Kalain, Reclusive Painter
$0.29
$0.29Legendary Creature — Human Elf Bard
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Meta Pick
Very popular, most players know the strategy.
Ranking
#1627
Current Rank
#1841
Last Week
#1537
Last Month
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Kalain, Reclusive Painter.
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Adventures in the Forgotten Realms | Game Knights 46 | Magic The Gathering Commander Gameplay EDH
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Kalain, Reclusive Painter decks.
Obsessive Pursuit+9% Synergy
$0.46
Super Shredder+5% Synergy
$60.00
Phoenix Fleet Airship+4% Synergy
$4.54
Joo Dee, One of Many+3% Synergy
$0.17
Combustion Man+1% Synergy
$0.14
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kalain, Reclusive Painter's abilities and overall game plan.
Xorn+67% Synergy
$6.70
Captain Lannery Storm+65% Synergy
$0.22
Hoarding Ogre+59% Synergy
$0.08
Marut+56% Synergy
$0.05
Juri, Master of the Revue+56% Synergy
$0.09
Unexpected Windfall+55% Synergy
$2.10
Goldspan Dragon+55% Synergy
$9.23
Blood Money+54% Synergy
$0.48
Deadly Dispute+53% Synergy
$0.22
Marionette Master+50% Synergy
$1.48
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kalain, Reclusive Painter decks.
Nadier's Nightblade+49% Synergy
$0.11
Seize the Spoils+48% Synergy
$0.40
Grim Hireling+47% Synergy
$13.95
Reckless Fireweaver+47% Synergy
$0.59
Decadent Dragon+47% Synergy
$0.51
Big Score+46% Synergy
$0.71
Professional Face-Breaker+46% Synergy
$5.76
Mirkwood Bats+46% Synergy
$0.65
Mayhem Devil+35% Synergy
$0.20
Terminate+14% Synergy
$0.50
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Jeska's Will-9% Synergy
$30.65
Demonic Tutor-9% Synergy
$48.48
Vampiric Tutor-9% Synergy
$58.01
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kalain, Reclusive Painter's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Skullport Merchant+50% Synergy
$0.11
Forsworn Paladin+45% Synergy
$0.26
Hoard Robber+44% Synergy
$0.11
Crime Novelist+42% Synergy
$0.57
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge+40% Synergy
$0.18
Academy Manufactor+39% Synergy
$5.07
Hagra Constrictor+38% Synergy
$0.05
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch+37% Synergy
$0.22
Magda, Brazen Outlaw+36% Synergy
$0.56
Swashbuckler Extraordinaire+36% Synergy
$0.23
Fain, the Broker+36% Synergy
$0.42
Plundering Barbarian+35% Synergy
$0.15
Impulsive Pilferer+34% Synergy
$0.32
Mahadi, Emporium Master+30% Synergy
$0.57
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind+28% Synergy
$2.16
Disciple of the Vault+28% Synergy
$0.60
Rapacious Dragon+28% Synergy
$0.16
Mastermind Plum+27% Synergy
$1.19
Ancient Copper Dragon+25% Synergy
$76.23
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky+25% Synergy
$0.46
Magda, the Hoardmaster+24% Synergy
$0.29
Marionette Apprentice+22% Synergy
$1.70
Ruthless Technomancer+22% Synergy
$3.55
Ingenious Artillerist+22% Synergy
$0.30
Hellkite Tyrant+21% Synergy
$3.54
Shambling Ghast+21% Synergy
$0.41
Zhentarim Bandit+21% Synergy
$0.04
Breeches, Eager Pillager+20% Synergy
$0.35
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+19% Synergy
$17.51
Patron of the Arts+19% Synergy
$0.11
Prosperous Bandit+19% Synergy
$0.17
Pitiless Plunderer+18% Synergy
$1.56
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer+18% Synergy
$11.46
Rose Room Treasurer+17% Synergy
$0.42
Mer-Ek Nightblade+17% Synergy
$0.17
Hired Hexblade+17% Synergy
$0.04
Storm-Kiln Artist+16% Synergy
$1.25
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+16% Synergy
$0.14
Undercity Scrounger+16% Synergy
$0.04
Prosper, Tome-Bound+15% Synergy
$15.13
Generous Plunderer+15% Synergy
$8.16
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+15% Synergy
$0.24
Treasure Dredger+15% Synergy
$0.13
Locke, Treasure Hunter+14% Synergy
$0.24
Bonehoard Dracosaur+14% Synergy
$10.35
Ruthless Knave+14% Synergy
$0.16
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+12% Synergy
$36.67
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate+12% Synergy
$2.31
Bloodtracker+12% Synergy
$0.13
Shivan Devastator+12% Synergy
$3.24
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kalain, Reclusive Painter safe.
