Cherished Hatchling

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Cherished Hatchling: Creature - Dinosaur, Foundations Jumpstart. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{G}
Mana value
2
Type
Creature - Dinosaur
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
2/1
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
Released
2024-11-15
Collector number
644
Artist
Sam Rowan
Commander rank
18,299 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Fight

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About Cherished Hatchling

Cherished Hatchling is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon green creature from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 644 in that set, with art by Sam Rowan. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/1 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Rivals of Ixalan (2018) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.28 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

When this creature dies, you may cast Dinosaur spells this turn as though they had flash, and whenever you cast a Dinosaur spell this turn, it gains "When this creature enters, you may have it fight another target creature."

Despite its appearance, it's anything but defenseless.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Cherished Hatchling by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Cherished Hatchling

Cherished Hatchling has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Rivals of Ixalan (RIX) #124Uncommon2018

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Cherished Hatchling, newest first.

  • You must pay the costs for spells you cast this way. If there's an alternative cost you can pay instead of the mana cost for a Dinosaur spell, you may pay that cost instead.
  • During the turn Cherished Hatchling dies, you may cast any number of Dinosaurs as though they had flash.
  • For the triggered ability that the entering Dinosaur gains, if the target is illegal when it tries to resolve or if the Dinosaur that entered the battlefield has left the battlefield, no creature will deal or be dealt damage.
  • If an effect refers to a "[subtype] spell" or "[subtype] card," it refers only to a spell or card that has that subtype. For example, March of the Drowned is a card that benefits Pirates and features Pirates in its illustration, but it isn't a Pirate card.
  • For the triggered ability that the entering Dinosaur gains, you choose a target when the ability goes on the stack, but you don't choose until that ability resolves whether those creatures fight.

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