Kalain, Reclusive Painter
$0.27
$0.27Legendary 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
#1583
Current Rank
#1707
Last Week
#1493
Last Month
Links & Decks
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Kalain, Reclusive Painter.
The Fastest Way to Watch Commander Gameplay - CCO's Curbside Pickup
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(EDH) Kalain Vs Ranar Vs Prosper Vs Shadrix - Commander Gameplay Ep.59 (Giveaway episode!)
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.
Super Shredder+4% Synergy
$60.00
J. Jonah Jameson+3% Synergy
$0.27
Buzzard-Wasp Colony+3% Synergy
$2.98
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders0% Synergy
$0.55
Maximum Carnage-1% Synergy
$0.48
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kalain, Reclusive Painter's abilities and overall game plan.
Xorn+69% Synergy
$7.87
Captain Lannery Storm+66% Synergy
$0.17
Hoarding Ogre+60% Synergy
$0.09
Marut+56% Synergy
$0.07
Juri, Master of the Revue+56% Synergy
$0.15
Unexpected Windfall+56% Synergy
$1.34
Goldspan Dragon+56% Synergy
$11.07
Blood Money+53% Synergy
$0.33
Deadly Dispute+53% Synergy
$0.37
Marionette Master+52% Synergy
$1.67
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kalain, Reclusive Painter decks.
Seize the Spoils+49% Synergy
$0.38
Nadier's Nightblade+49% Synergy
$0.09
Grim Hireling+48% Synergy
$13.75
Reckless Fireweaver+48% Synergy
$0.58
Decadent Dragon+48% Synergy
$0.43
Big Score+46% Synergy
$0.70
Mirkwood Bats+46% Synergy
$0.87
Professional Face-Breaker+45% Synergy
$3.34
Mayhem Devil+35% Synergy
$1.04
Terminate+14% Synergy
$0.77
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Demonic Tutor-9% Synergy
$48.88
Vampiric Tutor-9% Synergy
$54.04
Jeska's Will-10% Synergy
$28.80
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kalain, Reclusive Painter's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Skullport Merchant+50% Synergy
$0.08
Forsworn Paladin+47% Synergy
$0.23
Hoard Robber+44% Synergy
$0.12
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge+42% Synergy
$0.26
Crime Novelist+41% Synergy
$0.77
Academy Manufactor+39% Synergy
$5.11
Hagra Constrictor+39% Synergy
$0.06
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch+38% Synergy
$0.20
Fain, the Broker+37% Synergy
$0.42
Swashbuckler Extraordinaire+37% Synergy
$0.28
Plundering Barbarian+37% Synergy
$0.17
Magda, Brazen Outlaw+36% Synergy
$1.23
Impulsive Pilferer+35% Synergy
$0.18
Mahadi, Emporium Master+30% Synergy
$0.46
Disciple of the Vault+28% Synergy
$0.75
Rapacious Dragon+28% Synergy
$0.15
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind+28% Synergy
$2.81
Mastermind Plum+27% Synergy
$1.00
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky+25% Synergy
$1.33
Ancient Copper Dragon+25% Synergy
$77.79
Magda, the Hoardmaster+24% Synergy
$0.49
Ruthless Technomancer+23% Synergy
$1.58
Marionette Apprentice+22% Synergy
$1.04
Hellkite Tyrant+22% Synergy
$5.81
Shambling Ghast+22% Synergy
$0.36
Ingenious Artillerist+21% Synergy
$0.24
Zhentarim Bandit+21% Synergy
$0.04
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+20% Synergy
$18.50
Patron of the Arts+20% Synergy
$0.11
Breeches, Eager Pillager+20% Synergy
$0.28
Pitiless Plunderer+19% Synergy
$1.53
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer+18% Synergy
$10.77
Prosperous Bandit+18% Synergy
$0.15
Hired Hexblade+18% Synergy
$0.04
Mer-Ek Nightblade+18% Synergy
$0.18
Rose Room Treasurer+18% Synergy
$0.41
Storm-Kiln Artist+17% Synergy
$1.07
Prosper, Tome-Bound+16% Synergy
$8.60
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+16% Synergy
$0.16
Undercity Scrounger+16% Synergy
$0.04
Treasure Dredger+16% Synergy
$0.10
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+15% Synergy
$0.26
Generous Plunderer+15% Synergy
$7.09
Ruthless Knave+15% Synergy
$0.32
Bonehoard Dracosaur+14% Synergy
$9.04
Locke, Treasure Hunter+14% Synergy
$0.18
Bloodtracker+13% Synergy
$0.15
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate+12% Synergy
$1.62
Shivan Devastator+12% Synergy
$2.49
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+11% Synergy
$31.45
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kalain, Reclusive Painter safe.
