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Dogmeat, Ever Loyal
Legendary Creature — Dog · RGW
Color identity: Green · Red · White · Naya
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal is Naya (green, red and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Dogmeat enters, mill five cards, then return an Aura or Equipment card from your graveyard to your hand.
Whenever a creature you control that's enchanted or equipped attacks, create a Junk token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.")
Reference price of the card: €0.66
Comes in the precon Scrappy Survivors
Average lands in decks for Dogmeat, Ever Loyal: 35
EquipmentAurasVoltronArtifactsEnchantressModified CreaturesAggroHumans
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (67/100)
- Consistency51
- Speed59
- Interaction43
- Resilience85
- Closing93
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 4 Plains, 3 Mountain, 3 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Puresteel Paladin · Mantle of the Ancients · All That Glitters · Strong Back · Codsworth, Handy Helper · Swiftfoot Boots · Path to Exile · Basilisk Collar · Heroic Intervention · Inventory Management · Pre-War Formalwear · Rancor · Silver Shroud Costume · Blasphemous Act · Pip-Boy 3000 · Champion's Helm · Masterwork of Ingenuity · Idolized · Armory Paladin · Almost Perfect · Behemoth Sledge · Grim Reaper's Sprint · Chaos Warp · Mister Gutsy · Well Rested · Cass, Hand of Vengeance · Sram, Senior Edificer · Single Combat · Bloodforged Battle-Axe · Wild Growth · Sticky Fingers · Fertile Ground · Brotherhood Outcast · Vault 101: Birthday Party · Gunner Conscript · Valorous Stance · Break Down · Danitha, New Benalia's Light · Fireshrieker · Crimson Caravaneer · Junk Jet · Danitha Capashen, Paragon · Swords to Plowshares · Preston Garvey, Minuteman · Megaton's Fate · Explorer's Scope · Super Mutant Scavenger · Abundant Growth · Brass Knuckles · Sigarda's Aid · Sword of the Animist · Animal Friend · Chishiro, the Shattered Blade · Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ · Bighorner Rancher · Open the Armory · Reyav, Master Smith · Forge Anew · Cait, Cage Brawler · Kellan, the Fae-Blooded // Birthright Boon · Power Fist · Veronica, Dissident Scribe · Command Tower · Clifftop Retreat · Sunpetal Grove · Rootbound Crag · Exotic Orchard · Jungle Shrine · Canopy Vista · Cinder Glade · Rogue's Passage · Buried Ruin · Sungrass Prairie · Mossfire Valley · Sunscorched Divide · Path of Ancestry · Temple of Plenty · Temple of Triumph · Temple of Abandon · Roadside Reliquary · Scattered Groves · Evolving Wilds · Sheltered Thicket · Terramorphic Expanse · Scavenger Grounds · Junktown · Ash Barrens
🃏 Recommended cards for Dogmeat, Ever Loyal
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Dogmeat, Ever Loyal, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Mantle of the Ancients | 86% | +82% |
| Strong Back | 84% | +80% |
| All That Glitters | 84% | +79% |
| Codsworth, Handy Helper | 83% | +78% |
| Puresteel Paladin | 87% | +77% |
| Basilisk Collar | 79% | +73% |
| Inventory Management | 76% | +72% |
| Pre-War Formalwear | 74% | +72% |
| Silver Shroud Costume | 73% | +71% |
| Rancor | 73% | +69% |
| Pip-Boy 3000 | 70% | +68% |
| Masterwork of Ingenuity | 67% | +64% |
| Idolized | 66% | +64% |
| Armory Paladin | 64% | +62% |
| Champion's Helm | 68% | +61% |
| Buried Ruin | 65% | +61% |
| Grim Reaper's Sprint | 62% | +60% |
| Almost Perfect | 62% | +59% |
| Mister Gutsy | 60% | +58% |
| Well Rested | 60% | +58% |
| Cass, Hand of Vengeance | 59% | +57% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 82% | +56% |
| Behemoth Sledge | 62% | +55% |
| Single Combat | 57% | +55% |
💰 The best cards for your Dogmeat, Ever Loyal deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Strong Back
- All That Glitters
- Puresteel Paladin
- Rancor
- Masterwork of Ingenuity
- Idolized
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Mantle of the Ancients
- Basilisk Collar
- Inventory Management
- Pre-War Formalwear
- Silver Shroud Costume
- Pip-Boy 3000
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Codsworth, Handy Helper
- Sigarda's Aid
- Shadowspear
- Sword of Feast and Famine
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Dogmeat, Ever Loyal
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Squee, the Immortal + Food Chain → Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Aurelia, the Warleader + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
👥 Community decks with Dogmeat, Ever Loyal
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Dogmeat, Ever Loyal's color identity?
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal is Naya (green, red and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Dogmeat, Ever Loyal come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Dogmeat, Ever Loyal deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 28 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Dogmeat, Ever Loyal deck run?
Real Dogmeat, Ever Loyal decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Dogmeat, Ever Loyal?
The three highest-synergy cards are Mantle of the Ancients, Strong Back, All That Glitters. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Dogmeat, Ever Loyal decks.
What combos does Dogmeat, Ever Loyal have?
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Dogmeat, Ever Loyal deck cost?
You can start cheap: Strong Back, All That Glitters, Puresteel Paladin are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.