EDH/COMMANDER DECK TYPE-MONO BLACK DRAIN

Control. A powerful word that can just be an illusion to reality. Young walker as you have learned, a mage who controls his opponent is deadly to face in battle. Multiple copies of spells are at his up and ready to continue brutal punishment to anyone he desires. As you have also learned, these mages are typically a blue mage but can be other colors as well. Ever thought what a black mage could do as a commander of an army when he likes to be in control?

A review of a black mage will tell us that a black mage likes to use death, discard, and creature hate. It's this combination that makes a black mage deadly. But there is one powerful black mage that was put in command of his own army. They call him Chainer, Dementia Master.

Chainer, Dementia Master:

Chainer has such a great power, he can take your creatures and put them under his control. His army is just a hoard of minions that have been sworn to serve him. His black spells envoke his controlling nature, letting him steel your very life in battle and control what spells you play. Chainer does have a seceret weapon when he just feels like ending things fast. This young walker is a combo that you should be on guard when any of the two main spells are brought to battle.  This first is Exquisite Bond and the sister spell is Sanguine Blood. Together these spells can kill an opponent with an infinite life drain with any spell making you lose one life or Chainer gaining just one life.

 

A Battle to Live

So now you know a small amount of how Chainer likes to do battle but only a small amount. The rest of Chainer's spell selection can be staggering. The blood of his foes feeds his hunger to do battle. You could say young walker, he makes a blood bond in battle. This is what Chainer will typically use to obtain this blood bond.

You're Ganna Pay

Artifact

1xBasilisk Collar

1xElixir of Immortality

1xFont of Mythos

1xHowling Mine

1xLightning Greaves

1xLoxodon Warhammer

1xSol Ring

1xSpellbook

1xWhispersilk Cloak

Creature

1xBlood Artist

1xBlood Seeker

1xBloodghast

1xBloodthrone Vampire

1xButcher of Malakir

1xCaptivating Vampire

1xCatacomb Dragon

1xChild of Night

1xEbon Dragon

1xFalkenrath Noble

1xGrave Titan

1xKalastria Highborn

1xMaralen of the Mornsong

1xNetherborn Phalanx

1xNightmare

1xNirkana Revenant

1xPulse Tracker

1xQuag Vampires

1xReassembling Skeleton

1xSangromancer

1xScrib Nibblers

1xSolemn Simulacrum

1xSteel Wall

1xVampire Nighthawk

1xVault Skirge

1xViscera Seer

Enchantment

1xBad Moon

1xExquisite Blood

1xGrave Pact

1xNecrogen Mists

1xPhyrexian Arena

1xSanguine Bond

1xUnderworld Connections

1xUnderworld Dreams

Instant

1xCremate

Planeswalker

1xLiliana of the Dark Realms

1xLiliana of the Veil

Sorcery

1xAshes to Ashes

1xBeacon of Unrest

1xBrainspoil

1xDamnation

1xDeath Cloud

1xDelirium Skeins

1xDemonic Tutor

1xDiabolic Intent

1xDiabolic Tutor

1xExsanguinate

1xHex

1xIncreasing Ambition

1xLiving Death

1xPlague Wind

1xSign in Blood

2xSmallpox

Land

1xReliquary Tower

34xSwamp

1xTerrain Generator

Commander

1xChainer, Dementia Master

Now you have a deeper understanding of how this is a literal battle for your life. Chainer takes no prisoners when you challenge him. Mass creature bombing spells will keep the battle field clear of your creatures while he works his handy work. Vampires that serve him will take life from you just to transfer is to their master, Chainer. Chainer also has command to discard spells to keep you off balance while he continues his torture..

A Will to Live

Unless young planeswalker you have been looking to die, I suggest you have a strategy. Chainer is powerful, but he does have a few weaknesses that you can exploit. Being a controlling mage, Chainer tends to be slower at the start of battle up to the midway of the battle. This leaves you with two obvious ways to battle against him. One way, out run him dealing large chunks of damage before his creature killing bombs come out. This can be tricky as he may decide to change things up and hit the gas petal in the heat of battle. Another way is to keep to him from letting his two deadliest threats from being on the battle field at the same time. There is another way though. You could, attempt to out control Chainer. Most blue wielding mages could do this with a lower level of difficulty against Chainer.

How will you battle Chainer, Dementia Master? Will you try to control him, or just over power him with your own army? Do you have what it takes to stand tall when the dust settles?