Costly Plunder+24% Synergy
$0.16
Fake Your Own Death+20% Synergy
$0.05
Deadly Derision+15% Synergy
$0.07
Sudden Breakthrough+14% Synergy
$0.12
Bottle-Cap Blast+11% Synergy
$0.35
Demand Answers+10% Synergy
$0.28
Flick a Coin+10% Synergy
$0.10
Smashing Success+8% Synergy
$0.03
Ancestors' Aid+7% Synergy
$0.10
Great Train Heist+6% Synergy
$1.41
Power Word Kill+6% Synergy
$0.10
Eviscerator's Insight+5% Synergy
$0.16
Bedevil+4% Synergy
$0.34
Reckoner's Bargain+3% Synergy
$0.56
Unlicensed Disintegration+3% Synergy
$0.16
Murder+2% Synergy
$0.03
Go for the Throat+1% Synergy
$0.74
Feign Death+1% Synergy
$0.87
Hurl Through Hell+1% Synergy
$2.08
Abrade-2% Synergy
$0.18
Infernal Grasp-3% Synergy
$0.25
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$4.83
Valakut Awakening-3% Synergy
$11.46
Rakdos Charm-4% Synergy
$0.37
Withering Torment-5% Synergy
$2.54
Chaos Warp-6% Synergy
$0.51
Tibalt's Trickery-6% Synergy
$9.52
Thrill of Possibility-8% Synergy
$0.10
Village Rites-8% Synergy
$0.30
Malakir Rebirth-8% Synergy
$8.97
Deflecting Swat-10% Synergy
$52.71
Untimely Malfunction-10% Synergy
$4.17
Deadly Rollick-11% Synergy
$18.95
Dark Ritual-30% Synergy
$3.35
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kalain, Reclusive Painter's game plan and control the board.
Brass's Bounty+46% Synergy
$0.32
Pirate's Pillage+36% Synergy
$0.51
Strike It Rich+32% Synergy
$0.74
Grim Bounty+28% Synergy
$0.05
Inspired Tinkering+27% Synergy
$0.38
Reckless Endeavor+25% Synergy
$7.02
Hit the Mother Lode+20% Synergy
$0.23
Hell to Pay+15% Synergy
$0.25
Seize the Spotlight+12% Synergy
$14.78
Contract Killing+11% Synergy
$0.05
Improvised Weaponry+11% Synergy
$0.03
Devour Intellect+8% Synergy
$0.04
Spiteful Repossession+7% Synergy
$0.25
Visions of Ruin+6% Synergy
$0.49
Season of the Bold+6% Synergy
$0.50
Price of Loyalty+6% Synergy
$0.07
Lich-Knights' Conquest+5% Synergy
$0.50
Megaton's Fate+5% Synergy
$0.12
You've Been Caught Stealing+5% Synergy
$0.04
Smoke Spirits' Aid+5% Synergy
$1.92
Sundering Eruption0% Synergy
$1.02
Feed the Swarm-1% Synergy
$0.22
Damnation-1% Synergy
$19.28
Diabolic Tutor-1% Synergy
$1.77
Read the Bones-3% Synergy
$0.22
Sign in Blood-5% Synergy
$0.43
Blasphemous Edict-5% Synergy
$4.95
Night's Whisper-6% Synergy
$0.46
Toxic Deluge-8% Synergy
$5.95
Vandalblast-12% Synergy
$4.78
Faithless Looting-13% Synergy
$0.21
Blasphemous Act-15% Synergy
$1.88
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Diamond Pick-Axe+46% Synergy
$0.39
Goldvein Pick+39% Synergy
$0.10
Treasure Map+37% Synergy
$0.26
The Reaver Cleaver+32% Synergy
$8.56
Beamtown Beatstick+30% Synergy
$0.38
Collector's Vault+27% Synergy
$0.41
Idol of Oblivion+20% Synergy
$0.61
The Ozolith+16% Synergy
$43.76
Thieves' Tools+16% Synergy
$0.07
Prying Blade+15% Synergy
$0.23
Tempting Contract+14% Synergy
$7.76
Treasure Chest+14% Synergy
$0.44
Noble's Purse+12% Synergy
$0.20
Cranial Plating+10% Synergy
$0.41
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+9% Synergy
$1.81
Cranial Ram+9% Synergy
$0.06
Hoard Hauler+9% Synergy
$0.30
Gilded Pinions+8% Synergy
$0.06
Oni-Cult Anvil+7% Synergy
$0.08
Bucknard's Everfull Purse+7% Synergy
$1.70
RMS Titanic+7% Synergy
$3.00
Inspiring Statuary+6% Synergy
$0.17
Throne of Geth+6% Synergy
$1.00
Dragonspark Reactor+6% Synergy
$0.13
Vat of Rebirth+4% Synergy
$0.19
Prized Statue+3% Synergy
$0.94
Wayfarer's Bauble-7% Synergy
$0.21
Swiftfoot Boots-14% Synergy
$1.22
Lightning Greaves-19% Synergy
$4.32
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kalain, Reclusive Painter's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Rain of Riches+47% Synergy
$0.42
Sticky Fingers+46% Synergy
$0.20
Revel in Riches+40% Synergy
$16.90
Shiny Impetus+37% Synergy
$0.09
Alchemist's Talent+37% Synergy
$3.74
Black Market Connections+19% Synergy
$11.95
Spiteful Banditry+18% Synergy
$4.09
Agent of the Iron Throne+17% Synergy
$0.29
Descent into Avernus+16% Synergy
$9.44
There and Back Again+16% Synergy
$4.33
Uncivil Unrest+12% Synergy
$22.70
Korvold and the Noble Thief+9% Synergy
$0.07
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker+7% Synergy
$6.91
Guild Artisan+7% Synergy
$0.13
Loot Dispute+6% Synergy
$0.35
Greed+5% Synergy
