Art by Mark Zug
Commander deckB
Chainer, Dementia Master
Leverage Chainer's ability to reanimate creatures at instant speed, using self-mill and sacrifice outlets to generate infinite loops and massive board presence.
Asked for“A $150 Chainer, Dementia Master commander deck — a graveyard-focused reanimator deck with self-mill, recursion engines, and big reanimation targets.”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 61 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Chainer, Dementia Master
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Minion
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Valuable ETB and death trigger for reanimation.
Card Draw
12
Disciple of Bolas
3BCreature — Human Wizard
Life gain and card draw on a creature body.
Gravebreaker Lamia
4BEnchantment Creature — Snake Lamia
Cost reduction and graveyard tutoring.
Removal
15
Noxious Gearhulk
4BBArtifact Creature — Construct
Removal and life gain on a body.
Butcher of Malakir
5BBCreature — Vampire Warrior
Dictate of Erebos effect on a creature.
Merciless Executioner
2BCreature — Orc Warrior
Additional edict effect for consistency.
Massacre Wurm
3BBBCreature — Phyrexian Wurm
Board wipe for small creatures and heavy damage.
Overseer of the Damned
5BBCreature — Demon
Removal that generates tokens for fodder.
Threats/Wincons
13
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
Primary win condition through life drain loops.
Sepulchral Primordial
5BBCreature — Avatar
Steals opponents creatures from graveyards.
Abhorrent Overlord
5BBCreature — Demon
Generates flying tokens for Chainer to sacrifice.
Kokusho, the Evening Star
4BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Massive life drain upon death.
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Pings opponents when cards leave or enter graveyard.
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
Drains opponents when your creatures die.
Utility
10
Ayara, First of Locthwain
BBBLegendary Creature — Elf Noble
Continuous drain and sacrifice outlet.
Defiler of Flesh
2BBCreature — Phyrexian Horror
Allows using health as mana for black permanents.
Phyrexian Delver
3BBCreature — Phyrexian Zombie
Reanimates another creature for a life cost.
