Curious Homunculus // Voracious Reader 
Creature — Homunculus // Creature — Eldrazi Homunculus1/1
Oracle text (EN)
Curious Homunculus
Creature — Homunculus
: Add 
. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are three or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, transform this creature.
Oracle text (EN)
Voracious Reader
Creature — Eldrazi Homunculus
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost less to cast.
Printing details
- Set
- EMN · 54
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Filip Burburan
- Released
- 2016-07-22
- Prices
- €0.39 · $0.33
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2026 | €0.38 | €0.29 |
| October 31, 2026 | €0.39 | €0.29 |
| October 30, 2026 | €0.41 | €0.29 |
| October 29, 2026 | €0.38 | €0.29 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.37 | €0.29 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €0.38 30-day avg €0.34 | low €0.50 trend €1.41 30-day avg €1.54 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.29 with Zero from €0.29 | NM from €1.95 with Zero from €1.95 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.29 | NM from €1.50 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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If you don't have enough instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard as your upkeep begins, Curious Homunculus's last ability doesn't trigger. If you don't have enough as the ability resolves, the ability has no effect.
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If an instant or sorcery spell has
in its mana cost, choose the value for X first, and then reduce the cost by . For example, Dark Salvation with X chosen as 2 costs 
to cast if you control Voracious Reader. -
Mana from Curious Homunculus's first ability can be spent to cast a spell that has generic mana in its additional cost, such as Borrowed Malevolence with both modes chosen. It can't be spent to pay costs during a spell's resolution, such as the cost Convolute prompts a player to pay.
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Abilities that reduce the cost of a spell apply after abilities that raise them. For example, Borrowed Malevolence with both modes chosen costs
to cast if you control Voracious Reader. -
If you activate Curious Homunculus's mana ability in response to its triggered ability, you can spend that mana to cast an instant spell during your upkeep after it has transformed into Voracious Reader. If you don't spend the mana, it will be lost before your draw step begins; you can't use it to cast the card you draw or to cast a sorcery.