Kalain, Reclusive Painter
$0.33

Legendary Creature — Human Elf Bard

Rakdos

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

#1647 Current Rank

#1485 Last Week

#1458 Last Month

Links & Decks

Videos

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.

Depthshaker Titan

+1% Synergy $0.47

Secluded Starforge

+1% Synergy $0.43

Umbral Collar Zealot

-1% Synergy $0.68

Weftstalker Ardent

-1% Synergy $0.54

Susurian Voidborn

-1% Synergy $0.16

High Synergy Cards

Cards that work exceptionally well with Kalain, Reclusive Painter's abilities and overall game plan.

Xorn

+69% Synergy $7.02

Captain Lannery Storm

+66% Synergy $0.26

Hoarding Ogre

+60% Synergy $0.08

Juri, Master of the Revue

+57% Synergy $0.14

Unexpected Windfall

+57% Synergy $1.00

Marut

+56% Synergy $0.07

Goldspan Dragon

+56% Synergy $11.54

Deadly Dispute

+54% Synergy $0.40

Blood Money

+53% Synergy $0.68

Marionette Master

+53% Synergy $1.58

Top Cards

The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kalain, Reclusive Painter decks.

Grim Hireling

+49% Synergy $14.15

Seize the Spoils

+49% Synergy $0.38

Nadier's Nightblade

+49% Synergy $0.15

Reckless Fireweaver

+48% Synergy $0.49

Big Score

+47% Synergy $0.69

Decadent Dragon

+47% Synergy $0.48

Professional Face-Breaker

+46% Synergy $3.54

Mirkwood Bats

+45% Synergy $0.63

Mayhem Devil

+36% Synergy $0.27

Terminate

+14% Synergy $0.36

Game Changers

Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.

Jeska's Will

-9% Synergy $25.32

Vampiric Tutor

-9% Synergy $59.87

Deflecting Swat

-10% Synergy $50.96

Demonic Tutor

-10% Synergy $53.10

Creatures

Essential creatures that complement Kalain, Reclusive Painter's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.

