Horizon Chimera is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Flash Flying, trample Whenever you draw a card, you gain 1 life.
How it works : Horizon Chimera
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If you draw multiple cards, Horizon Chimera's ability will trigger that many times. Each of these abilities will cause a separate life-gaining event.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Drogskol Reaver + Horizon Chimera
Infinite card drawInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifegain
- 1Draw a card or gain life.
- 2Whenever you draw a card you gain 1 life.
- 3Whenever you gain life, draw a card.
- 4Repeat.
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#2
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Horizon Chimera
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggers
- 1Cast Marina Vendrell's Grimoire by paying
. - 2When Marina Vendrell's Grimoire enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, causing you to draw five cards.
- 3Horizon Chimera triggers five times.
- 4Resolve the first Horizon Chimera trigger, causing you to gain 1 life.
- 5Marina Vendrell's Grimoire's second ability triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- 6Horizon Chimera triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
- 7Repeat from step 5.
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#3
Fathom Mage + Archangel of Thune + Horizon Chimera
Near-infinite lifegainInfinite card drawNear-infinite lifegain triggersInfinite draw triggers
- 1Cast Horizon Chimera by paying
. - 2Horizon Chimera enters the battlefield, triggering Fathom Mage.
- 3Resolve Fathom Mage's trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on Fathom Mage and drawing a card.
- 4Horizon Chimera triggers, gaining you 1 life.
- 5Archangel of Thune triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creatures you control.
- 6Repeat from step 3.
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#4
Fathom Mage + Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Horizon Chimera
Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersInfinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
- 1Cast Horizon Chimera by paying .
- 2Horizon Chimera enters the battlefield, triggering Fathom Mage.
- 3Resolve Fathom Mage's trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on Fathom Mage and drawing a card.
- 4Horizon Chimera triggers, gaining you 1 life.
- 5Heliod triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Fathom Mage.
- 6Repeat from step 3.
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#5
Lich's Mastery + Horizon Chimera
Infinite card draw
- 1Draw a card, either with your draw step or by casting a card draw spell, which triggers Horizon Chimeria and gains you a life.
- 2Gaining a life triggers Lich's Mastery, drawing a card.
- 3Repeat to draw your library.
- 4You do not lose the game after drawing your last card because Lich's Mastery is on the battlefield.
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#6
Fathom Mage + Cleric Class + Horizon Chimera
Infinite card drawNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersInfinite draw triggers
- 1Gain life.
- 2Cleric Class triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Fathom Mage.
- 3Fathom Mage triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- 4Horizon Chimera triggers, causing you to gain 2 life.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#7
Fathom Mage + Light of Promise + Horizon Chimera
Infinite card drawNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersInfinite draw triggers
- 1Gain life.
- 2Fathom Mage triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself.
- 3Fathom Mage triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- 4Horizon Chimera triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#8
Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel + Horizon Chimera
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite lifegain triggers
- 1Draw a card.
- 2Horizon Chimera triggers, causing you to gain life.
- 3Niv-Mizzet triggers, causing you to pay 1 life to draw a card.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats
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