Chimeric Mass
Artifact
This artifact enters with X charge counters on it.
: Until end of turn, this artifact becomes a Construct artifact creature with "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of charge counters on it."
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Scars of Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #14226
Chimeric Mass enters as an X/X artifact creature for X mana — a clean, scalable threat that doubles as a zero-cost 0/0 when you need a sacrifice body or a combo piece. Teysa Karlov and Fblthp, Lost on the Range are the commanders most likely to abuse it, but the card earns its slot anywhere that counts artifacts or wants a creature with a negotiable size.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fblthp, Lost on the Range
Fblthp, Lost on the Range tutors the top card of your library when it enters and when it attacks — Chimeric Mass sits on top as a zero-mana artifact creature Fblthp can repeatedly parade into play, fueling any engine that cares about artifacts entering or creatures entering at low cost.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Chimeric Mass is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its home is Commander — the format where you routinely cast it for six or more and still have a use for the 0/0 floor. In Legacy and Vintage it competes with faster, more broken artifact threats and rarely makes the cut outside niche combo shells. Modern is theoretically legal territory, but the card has never broken through there; token synergy and artifact synergy decks have more efficient options at every price point. Commander is where the flexible mana cost and artifact creature type do the most work.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Teysa KarlovSalvaging StationLotus BloomChimeric Mass
Infinite colored mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite LTB
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Yedora, Grave GardenerPrimordial MistChimeric Mass
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite landfall triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
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Cavalier of DawnInfinite ReflectionMarch of the MachinesChimeric Mass
Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Chimeric Mass is deep bulk — a card you pick up in a trade binder without negotiating. The price reflects limited competitive demand rather than limited utility; in the right Commander shell it punches well above its cost, and there's no reason to expect the floor to drop further.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.