Chainer, Dementia Master
All Nightmares get +1/+1. {B}{B}{B}, Pay 3 life: Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. That creature is black and is a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types. When Chainer leaves the battlefield, exile all Nightmares.
How Chainer decks play in EDH
Chainer, Dementia Master is a mono-black commander costing 3BB, and its legendary creature - human minion line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Chainer, Dementia Master decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $98.82Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (1)
Removal (2)
Creatures (12)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Chainer, Dementia Master decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Chainer, Dementia Master deck?
Chainer, Dementia Master has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Chainer, Dementia Master?
The cards played most often in Chainer, Dementia Master decks include Avacyn, Angel of Horror, The Master of Lake-town, Troop of Ponies. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Chainer, Dementia Master deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $98.82 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Chainer, Dementia Master deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.