The free player's first eternal
The Oni Tiger is a demon-masked tiger, the eternal of the Cherry Blossom biome, and for many Steal an Egg players the first eternal they ever hatch. It's handed out constantly: developers spawn it during Admin Abuse, Capture the Egg and Red Light Green Light give it as a prize, and plenty of low-speed players get one by hitting whoever just stole it.
Income readings
| Copy | Income |
|---|---|
| Small mutated | $1.2B |
| Average | $500M |
| Silver (free-to-play run) | $600M |
| Mutated (100-day series) | $2.5B |
Golden Oni Tigers also show up in mini games and as admin spawns.
How to get one
1. Mini games. Capture the Egg (hold the egg for 30 seconds in total) has given out Golden Oni Tiger and eternal Oni Tiger eggs. "We got a huge lead… We're at 30 seconds, he's at nine. Easy." Red Light Green Light also rewards them.
2. Admin Abuse spawns. Developers spawn eternal Oni Tigers for the whole server.
3. Steal it from another player. A free-to-play account with nowhere near the Cherry Blossom speed got its first eternal by hitting the player who'd grabbed it: "The game's literally called Steal an Egg."
4. Cherry Blossom nests at 2.5B speed.
The timer
The Oni Tiger egg takes about 8 hours. A free-to-play creator unlocked the 1.25x grow-speed index reward, which brought it down to about 6 hours, and still felt the wait: "It is going to take forever to hatch." Plant it before night, because night growth speeds it up.
When it finally hatched, it was silver and earned $600M per second, more than everything else in the pen combined. The "Hatched Eternal" badge popped, and the index reward paid 5.4M speed and $60B.
Mutations
Oni Tigers mutate well. A 100-day series hatched a mutated one at $2.5B ("Look at his eyes. That's kind of scary") as its first mutated pet. Because Oni Tigers are often your heaviest egg in the mid-game, they're good Scrambled targets.
Where it sits
B tier. It won't hold your pen into the endgame, but it's the most reliable eternal for low-speed and free players, and the one that gets most accounts their eternal badge.
Oni Tiger FAQ
What's the fastest way to get one? Win a mini game during Admin Abuse. Capture the Egg and Red Light Green Light both hand them out.
Is a Golden Oni Tiger better than an eternal one? The Golden mutation multiplies income by about 2.5x, so a golden copy of the same size earns more. Check weight before deciding which to keep.
Can I skip the 8-hour timer for free? Not entirely, but night growth and the 1.25x grow index reward cut it noticeably.
Quick facts
- Rarity: Eternal
- Biome: Cherry Blossom (2.5B speed); mini-game and admin prize
- Hatch time: about 8 hours
- Typical income: $500M–2.5B
- Best for: your first eternal badge
Related: free-to-play guide, events, Cherry Blossom biome, badges.