Rocco, Street Chef
Rocco, Street Chef Price Summary
As of Aug 9, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Rocco, Street Chef is $0.38 (MAT #44), and the most expensive is $30.94 (MAT #223, Showcase, Halo Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.38, flat over 7 days, down 2.6% over 30 days, up 26.7% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $0.49 (2026).
Rocco, Street Chef Printings & Prices
Rocco, Street Chef has 5 tracked printings across 1 sets, in etched, nonfoil, foil and halo foil finishes, including inverted, extended art and showcase treatments.
Sell Rocco, Street Chef: Buylist Offers
Card Kingdom currently pays $19.00 cash for MAT #223 (Halo Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 50% (wide).
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | MAT #223 | Halo Foil | $19.00 | $37.99 | 50% |
| CoolStuffInc | MAT #223 | Halo Foil | $15.00 | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | MAT #94 | Foil | $1.05 | $2.99 | 65% |
| Card Kingdom | MAT #179 | Foil | $0.75 | $2.99 | 75% |
| Card Kingdom | MAT #179 | Nonfoil | $0.72 | $1.79 | 60% |
| Card Kingdom | MAT #94 | Nonfoil | $0.60 | $2.29 | 74% |
| Card Kingdom | MAT #44 | Nonfoil | $0.52 | $1.29 | 60% |
| Card Kingdom | MAT #144 | Etched | $0.45 | $1.49 | 70% |
| CoolStuffInc | MAT #94 | Foil | $0.25 | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | MAT #179 | Nonfoil | $0.25 | — | — |
Rocco, Street Chef Rules Text & Legality
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.")
Rocco, Street Chef is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
Rocco, Street Chef Rulings
- Nov 8, 2024 Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
- Nov 8, 2024 Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
- Nov 8, 2024 You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability.
- May 12, 2023 A player may play the card they exiled with Rocco even if Rocco leaves the battlefield before the duration expires.
- May 12, 2023 All cards not played remain exiled.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Rocco, Street Chef has been reprinted 8 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAT #179 | 2023-05-12 | Rare | Extended Art |
| MAT #179 | 2023-05-12 | Rare | Extended Art |
| MAT #44 | 2023-05-12 | Rare | Standard |
| MAT #44 | 2023-05-12 | Rare | Standard |
| MAT #223 | 2023-05-12 | Rare | Showcase |
| MAT #94 | 2023-05-12 | Rare | Showcase |
| MAT #94 | 2023-05-12 | Rare | Showcase |
| MAT #144 | 2023-05-12 | Rare | Inverted |
MAT #179 Rocco, Street Chef in Commander
Rocco, Street Chef is the #6,811 most-played card on EDHREC, up 4 places over the last 30 days.
Rocco, Street Chef FAQ
How much is Rocco, Street Chef worth?
Rocco, Street Chef is worth about $0.38 for its cheapest playable printing as of Aug 9, 2026. Prices range from $0.38 to $30.94 across 5 tracked printings.
Is Rocco, Street Chef legal in Commander?
Yes — Rocco, Street Chef is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Rocco, Street Chef been reprinted?
Yes — Rocco, Street Chef has been reprinted 8 times, with 5 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Rocco, Street Chef cheap?
Rocco, Street Chef trades at about $0.38 — 8 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#6,811 on EDHREC).