diff --git a/lib/price.ts b/lib/price.ts
index bacb31ea..0277d6d6 100644
--- a/lib/price.ts
+++ b/lib/price.ts
@@ -264,3 +264,95 @@ export async function getTokenTVL(
     return null;
   }
 }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Batched multicall for multiple tokens (home page)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export interface BatchTokenEntry {
+  price: TokenPriceInfo | null;
+  tvl: { tvl: string; tvlRaw: bigint; reserveToken: Address; decimals: number } | null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetch price + TVL for multiple tokens in a single multicall RPC request.
+ * Returns a Map keyed by lowercase token address.
+ *
+ * Each token produces 3 calls: priceForNextMint, totalSupply, tokenBond.
+ */
+export async function getBatchTokenData(
+  tokenAddresses: Address[],
+  client?: typeof publicClient,
+): Promise<Map<string, BatchTokenEntry>> {
+  const rpcClient = client ?? publicClient;
+  const result = new Map<string, BatchTokenEntry>();
+  if (tokenAddresses.length === 0) return result;
+
+  const calls = tokenAddresses.flatMap((token) => [
+    {
+      address: MCV2_BOND as Address,
+      abi: [priceForNextMintFunction],
+      functionName: "priceForNextMint" as const,
+      args: [token] as const,
+    },
+    {
+      address: token,
+      abi: erc20Abi,
+      functionName: "totalSupply" as const,
+    },
+    {
+      address: MCV2_BOND as Address,
+      abi: [tokenBondFunction],
+      functionName: "tokenBond" as const,
+      args: [token] as const,
+    },
+  ]);
+
+  try {
+    const multicallResults = await rpcClient.multicall({
+      contracts: calls,
+      allowFailure: true,
+    });
+
+    // Parse results in groups of 3 per token
+    for (let i = 0; i < tokenAddresses.length; i++) {
+      const addr = tokenAddresses[i].toLowerCase();
+      const base = i * 3;
+      const priceResult = multicallResults[base];
+      const supplyResult = multicallResults[base + 1];
+      const bondResult = multicallResults[base + 2];
+
+      let price: TokenPriceInfo | null = null;
+      if (priceResult.status === "success" && supplyResult.status === "success") {
+        const priceRaw = priceResult.result as bigint;
+        const totalSupplyRaw = supplyResult.result as bigint;
+        price = {
+          pricePerToken: formatUnits(priceRaw, 18),
+          priceRaw,
+          totalSupply: formatUnits(totalSupplyRaw, 18),
+          totalSupplyRaw,
+        };
+      }
+
+      let tvl: BatchTokenEntry["tvl"] = null;
+      if (bondResult.status === "success") {
+        const bondData = bondResult.result as readonly unknown[];
+        const reserveToken = bondData[4] as Address;
+        const reserveBalance = bondData[5] as bigint;
+        // Default to 18 decimals (PL_TEST/WETH) — avoids extra RPC call
+        tvl = {
+          tvl: formatUnits(reserveBalance, 18),
+          tvlRaw: reserveBalance,
+          reserveToken,
+          decimals: 18,
+        };
+      }
+
+      result.set(addr, { price, tvl });
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // If multicall fails entirely, return empty map (callers fall back)
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
index f087dfee..f4a697ed 100644
--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { createServerClient, type Storyline } from "../../lib/supabase";
 import { STORY_FACTORY } from "../../lib/contracts/constants";
 import { getTrendingStorylines } from "../../lib/ranking";
-import { StoryCard } from "../components/StoryCard";
+import { StoryGrid } from "../components/StoryGrid";
 import { FilterBar, type WriterFilterValue } from "../components/FilterBar";
 import { GENRES, LANGUAGES } from "../../lib/genres";
 import Link from "next/link";
@@ -55,12 +55,8 @@ export default async function Home({
       {/* Filter bar */}
       <FilterBar writer={writer} genre={genre} lang={lang} tab={tab} />
 
-      {/* Story grid */}
-      <div className="mt-6 grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 lg:grid-cols-3">
-        {storylines.map((s) => (
-          <StoryCard key={s.id} storyline={s} />
-        ))}
-      </div>
+      {/* Story grid — batched multicall for price/TVL */}
+      <StoryGrid storylines={storylines} />
 
       {/* Pagination */}
       {(page > 1 || storylines.length === PAGE_SIZE) && (
diff --git a/src/components/BatchTokenDataProvider.tsx b/src/components/BatchTokenDataProvider.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f79b5d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/BatchTokenDataProvider.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { createContext, useContext, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { type Address } from "viem";
+import { getBatchTokenData, type BatchTokenEntry } from "../../lib/price";
+import { browserClient } from "../../lib/rpc";
+
+type BatchTokenDataMap = Map<string, BatchTokenEntry>;
+
+const BatchTokenDataContext = createContext<BatchTokenDataMap>(new Map());
+
+export function useBatchTokenData(tokenAddress: string): BatchTokenEntry | undefined {
+  const map = useContext(BatchTokenDataContext);
+  return map.get(tokenAddress.toLowerCase());
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetches price + TVL for all provided token addresses in a single
+ * multicall RPC request and provides the data via context.
+ */
+export function BatchTokenDataProvider({
+  tokenAddresses,
+  children,
+}: {
+  tokenAddresses: Address[];
+  children: ReactNode;
+}) {
+  const { data } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["batch-token-data", tokenAddresses.join(",")],
+    queryFn: () => getBatchTokenData(tokenAddresses, browserClient),
+    staleTime: 60000,
+    enabled: tokenAddresses.length > 0,
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <BatchTokenDataContext.Provider value={data ?? new Map()}>
+      {children}
+    </BatchTokenDataContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/StoryCardStats.tsx b/src/components/StoryCardStats.tsx
index 98b9059b..885667c2 100644
--- a/src/components/StoryCardStats.tsx
+++ b/src/components/StoryCardStats.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { type Address } from "viem";
 import { getTokenTVL, getTokenPrice } from "../../lib/price";
 import { RESERVE_LABEL } from "../../lib/contracts/constants";
+import { useBatchTokenData } from "./BatchTokenDataProvider";
 
 function formatCompact(value: string): string {
   const num = parseFloat(value);
@@ -45,16 +46,21 @@ export function StoryCardStats({ tokenAddress }: { tokenAddress: string }) {
   );
 }
 
-/** TVL-only display for home page book cards */
+/** TVL-only display for home page book cards.
+ *  Uses batch context when available (home page), falls back to individual fetch. */
 export function StoryCardTVL({ tokenAddress }: { tokenAddress: string }) {
+  const batchEntry = useBatchTokenData(tokenAddress);
   const addr = tokenAddress as Address;
 
-  const { data: tvlData } = useQuery({
+  // Fall back to individual fetch only if batch data not available
+  const { data: individualTvl } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ["card-tvl", tokenAddress],
     queryFn: () => getTokenTVL(addr),
     staleTime: 60000,
+    enabled: !batchEntry,
   });
 
+  const tvlData = batchEntry?.tvl ?? individualTvl;
   const tvl = tvlData ? formatCompact(tvlData.tvl) : "—";
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/components/StoryGrid.tsx b/src/components/StoryGrid.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11efa088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/StoryGrid.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { type Address } from "viem";
+import { type Storyline } from "../../lib/supabase";
+import { BatchTokenDataProvider } from "./BatchTokenDataProvider";
+import { StoryCard } from "./StoryCard";
+
+/**
+ * Story card grid wrapped in BatchTokenDataProvider.
+ * Fetches price + TVL for all visible stories in a single multicall
+ * instead of 4 individual RPC calls per card.
+ */
+export function StoryGrid({ storylines }: { storylines: Storyline[] }) {
+  const tokenAddresses = storylines
+    .map((s) => s.token_address)
+    .filter((addr): addr is string => !!addr) as Address[];
+
+  return (
+    <BatchTokenDataProvider tokenAddresses={tokenAddresses}>
+      <div className="mt-6 grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 lg:grid-cols-3">
+        {storylines.map((s) => (
+          <StoryCard key={s.id} storyline={s} />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </BatchTokenDataProvider>
+  );
+}