Brass-Talon Chimera
~$0.25 TCGplayer
Colorless. Artifact Creature — Chimera
Visions #142 · Illustrated by Mike Dringenberg
Visions #142 · Illustrated by Mike DringenbergWhat is Brass-Talon Chimera worth?
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Oracle text
First strike
Sacrifice this creature: Put a +2/+2 counter on target Chimera creature. It gains first strike. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
2/2
Format legality
The only printing of Brass-Talon Chimera
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Visions vis #142· 1997uncommon· Cardmarket €0.25 | uncommon | $0.25 | €0.25 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1997
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #30,707 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- First strike
- Artist
- Mike Dringenberg
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Visions card (#142).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Brass-Talon Chimera, read from the Visions printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Brass-Talon Chimera. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 4: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Artifact and Creature are the card types. Chimera is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Power / toughness
- 2/2: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Mike Dringenberg. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Visions. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Mike Dringenberg, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- First strikeCR 702.7
- It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
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