Chainer's Ascension

Commander / EDH Reanimator

Adameus2012

Creature (16)

• 1x Blood Seeker
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Carrionette
• 1x Chainer, Dementia Master
• 1x Corpse Connoisseur
• 1x Cunning Lethemancer
• 1x Disciple of Griselbrand
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Nekrataal
• 1x Onyx Mage
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Phyrexian Plaguelord
• 1x Reaper from the Abyss
• 1x Sanguine Praetor
• 1x Will-o'-the-Wisp

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms

Land (39)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Dark Depths
• 1x Howltooth Hollow
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Leechridden Swamp
• 1x Phyrexia's Core
• 1x Strip Mine
• 31x Swamp

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Diabolic Servitude

Artifact (21)

• 1x Aether Vial
• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Altar of Shadows
• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Batterskull
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Demon's Horn
• 1x Erratic Portal
• 1x Helvault
• 1x Lashwrithe
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mirari
• 1x Mycosynth Wellspring
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (6)

• 1x Corpse Dance
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Sudden Spoiling

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Cabal Therapy
• 1x Corrupt
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Last Rites
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Mutilate
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Sinkhole
• 1x Temporal Extortion
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

Commander (1)

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Creature (7)

• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Hex Parasite
• 1x Magus of the Coffers
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Slum Reaper
• 1x Vampire Hexmage

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Bottomless Pit
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Oppression
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Words of Waste

Artifact (1)

• 1x Geth's Grimoire

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Well, obviously the deck somewhat revolves around Chainer, and I found that he was a great choice for the kind of recursion I want to do, Mana cost not so overly prohibitive that he comes out far too late, and also allows me to play mono-black, so the mana setup was relatively easy. Chainer's ability also is useful as it does not require him to tap, thus allowing me to use it instantly if I have the mana. The bad: paying 3 life every time to recur something. I tried to put some remedies for the life loss in there, but they don't come up often unless I tutor for them or something, and there are more important things most of the time to tutor for than a corrupt. I have a limited number of ways to put stuff in the graveyard, preferring instead to steal creatures from my opponents graveyards. In EDH there is always a good creature to take. Also, regarding my inclusion of what might be considered "crap rares" Spine of Ish Sah, and Argentum Armor, in a mono black deck (and being unable to find a gate to phyrexia) they remain my deck's sole means of enchantment and artifact removal. Lame, I know, but I guess that is the price you pay for going mono. Any suggestions would be appreciated, especially in my creature selection. I often find that I have more that I can do with my opponents creatures than my own.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	3.37
Tokens	Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Human 2/2 G, Marit Lage, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Wolf 2/2 G