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Flickering Hound

First printed in Reality Fracture (2026)

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  • Reality Fracture (FRA) #359, 2026
  • Reality Fracture (FRA) #7, 2026
  • Reality Fracture Promos (PFRA) #7p, 2026

Flickering Hound

Creature — Dog

Whenever you cast a creature spell, exile up to one other target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

It roams the halls for truant students, who suddenly find themselves back in class.

2/2

Illustrated by
Chris Rahn

Legality

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

Prices

MTGO price: 0.007 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).

Combos

215 combos, the most popular first:

See all 215 on Commander Spellbook

Commander In 64 of 15406 decks (0.4%), most in Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Share of decks
0.4%
vs previous 90 days
18 Aug: 0.0% 25 Aug: 0.0% 1 Sep: 0.0% 8 Sep: 0.0% 15 Sep: 0.0% 22 Sep: 1.0% 29 Sep: 1.0% 6 Oct: 0.6% 13 Oct: 1.0% 20 Oct: 0.6% 27 Oct: 0.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
64
64 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
30%
12 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
11 Aug–
18 Aug0.0%
25 Aug0.0%
1 Sep0.0%
8 Sep0.0%
15 Sep0.0%
22 Sep1.0%
29 Sep1.0%
6 Oct0.6%
13 Oct1.0%
20 Oct0.6%
27 Oct0.6%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful 1.8% 4%
Tivit, Seller of Secrets 1.0% 1%
Brigid, Clachan's Heart 0.8% 2%
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer 0.7% 1%
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician 0.5% 2%
Aang, at the Crossroads 0.4% 12%
Atraxa, Grand Unifier 0.4% 5%
Helga, Skittish Seer 0.3% 40%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Command Tower98%1.1
Flooded Strand97%1.4
Windswept Heath95%1.7
Chrome Mox94%1.0
Silence92%2.2
Gemstone Caverns92%1.0
Mana Confluence89%1.3
City of Brass86%1.2
Boseiju, Who Endures84%1.9
Birds of Paradise84%1.9
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

DeckRecord
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Zach Ritz | Earthmover [BAD] in Mulligan Championship Series - November w/ Guaranteed Prizing		 3-3
50%
Helga, Skittish Seer
Zuko in Commander Invitational Qualifier - East Coast Gaming		 3-3
50%
Helga, Skittish Seer
Somethingbouttafrog [YGG] in Perfect Storm Comics & Games - Tabernacle 10K		 2-3
40%
Helga, Skittish Seer
Kuvar Bhatnagar in FOIL Gaea's Cradle cEDH 6k		 2-3
40%
Helga, Skittish Seer
Luca Leão Cruz in Mana Burn II - European cEDH Championship Qualifier		 2-3
40%
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
Arek Schultz in BATTLE BY THE BAY 28 - CEDH - Green Bay, WI USA		 2-4
33%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Richard Ewing in Asgard Monthly CEDH Tournament - October 2026		 2-4
33%
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Trevor Nally in Gem State CEDH | Ad Naus for a Cause!		 1-4
20%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Zach Ritz | Earthmover [BAD], 		1 main #4
of 74
3-3
The Fantastic Four
Austyn N, 		1 main #70
of 74
0-4
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
Nathan Buebe, 		1 main #13
of 19
0-2
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Nathan Reno [1stCKMA], 		1 main #71
of 105
0-3
Helga, Skittish Seer
Tyson LoPresti, 		1 main #16
of 28
0-2
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
Joe Marquez, 		1 main #20
of 28
0-2
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
Arek Schultz, 		1 main #12
of 59
2-4
Helga, Skittish Seer
[Hooligan] Riley Atkinson [Crucible MtG], 		1 main #13
of 32
1-3

Modern In 8 of 9400 decks (0.1%), most in Boros Energy
Share of decks
0.1%
▲ 0.1 vs previous 90 days
11 Aug: 0.0% 18 Aug: 0.0% 25 Aug: 0.0% 1 Sep: 0.0% 8 Sep: 0.0% 15 Sep: 0.0% 22 Sep: 0.0% 29 Sep: 0.1% 6 Oct: 0.0% 13 Oct: 0.0% 20 Oct: 0.3% 27 Oct: 1.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
8
8 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.4
in the main deck
Win rate
62%
2 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
11 Aug0.0%
18 Aug0.0%
25 Aug0.0%
1 Sep0.0%
8 Sep0.0%
15 Sep0.0%
22 Sep0.0%
29 Sep0.1%
6 Oct0.0%
13 Oct0.0%
20 Oct0.3%
27 Oct1.6%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Boros Energy 6.6% 1%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Recruiter of the Guard100%552.9
Skyclave Apparition100%284.8
Flagstones of Trokair100%223.8
White Orchid Phantom100%159.3
Lush Portico100%31.0
Ranger-Captain of Eos100%25.0
Ocelot Pride100%15.3
Guide of Souls100%15.2
Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow100%14.0
Temple Garden100%8.5
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

DeckRecord
Boros Energy
aspiringspike in Modern Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Boros Energy
ejk in Modern Challenge 16		 3-2
60%
Boros Energy
1sNabOs in Modern Challenge 32		 4-3
57%
Boros Energy
mashirorc in Modern Challenge 16		 2-3
40%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Boros Energy
ejk, 		1 main #9
of 28
3-2
Boros Energy
fradev1988, 		1 main #15
of 28
1-3
Boros Energy
mashirorc, 		1 main #16
of 28
2-3
Boros Energy
jhovall_, 		1 main 5-0
Boros Energy
aspiringspike, 		1 main #1
of 58
8-1
Boros Energy
1sNabOs, 		1 main #8
of 52
4-3
Boros Energy
aspiringspike, 		1 main 5-0
Boros Energy
DB_InspiringTimmy, 		4 main 5-0

Limited On MTG Arena

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

Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Reality Fracture (FRA), Premier Draft 47.7% -7.7 -4.3 1661
Reality Fracture (FRA), Sealed 49.9% -6.8 -2.1 742
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