Curious Obsession
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card."
At the beginning of your end step, if you didn't attack with a creature this turn, sacrifice this Aura.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #8609
Curious Obsession turns any evasive creature into a draw engine for one mana — the upside is real, and the cost is that you must attack each turn or sacrifice it. Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator decks run it without hesitation because they're already attacking with flying pirates every turn, making the attack requirement free.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator wants to connect with evasive creatures every combat anyway, so Curious Obsession's attack clause is never a tax — it's just a free card each turn stapled to the aggressive gameplan the deck is already executing.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Curious Obsession is a niche card rather than a staple — it shines in decks built around repeated evasive attackers, but the three-player threat count makes the 'must attack' clause genuinely risky against interaction. In Pioneer and Modern, it was a cornerstone of Mono-Blue Tempo, where slipping it onto a Curious Obsession-carrying Pteramander or Spectral Sailor often ended games in three or four turns. Legacy can do everything Curious Obsession does but faster and more redundantly, so it sees almost no play there. Vintage has no interest.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Curious Obsession sits firmly in bulk territory and is easy to pick up as a throw-in. The price is unlikely to move significantly given repeated printings, so just grab it — there's no reason to hesitate at this cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.