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Chainer, Dementia Master

Fill the graveyard via self-mill and discard, then use Chainer's ability to reanimate powerful creatures at instant speed for explosive value and combat finishers.

100 cards$214.12 totalApr 21, 20262 views

Prompt: A $300 Chainer, Dementia Master commander deck — a graveyard-focused reanimator deck with self-mill, recursion engines, and big reanimation targets.

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Commander

1 cards
Chainer, Dementia Master

Chainer, Dementia Master

{3}{B}{B}

Legendary Creature — Human Minion

Chosen commander for the requested strategy.

$0.29Buy

Ramp

11 cards
Sol Ring

Sol Ring

{1}

Artifact

Essential format staple for fast mana.

$1.38Buy
Arcane Signet

Arcane Signet

{2}

Artifact

Efficient mana fixing and acceleration.

$1.42Buy
Wayfarer's Bauble

Wayfarer's Bauble

{1}

Artifact

Effective land ramp in non-green decks.

$0.4Buy
Mind Stone

Mind Stone

{2}

Artifact

Ramp that can be traded for a card later.

$0.28Buy
Charcoal Diamond

Charcoal Diamond

{2}

Artifact

Consistent budget mana rock.

$0.37Buy
Caged Sun

Caged Sun

{6}

Artifact

Doubles black mana and buffs the team.

$3.93Buy
Crypt Ghast

Crypt Ghast

{3}{B}

Creature — Spirit

Doubles mana from Swamps and provides Extort.

$0.0Buy
Burnished Hart

Burnished Hart

{3}

Artifact Creature — Elk

Creature-based land ramp that can be reanimated.

$0.11Buy
Solemn Simulacrum

Solemn Simulacrum

{4}

Artifact Creature — Golem

Provides a land on entry and a card on death.

$1.66Buy
Bontu's Monument

Bontu's Monument

{3}

Legendary Artifact

Reduces creature costs and provides life drain.

$6.66Buy
Jet Medallion

Jet Medallion

{2}

Artifact

Consistency and cost reduction for the entire deck.

$20.6Buy

Card Draw

8 cards
Sign in Blood

Sign in Blood

{B}{B}

Sorcery

Cheap, efficient early game draw.

$0.5Buy
Night's Whisper

Night's Whisper

{1}{B}

Sorcery

Consistent low-cost card advantage.

$0.59Buy
Read the Bones

Read the Bones

{2}{B}

Sorcery

Digs deep and draws cards.

$0.29Buy
Grim Haruspex

Grim Haruspex

{2}{B}

Creature — Human Wizard

Draws cards when non-token creatures die.

$0.0Buy
Midnight Reaper

Midnight Reaper

{2}{B}

Creature — Zombie Knight

Enables card draw from creature deaths.

$0.2Buy
Disciple of Bolas

Disciple of Bolas

{3}{B}

Creature — Human Wizard

Sacrifice a big reanimated creature for massive draw and life gain.

$0.36Buy
Harvester of Souls

Harvester of Souls

{4}{B}{B}

Creature — Demon

Repeated card draw in a high-attrition deck.

$0.68Buy
Morbid Curiosity

Morbid Curiosity

{1}{B}{B}

Sorcery

Sacrifice a high-CMC reanimated target to draw many cards.

$0.24Buy

Removal

9 cards
Feed the Swarm

Feed the Swarm

{1}{B}

Sorcery

Necessary mono-black enchantment removal.

$0.31Buy
Infernal Grasp

Infernal Grasp

{1}{B}

Instant

Unconditional creature destruction.

$0.33Buy
Plaguecrafter

Plaguecrafter

{2}{B}

Creature — Human Shaman

Forcing sacrifices keeps hexproof threats in check.

$0.39Buy
Ravenous Chupacabra

Ravenous Chupacabra

{2}{B}{B}

Creature — Beast Horror

Powerful ETB removal that can be looped with Chainer.

$0.42Buy
Mutilate

Mutilate

{2}{B}{B}

Sorcery

Effective board wipe scaling with Swamps.

$1.85Buy
Toxic Deluge

Toxic Deluge

{2}{B}

Sorcery

Flexible and powerful mass removal.

$9.32Buy
Life's Finale

Life's Finale

{4}{B}{B}

Sorcery

Board wipe that doubles as a graveyard enabler for opponents.

$1.89Buy
Overseer of the Damned

Overseer of the Damned

{5}{B}{B}

Creature — Demon

Removal on a stick that generates tokens.

$0.28Buy
Meteor Golem

Meteor Golem

{7}

Artifact Creature — Golem

Handles non-creature permanents when reanimated.

$0.12Buy

Threats/Wincons

22 cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

{3}{B}{B}

Creature — Zombie

Primary win condition via life drain loops.

$2.11Buy
Kokusho, the Evening Star

Kokusho, the Evening Star

{4}{B}{B}

Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit

Massive life swing when it dies or is exiled.

$22.06Buy
Sepulchral Primordial

Sepulchral Primordial

{5}{B}{B}

Creature — Avatar

Reanimates the best creatures from opponents' graveyards.

