Hellfire Mongrel
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Type
- Creature — Elemental Dog
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 2
- Set
- Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas #48 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.29 USD
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has two or fewer cards in hand, this creature deals 2 damage to that player.
Hellfire Mongrel has 2 printings, first in Zendikar (2009). EDHREC ranks it #23,282 among Commander cards. It appears most in Tesak, Judith's Hellhound decks (418 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Hellfire Mongrel most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Tesak, Judith's Hellhound: 418 decks
Often played with Hellfire Mongrel
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : In a Two-Headed Giant game, this ability will potentially trigger twice at the beginning of the opposing team’s upkeep — once for each player on that team.
- : Hellfire Mongrel’s triggered ability has an “intervening ‘if’ clause.” That means (1) the ability won’t trigger at all unless the opponent whose turn it is has two or fewer cards in hand as their upkeep starts, and (2) the ability will do nothing if that player has three or more cards in hand by the time it resolves.