First printed in Tempest (1997)
Artifact Creature — Dog
This creature blocks each combat if able.
As long as this creature is untapped, all creatures attacking you get -1/-0.
Its growl is a long, rumbling grind of gears and clockwork, its bark a blast of hissing steam.
1/2
- Illustrated by
- Richard Kane Ferguson
Watchdog legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- The second ability is no longer triggered. It continuously checks the tapped/untapped status of the Watchdog, and gives them -1/-0 as appropriate.
Prices
Paper price: €0.15 / $0.18 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.004 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).