$0.33Buy
Abhorrent Overlord

Abhorrent Overlord

{5}{B}{B}

Creature — Demon

Generates a massive flying army upon entry.

$0.45Buy
Butcher of Malakir

Butcher of Malakir

{5}{B}{B}

Creature — Vampire Warrior

Dictate Edict effect on a large body.

$5.13Buy
Noxious Gearhulk

Noxious Gearhulk

{4}{B}{B}

Artifact Creature — Construct

Removal and life gain on a heavy hitter.

$0.38Buy
Massacre Wurm

Massacre Wurm

{3}{B}{B}{B}

Creature — Phyrexian Wurm

Wipes small boards and punishes opponents for deaths.

$0.0Buy
Sheoldred, Whispering One

Sheoldred, Whispering One

{5}{B}{B}

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

Edict effect and free reanimation every turn.

$19.85Buy
Grave Titan

Grave Titan

{4}{B}{B}

Creature — Giant

Huge board presence and token generation.

$0.6Buy
Dreadhound

Dreadhound

{4}{B}{B}

Creature — Demon Dog

Self-mill synergy that pings opponents for deaths.

$0.26Buy
Syr Konrad, the Grim

Syr Konrad, the Grim

{3}{B}{B}

Legendary Creature — Human Knight

Pings opponents when creatures move in or out of graveyards.

$0.59Buy
Archfiend of Depravity

Archfiend of Depravity

{3}{B}{B}

Creature — Demon

Keeps opponent creature counts low.

$0.94Buy
Buried Alive

Buried Alive

{2}{B}

Sorcery

The best tutor to set up the graveyard.

$2.83Buy
Entomb

Entomb

{B}

Instant

Instant speed graveyard setup.

$0.0Buy
Persist

Persist

{1}{B}

Sorcery

Cheap non-legendary reanimation.

$5.19Buy
Animate Dead

Animate Dead

{1}{B}

Enchantment — Aura

Classic and cheap reanimation enchantment.

$29.0Buy
Victimize

Victimize

{2}{B}

Sorcery

Swap one small creature for two big ones.

$0.54Buy
Stitcher's Supplier

Stitcher's Supplier

{B}

Creature — Zombie

Premier low-cost self-mill engine.

$1.94Buy
Vile Entomber

Vile Entomber

{2}{B}{B}

Creature — Zombie Warlock

Tutor on a stick for the graveyard.

$0.39Buy
Incarnation Technique

Incarnation Technique

{4}{B}

Sorcery

Massive self-mill and double reanimation.

$8.45Buy
Dread Return

Dread Return

{2}{B}{B}

Sorcery

Reanimation that can be cast from the graveyard.

$0.42Buy
Living Death

Living Death

{3}{B}{B}

Sorcery

Powerful mass reanimation and board wipe finisher.

$2.97Buy

Utility

10 cards
Viscera Seer

Viscera Seer

{B}

Creature — Vampire Wizard

Free sacrifice outlet to protect creatures from Chainer's exile clause.

$0.0Buy
Carrion Feeder

Carrion Feeder

{B}

Creature — Zombie

Low cost sacrifice outlet to repeat ETB/Death triggers.

$3.97Buy
Woe Strider

Woe Strider

{2}{B}

Creature — Horror

Sacrifice outlet that provides scry and its own recursion.

$2.23Buy
Swiftfoot Boots

Swiftfoot Boots

{2}

Artifact — Equipment

Protects Chainer from targeted removal.

$0.0Buy
Lightning Greaves

Lightning Greaves

{2}

Artifact — Equipment

Provides haste and protection for Chainer.

$5.07Buy
Altar of Dementia

Altar of Dementia

{2}

Artifact

Sacrifice outlet that mills yourself or opponents.

$17.29Buy
Bolas's Citadel

Bolas's Citadel

{3}{B}{B}{B}

Legendary Artifact

Allows casting from the deck, high synergy with life gain.

$0.0Buy
Phyrexian Reclamation

Phyrexian Reclamation

{B}

Enchantment

Repeatable creature recursion to hand.

$2.11Buy
Tortured Existence

Tortured Existence

{B}

Enchantment

Efficient way to discard big threats while recovering utility.

$6.14Buy
Bog Witch

Bog Witch

{2}{B}

Creature — Human Spellshaper

Discard outlet that provides ramp/Dark Ritual effects.

$0.59Buy

Lands

39 cards
Reliquary Tower

Reliquary Tower

Land

No maximum hand size.

$3.95Buy
War Room

War Room

Land

Card draw from the mana base.

$0.0Buy
Rogue's Passage

Rogue's Passage

Land

Makes a creature unblockable.

$0.37Buy
Temple of the False God

Temple of the False God

Land

Extra mana in the late game.

$0.23Buy
Bojuka Bog

Bojuka Bog

Land

Free graveyard hate on ETB.

$1.65Buy
Castle Locthwain

Castle Locthwain

Land

Mono-color utility land.

$0.0Buy
Swamp

Swamp 33x

Basic Land — Swamp

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.

$0.34Buy