Dog
3. [Torgal, A Fine Hound](/printing/torgal-a-fine-hound-fin.md) — Legendary Creature — Wolf
4. [Ferocious Pup](/printing/ferocious-pup-m20.md) — Creature — Wolf
5. [Mowu, Loyal Companion](/printing/mowu-loyal-companion-j25.md) — Legendary Creature — Dog
6. [Wyluli Wolf](/printing/wyluli-wolf-arn.md) — Creature — Wolf

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #262
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Brian Valeza
- **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`