Roc Hatchling
Creature — Bird
This creature enters with four shell counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a shell counter from this creature.
As long as this creature has no shell counters on it, it gets +3/+2 and has flying.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #28738
Roc Hatchling enters as a 0/1 and needs multiple turns of spellcasting before it flies anywhere useful — the payoff, a large flying attacker, comes far too late for the investment. In nearly every format, there are cheaper and faster ways to get a relevant threat into play.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Roc Hatchling is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but seeing play in none of them competitively. In Commander, the requirement to cast spells each turn to grow the Hatchling is outpaced by the sheer volume of threats every opponent presents — by the time it's a real attacker, the game has moved on. Legacy and Vintage run so lean and fast that a multi-turn setup creature with no immediate impact is simply unplayable. Oathbreaker offers the most charitable home if your signature spell triggers the counter mechanic repeatedly, but even there, better options exist at the same mana cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Roc Hatchling is firmly bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a common box rather than a deck. The price accurately reflects its power level, and there's no meaningful demand pressure that would push it higher.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.