Costly Plunder+23% Synergy
$0.14
Fake Your Own Death+20% Synergy
$0.06
Deadly Derision+14% Synergy
$0.04
Sudden Breakthrough+13% Synergy
$0.17
Demand Answers+11% Synergy
$0.33
Bottle-Cap Blast+11% Synergy
$0.31
Flick a Coin+10% Synergy
$0.14
Smashing Success+7% Synergy
$0.03
Ancestors' Aid+7% Synergy
$0.13
Great Train Heist+5% Synergy
$3.46
Eviscerator's Insight+5% Synergy
$0.16
Power Word Kill+5% Synergy
$0.12
Bedevil+3% Synergy
$0.52
Murder+3% Synergy
$0.07
Reckoner's Bargain+3% Synergy
$1.03
Unlicensed Disintegration+3% Synergy
$0.16
Go for the Throat+1% Synergy
$0.53
Hurl Through Hell+1% Synergy
$2.98
Feign Death0% Synergy
$0.76
Abrade-1% Synergy
$0.12
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$5.27
Valakut Awakening-2% Synergy
$11.77
Infernal Grasp-3% Synergy
$0.19
Rakdos Charm-5% Synergy
$0.24
Withering Torment-5% Synergy
$3.22
Chaos Warp-6% Synergy
$0.37
Tibalt's Trickery-6% Synergy
$7.04
Thrill of Possibility-8% Synergy
$0.11
Village Rites-8% Synergy
$0.22
Malakir Rebirth-8% Synergy
$8.45
Deflecting Swat-10% Synergy
$48.80
Untimely Malfunction-10% Synergy
$6.15
Deadly Rollick-11% Synergy
$18.15
Dark Ritual-30% Synergy
$3.42
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kalain, Reclusive Painter's game plan and control the board.
Brass's Bounty+44% Synergy
$0.30
Pirate's Pillage+36% Synergy
$0.38
Strike It Rich+32% Synergy
$0.76
Grim Bounty+28% Synergy
$0.03
Inspired Tinkering+27% Synergy
$0.36
Reckless Endeavor+24% Synergy
$6.92
Hit the Mother Lode+21% Synergy
$0.22
Hell to Pay+16% Synergy
$0.29
Seize the Spotlight+12% Synergy
$15.90
Contract Killing+11% Synergy
$0.03
Improvised Weaponry+10% Synergy
$0.03
Spiteful Repossession+7% Synergy
$0.24
Devour Intellect+7% Synergy
$0.06
Season of the Bold+7% Synergy
$0.53
Lich-Knights' Conquest+6% Synergy
$0.93
Visions of Ruin+6% Synergy
$0.49
Price of Loyalty+6% Synergy
$0.06
Megaton's Fate+5% Synergy
$0.11
You've Been Caught Stealing+5% Synergy
$0.08
Feed the Swarm-1% Synergy
$0.25
Damnation-1% Synergy
$16.91
Diabolic Tutor-1% Synergy
$1.81
Read the Bones-3% Synergy
$0.13
Blasphemous Edict-4% Synergy
$5.20
Sign in Blood-5% Synergy
$0.46
Night's Whisper-6% Synergy
$0.28
Toxic Deluge-8% Synergy
$6.30
Vandalblast-12% Synergy
$2.28
Faithless Looting-13% Synergy
$0.28
Blasphemous Act-16% Synergy
$1.44
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Diamond Pick-Axe+46% Synergy
$0.34
Goldvein Pick+38% Synergy
$0.08
Treasure Map+37% Synergy
$0.29
The Reaver Cleaver+32% Synergy
$9.02
Beamtown Beatstick+28% Synergy
$0.39
Collector's Vault+27% Synergy
$0.58
Idol of Oblivion+20% Synergy
$0.55
The Ozolith+16% Synergy
$42.86
Thieves' Tools+16% Synergy
$0.09
Tempting Contract+14% Synergy
$8.49
Prying Blade+14% Synergy
$0.15
Treasure Chest+14% Synergy
$0.47
Noble's Purse+13% Synergy
$0.22
Cranial Plating+10% Synergy
$0.40
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+9% Synergy
$1.73
Cranial Ram+9% Synergy
$0.05
Hoard Hauler+9% Synergy
$0.29
Gilded Pinions+8% Synergy
$0.08
Oni-Cult Anvil+7% Synergy
$0.10
Bucknard's Everfull Purse+7% Synergy
$3.71
RMS Titanic+6% Synergy
$3.62
Throne of Geth+6% Synergy
$1.06
Dragonspark Reactor+6% Synergy
$0.11
Inspiring Statuary+5% Synergy
$0.17
Vat of Rebirth+4% Synergy
$0.16
Prized Statue+3% Synergy
$0.29
Wayfarer's Bauble-6% Synergy
$0.18
Swiftfoot Boots-14% Synergy
$1.38
Lightning Greaves-20% Synergy
$3.86
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kalain, Reclusive Painter's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Rain of Riches+47% Synergy
$0.51
Sticky Fingers+47% Synergy
$0.16
Revel in Riches+40% Synergy
$13.30
Alchemist's Talent+38% Synergy
$2.39
Shiny Impetus+36% Synergy
$0.07
Black Market Connections+19% Synergy
$11.69
Descent into Avernus+17% Synergy
$9.32
Agent of the Iron Throne+17% Synergy
$0.33
Spiteful Banditry+17% Synergy
$4.56
There and Back Again+16% Synergy
$2.06
Uncivil Unrest+12% Synergy
$17.95
Korvold and the Noble Thief+9% Synergy
$0.08
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker+7% Synergy
$7.59
Guild Artisan+7% Synergy
$0.16
Loot Dispute+6% Synergy
$0.33
Greed+4% Synergy
