Rukh Egg

Creature - Egg 0/3, 3R (4)
When Rukh Egg is put into a graveyard from play, put a 4/4 red Bird creature token with flying into play at end of turn.¹
Illus. Christopher Rush

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• No Bird hatches if it is discarded or countered. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 137]
• Disintegrate and Swords to Plowshares remove the Egg from the game instead of sending the card to the graveyard, so no Bird hatches. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
• The Bird cannot be used to attack until it begins one of your turns in play. See Rule G19.39. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
• If the Egg is destroyed while under the control of another player, the controller of the Egg gets the Bird. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 14]
• If the Rukh Egg card is removed from the graveyard in the same turn it is put there, a Bird will still hatch. [bethmo 1994/08/10]
• Sleight of Mind can be used to change the color of the Bird that will hatch. [bethmo 1994/08/01]
• Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) restricted this card from 1994/01/25 to 1994/02/23.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card until 2003/09/01.
• Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.
• Note - The Arabian Nights card comes in two versions. One has a smaller, darker mana circle (C3 rarity), and the other has a normal mana circle (C1 rarity).
• Note - The token was of creature type "Rukh" and not "Bird" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended Banned in Standard
Versions (2)	Arabian Nights #52 (Christopher Rush) Arabian Nights #53 (Christopher Rush)
Printings (5/18)	Core Set - Ninth Edition (Rare) Eighth Edition Global Celebration tournament participation bonus. (Special) Core Set - Eighth Edition (Rare) Arabian Nights (Common) → View All