Roc Egg
Creature — Bird Egg
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When this creature dies, create a 3/3 white Bird creature token with flying.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #14884
Roc Egg is a three-mana 0/3 that leaves a 3/3 flying Roc token when it dies — the body is negligible, but the death trigger is the entire point. Outside of Atla Palani, Nest Tender shells that need cheap, high-toughness eggs to crack, it has almost no home.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Atla Palani, Nest Tender
Atla Palani, Nest Tender turns every egg death into a free creature cheat, and Roc Egg is one of the cheapest eggs available — three mana gets it on the battlefield where Atla can sacrifice it immediately, skipping the 3/3 token entirely and dropping whatever monster is waiting in the deck.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Roc Egg is legal in Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Commander, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no play outside Commander. In competitive formats it's simply a 0/3 for three mana with an underpowered payoff — nothing about that rate survives contact with Legacy or Modern card quality. In Commander, the card exists almost exclusively as an Atla Palani, Nest Tender piece; in any other 100-card build, a 3/3 flier death trigger on a three-drop isn't pulling weight.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Roc Egg isn't available in the current index, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current figure. Given its narrow application and low demand outside Atla Palani lists, it has historically sat at bulk or near-bulk prices.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.