MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #5

Guard Dogs

pls·#5·uncommon·foil

Illus. Mike Raabe

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wishlisted

Feb '01

25 yr ago

Value

$1.25+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.29 · low $1.18

NM$1.25

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.16–$1.32modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.25low $0.09range 1288.9%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #27,353 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$1.25

Nonfoil$0.18

Gameplay

Creature — Dog

{2}{W}, {T}: Choose a permanent you control. Prevent all combat damage target creature would deal this turn if it shares a color with that permanent.

"A good guard is alert. A great guard is also loyal." —Benalish kennelmaster

2/2

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 2

2004-10-04wotc

You only check colors on resolution and not later when the damage prevention actually is applied.

2004-10-04wotc

You choose the target on activation and choose the permanent which is compared for color on resolution.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.25. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.09 and $1.25 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from PLS — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #5 of *Planeshift*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2001 Planeshift release.

Card type: Creature — Dog, color identity white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{W} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #27,353 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mike Raabe. Rarix catalogs 94 other cards credited to this artist.