Burning Curiosity

set	min	mtgo
-	₱ 0.00	0.03 tix

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Name	Burning Curiosity
Type	Sorcery
Description	As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may blight 1. (You may put a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control.) Exile the top two cards of your library. If this spell's additional cost was paid, exile the top three cards instead. Until the end oSee more
Flavor	Cinders are drawn to any heat, at any cost.
Artist	Jim Pavelec
Set	Lorwyn Eclipsed #129
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Burning Curiosity

Burning Curiosity, Sorcery, designed by Jim Pavelec first released in Jan, 2026 in the set Lorwyn Eclipsed. It see play in 1 formats: Commander.

Burning Curiosity fits best in aggressive or midrange red decks that value impulsive card advantage—such as Rakdos Sacrifice, Rakdos Aggro, Gruul Aggro, or Aristocrats-style builds—because those decks can turn the optional blight cost into upside by placing a -1/-1 counter on creatures that like dying (e.g., creatures with death triggers, persist/undying synergies, or disposable tokens) while refilling their hand with up to three playable cards; it’s especially appealing in formats where three-mana draw spells need to impact tempo immediately. That said, it competes with very strong red card-advantage staples like Reckless Impulse and Wrenn’s Resolve (both two mana and highly efficient), Light Up the Stage (often one mana in aggro shells), and Showdown of the Skalds or Fable of the Mirror-Breaker in slower midrange decks, which generally provide more consistent or powerful value. Because it costs three mana and requires board setup to maximize, Burning Curiosity would likely see play o