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Curiosity

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature deals damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Jumpstart
Price
$1.36
EDHREC rank
#597
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Curiosity card art
Curiosity turns any creature that pings or deals combat damage into a card-draw engine for a single blue mana — that's the whole deal. Niv-Mizzet, Parun wears it as a two-card loop that draws and damages until someone dies, and Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph fires it on every 1-damage trigger to pull through the deck at absurd speed.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

89.4% of decks · synergy 0.65

Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph converts every 1-damage trigger — from Pings, pingers, and spell effects — into a draw, and Curiosity puts that engine on the commander itself for one mana, making the deck functionally unstoppable once it resolves.

02
Kediss, Emberclaw FamiliarMalcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

89.3% of decks · synergy 0.65

Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator deals damage to players whenever pirates connect, and Curiosity on Malcolm means every successful attack also replaces itself with a new card — Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator turns that draw into a cascading advantage engine across the whole table.

03
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief

Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief

62.7% of decks · synergy 0.61

Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief copies any aura you cast targeting another creature, so a single Curiosity cast can land on both Ivy and a target simultaneously, doubling the draw trigger from the moment it enters play.

04
Vivi Ornitier

Vivi Ornitier

81.0% of decks · synergy 0.57

Vivi Ornitier deals 1 damage to any target when you draw a card, which pairs with Curiosity to create a feedback loop: damage triggers a draw, which triggers more damage, which triggers another draw.

05
Brallin, Skyshark RiderShabraz, the Skyshark

Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark

60.0% of decks · synergy 0.56

Brallin, Skyshark Rider deals damage to each opponent whenever you discard, and Curiosity on Brallin means the wheel effects that fill Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark decks also refuel your hand every time Brallin connects.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Curiosity earns its reputation — the format's legendary creatures are packed with damage-dealing triggers that turn a one-mana aura into a must-answer threat. In Legacy and Vintage, Curiosity is legal but rarely played outside of niche combo shells, since those formats move too fast for a reactive draw engine that requires a creature to survive. Modern is the same story: legal on paper, outclassed by more resilient card advantage. Curiosity is not legal in Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper, so Commander and Oathbreaker are effectively the formats where it sees real play.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$1.36 cheap tier

At $1.36, Curiosity sits in impulse-buy territory — no reason to hesitate if a commander even hints at damage-dealing triggers. The price is stable given how many printings exist, so there's no urgency to stockpile, but there's also no reason to hunt for a cheaper version when a copy is this accessible.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.