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Chainer, Nightmare Adept

{2}{B}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Minion

MH2Modern Horizons 2#289rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil · Etched
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 55–2755
Illustrator
Steve Prescott
Found in
Modern Horizons 2 Set Booster Pack · Modern Horizons 2 Set Booster Hanger Pack · 3 more
Printings5Combos7EDHREC rank#1,599
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
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.
3/2
Plays as:
Discard OutletGraveyard Recast
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-6.7%
$0.84
$0.50 low$0.14 gapTCGplayer
Foil+2.3%
$1.33
$1.00 low$0.50 gapTCGplayer
Etched+21.0%
$2.13
lowTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.74· across 5 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

5 · latest Aug 23, 2019
  • WotCAug 23, 2019

    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.

  • WotCAug 23, 2019

    Chainer's last ability triggers if Chainer enters the battlefield without being cast from your hand.

  • WotCAug 23, 2019

    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).

  • WotCAug 23, 2019

    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.

  • WotCAug 23, 2019

    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.