Chainer, Nightmare Adept

As of Jul 23, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Chainer, Nightmare Adept is $0.81 (MH2 #419, Alt Art), and the most expensive is $1.62 (MH2 #289, Etched). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.81, up 2.5% over 7 days, up 14.1% over 30 days, up 19.1% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $0.81 (2026).

Chainer, Nightmare Adept has 4 tracked printings across 3 sets, in nonfoil, foil and etched finishes, including alt art treatments.

MH2 #419 Alt Art

$0.81

CK $2.99 / $1.35 -67%

PLST #MH2-289

$0.85 +5%

CK $1.99 / $0.50 41%

C19 #39 Foil

$0.85 +5%

CK $1.99 / $0.80 6%

MH2 #289

$0.87 +7%

CK $1.99 / $0.50 43%

MH2 #419 Alt Art Foil

$1.07 +32%

CK $2.99

MH2 #419 Alt Art Etched

$1.28 +58%

CK — / $1.15 10%

MH2 #289 Foil

$1.31 +62%

CK $4.99 / $2.00 -53%

MH2 #289 Etched

$1.62 +100%

CK $1.99 / $0.80 51%

Card Kingdom currently pays $2.00 cash for MH2 #289 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 60% (wide).

• Aug 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.
• Aug 23, 2019 Chainer's last ability triggers if Chainer enters the battlefield without being cast from your hand.
• Aug 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).
• Aug 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.
• Aug 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.

Chainer, Nightmare Adept has been reprinted 8 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment
PLST #MH2-289	2022-04-29	Rare	Standard
MH2 #419	2021-06-18	Rare	Alt Art
MH2 #289	2021-06-18	Rare	Standard
MH2 #289	2021-06-18	Rare	Standard
MH2 #289	2021-06-18	Rare	Standard
MH2 #419	2021-06-18	Rare	Alt Art
MH2 #419	2021-06-18	Rare	Alt Art
C19 #39	2019-08-23	Mythic	Standard

Chainer, Nightmare Adept is the #1,585 most-played card on EDHREC, down 19 places over the last 30 days.