---
name: "Serum-Core Chimera"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Chimera"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "ONE"
set_name: "Phyrexia: All Will Be One"
collector_number: "215"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Johan Grenier"
oracle_id: "ed54a59b-b24c-4681-b862-fa634fe759fd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/serum-core-chimera-one"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Serum-Core Chimera
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Chimera
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Serum Sovereign](/printing/serum-sovereign-one.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Sphinx
2. [Spellheart Chimera](/printing/spellheart-chimera-ths.md) — Creature — Chimera
3. [Vindictive Flamestoker](/printing/vindictive-flamestoker-one.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Wizard
4. [Trawler Drake](/printing/trawler-drake-one.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Drake
5. [Stormchaser Chimera](/printing/stormchaser-chimera-plst.md) — Creature — Chimera
6. [Mischievous Chimera](/printing/mischievous-chimera-thb.md) — Enchantment Creature — Chimera

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Phyrexia: All Will Be One (ONE) #215
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Johan Grenier
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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