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Rocco, Street Chef
Legendary Creature — Elf Druid · RGW
Color identity: Green · Red · White · Naya
Rocco, Street Chef is Naya (green, red and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of your end step, each player exiles the top card of their library. Until your next end step, each player may play the card they exiled this way.
Whenever a player plays a land from exile or casts a spell from exile, you put a +1/+1 counter on target creature and create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Reference price of the card: €0.32
Average lands in decks for Rocco, Street Chef: 36
+1/+1 CountersTokensExileFoodGroup HugArtifactsImpulse DrawLifegain
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (62/100)
- Consistency84
- Speed59
- Interaction32
- Resilience88
- Closing52
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 3 Mountain, 4 Forest)
Peregrin Took · Academy Manufactor · Night of the Sweets' Revenge · Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Rosie Cotton of South Lane · Swords to Plowshares · Baylen, the Haymaker · Inspiring Statuary · Jaheira, Friend of the Forest · Pia Nalaar, Consul of Revival · Annie Joins Up · Gilded Goose · Samwise Gamgee · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Dusk Legion Duelist · Laelia, the Blade Reforged · Path to Exile · Aerial Extortionist · Urabrask, Heretic Praetor · Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald · Reckless Fireweaver · Incubation Druid · Banquet Guests · Inspiring Call · Yotian Dissident · Evolution Witness · Farseek · Hardened Scales · Party Thrasher · Etali, Primal Storm · Escape to the Wilds · Quintorius Kand · Basking Broodscale · Ninja Pizza · Beast Within · Birds of Paradise · Wild-Magic Sorcerer · Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator · Share the Spoils · Savvy Trader · Nature's Lore · Avatar's Wrath · Ragost, Deft Gastronaut · Plargg and Nassari · Cultivate · Delayed Blast Fireball · Heroic Intervention · Idol of Oblivion · Weftstalker Ardent · Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar · Herd Baloth · Nuka-Cola Vending Machine · Feasting Hobbit · Rampant Growth · Swiftfoot Boots · Generous Gift · Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness · Jeska's Will · Guff Rewrites History · Tireless Provisioner · Bennie Bracks, Zoologist · Passionate Archaeologist · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Jungle Shrine · Cinder Glade · Canopy Vista · Stomping Ground · Clifftop Retreat · Temple Garden · Sacred Foundry · Jetmir's Garden · Rootbound Crag · Sunpetal Grove · Mosswort Bridge · Battlefield Forge · Rockfall Vale · Spire Garden · Bountiful Promenade · Spectator Seating · Overgrown Farmland · Karplusan Forest · Windswept Heath · Brushland · Wooded Foothills · Arid Mesa · The Shire · Sundown Pass
🃏 Recommended cards for Rocco, Street Chef
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Rocco, Street Chef, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Night of the Sweets' Revenge | 79% | +76% |
| Academy Manufactor | 79% | +73% |
| Peregrin Took | 79% | +72% |
| Rosie Cotton of South Lane | 68% | +61% |
| Baylen, the Haymaker | 65% | +60% |
| Inspiring Statuary | 64% | +59% |
| Pia Nalaar, Consul of Revival | 60% | +58% |
| Jaheira, Friend of the Forest | 63% | +58% |
| Gilded Goose | 59% | +55% |
| Samwise Gamgee | 56% | +52% |
| Dusk Legion Duelist | 55% | +52% |
| Laelia, the Blade Reforged | 53% | +50% |
| Kami of Whispered Hopes | 55% | +49% |
| Urabrask, Heretic Praetor | 50% | +49% |
| Aerial Extortionist | 50% | +48% |
| Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald | 49% | +47% |
| Reckless Fireweaver | 47% | +45% |
| Banquet Guests | 46% | +44% |
| Yotian Dissident | 45% | +43% |
| Party Thrasher | 43% | +42% |
| Evolution Witness | 44% | +39% |
| Incubation Druid | 46% | +39% |
| Annie Joins Up | 59% | +39% |
| Quintorius Kand | 40% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Rocco, Street Chef deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Night of the Sweets' Revenge
- Peregrin Took
- Rosie Cotton of South Lane
- Baylen, the Haymaker
- Inspiring Statuary
- Pia Nalaar, Consul of Revival
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Academy Manufactor
- Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
- Urabrask, Heretic Praetor
- Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
- Ninja Pizza
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Delayed Blast Fireball
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
- Passionate Archaeologist
- The Cabbage Merchant
- Jeska's Will
- Improvisation Capstone
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Rocco, Street Chef
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Squee, the Immortal + Food Chain → Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
- Rosie Cotton of South Lane + Basking Broodscale → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Academy Manufactor + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite tapped Treasure tokens, Infinite tapped Food tokens, Infinite tapped Clue tokens, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Rocco, Street Chef's color identity?
Rocco, Street Chef is Naya (green, red and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Rocco, Street Chef come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Rocco, Street Chef deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 16 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: C+ (62/100).
How many lands should a Rocco, Street Chef deck run?
Real Rocco, Street Chef decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Rocco, Street Chef?
The three highest-synergy cards are Night of the Sweets' Revenge, Academy Manufactor, Peregrin Took. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Rocco, Street Chef decks.
What combos does Rocco, Street Chef have?
Rocco, Street Chef has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Rocco, Street Chef deck cost?
You can start cheap: Night of the Sweets' Revenge, Peregrin Took, Rosie Cotton of South Lane are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.