Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo // Black Chocobo
Enchantment // Creature — Bird
When this enchantment enters, create a 2/2 green Bird creature token with "Whenever a land you control enters, this token gets +1/+0 until end of turn."
At the beginning of your first main phase, if you control four or more Birds, transform this enchantment.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Final Fantasy
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #7058
Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo // Black Chocobo puts a flying 2/2 creature token on the battlefield once its quest counter condition is met, and Black Chocobo's backside makes it a genuine threat rather than a throwaway token. The cost to get there is light enough that Choco, Seeker of Paradise decks run it as a near-automatic inclusion.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Choco, Seeker of Paradise
Choco, Seeker of Paradise triggers off exactly the kind of Chocobo-token generation that Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo // Black Chocobo provides, turning the quest's payoff into immediate engine fuel and making the card a staple in over 80% of Choco lists.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo // Black Chocobo sees meaningful play, almost entirely inside Choco, Seeker of Paradise decks that care about the creature type it generates. In constructed formats like Standard, Pioneer, and Modern it is legal but functionally irrelevant — the token's stats and the quest setup cost don't compete with purpose-built threats at the same mana investment. Legacy and Vintage offer no reason to touch it. Oathbreaker could theoretically support it in a narrow Chocobo shell, but the demand simply isn't there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo // Black Chocobo sits firmly in bulk territory, which is appropriate given its appeal is essentially limited to one commander. Demand is unlikely to push the price meaningfully unless Choco, Seeker of Paradise builds spike in popularity, so treat it as a cheap pickup for the specific deck that wants it and nothing more.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Choco, Seeker of Paradise
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.