---
name: "Loathsome Chimera"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Chimera"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Escape"]
set: "THB"
set_name: "Theros Beyond Death"
collector_number: "177"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Paul Scott Canavan"
oracle_id: "fe983088-6e0d-4544-90bd-f5ebb95c3418"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/loathsome-chimera-thb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Loathsome Chimera
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Chimera
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/1
- **Keywords:** Escape

## Oracle Text
Escape—{4}{G}, Exile three other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)
This creature escapes with a +1/+1 counter on it.

> *"Veo un... ¿alce? ¿Y un león? Y... ¡dientes! ¡Muchos dientes!".
—Teraklos de Meletis*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Pharika's Spawn](/printing/pharikas-spawn-thb.md) — Creature — Gorgon
3. [Tizerus Charger](/printing/tizerus-charger-mh2.md) — Creature — Pegasus
4. [Underworld Charger](/printing/underworld-charger-thb.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horse
5. [Charred Graverobber](/printing/charred-graverobber-otc.md) — Creature — Skeleton Mercenary
6. [From the Catacombs](/printing/from-the-catacombs-clb.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Theros Beyond Death (THB) #177
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Paul Scott Canavan
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`