Furtive Homunculus
Shadows over Innistrad 64 • common
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Collector number
- 64
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
- Market price
- $0.04
What it does
Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
"In terms of intelligence, homunculi are somewhere between humans and skaabs—clever enough to follow more complex orders, but dim enough to not question them."— Stitcher Geralf
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Furtive Homunculus was released in 2016 as part of the Shadows over Innistrad expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set returned players to the gothic horror plane of Innistrad, focusing on themes of madness and transformation as the world descended into Eldritch corruption. This creature was designed to showcase the set's emphasis on creature combat and tempo, featuring the skulk mechanic, which prevents it from being blocked by creatures with greater power.
The artwork was created by illustrator Svetlin Velinov, who utilized a moody, muted color palette to capture the creature's clandestine nature. Within the game's lore, the homunculus represents the restless creations of the alchemist Geralf Cecani, serving as a nimble, if somewhat unsettling, utility piece. It was well received by limited-format players as an effective early-game threat that rewarded strategic timing and board state awareness.
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