Chainer, Dementia Master
Torment 56 • rare
- Set
- Torment
- Collector number
- 56
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $1.48
What it does
All Nightmares get +1/+1.
black mana black mana black mana, Pay 3 life: Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. That creature is black and is a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
When Chainer leaves the battlefield, exile all Nightmares.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Chainer, Dementia Master was released in 2002 as part of the Torment expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed during the Odyssey block, this set was themed around the dark, oppressive environment of the subterranean world of Otaria. The card depicts Chainer, a tragic figure and protégé of the dementia mage Kahlon, who was driven to madness by the mental artifacts he unleashed.
The character design was brought to life by illustrator Ron Spencer, whose signature visceral and gritty style captured the chaotic essence of Chainer’s psychic influence. Within the game's mechanics, the card is noted for its ability to manipulate the graveyard, reflecting Chainer’s lore-based capacity to manifest physical horrors from human memory. It remains a hallmark of the set for its blend of high-risk strategic utility and evocative narrative flavor.
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