Art by Mark Zug
Commander deckB
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.
Asked for“A $300 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 · 60 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
Burnished Hart
3Artifact Creature — Elk
Creature-based land ramp that can be reanimated.
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Provides a land on entry and a card on death.
Bontu's Monument
3Legendary Artifact
Reduces creature costs and provides life drain.
Card Draw
8
Grim Haruspex
2BCreature — Human Wizard
Draws cards when non-token creatures die.
Midnight Reaper
2BCreature — Zombie Knight
Enables card draw from creature deaths.
Disciple of Bolas
3BCreature — Human Wizard
Sacrifice a big reanimated creature for massive draw and life gain.
Harvester of Souls
4BBCreature — Demon
Repeated card draw in a high-attrition deck.
Morbid Curiosity
1BBSorcery
Sacrifice a high-CMC reanimated target to draw many cards.
Removal
9
Plaguecrafter
2BCreature — Human Shaman
Forcing sacrifices keeps hexproof threats in check.
Ravenous Chupacabra
2BBCreature — Beast Horror
Powerful ETB removal that can be looped with Chainer.
Life's Finale
4BBSorcery
Board wipe that doubles as a graveyard enabler for opponents.
Overseer of the Damned
5BBCreature — Demon
Removal on a stick that generates tokens.
Meteor Golem
7Artifact Creature — Golem
Handles non-creature permanents when reanimated.
Threats/Wincons
22
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
Primary win condition via life drain loops.
Kokusho, the Evening Star
4BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Massive life swing when it dies or is exiled.
Sepulchral Primordial
5BBCreature — Avatar
Reanimates the best creatures from opponents' graveyards.
Abhorrent Overlord
5BBCreature — Demon
Generates a massive flying army upon entry.
Butcher of Malakir
5BBCreature — Vampire Warrior
Dictate Edict effect on a large body.
Noxious Gearhulk
4BBArtifact Creature — Construct
Removal and life gain on a heavy hitter.
Massacre Wurm
3BBBCreature — Phyrexian Wurm
Wipes small boards and punishes opponents for deaths.
Sheoldred, Whispering One
5BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Edict effect and free reanimation every turn.
Dreadhound
4BBCreature — Demon Dog
Self-mill synergy that pings opponents for deaths.
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Pings opponents when creatures move in or out of graveyards.
Utility
10
Viscera Seer
BCreature — Vampire Wizard
Free sacrifice outlet to protect creatures from Chainer's exile clause.
Carrion Feeder
BCreature — Zombie
Low cost sacrifice outlet to repeat ETB/Death triggers.
Woe Strider
2BCreature — Horror
Sacrifice outlet that provides scry and its own recursion.
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Provides haste and protection for Chainer.
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
Allows casting from the deck, high synergy with life gain.
Tortured Existence
BEnchantment
Efficient way to discard big threats while recovering utility.
Bog Witch
2BCreature — Human Spellshaper
Discard outlet that provides ramp/Dark Ritual effects.
