The aurumvorax was created by Gary Gygax, and first appeared in 1980's Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. The creature later appeared in the original Monster Manual II (1983). The aurumvorax was further developed in Dragon #132 (April 1988). The aurumvorax appeared in the second edition Monstrous Manual (1993). The aurumvorax appeared in the third edition in Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk (2007).