Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Legendary Creature — Human Minion
Mana Cost: {2}{B}{R}
Oracle Rules Text: 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.
Set: Modern Horizons 2 (#289), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Steve Prescott
Legendary
Creature
Black
Red
Rare
$0.65
Regular
$1.30
✨ Foil
$1.56
Etched
€0.48
Euro
Prices as of Sep 03, 2026. Market values fluctuate; double-check current pricing before purchasing.
Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (5)
2019-08-23
If you somehow activate Chainer's first ability more than once during a turn (perhaps because Chainer left the battlefield and returned), you can cast a creature card for each ability's permission. Similarly, if another effect allows you to cast a creature card from your graveyard, you may use that permission and later use Chainer's permission to cast another creature card.
2019-08-23
You don't choose a creature card to cast while activating or resolving Chainer's first ability. The ability creates a permission for you to cast a creature card from your graveyard later in the turn.
2019-08-23
Chainer's last ability triggers if Chainer enters the battlefield without being cast from your hand.
2019-08-23
Chainer's first ability doesn't change when you can cast the creature card. You can normally only cast it during your turn while the stack is empty, but if the creature card has flash, you can cast it at other times.
2019-08-23
Chainer's last ability triggers if the entering creature was cast from a zone other than your hand, or if it wasn't cast at all and is entering the battlefield from anywhere (including from your hand).
🔮 Mechanically Similar Cards
Cards that share similar playstyles, keywords, and mana synergies.
More like this →
⚔️ SmartDeck Builder
Build a deck around Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Draft synergistic cards round-by-round, enforce commander color identity, and complete your 99 starting with Chainer, Nightmare Adept