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Horizon Chimera

Horizon Chimera

Creature — Chimera3/2$0.13

Flash Flying, trample Whenever you draw a card, you gain 1 life.

Legal in Commander

Is

Does

Combos 40

  • Horizon Chimera + Drogskol Reaver

    • Infinite card draw
    • Infinite lifegain
    • Infinite lifegain triggers
    • Near-infinite lifegain
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers

    924 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    A way to draw a card or gain life.

    Steps

    Draw a card or gain life. Whenever you draw a card you gain 1 life. Whenever you gain life, draw a card. Repeat.

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  • Horizon Chimera + Marina Vendrell's Grimoire

    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite lifegain
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers

    Mana needed: 221 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Marina Vendrell's Grimoire by paying {5}{U}. When Marina Vendrell's Grimoire enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, causing you to draw five cards. Horizon Chimera triggers five times. Resolve the first Horizon Chimera trigger, causing you to gain 1 life. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire's second ability triggers, causing you to draw a card. Horizon Chimera triggers, causing you to gain 1 life. Repeat from step 5.

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  • Horizon Chimera + Fathom Mage + Archangel of Thune

    • Near-infinite lifegain
    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers
    • Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

    Mana needed: 56 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Fathom Mage's power is 2 or less.

    Steps

    Cast Horizon Chimera by paying {2}{G}{U}. Horizon Chimera enters the battlefield, triggering Fathom Mage. Resolve Fathom Mage's trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on Fathom Mage and drawing a card. Horizon Chimera triggers, gaining you 1 life. Archangel of Thune triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creatures you control. Repeat from step 3.

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  • Horizon Chimera + Fathom Mage + Heliod, Sun-Crowned

    • Near-infinite lifegain
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers
    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

    Mana needed: 38 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Fathom Mage's power is 2 or less.

    Steps

    Cast Horizon Chimera by paying {2}{U}{G}. Horizon Chimera enters the battlefield, triggering Fathom Mage. Resolve Fathom Mage's trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on Fathom Mage and drawing a card. Horizon Chimera triggers, gaining you 1 life. Heliod triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Fathom Mage. Repeat from step 3.

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  • Horizon Chimera + Lich's Mastery

    • Infinite card draw

    33 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Draw a card, either with your draw step or by casting a card draw spell, which triggers Horizon Chimeria and gains you a life. Gaining a life triggers Lich's Mastery, drawing a card. Repeat to draw your library. You do not lose the game after drawing your last card because Lich's Mastery is on the battlefield.

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  • Horizon Chimera + Fathom Mage + Cleric Class

    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite lifegain
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers
    • Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

    27 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to gain life.

    Steps

    Gain life. Cleric Class triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Fathom Mage. Fathom Mage triggers, causing you to draw a card. Horizon Chimera triggers, causing you to gain 2 life. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Horizon Chimera + Fathom Mage + Light of Promise

    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite lifegain
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers
    • Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

    14 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to gain life.

    Steps

    Gain life. Fathom Mage triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself. Fathom Mage triggers, causing you to draw a card. Horizon Chimera triggers, causing you to gain 1 life. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Horizon Chimera + Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel

    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers

    13 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to draw a card.

    Steps

    Draw a card. Horizon Chimera triggers, causing you to gain life. Niv-Mizzet triggers, causing you to pay 1 life to draw a card. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Horizon Chimera + Fathom Mage + Sunbond

    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite lifegain
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers
    • Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

    12 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to gain life.

    Steps

    Gain life. Fathom Mage triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself Fathom Mage triggers, causing you to draw a card. Horizon Chimera triggers, causing you to gain 1 life. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Horizon Chimera + Sensei's Divining Top + Bolas's Citadel

    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers

    11 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Activate Sense's Divining Top's second ability by tapping it, causing you to draw a card and put Sensei's Divining Top on top of your library from the battlefield. Horizon Chimera triggers, causing you to gain 1 life Cast Sensei's Divining Top from the top of your library by paying 1 life. Repeat.

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Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.

Best commanders

Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.

  1. Shanna, Purifying BladeHorizon Chimera gains you life, which Shanna, Purifying Blade can use.

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