Chainer, Nightmare Adept commander decks

{B}{R}Rakdos commanders

We track 227 decks led by Chainer, Nightmare Adept.

Deck numbers as of October 5, 2026 · refreshed weekly

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The card$0.75-2.6% in 30 daysas of Oct 5Price history for Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Decks led
227

0.03% of the 787,845 legal decks we track.

Median deck price
$336

Most cost $83 to $1,544.

Median power
5.6

Most rate 4.0 to 7.3 on the 1 to 10 EDH power level scale.

Median salt
4.3

Most score 3.2 to 6.2 out of 10.

Most often built as reanimator (41%), then stompy (28%).

Real Chainer, Nightmare Adept decks

Real decks from our database, picked from this commander's own price range and from every bracket people build it in. Open any of them for the full list. The picks rotate weekly.

By budget

  • Budget build
    $83.07
    price
    5.1
    power
    4.9
    salt
    Bracket 3 (Upgraded)
    {B}{R}midrange
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  • Typical build
    $386
    price
    6.2
    power
    3.9
    salt
    Bracket 3 (Upgraded)
    {B}{R}midrange
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  • High-end build
    $1,544
    price
    6.8
    power
    6.1
    salt
    Bracket 4 (Optimized)
    {B}{R}midrange
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By bracket

Chainer, Nightmare Adept decks by price and bracket

Deck prices

$0 to $50: 8 decks.
$50 to $100: 23 decks.
$100 to $150: 22 decks.
$150 to $200: 20 decks.
$200 to $300: 32 decks.
$300 to $400: 17 decks.
$400 to $500: 16 decks.
$500 to $750: 28 decks.
$750 to $1,000: 15 decks.
$1,000 to $1,500: 22 decks.
$1,500 to $2,000: 9 decks.
$2,000 to $3,000: 1 decks.
$3,000 and up: 14 decks.

Decks per price band. The highlighted band, $300 to $400, holds the median deck at $336. 94 of these decks cost $250 or less.

WotC brackets

  • Bracket 1 (Exhibition)21% · 47
  • Bracket 2 (Core)13% · 29
  • Bracket 3 (Upgraded)46% · 105
  • Bracket 4 (Optimized)16% · 36
  • Bracket 5 (cEDH)4% · 10

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What Chainer, Nightmare Adept decks play

The 40 cards found most often across these 227 decks, with each card's current price. The bar is the share of decks running the card, and its green part is how far that share runs above the card's rate in every deck that could play it.

Creatures12

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  • Anger45%$0.38
    Run in 103 of these decks (45%), 6% of decks that could run it.
  • Etali, Primal Storm44%$0.46
    Run in 99 of these decks (44%), 7% of decks that could run it.
  • Solemn Simulacrum44%$0.26
    Run in 99 of these decks (44%), 8% of decks that could run it.
  • Archon of Cruelty43%$1.50
    Run in 98 of these decks (43%), 3% of decks that could run it.
  • Archfiend of Ifnir40%$0.38
    Run in 91 of these decks (40%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Feldon of the Third Path40%$0.93
    Run in 90 of these decks (40%), 2% of decks that could run it.

Instants4

  • Chaos Warp63%$0.31
    Run in 144 of these decks (63%), 29% of decks that could run it.
  • Dark Ritual55%$4.44
    Run in 125 of these decks (55%), 34% of decks that could run it.
  • Entomb48%$16.00
    Run in 108 of these decks (48%), 9% of decks that could run it.
  • Thrill of Possibility47%$0.17
    Run in 107 of these decks (47%), 9% of decks that could run it.

Sorceries7

  • Faithless Looting76%$0.36
    Run in 172 of these decks (76%), 16% of decks that could run it.
  • Buried Alive68%$2.36
    Run in 155 of these decks (68%), 8% of decks that could run it.
  • Victimize56%$0.55
    Run in 127 of these decks (56%), 13% of decks that could run it.
  • Reanimate51%$6.61
    Run in 115 of these decks (51%), 17% of decks that could run it.
  • Living Death49%$3.12
    Run in 111 of these decks (49%), 6% of decks that could run it.
  • Blasphemous Act48%$0.72
    Run in 109 of these decks (48%), 35% of decks that could run it.
  • Feed the Swarm44%$0.19
    Run in 100 of these decks (44%), 17% of decks that could run it.

