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
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.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.11. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.18 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ZEN — 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 #130 of *Zendikar*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2009 Zendikar release.
Card type: Creature — Elemental Dog, color identity red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{R} (3 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #21,710 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Dan Murayama Scott. Rarix catalogs 1,317 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Dan Murayama Scott
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