Chainer, Dementia Master (Commander) - Core Reanimator

Owain Roberts
Jun 12, 2026
The Case for Why We Need More Monocolored Commander Decks
More monocolor precons, fewer five-color piles. Owain is hot on the case to see why we don't (but should) see more monocolor Commander precons.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Noxious Gearhulk
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Buried Alive
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Altar of Dementia
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Mutilate
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Meteor Golem
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Defile
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Ghast
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Plaguecrafter
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Vile Entomber
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Burnished Hart
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Accursed Marauder
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Bog Witch
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Massacre Wurm
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Carrion Feeder
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
26%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Shriekmaw
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Angel of Suffering
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Grave Titan
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Doom Whisperer
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Dread Presence
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Harvester of Souls
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Scion of Darkness
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Grim Haruspex
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Twilight Diviner
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Avatar of Woe
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Nightmare
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Woe Strider
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Mire Triton
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mindslicer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Demon's Disciple
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Balthor the Defiled
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Millikin
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Entomb
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Village Rites
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Boon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Unbury
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Stinging Study
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Vendetta
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Undying Malice
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Terror
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Corpse Churn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Professor's Warning
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Cruel Truths
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Syphon Mind
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Diresight
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Bubbling Muck
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Stitch Together
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Persist
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Funeral Rites
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Corrupt
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Skulltap
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Discerning Taste
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Plague Wind
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Dead of Winter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Chainer's Edict
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Morality Shift
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Twilight's Call
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Drain Life
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Resentful Revelation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Expedition Map
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Shield
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Demon's Horn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-15%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Necromancy
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Black Market
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Tortured Existence
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Grave Pact
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Teval's Judgment
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Out of the Tombs
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Attrition
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Font of Agonies
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Oubliette
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
High Market
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Barren Moor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Mire
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Deserted Temple
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Vesuva
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Tomb Fortress
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Terrain Generator
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Caged Sun
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Nyx Lotus
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Cave
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy