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.)

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 0.1% of Standard decks played it (2 of 1419). Most played in WBR (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.1% of Commander decks played it (8 of 6150). Most played in Tayam, Luminous Enigma.

In 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

Combos

4 combos from Commander Spellbook, 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

Legality

Constructed

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
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

Standard Other periods →

In 2 of 1419 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

▼ 0.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

2 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.5

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WBR (unclassified)	1.7%	4%
WB (unclassified)	0.9%	8%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WBR Arena ranked player, 26 Oct	3 main
WB Arena ranked player, 19 Oct	4 main

Commander Other periods →

In 8 of 6150 decks (0.1%).