Skullport Merchant

+51% Synergy $0.09

Forsworn Paladin

+49% Synergy $0.27

Hoard Robber

+46% Synergy $0.06

Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge

+43% Synergy $0.23

Crime Novelist

+42% Synergy $0.60

Academy Manufactor

+40% Synergy $5.47

Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch

+39% Synergy $0.19

Fain, the Broker

+38% Synergy $0.39

Hagra Constrictor

+38% Synergy $0.10

Plundering Barbarian

+38% Synergy $0.17

Impulsive Pilferer

+36% Synergy $0.23

Magda, Brazen Outlaw

+36% Synergy $1.57

Swashbuckler Extraordinaire

+36% Synergy $0.21

Mahadi, Emporium Master

+30% Synergy $0.57

Disciple of the Vault

+28% Synergy $0.63

Kellogg, Dangerous Mind

+28% Synergy $2.69

Rapacious Dragon

+28% Synergy $0.15

Mastermind Plum

+27% Synergy $1.06

Atsushi, the Blazing Sky

+26% Synergy $1.22

Magda, the Hoardmaster

+25% Synergy $0.52

Ruthless Technomancer

+24% Synergy $1.47

Ancient Copper Dragon

+24% Synergy $71.97

Shambling Ghast

+23% Synergy $0.39

Marionette Apprentice

+22% Synergy $1.17

Ingenious Artillerist

+22% Synergy $0.25

Hellkite Tyrant

+21% Synergy $6.67

Zhentarim Bandit

+21% Synergy $0.09

Pitiless Plunderer

+20% Synergy $1.98

Cavern-Hoard Dragon

+20% Synergy $18.31

Patron of the Arts

+19% Synergy $0.11

Hired Hexblade

+19% Synergy $0.03

Storm-Kiln Artist

+18% Synergy $1.08

Breeches, Eager Pillager

+18% Synergy $0.30

Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer

+18% Synergy $7.98

Lobelia Sackville-Baggins

+18% Synergy $0.20

Mer-Ek Nightblade

+18% Synergy $0.16

Rose Room Treasurer

+18% Synergy $0.34

Prosperous Bandit

+17% Synergy $0.25

The Balrog, Durin's Bane

+16% Synergy $0.29

Undercity Scrounger

+16% Synergy $0.05

Treasure Dredger

+16% Synergy $0.12

Prosper, Tome-Bound

+15% Synergy $6.81

Locke, Treasure Hunter

+15% Synergy $0.26

Ruthless Knave

+15% Synergy $0.26

Generous Plunderer

+14% Synergy $7.03

Bonehoard Dracosaur

+13% Synergy $7.92

Bloodtracker

+13% Synergy $0.17

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

+12% Synergy $30.05

Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate

+12% Synergy $1.81

Shivan Devastator

+12% Synergy $2.52

Instants

Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kalain, Reclusive Painter safe.

Costly Plunder

+23% Synergy $0.16

Fake Your Own Death

+20% Synergy $0.06

Deadly Derision

+15% Synergy $0.08

Sudden Breakthrough

+15% Synergy $0.08

Bottle-Cap Blast

+11% Synergy $0.33

Demand Answers

+10% Synergy $0.32

Flick a Coin

+10% Synergy $0.09

Smashing Success

+8% Synergy $0.04

Ancestors' Aid

+7% Synergy $0.09

Great Train Heist

+6% Synergy $1.68

Power Word Kill

+6% Synergy $0.16

Eviscerator's Insight

+4% Synergy $0.21

Bedevil

+3% Synergy $0.41

Murder

+3% Synergy $0.04

Unlicensed Disintegration

+3% Synergy $0.17

Reckoner's Bargain

+3% Synergy $0.38

Hurl Through Hell

+2% Synergy $1.64

Go for the Throat

+1% Synergy $0.76

Feign Death

+1% Synergy $0.77

Abrade

-1% Synergy $0.10

Infernal Grasp

-3% Synergy $0.30

Fell the Profane

-3% Synergy $4.97

Rakdos Charm

-4% Synergy $0.44

Withering Torment

-5% Synergy $2.57

Chaos Warp

-6% Synergy $0.54

Tibalt's Trickery

-6% Synergy $8.48

Thrill of Possibility

-8% Synergy $0.08

Malakir Rebirth

-8% Synergy $8.42

Village Rites

-9% Synergy $0.24

Deadly Rollick

-11% Synergy $18.70

Untimely Malfunction

-11% Synergy $5.17

Dark Ritual

-30% Synergy $3.59

Sorceries

Important sorcery spells that advance Kalain, Reclusive Painter's game plan and control the board.

Brass's Bounty

+46% Synergy $0.28

Pirate's Pillage

+36% Synergy $0.42

Strike It Rich

+31% Synergy $0.60

Grim Bounty

+28% Synergy $0.06

Inspired Tinkering

+28% Synergy $0.28

Reckless Endeavor

+26% Synergy $6.46

Hit the Mother Lode

+20% Synergy $0.25

Hell to Pay

+15% Synergy $0.34

Seize the Spotlight

+12% Synergy $10.38

Improvised Weaponry

+11% Synergy $0.04

Contract Killing

+11% Synergy $0.05

Spiteful Repossession

+8% Synergy $0.24

Devour Intellect

+8% Synergy $0.04

Visions of Ruin

+7% Synergy $0.48

Season of the Bold

+6% Synergy $0.51

Price of Loyalty

+6% Synergy $0.08

You've Been Caught Stealing

+6% Synergy $0.06

Lich-Knights' Conquest

+5% Synergy $0.49

Megaton's Fate

+5% Synergy $0.21

Feed the Swarm

-1% Synergy $0.23

Damnation

-1% Synergy $20.12

Diabolic Tutor

-1% Synergy $1.72

Read the Bones

-3% Synergy $0.25

Blasphemous Edict

-4% Synergy $4.65

-5% Synergy $0.40

Night's Whisper

-6% Synergy $0.40

Toxic Deluge

-8% Synergy $5.79

Vandalblast

-12% Synergy $3.61

Faithless Looting

-13% Synergy $0.27

Blasphemous Act

-14% Synergy $1.88

Utility Artifacts

Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.

