Treeshaker Chimera
Creature — Chimera
All creatures able to block this creature do so.
When this creature dies, draw three cards.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.51
- EDHREC rank
- #6998
Treeshaker Chimera lands as a 13/13 trampler with indestructible for one mana when you blitz it under Henzie "Toolbox" Torre — that's a one-shot kill threat stapled to a card draw trigger. Nine mana unassisted is too much to cast fair, but in the right shell this thing ends games on the spot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Henzie "Toolbox" Torre
Henzie "Toolbox" Torre cuts the blitz cost of Treeshaker Chimera down to a single mana, putting a 13/13 indestructible trampler into a combat step where opponents almost certainly can't stop it and drawing a card when it dies as a bonus.
General Marhault Elsdragon
General Marhault Elsdragon rewards rampage, and Treeshaker Chimera's 13 power means every blocker thrown at it translates into a bigger and bigger swing — it's one of the highest-ceiling rampage targets in the format.
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate makes creatures assign combat damage equal to their power rather than toughness, and Treeshaker Chimera's lopsided 13/13 statline is exactly the kind of body that punishes toughness-based blocking rules hardest.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Treeshaker Chimera is actually good — specifically in blitz or reanimator shells that bypass its nine-mana rate entirely. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's a legal curiosity with no competitive home; nine mana is unplayable in any fair game, and there are cheaper payoffs for every cheat-it-into-play strategy those formats support. Oathbreaker has the same problem: faster clocks and no blitz-style discounting commander mean Treeshaker Chimera never resolves in time to matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.51 bulk tier
At $0.51, Treeshaker Chimera is pure bulk — pick it up without hesitation if the shell fits. Bulk rares at this price point don't spike unless a new commander breaks them wide open, so don't expect movement, but at this cost there's no reason to wait.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Henzie "Toolbox" Torre
- General Marhault Elsdragon
- Zilortha, Strength Incarnate
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.