Chainer, Nightmare Adept is a mythic Legendary Creature — Human Minion from C19 (C19) costing {2}{B}{R}. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Legendary Creature — Human Minion
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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.
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Chainer, Nightmare Adept is a Legendary Creature — Human Minion card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "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."
Chainer, Nightmare Adept has a mana cost of {2}{B}{R}, which equals 4.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires B, R mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Chainer, Nightmare Adept's mana cost of {2}{B}{R} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Chainer, Nightmare Adept has a mana value of 4.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Chainer, Nightmare Adept's current oracle text is: "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."
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You can purchase Chainer, Nightmare Adept from major MTG retailers including:
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Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Format legality information for Chainer, Nightmare Adept in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Chainer, Nightmare Adept is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Chainer, Nightmare Adept is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for Chainer, Nightmare Adept in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Chainer, Nightmare Adept is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Chainer, Nightmare Adept is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Chainer, Nightmare Adept in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Chainer, Nightmare Adept is from C19 (C19), with collector number 39.
Chainer, Nightmare Adept may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Chainer, Nightmare Adept is a mythic card in C19.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Chainer, Nightmare Adept was illustrated by Steve Prescott.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Chainer, Nightmare Adept is a 3/2 creature.
Power (3) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (2) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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