Djmentia Unchained

Commander / EDH Mono-Black Reanimator Sacrifice

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Creature (27)

• 1x Abhorrent Overlord
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Corpse Connoisseur
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Dread Presence
• 1x Geralf's Messenger
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Junk Diver
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Meteor Golem
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mindslicer
• 1x Myojin of Night's Reach
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Priest of Gix
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Vampire Hexmage
• 1x Withered Wretch
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine
• 1x Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Instant (4)

• 1x Entomb
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Artifact (16)

• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Bitter Ordeal
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Gate to Phyrexia
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Commander (1)

Land (38)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x High Market
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Petrified Field
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 24x Swamp
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vesuva

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Creature (6)

• 1x Ayara, First of Locthwain
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Soldevi Adnate
• 1x Viscera Seer

Land (5)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Instant (3)

• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Village Rites
• 1x Withering Boon

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 1x Vampiric Rites

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This deck revolves around sacrificing and recurring creatures.

I chose Chainer, Dementia Master somewhat because I simply wanted to build a mono-black deck. However, his ability to reanimate creatures at instant speed from any graveyard, and do this multiple times within any players' turn, does make him quite strong.

There are a few different ways to build around Chainer, Dementia Master, such as stax, mill/discard, or focusing on pulling things from opponents' graveyards. This deck focuses on interacting with your own graveyard, with the aim of winning through one of the cycling combos listed below, such as life drain (e.g. Blood Artist, Gray Merchant of Asphodel), swinging in with a mass of tokens (e.g. Abhorrent Overlord, Wurmcoil Engine), or mill (e.g. Altar of the Brood, Bitter Ordeal). I like focusing on your own graveyard with Chainer, Dementia Master, as it can be very inconsistent whether your opponents offer up much to reanimate (e.g. something like Talrand, Sky Summoner is basically going to be all spells).

Below I've tried to show how related cards group together to satisfy the aims of the deck. If you have any suggestions please don't hesitate to leave them in the comments section.

{B} Sacs {B}

• Sac targets - Easy graveyard return: Gravecrawler
• Sac targets - Token generators: Wurmcoil Engine, Abhorrent Overlord
• Sac targets - ETB/LTB: Gray Merchant of Asphodel, Solemn Simulacrum, Sidisi, Undead Vizier, Rune-Scarred Demon, Corpse Connoisseur, Plaguecrafter, Massacre Wurm, Wurmcoil Engine, Abhorrent Overlord, Junk Diver, Myr Retriever, Priest of Gix, Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed, Vampire Hexmage, Geralf's Messenger, Kokusho, the Evening Star, Meteor Golem
• Sac outlets: Ashnod's Altar, Phyrexian Altar, Gate to Phyrexia, High Market, Diabolic Intent, Fleshbag Marauder, Abhorrent Overlord
• Sac synergy: Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, Grave Pact, Bitter Ordeal, Altar of the Brood
• Recursion - Creature: Chainer, Dementia Master, Mikaeus, the Unhallowed, Reanimate, Animate Dead, Nim Deathmantle, Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
• Recursion - Artifacts: Junk Diver, Myr Retriever

{B} Misc. {B}

• Mana - Rocks:Arcane Signet, Gilded Lotus, Sol Ring
• Mana - Ramp: Solemn Simulacrum, Wayfarer's Bauble, Myriad Landscape, Jet Medallion
• Mana - Multipliers: Crypt Ghast, Nirkana Revenant, Cabal Coffers, Cabal Stronghold, Caged Sun, Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• Card draw: Solemn Simulacrum, Necropotence, Phyrexian Arena, Skullclamp, Bolas's Citadel, Sign in Blood, Dread Presence
• Tutor: Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, Diabolic Intent, Sidisi, Undead Vizier, Rune-Scarred Demon, Buried Alive, Entomb, Corpse Connoisseur, Expedition Map
• Life gain: Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, Exsanguinate, Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• Life drain: Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, Exsanguinate, Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• Wrath: Damnation, Oblivion Stone, Toxic Deluge, Massacre Wurm
• Spot removal: Hero's Downfall, Gate to Phyrexia, Sudden Spoiling
• Graveyard hate: Bojuka Bog, Withered Wretch
• Mill: Altar of the Brood, Bitter Ordeal
• Discard: Myojin of Night's Reach, Mindslicer

{B} Combos & WinCons {B}

• Infinite black mana: Cabal Coffers + Rings of Brighthearth + Deserted Temple + 4 swamps
• Infinite sacs, recursion: Phyrexian Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Priest of Gix
• Infinite sacs, recursion: Phyrexian Altar + Gravecrawler + Zombie
• Infinite sacs, recursion: Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + any non-human creature
• Infinite sacs, recursion, black mana: Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Priest of Gix
• Infinite sacs, recursion, life drain: Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Geralf's Messenger
• Infinite sacs, recursion, tokens and colorless mana: Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Abhorrent Overlord/Wurmcoil Engine
• Infinite sacs, recursion, life drain/gain: Chainer, Dementia Master + Phyrexian Altar + Abhorrent Overlord + Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• Infinite sacs, recursion, life drain/gain: Chainer, Dementia Master + Phyrexian Altar + Abhorrent Overlord/Wurmcoil Engine + Blood Artist/Zulaport Cutthroat
• *For any sac/recursion loops, add Blood Artist/Zulaport Cutthroat for life drain/gain, Altar of the Brood/Bitter Ordeal for mill, Grave Pact to clear the board

Date added	8 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.34
Tokens	Harpy 1/1 B, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink