First printed in Murders at Karlov Manor (2024)

All 2 prints

The List (PLST) #MKM-105, 2026
Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #105, 2024

Snarling Gorehound

Creature — Dog

Menace
Whenever another creature you control with power 2 or less enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

"I'd offer your dog a treat, but I'm afraid I don't have any appendages to spare."
—Alquist Proft, to Judith

1/1

Illustrated by: John Tedrick

Legality

Legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in: Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH

Ruling (1)

2024-02-02 Snarling Gorehound's ability checks the power of a creature only at the moment it enters the battlefield. If it enters with counters, those counters are included. If that creature's power is 2 or less when it enters the battlefield but becomes greater than 2 after the ability triggers, you'll still surveil 1.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Combos

4 combos, the most popular first:

Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures…: Chalk Outline + Insidious Roots + Moss-Pit Skeleton + Snarling Gorehound
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures, Infinite creature tokens…: Insidious Roots + Moss-Pit Skeleton + Snarling Gorehound + Tormod, the Desecrator
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures, Infinite creature tokens…: Insidious Roots + Moss-Pit Skeleton + Skeleton Crew + Snarling Gorehound
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures, Infinite creature tokens…: Desecrated Tomb + Insidious Roots + Moss-Pit Skeleton + Snarling Gorehound

Duel Commander In 1 of 453 decks (0.2%), most in Slimefoot and Squee

Duel Commander metagame

Share of decks

0.2%

▲ 0.2 vs previous 90 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

1 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8, leagues excluded

Weekly data

Week from	Share of decks
10 Aug	0.0%
17 Aug	0.0%
24 Aug	0.0%
31 Aug	0.0%
7 Sep	0.0%
14 Sep	2.7%
21 Sep	0.0%
28 Sep	0.0%
5 Oct	0.0%
12 Oct	0.0%
19 Oct	0.0%
26 Oct	0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Slimefoot and Squee	2.9%	8%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No results yet.

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Slimefoot and Squee Ryouff, 18 Sep	1 main	5-0

Standard In 7 of 4360 decks (0.2%), most in WBR (unclassified)

Standard metagame

Share of decks

0.2%

▲ 0.2 vs previous 90 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

7 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.3

in the main deck

Win rate

50%

0 top 8, leagues excluded

Weekly data

Week from	Share of decks
10 Aug	0.0%
17 Aug	0.0%
24 Aug	0.0%
31 Aug	0.3%
7 Sep	0.5%
14 Sep	0.0%
21 Sep	0.7%
28 Sep	0.0%
5 Oct	0.0%
12 Oct	0.3%
19 Oct	0.2%
26 Oct	0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WBR (unclassified)	2.7%	1%
WB (unclassified)	0.8%	17%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Vengeful Bloodwitch	100%	545.3
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar	100%	484.7
Raise the Past	100%	189.7
Umbral Collar Zealot	100%	13.8
Bleachbone Verge	100%	10.5
Concealed Courtyard	100%	10.5
Godless Shrine	100%	7.9
Lake-town Lookout	86%	373.9
Infestation Sage	86%	311.6
The Sackville-Bagginses	86%	11.4

Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WB jakeypotpie in Standard Challenge 32	3-3 50%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WBR Arena ranked player, 26 Oct	3 main
WB Arena ranked player, 19 Oct	4 main
WB jakeypotpie, 28 Sep	4 main	#16 of 44 3-3
WB Arena ranked player, 28 Sep	4 main
WB Arena ranked player, 14 Sep	2 main
WB arturetges, 12 Sep	2 main	5-0
WB Arena ranked player, 7 Sep	4 main

Pauper In 6 of 5456 decks (0.1%), most in Mono-Black Sacrifice

Pauper metagame

Share of decks

0.1%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 90 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

