Voracious Bibliophile
Creature — Dragon
Flying, vigilance
Whenever you cast a spell with one or more targets, draw that many cards.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #8380
Voracious Bibliophile draws you a card on entering the battlefield — relevant on its own, but the real story is that Hinata, Dawn-Crowned reduces the cost of spells that target multiple things, and Bibliophile's triggered ability targeting multiple permanents becomes absurdly cheap under that reduction. If you're running Hinata, Dawn-Crowned, this card earns its slot without debate.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned cuts the cost of spells and abilities that target multiple permanents, which means Voracious Bibliophile's draw trigger can cost almost nothing — it's one of the clearest payoffs in the entire Hinata, Dawn-Crowned 99.
Shiko and Narset, Unified
Shiko and Narset, Unified rewards noncreature spell and ability chains, and Voracious Bibliophile slots into that engine as a body that draws cards and fuels the spell-heavy gameplan Shiko and Narset, Unified wants to run.
Orvar, the All-Form
Orvar, the All-Form triggers off spells that target your own permanents, so casting anything at Voracious Bibliophile generates a token copy — free value stapled to a card-draw creature is exactly what Orvar, the All-Form is hunting for.
Sivitri, Dragon Master
Sivitri, Dragon Master is a Dragon-tribal commander, and Voracious Bibliophile's Dragon subtype means it passes the tribal smell test while still drawing a card — Sivitri, Dragon Master lists run it as an incidental source of card advantage that doesn't dilute the creature type count.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Voracious Bibliophile lives almost entirely in Commander, where its targeting-matters ability plugs into cost-reduction engines like Hinata, Dawn-Crowned and value chains that reward targeting your own board. It's legal in Legacy and Vintage but competes against a much higher bar there — creatures that draw a card on entry need a cheaper rate or a more dramatic effect to see play in those formats, and Bibliophile doesn't clear that bar. In Commander, the card is a role-player, not a staple, but in the right shell it punches above its mana cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Hinata, Dawn-CrownedVoracious BibliophileReality Spasm
Near-infinite card draw; Near-infinite draw triggers
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Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Voracious Bibliophile is firmly bulk — you're not paying for scarcity, you're paying for cardboard. Bulk rares with narrow synergy homes rarely climb unless the commander they support spikes in popularity, so treat this as a cheap pickup for the specific decks that want it, not a card to stash in a binder.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.