What is the Skycrest Rooster in Grow a Chicken Fighter?

The Skycrest Rooster is a new Update 2 chicken and the most common pull in the Ascension Egg at a 55% rate. It is ranked B tier — useful, but likely to become your most replaceable result if you hatch many Ascension Eggs.

How do you get a Skycrest Rooster?

Skycrest Rooster hatches from the Ascension Egg, the end-game egg introduced in Update 2. At 55% it is the pool's most common result — more than half of all hatches.

Are mutations important on Skycrest Rooster?

Yes. The mutation roll happens separately from the chicken roll, so even a common Skycrest can hatch with a mutation — and a mutated Skycrest could be far more valuable than a normal version.

Skycrest Rooster in Grow a Chicken Fighter — B-Tier Update 2 Guide

Why it matters

The Skycrest Rooster dominates the Ascension Egg pool at 55% — you will hatch it constantly. Community coverage flags two things: it's B tier for now, and mutations roll separately from the chicken roll — so even a common Skycrest can hatch mutated, and a mutated Skycrest could be far more valuable than a normal version.

Rarity & stats profile

Rarity: Common (Update 2 pool)
Tier: B — for now
Source: Ascension Egg only
Hatch rate: 55% — the pool's most common result
Key mechanic: Separate mutation roll — a mutated Skycrest can outvalue a normal one

Exact base stats are not yet published. What is documented: it comes from a difficult end-game egg, ranks B tier, and will probably become your most replaceable result if you keep opening Ascension Eggs.

How to get Skycrest Rooster

The Skycrest Rooster hatches from the Ascension Egg, the end-game egg added in Update 2. Full pool odds:

Eclipse Hen — 1%
Seraph Rooster — 5%
Oracle Chick — 12%
Halo Hen — 27%
Skycrest Rooster — 55% (you are here)

Official Grow a Chicken Fighter roster display — Skycrest Rooster joins the Update 2 roster

Official roster display. A dedicated Skycrest Rooster render has not been published yet — check the in-game index for its hatch preview.

How to use Skycrest Rooster

Read the mutation roll. The mutation is determined separately from the chicken roll — inspect every Skycrest hatch for a mutation before treating it as filler.
Don't auto-replace. Useful, but not a proven fighter replacement — compare before swapping out maxed units.
Treat most as fusion fuel. With continuous Ascension hatching, Skycrest will probably become your most replaceable result — duplicates feed fusion.

Common questions

Is Skycrest Rooster worth keeping? Only if it hatches with a mutation. The community protection list is headed by Eclipse, Seraph and Oracle — a normal Skycrest is the replaceable end of the pool.

How do mutations work on the Ascension Egg? The mutation roll happens separately from the chicken roll — so a common Skycrest can still hatch with a mutation, and that mutated version can be far more valuable than the normal one.

Watch the Update 2 meta

SpaceQT's Aug 23 tier-list video places the Skycrest Rooster in B tier and explains the separate mutation roll — reference footage; hatch math and rankings are documented in the text above.

What to do with Skycrest duplicates

Because Skycrest Rooster will keep arriving, the real question is not whether it is good but how to spend the copies. Inspect each one for a mutation first — the mutation roll is separate, so a common Skycrest can still be the valuable result of a hatch. A mutated copy is worth holding and testing; an unmutated one is fusion fuel. Feeding duplicates into your carry is the most efficient use of a 55% pull, and it stops your roster filling up with replaceable birds you will never field.

Skycrest Rooster — Grow a Chicken Fighter