$0.26
Curse of Opulence+1% Synergy
$0.64
Phyrexian Arena-6% Synergy
$3.28
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kalain, Reclusive Painter to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast+5% Synergy
$4.72
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Treasure Vault+45% Synergy
$1.38
Mines of Moria+37% Synergy
$1.26
Volatile Fault+15% Synergy
$0.12
Karn's Bastion+11% Synergy
$1.16
Fountainport+9% Synergy
$4.05
Inventors' Fair+5% Synergy
$10.27
Rogue's Passage+4% Synergy
$0.38
Great Furnace+3% Synergy
$2.67
Vault of Whispers+3% Synergy
$2.30
War Room+3% Synergy
$4.85
Bojuka Bog+1% Synergy
$0.64
Castle Locthwain0% Synergy
$2.80
Urza's Saga0% Synergy
$35.81
Mortuary Mire0% Synergy
$0.28
Barren Moor0% Synergy
$0.15
Forgotten Cave0% Synergy
$0.14
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$7.35
Arena of Glory-1% Synergy
$10.47
Midgar, City of Mako-1% Synergy
$1.26
Cabal Coffers-5% Synergy
$25.92
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-6% Synergy
$46.63
Reliquary Tower-6% Synergy
$2.27
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Glittering Stockpile+31% Synergy
$0.37
Charcoal Diamond-3% Synergy
$0.29
Fire Diamond-4% Synergy
$0.26
Commander's Sphere-5% Synergy
$0.14
Sol Ring-15% Synergy
$1.27
Mind Stone-16% Synergy
$0.19
Arcane Signet-18% Synergy
$0.35
Rakdos Signet-22% Synergy
$0.79
Fellwar Stone-25% Synergy
$0.85
Talisman of Indulgence-28% Synergy
$1.59
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kalain, Reclusive Painter decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Drossforge Bridge+7% Synergy
$0.86
Cliffgate+7% Synergy
$0.20
Heap Gate+7% Synergy
$0.22
Rakdos Guildgate+6% Synergy
$0.19
Black Dragon Gate+6% Synergy
$0.29
Evolving Wilds+5% Synergy
$0.08
Rakdos Carnarium+4% Synergy
$0.40
Bloodfell Caves+3% Synergy
$0.05
Tramway Station+3% Synergy
$0.05
Mountain+1% Synergy
$0.09
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.09
Temple of Malice+1% Synergy
$0.19
Blightstep Pathway+1% Synergy
$4.48
Sulfurous Mire+1% Synergy
$0.23
Tainted Peak0% Synergy
$0.27
Geothermal Bog0% Synergy
$0.15
Terramorphic Expanse-1% Synergy
$0.11
Akoum Refuge-1% Synergy
$0.37
Luxury Suite-2% Synergy
$18.56
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$5.27
Fabled Passage-2% Synergy
$4.63
Valakut Awakening-2% Synergy
$11.77
Command Tower-3% Synergy
$0.19
Foreboding Ruins-3% Synergy
$0.23
Haunted Ridge-3% Synergy
$5.53
Shadowblood Ridge-3% Synergy
$0.23
Myriad Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.15
Smoldering Marsh-4% Synergy
$0.18
Dragonskull Summit-4% Synergy
$0.84
Badlands-5% Synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs-7% Synergy
$0.63
Canyon Slough-7% Synergy
$0.08
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.16
Blood Crypt-8% Synergy
$17.41
Blazemire Verge-8% Synergy
$6.10
Graven Cairns-8% Synergy
$2.14
Raucous Theater-8% Synergy
$9.33
Malakir Rebirth-8% Synergy
$8.45
Mount Doom-9% Synergy
$5.02
Exotic Orchard-10% Synergy
$0.13
Bloodstained Mire-11% Synergy
$13.73
Sulfurous Springs-14% Synergy
$0.56
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Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
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Ganax, Astral Hunter // Faceless One
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Street Urchin
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
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Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Cultist of the Absolute
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Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Ignacio of Myra's Marvels
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Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Akiri, Line-Slinger // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Krark, the Thumbless
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Agent of the Iron Throne
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Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Guild Artisan
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