---
name: "Wildfire Cerberus"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Dog"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Monstrosity"]
set: "JOU"
set_name: "Journey into Nyx"
collector_number: "116"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Slawomir Maniak"
oracle_id: "2e6be9ad-d726-4598-92a7-1ba7eda317a5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wildfire-cerberus-jou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Wildfire Cerberus
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Dog
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Monstrosity

## Oracle Text
{5}{R}{R}: Monstrosity 1. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes monstrous.)
When this creature becomes monstrous, it deals 2 damage to each opponent and each creature they control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ember Swallower](/printing/ember-swallower-pths.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Ill-Tempered Cyclops](/printing/ill-tempered-cyclops-plst.md) — Creature — Cyclops
3. [Gluttonous Cyclops](/printing/gluttonous-cyclops-jou.md) — Creature — Cyclops
4. [Ravenous Leucrocota](/printing/ravenous-leucrocota-jou.md) — Creature — Beast
5. [Domesticated Hydra](/printing/domesticated-hydra-cn2.md) — Creature — Hydra
6. [Alpha Deathclaw](/printing/alpha-deathclaw-pip.md) — Creature — Lizard Mutant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Journey into Nyx (JOU) #116
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Slawomir Maniak
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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