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Chainer, Nightmare Adept

Chainer, Nightmare Adept

Legendary Creature — Human Minion

Mana cost: {2}{B}{R}

Mana value: 4

Discard a card: You may cast a creature spell from your graveyard this turn. Activate only once each turn. Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, if you didn't cast it from your hand, it gains haste until your next turn.

Power / Toughness: 3 / 2

Printings: 5

Format Legality

Standard
Not Legal
Pioneer
Not Legal
Modern
Legal
Commander
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Not Legal
Historic
Legal
Timeless
Legal

Commander Decks Using Chainer, Nightmare Adept

Used in 3 of 2,601 Commander decks in the MTG Compendium database (0.1%)

Top Commanders Using Chainer, Nightmare Adept

Coram, the Undertaker 1 deck Sisay, Weatherlight Captain 1 deck Grenzo, Dungeon Warden 1 deck
Coram, the Undertaker
Commander: Coram, the Undertaker
Daniel Pozón Conde · Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona · Sep 28, 2026
#7
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Commander: Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Raquel Rizk · September PGS cEDH · Sep 19, 2026
#8
Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
Commander: Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
Aydin Croissant · CCS $3,000 Sunday Side Event #4 · Sep 27, 2026
#44

Printings

Chainer, Nightmare Adept
The List · #MH2-289
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Jumpstart: Historic Horizons · #683
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Modern Horizons 2 · #289
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Modern Horizons 2 · #419
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Commander 2019 · #39