Faithful Watchdog is a common Creature — Dog from MH3 (MH3) costing {G}{W}. Current price: $0.05 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Faithful Watchdog
Creature — Dog
Card Text
Vigilance This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it.
Though its official designation was Third Battalion Patrol Hound 7, the soldiers dubbed their new companion Lord Fancy-Paws.
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Faithful Watchdog is a Creature — Dog card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Vigilance This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it."
Faithful Watchdog has a mana cost of {G}{W}, which equals 2.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires G, W mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Faithful Watchdog's mana cost of {G}{W} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Faithful Watchdog has a mana value of 2.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Faithful Watchdog's current oracle text is: "Vigilance This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it."
The current market price for Faithful Watchdog is approximately $0.05 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.16 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.02 EUR.
You can purchase Faithful Watchdog from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Faithful Watchdog normal: $0.05 | foil: $0.16
Format legality information for Faithful Watchdog in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Faithful Watchdog is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Faithful Watchdog is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for Faithful Watchdog in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Faithful Watchdog is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Faithful Watchdog is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Faithful Watchdog is Legal in Pauper format.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Faithful Watchdog is from MH3 (MH3), with collector number 185.
Faithful Watchdog may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Faithful Watchdog is a common card in MH3.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Faithful Watchdog was illustrated by Samuel Perin.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Faithful Watchdog is a 0/0 creature.
Power (0) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (0) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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