Chainer, Nightmare Adept (MH2 #419)
Chainer, Nightmare Adept is a rare printing from Modern Horizons 2 (MH2 #419), a Legendary Creature — Human Minion. Illustrated by Steve Prescott.
Card text
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.
Details
| Mana cost | {2}{B}{R} |
|---|---|
| Type | Legendary Creature — Human Minion |
| Power / Toughness | 3 / 2 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) |
| Collector number | 419 |
| Artist | Steve Prescott |
| Released | 2021-06-18 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $1.01, foil $1.00 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- August 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.
- August 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.
- August 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.
- August 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).
- August 23, 2019 — Chainer's last ability triggers if Chainer enters the battlefield without being cast from your hand.
Other printings of Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Every MTGBrew page for another printing of Chainer, Nightmare Adept:
- Chainer, Nightmare Adept (C19 #39)
- Chainer, Nightmare Adept (J21 #683)
- Chainer, Nightmare Adept (MH2 #289)
- Chainer, Nightmare Adept (PLST #MH2-289)
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