6 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.8

in the main deck

Win rate

58%

0 top 8, leagues excluded

Weekly data

Week from	Share of decks
10 Aug	0.0%
17 Aug	0.0%
24 Aug	0.0%
31 Aug	0.2%
7 Sep	0.0%
14 Sep	0.7%
21 Sep	0.0%
28 Sep	0.0%
5 Oct	0.2%
12 Oct	0.0%
19 Oct	0.0%
26 Oct	0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Mono-Black Sacrifice	0.8%	14%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Rotten Reunion	100%	914.2
Village Rites	100%	152.4
Barren Moor	100%	137.1
Rite of Consumption	100%	130.6
Bloodthrone Vampire	100%	127.6
Supernatural Stamina	100%	124.7
Infestation Sage	100%	124.7
Mortician Beetle	100%	121.9
Carrion Feeder	100%	121.9
Nested Shambler	100%	119.2

Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Mono-Black Sacrifice msales in Pauper RC Super Qualifier	6-3 67%
Mono-Black Sacrifice Cryomanc3r in Pauper Challenge 32	3-3 50%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mono-Black Sacrifice msales, 8 Oct	3 main	5-0
Mono-Black Sacrifice Cryomanc3r, 20 Sep	1 main	#21 of 49 3-3
Mono-Black Sacrifice msales, 20 Sep	4 main	#24 of 265 6-3
Mono-Black Sacrifice Cryomanc3r, 16 Sep	1 main	5-0
Mono-Black Sacrifice Cryomanc3r, 2 Sep	1 main	5-0
Mono-Black Sacrifice Cryomanc3r, 7 Aug	1 main	5-0

Commander In 15 of 15406 decks (0.1%), most in Tayam, Luminous Enigma

Commander metagame

Share of decks

0.1%

vs previous 90 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

15 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

25%

3 top 8, leagues excluded

Weekly data

Week from	Share of decks
10 Aug	–
17 Aug	0.0%
24 Aug	0.1%
31 Aug	0.0%
7 Sep	0.1%
14 Sep	0.2%
21 Sep	0.0%
28 Sep	0.2%
5 Oct	0.0%
12 Oct	0.2%
19 Oct	0.1%
26 Oct	0.3%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Tayam, Luminous Enigma	1.9%	1%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver	1.8%	0%
Gwenom, Remorseless	0.4%	7%
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician	0.1%	5%
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa + Tymna the Weaver	0.0%	100%
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant	0.0%	100%
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis	0.0%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Polluted Delta	87%	1.2
Sol Ring	87%	0.9
Bloodstained Mire	80%	1.6
Ancient Tomb	80%	0.9
Gemstone Caverns	80%	0.9
Verdant Catacombs	73%	1.2
Arcane Signet	73%	1.1
Phyrexian Tower	67%	5.1
Culling the Weak	67%	2.4
Dark Ritual	67%	1.6

Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Gwenom, Remorseless Renalcul in LDXP Sacramento - CEDH	3-2 60%
Gwenom, Remorseless Willam Spickelmire in Gem State CEDH \| Ad Naus for a Cause!	1-4 20%
Gwenom, Remorseless Renalcul in Cardart Monthly September: Mox Diamond	1-4 20%
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa + Tymna the Weaver kyle berlin in BellsCon CEDH Tournament	0-5 0%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa + Tymna the Weaver kyle berlin, 31 Oct	1 main	#13 of 58 1-0
Gwenom, Remorseless Denis Andrew Ruebenfeldt de Chavez, 31 Oct	1 main	#21 of 21 0-3
Gwenom, Remorseless Renalcul, 24 Oct	1 main	#3 (top 8) of 17 3-2
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Sage, 24 Oct	1 main	#36 of 72 1-3
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa + Tymna the Weaver kyle berlin, 17 Oct	1 main	#6 (top 8) of 16 1-2
Gwenom, Remorseless Willam Spickelmire, 17 Oct	1 main	#17 of 44 1-4
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant ToNee - Father of All the Boys, 15 Oct	1 main	#3 (top 8) of 17 1-1
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa + Tymna the Weaver kyle berlin, 4 Oct	1 main	#57 of 60 0-5

Limited On MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Snarling Gorehound in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM), Premier Draft	54.2%	-0.8	+1.8	53242
Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM), Sealed	52.0%	-2.5	-0.4	2565

GIH WR: win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set: points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD: improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games: games in which the card was seen