Steal An Egg Egg Reset Times: How the 5-Minute Cycle Works

How does the egg reset cycle work?

Steal An Egg runs a global ~5-minute egg cycle: roughly 4 minutes 50 seconds of active collection where nests hold their spawns, followed by a ~10-second night phase where the map darkens and every nest restocks. When the night ends, a fresh round of eggs — including that cycle’s rare spawns — is live across all biomes simultaneously.

What happens during the night phase?

The night phase is the reset moment: a ~10-second darkness window where the previous round’s remaining eggs are cleared and new stock is placed. It is the one moment every player is watching, because what spawns next decides the next five minutes — a Secret or Eternal egg in the new round is the difference between a routine farm and a jackpot run.

How do rare egg announcements work?

When a high-tier egg spawns — Secret rarity and above — the game fires a server-wide announcement. Everyone on your server sees it, and with only 7 players per server the race is short and brutal: whoever reaches the nest first takes it. This is why post-reset positioning matters — being near a nest cluster when the banner hits is worth more than raw speed.

How do I use the cycle to farm efficiently?

Three habits separate efficient farmers from wandering ones:

1. Time your banking runs. If the reset is 20 seconds out, holding position beats a wasted trip — fresh eggs are about to spawn anyway.
2. Post up at the right nests. During the night phase, stand where rare eggs can spawn in the deepest biome you can handle — announcement or not, you are first in line.
3. React to announcements instantly. A Secret spawn banner means someone will take it within seconds — if you are not already running when you read it, you are too late.

The full pool of what can spawn each cycle is in the all eggs list, and the chase mechanics for top-tier spawns are covered in the rare eggs guide. What hatched pets are worth is ranked on the best pets tier list.