Dread Chimera

Aberrant type

Three beasts sewn together by a madman's dream. It wakes as a different animal every night.

The Dread Chimera is one of 14 aberrants in Vampire Genesis, creatures of things from between the stars. It roams the wilds 21+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions. Among its family it has the highest attack.

Base stats

  • Attack15
  • Defense3
  • HP35
  • Crit2%
  • Dodge1%
  • Lifesteal2.5%

Base stats are for a level 1 familiar. They grow with level, rarity (common to legendary) and loyalty, so a well-raised familiar ends up far stronger.

Battle moves

  • StrikeA reliable basic attack.
  • Mind Lash · 2-turn cooldown35% chance to Stun.
  • Warp Flesh · 3-turn cooldownFoe defense -40% for 3 turns.
  • Guard · 2-turn cooldownActs first and takes 60% less damage this turn.

Type matchups

Every familiar fights with its family's type. A aberrant deals 1.5× damage to:

and only 0.67× damage to:

How to get a Dread Chimera

It roams the wilds 21+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions.

Wild familiars are caught in a capture battle. Fight it with your own team, then throw your leash: the lower its HP, the better your odds (up to +40% at 1 HP). Every miss makes it 15% more likely to flee, and rarer finds are harder to hold, down to −30% for a legendary.

About 1 in 500 wild catches is a shiny, with its own colours:

Questions

How do you get a Dread Chimera in Vampire Genesis?

It roams the wilds 21+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions. Win the capture battle to keep it: the lower its HP, the better your odds.

What is Dread Chimera strong and weak against?

As a aberrant, it deals 1.5x damage to Arachnid and Reptile familiars and only 0.67x to Dragon and Construct familiars.

What moves does Dread Chimera know?

Strike, Mind Lash, Warp Flesh, Guard.

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