Cherished Hatchling
Creature — Dinosaur
When this creature dies, you may cast Dinosaur spells this turn as though they had flash, and whenever you cast a Dinosaur spell this turn, it gains "When this creature enters, you may have it fight another target creature."
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #17974
Cherished Hatchling turns the first Dinosaur you cast each turn into a free fight spell, giving your board immediate interaction the moment threats land. Two mana for that much reach into your opponents' creatures is a bargain — run it in any Dinosaur deck without hesitation.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Cherished Hatchling earns its keep, slotting cleanly into any Dinosaur tribal build and turning your curve into a removal engine at no extra cost. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it's too slow and narrow — Dinosaur tribal lacks the critical mass to make the trigger reliable, and dedicated removal just does the job cleaner. Legacy and Vintage don't have a Dinosaur shell worth discussing. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander case: if your planeswalker and signature spell support a Dinosaur gameplan, Cherished Hatchling pulls real weight.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Cherished Hatchling is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a bargain bin without a second thought. Its price reflects narrow tribal demand rather than low power, so it's unlikely to spike unless a new Dinosaur commander pushes the archetype into the mainstream.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.