Chainer, Dementia Master

Chainer, Dementia Master

Legendary Creature — Human Minion

Mana cost: {3}{B}{B}

How we read this card

All Nightmares get +1/+1.

static — gives +1/+1

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.

activated {B}{B}{B}, Pay 3 life —

activated {B}{B}{B}, Pay 3 life — brings a card back

activated {B}{B}{B}, Pay 3 life — grants a keyword

activated {B}{B}{B}, Pay 3 life — grants a keyword

When Chainer leaves the battlefield, exile all Nightmares.

triggered —

What we read on this card

Causes: make a player lose life, put a creature onto the battlefield, a creature leaves a graveyard, exile a Nightmare, a Nightmare leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: a creature in a graveyard, a Nightmare it boosts.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in Chainer's colors can cause this.

When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to:

  1. Shriveling Rot — it exiles a Nightmare
  2. Ayara, First of Locthwain — it exiles a Nightmare
  3. Foot Chopper — it exiles a Nightmare
  4. Blasting Station — it exiles a Nightmare
  5. Tainted Aether — it exiles a Nightmare
  6. Lethal Vapors — it exiles a Nightmare
  7. Grave Peril — it exiles a Nightmare
  8. Spreading Plague — it exiles a Nightmare
  9. Hot Soup — it exiles a Nightmare
  10. Cracked Skull — it exiles a Nightmare

a creature leaves a graveyard — 645 cards in Chainer's colors can cause this (Chainer is one).

When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves a graveyard:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  4. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  5. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  6. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Rot Farm Mortipede — gets +1/+0
  8. Soul Enervation — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  9. Erebos's Titan — triggers

anything leaves a graveyard — 955 cards in Chainer's colors can cause this (Chainer is one).

When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  4. Fang, Fearless l'Cie — draws you 1 card
  5. Teval's Judgment — triggers

put a creature into a graveyard — 1,237 cards in Chainer's colors can cause this.

  1. Termination Facilitator — Termination Facilitator puts cards into the graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back
  2. Straw Golem — When Straw Golem is in the graveyard, Chainer, Dementia Master can bring it back
  3. Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian — Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian puts cards into the graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back
  4. Repentant Vampire — Repentant Vampire puts cards into the graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back
  5. Treacherous Vampire — When Treacherous Vampire is in the graveyard, Chainer, Dementia Master can bring it back
  6. Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed — When Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed is in the graveyard, Chainer, Dementia Master can bring it back
  7. Dauthi Voidwalker — When Dauthi Voidwalker is in the graveyard, Chainer, Dementia Master can bring it back
  8. Boneshard Slasher — When Boneshard Slasher is in the graveyard, Chainer, Dementia Master can bring it back
  9. Professor Onyx — Professor Onyx puts cards into the graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back
  10. Death Rattle — Death Rattle puts cards into the graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back

1,227 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is lost — 1,256 cards in Chainer's colors can cause this (Chainer is one).

When Chainer, Dementia Master makes a player lose life:

  1. The Master of Lake-town — mills a card
  2. Intermediate Chirography — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Vilis, Broker of Blood — draws you that many cards
  4. Vengeful Warchief — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Moonstone Harbinger — gives +1/+0
  6. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  7. Lich's Mastery — triggers
  8. Lich's Tomb — sacrifices a permanent
  9. Gonti's Machinations — puts a counter on a permanent you control

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 3,478 cards in Chainer's colors can cause this (Chainer is one).

When Chainer, Dementia Master attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  3. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  4. Inquisitorial Rosette — makes a token
  5. Wand of Orcus — grants deathtouch
  6. Andúril, Flame of the West — makes 2 tokens
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Throwing Knife — sacrifices itself

45 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 3,478 cards in Chainer's colors can cause this (Chainer is one).

When Chainer, Dementia Master attacks:

  1. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  2. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  3. Fire Navy Trebuchet — makes a token
  4. Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate — grants deathtouch
  5. Rev, Tithe Extractor — grants deathtouch
  6. Boggart Prankster — gives +1/+0
  7. Within Range — makes each opponent lose life
  8. Curse of Disturbance — makes a token
  9. Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought — deals 100 damage
  10. Twins of Discord — triggers

7 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 3,478 cards in Chainer's colors can cause this (Chainer is one).

When Chainer, Dementia Master blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  3. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature deals combat damage — 3,478 cards in Chainer's colors can cause this (Chainer is one).

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When Chainer, Dementia Master deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

62 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 3,493 cards in Chainer's colors can cause this (Chainer is one).

When Chainer, Dementia Master is cast:

  1. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — makes that spell's mana value tokens
  2. Oketra's Monument — makes a token
  3. Bontu's Monument — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Vanquisher's Banner — draws you 1 card
  5. Skittering Horror — sacrifices itself
  6. Skittering Skirge — sacrifices itself
  7. Skittering Monstrosity — sacrifices itself
  8. Hazoret's Monument — draws and discards

10 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 3,967 cards in Chainer's colors can cause this (Chainer is one).

  1. Fire Nation Salvagers — When Fire Nation Salvagers enters thanks to Chainer, Dementia Master, it puts a counter on a creature or Vehicle
  2. Tenured Inkcaster — When Tenured Inkcaster enters thanks to Chainer, Dementia Master, it puts a counter on a creature
  3. Gastal Raider — When Gastal Raider enters thanks to Chainer, Dementia Master, it makes an opponent discard a card
  4. Clandestine Meddler — When Clandestine Meddler enters thanks to Chainer, Dementia Master, it triggers

57 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 6,402 cards in Chainer's colors can cause this (Chainer is one).

  1. Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel — When Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel enters thanks to Chainer, Dementia Master, it sacrifices a creature

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.