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Riptide Chimera

{2}{U}

Enchantment Creature — Chimera

JOUJourney into Nyx#48uncommon

"I want one." —Kiora

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1067
Illustrator
Ryan Barger
Found in
Journey into Nyx MTGO Redemption · Journey into Nyx MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings1Combos1EDHREC rank#18,586
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, return an enchantment you control to its owner's hand.
3/4
Flying
Market · per finishspark updated 22m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+12.0%
$0.28
$0.05 low$0.04 gapTCGplayer
Foil-46.3%
$0.80
$0.31 low$0.16 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.28· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

2 · latest Apr 26, 2014
  • WotCApr 26, 2014

    If Riptide Chimera is the only enchantment you control when its ability resolves, you must return it to its owner's hand.

  • WotCApr 26, 2014

    If you control no enchantments when Riptide Chimera's ability resolves (perhaps because Riptide Chimera stops being an enchantment for some reason), then nothing happens.