$0.23
Curse of Opulence+1% Synergy
$0.78
Phyrexian Arena-5% Synergy
$2.32
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kalain, Reclusive Painter to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast+5% Synergy
$4.92
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Treasure Vault+45% Synergy
$1.46
Mines of Moria+37% Synergy
$1.07
Volatile Fault+17% Synergy
$0.12
Karn's Bastion+11% Synergy
$1.61
Fountainport+9% Synergy
$3.29
Rogue's Passage+6% Synergy
$0.31
Inventors' Fair+5% Synergy
$11.40
Great Furnace+3% Synergy
$3.26
Vault of Whispers+3% Synergy
$2.90
War Room+3% Synergy
$3.04
Bojuka Bog+1% Synergy
$0.94
Castle Locthwain0% Synergy
$3.65
Mortuary Mire0% Synergy
$0.27
Urza's Saga0% Synergy
$35.27
Barren Moor0% Synergy
$0.13
Forgotten Cave0% Synergy
$0.15
Arena of Glory-1% Synergy
$7.92
Midgar, City of Mako-1% Synergy
$2.19
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$6.87
Cabal Coffers-4% Synergy
$23.13
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-6% Synergy
$48.67
Reliquary Tower-6% Synergy
$2.03
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Glittering Stockpile+32% Synergy
$0.24
Commander's Sphere-4% Synergy
$0.16
Charcoal Diamond-4% Synergy
$0.20
Fire Diamond-4% Synergy
$0.23
Sol Ring-14% Synergy
$1.48
Mind Stone-16% Synergy
$0.12
Arcane Signet-18% Synergy
$0.48
Rakdos Signet-21% Synergy
$0.73
Fellwar Stone-25% Synergy
$1.06
Talisman of Indulgence-28% Synergy
$1.30
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kalain, Reclusive Painter decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Drossforge Bridge+8% Synergy
$0.84
Cliffgate+7% Synergy
$0.20
Heap Gate+7% Synergy
$0.20
Evolving Wilds+6% Synergy
$0.12
Rakdos Guildgate+6% Synergy
$0.18
Black Dragon Gate+6% Synergy
$0.29
Rakdos Carnarium+4% Synergy
$0.33
Blightstep Pathway+2% Synergy
$4.84
Bloodfell Caves+2% Synergy
$0.07
Tramway Station+2% Synergy
$0.05
Mountain+1% Synergy
$0.05
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.06
Temple of Malice+1% Synergy
$0.30
Sulfurous Mire+1% Synergy
$0.23
Tainted Peak0% Synergy
$0.26
Geothermal Bog0% Synergy
$0.15
Sundering Eruption0% Synergy
$1.02
Terramorphic Expanse-1% Synergy
$0.15
Akoum Refuge-1% Synergy
$0.41
Foreboding Ruins-2% Synergy
$0.19
Luxury Suite-2% Synergy
$19.46
Shadowblood Ridge-2% Synergy
$0.18
Smoldering Marsh-3% Synergy
$0.21
Haunted Ridge-3% Synergy
$4.64
Myriad Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.17
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$4.83
Fabled Passage-3% Synergy
$4.79
Valakut Awakening-3% Synergy
$11.46
Command Tower-4% Synergy
$0.27
Dragonskull Summit-4% Synergy
$0.80
Badlands-5% Synergy
Canyon Slough-7% Synergy
$0.18
Blackcleave Cliffs-7% Synergy
$0.82
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.16
Blood Crypt-8% Synergy
$17.69
Blazemire Verge-8% Synergy
$7.03
Graven Cairns-8% Synergy
$2.31
Raucous Theater-8% Synergy
$9.65
Malakir Rebirth-8% Synergy
$8.97
Mount Doom-9% Synergy
$4.70
Exotic Orchard-10% Synergy
$0.21
Bloodstained Mire-11% Synergy
$13.01
Sulfurous Springs-15% Synergy
$0.55
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Ganax, Astral Hunter // Faceless One
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Street Urchin
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Mastermind Plum
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Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Agent of the Iron Throne
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Sarevok, Deathbringer // Guild Artisan
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Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Ignacio of Myra's Marvels
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Cultist of the Absolute
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Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Akiri, Line-Slinger // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
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
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Krark, the Thumbless
Vazi, Keen Negotiator
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Guild Artisan
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