Description
Hatch the Growth
Dinosaur Egg is a patient opener that wants bodies to feed it. At one mana and a green, it arrives as a 0 3 wall that can climb into a threat through evolve. The card excels in decks that produce small creatures or tokens while trading well into larger creatures later. The printed evolve reminder line clarifies timing when creatures enter under your control and which stat triggers growth.
Its death trigger offers card selection tied to its final toughness. When it dies you may discover a number of options equal to that toughness. That interaction rewards decks that increase or protect the egg to squeeze more value out of the discover effect. Practical in creature heavy green lists and utility sideboards where slower value and grind matter, this card reads like a toolbox piece rather than a tempo play.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost {1}{G}
- Card Type Creature
- Subtypes Dinosaur Egg
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) When Dinosaur Egg dies, you may discover X, where X is its toughness.
- Power / Toughness 0/3