---
name: "Wild Dogs"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Dog"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Cycling"]
set: "USG"
set_name: "Urza's Saga"
collector_number: "284"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Terese Nielsen"
oracle_id: "711cda97-bf57-4b22-b9c1-854ef448d27a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wild-dogs-usg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Wild Dogs
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Dog
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Cycling

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, if a player has more life than each other player, the player with the most life gains control of this creature.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wild Mammoth](/printing/wild-mammoth-nem.md) — Creature — Elephant
2. [Wild Mongrel](/printing/wild-mongrel-f06.md) — Creature — Dog
3. [Ghazbán Ogre](/printing/ghazbán-ogre-me1.md) — Creature — Ogre
4. [Loxodon Peacekeeper](/printing/loxodon-peacekeeper-mrd.md) — Creature — Elephant Soldier
5. [Packsong Pup](/printing/packsong-pup-j22.md) — Creature — Wolf
6. [Pack Leader](/printing/pack-leader-m21.md) — Creature — Dog

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Saga (USG) #284
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Terese Nielsen
- **Total Printings:** 27 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`