Hollowborn Barghest is a rare Creature — Demon Dog from SHM (SHM) costing {5}{B}{B}. Current price: $0.34 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Hollowborn Barghest
Creature — Demon Dog
Card Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have no cards in hand, each opponent loses 2 life. At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has no cards in hand, they lose 2 life.
It leaves a trail of crumpled trees and dashed dreams.
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Hollowborn Barghest is a Creature — Demon Dog card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have no cards in hand, each opponent loses 2 life. At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has no cards in hand, they lose 2 life."
Hollowborn Barghest has a mana cost of {5}{B}{B}, which equals 7.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires B mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Hollowborn Barghest's mana cost of {5}{B}{B} 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.
Hollowborn Barghest has a mana value of 7.0. 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.
Hollowborn Barghest's current oracle text is: "At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have no cards in hand, each opponent loses 2 life. At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has no cards in hand, they lose 2 life."
The current market price for Hollowborn Barghest is approximately $0.34 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $1.0 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.27 EUR.
You can purchase Hollowborn Barghest 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.
Hollowborn Barghest normal: $0.34 | foil: $1.0
Format legality information for Hollowborn Barghest in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Hollowborn Barghest is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Hollowborn Barghest 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 Hollowborn Barghest in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Hollowborn Barghest is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Hollowborn Barghest 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).
Format legality information for Hollowborn Barghest in Pauper is not available.
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 Hollowborn Barghest is from SHM (SHM), with collector number 68.
Hollowborn Barghest may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Hollowborn Barghest is a rare card in SHM.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Hollowborn Barghest was illustrated by Eric Fortune.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Hollowborn Barghest is a 7/6 creature.
Power (7) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (6) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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