Artifacts5

  • Sol Ring93%$1.00
    Run in 210 of these decks (93%), 88% of decks that could run it.
  • Arcane Signet92%$0.37
    Run in 209 of these decks (92%), 79% of decks that could run it.
  • Rakdos Signet72%$0.37
    Run in 164 of these decks (72%), 22% of decks that could run it.
  • Talisman of Indulgence70%$0.45
    Run in 159 of these decks (70%), 31% of decks that could run it.
  • Fellwar Stone44%$0.50
    Run in 99 of these decks (44%), 26% of decks that could run it.

Enchantments1

  • Animate Dead58%$7.05
    Run in 132 of these decks (58%), 11% of decks that could run it.

Lands11

  • Command Tower94%$0.20
    Run in 213 of these decks (94%), 91% of decks that could run it.
  • Dragonskull Summit73%$0.44
    Run in 166 of these decks (73%), 37% of decks that could run it.
  • Smoldering Marsh69%$0.28
    Run in 157 of these decks (69%), 34% of decks that could run it.
  • Sulfurous Springs61%$0.49
    Run in 138 of these decks (61%), 30% of decks that could run it.
  • Blood Crypt56%$9.41
    Run in 126 of these decks (56%), 45% of decks that could run it.
  • Tainted Peak53%$1.28
    Run in 120 of these decks (53%), 11% of decks that could run it.
5 more lands
  • Luxury Suite46%$8.01
    Run in 105 of these decks (46%), 26% of decks that could run it.
  • Foreboding Ruins45%$0.31
    Run in 101 of these decks (45%), 15% of decks that could run it.
  • Graven Cairns44%$1.57
    Run in 99 of these decks (44%), 12% of decks that could run it.
  • Haunted Ridge43%$1.65
    Run in 98 of these decks (43%), 17% of decks that could run it.
  • Bloodstained Mire41%$18.45
    Run in 93 of these decks (41%), 17% of decks that could run it.

Cards that set Chainer decks apart

These show up in Chainer decks far more often than in other decks that could play them.

  • Doomed Necromancer$0.38

    71% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Buried Alive$2.36

    68% of these decks, against 8% of other decks that could run it.

  • Faithless Looting$0.36

    76% of these decks, against 16% of other decks that could run it.

  • Magus of the Wheel$1.10

    60% of these decks, against 3% of other decks that could run it.

  • Apprentice Necromancer$0.70

    53% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Rakdos Signet$0.37

    72% of these decks, against 22% of other decks that could run it.

6 more signature cards
  • Gravebreaker Lamia$0.45

    50% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Animate Dead$7.05

    58% of these decks, against 11% of other decks that could run it.

  • Squee, Goblin Nabob$0.28

    47% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Living Death$3.12

    49% of these decks, against 6% of other decks that could run it.

  • Victimize$0.55

    56% of these decks, against 13% of other decks that could run it.

  • Tainted Peak$1.28

    53% of these decks, against 11% of other decks that could run it.

Chainer, Nightmare Adept combos

111 of these decks (49%) run at least one combo listed on Commander Spellbook. These are the ones they run most.

  1. Animate DeadplusWorldgorger Dragon

    Infinite mana, ETBs and LTBs

    8%17 decks
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  2. Kiki-Jiki, Mirror BreakerplusZealous Conscripts

    Infinite tokens with haste, ETBs and LTBs

    7%16 decks
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  3. Kiki-Jiki, Mirror BreakerplusNecrotic Ooze

    Infinite ETBs, LTBs, tokens and untaps

    7%15 decks
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  4. Dualcaster MageplusSaw in Half

    Infinite tokens and ETBs

    6%14 decks
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  5. Dualcaster MageplusTwinflame

    Infinite LTBs, ETBs and tokens with haste

    6%14 decks
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  6. NecromancyplusWorldgorger Dragon

    Infinite mana, ETBs and LTBs

    5%12 decks
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  7. Dualcaster MageplusPersistplusViscera Seer

    Infinite ETBs, LTBs and scry

    4%9 decks
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  8. Altar of DementiaplusDualcaster MageplusLiving Death

    Infinite ETBs, LTBs and mill

    4%8 decks
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Commanders like Chainer, Nightmare Adept

Their decks lean on many of the same signature cards as Chainer decks do.