Serum-Core Chimera
Phyrexia: All Will Be One 215 • uncommon
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Collector number
- 215
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red · Blue
- Artist
- Johan Grenier
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
Flying
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put an oil counter on this creature.
Remove three oil counters from this creature: Draw a card. Then you may discard a nonland card. When you discard a card this way, this creature deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker. Activate only as a sorcery.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Serum-Core Chimera was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set Phyrexia: All Will Be One. The card depicts a construct created by the vedalken of the Mirrodin plane, now twisted by the spread of the Phyrexians. It reflects the set's central narrative theme of the glistening oil corrupting organic and mechanical life alike, emphasizing the industrial, biomechanical aesthetic synonymous with the New Phyrexian faction.
The card was illustrated by Wisnu Tan, who utilized a high-contrast style to highlight the creature's fragmented, patchwork nature. The design centers on the interplay between the chimera's shifting form and the magical serum cores that power its volatile state. Upon release, it was recognized by players primarily for its utility in artifact-heavy strategies, serving as a distinct visual representation of the set's focus on oil counters and recurring resource manipulation.
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