Creature type

Egg

10 cards · 34 printingsfirst printed 1993 Mostly Red

10 unique Magic cards carry the Egg creature type (34 printings), first printed in 1993. Filter by color or format to find the Egg cards for your deck.

About Egg

Eggs in Magic are the creature type for cards that embody dormant potential. They appear across many worlds as natural clutches, magical constructs, or mysterious relics waiting to hatch. The catalog's names suggest a wide range: Dragon Egg, Rukh Egg, Roc Egg, Dinosaur Egg, Chicken Egg, and even Ludevic's Test Subject // Ludevic's Abomination. Some are double-faced, transforming into Serpents, Dragons, or Abominations, while others are simple creatures that reward patience. Red is the main color, fitting the impulsive, eventual outburst of a hatching egg.

Egg typal decks tend to be slower, value-oriented builds. They look to sacrifice or transform Eggs into larger creatures, using effects that copy, recur, or blink them to generate repeated payoffs. The strategy is often casual, since the card pool is small, and may lean on changelings or generic typal support to fill gaps.

Egg in the card game

  • The catalog includes 10 unique Egg cards, appearing across 34 printings in 27 sets.
  • The oldest Egg card here dates to 1993 (Arabian Nights); the newest set with an Egg card is Innistrad Remastered.
  • Egg cards in this catalog are mostly creatures (10), with one artifact also carrying the type; red is the main color.
  • Rarities range from common to rare, including uncommon.
  • The most-printed Egg cards include Dragon Egg, Rukh Egg, Biolume Egg // Biolume Serpent, Smoldering Egg // Ashmouth Dragon, and Roc Egg, among others.

All Egg cards

1–10 of 10

Frequently asked questions

How many Egg cards are there in Magic?

There are 10 unique Egg cards in our Magic catalog, across 34 printings.

When was the first Egg card printed?

The first Egg card in our catalog was printed in 1993.

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