Diamond Pick-Axe

+46% Synergy $0.40

Goldvein Pick

+39% Synergy $0.10

Treasure Map

+37% Synergy $0.25

The Reaver Cleaver

+31% Synergy $10.16

Beamtown Beatstick

+31% Synergy $0.40

Collector's Vault

+28% Synergy $0.35

Idol of Oblivion

+19% Synergy $0.67

The Ozolith

+17% Synergy $44.16

Thieves' Tools

+16% Synergy $0.05

Tempting Contract

+15% Synergy $7.95

Prying Blade

+15% Synergy $0.14

Treasure Chest

+15% Synergy $0.47

Noble's Purse

+12% Synergy $0.18

Tarrian's Soulcleaver

+10% Synergy $1.20

Cranial Plating

+10% Synergy $0.33

Cranial Ram

+9% Synergy $0.07

Hoard Hauler

+9% Synergy $0.36

Gilded Pinions

+9% Synergy $0.09

Oni-Cult Anvil

+7% Synergy $0.15

Bucknard's Everfull Purse

+7% Synergy $1.59

RMS Titanic

+7% Synergy $3.21

Inspiring Statuary

+6% Synergy $0.19

Throne of Geth

+6% Synergy $0.70

Dragonspark Reactor

+6% Synergy $0.17

Vat of Rebirth

+5% Synergy $0.20

Prized Statue

+4% Synergy $0.23

Nuka-Cola Vending Machine

+4% Synergy $20.51

Wayfarer's Bauble

-8% Synergy $0.26

Swiftfoot Boots

-14% Synergy $1.32

Lightning Greaves

-19% Synergy $4.54

Enchantments

Powerful enchantments that support Kalain, Reclusive Painter's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.

Rain of Riches

+46% Synergy $0.42

Sticky Fingers

+45% Synergy $0.18

Revel in Riches

+42% Synergy $15.71

Shiny Impetus

+37% Synergy $0.11

Alchemist's Talent

+37% Synergy $6.77

Spiteful Banditry

+19% Synergy $3.60

Black Market Connections

+18% Synergy $12.37

Agent of the Iron Throne

+17% Synergy $0.34

Descent into Avernus

+16% Synergy $9.44

There and Back Again

+16% Synergy $2.98

Uncivil Unrest

+12% Synergy $14.19

Korvold and the Noble Thief

+10% Synergy $0.08

Guild Artisan

+8% Synergy $0.15

Fable of the Mirror-Breaker

+7% Synergy $6.64

Loot Dispute

+6% Synergy $0.31

Greed

+5% Synergy $0.25

Curse of Opulence

+1% Synergy $0.74

Phyrexian Arena

-5% Synergy $2.48

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that work alongside Kalain, Reclusive Painter to provide ongoing value and board presence.

Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast

+6% Synergy $4.72

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.

Treasure Vault

+46% Synergy $1.46

Mines of Moria

+38% Synergy $1.01

Volatile Fault

+17% Synergy $0.14

Karn's Bastion

+12% Synergy $1.30

Fountainport

+8% Synergy $4.96

Rogue's Passage

+5% Synergy $0.33

Inventors' Fair

+5% Synergy $10.34

Great Furnace

+4% Synergy $2.91

Vault of Whispers

+4% Synergy $2.91

War Room

+3% Synergy $2.90

Bojuka Bog

+2% Synergy $0.90

Castle Locthwain

+1% Synergy $3.91

Mortuary Mire

+1% Synergy $0.30

Urza's Saga

0% Synergy $42.14

Barren Moor

0% Synergy $0.15

Forgotten Cave

0% Synergy $0.18

Arena of Glory

-1% Synergy $9.63

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

-2% Synergy $7.25

Midgar, City of Mako

-2% Synergy $2.10

Cabal Coffers

-5% Synergy $25.99

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

-6% Synergy $49.13

Reliquary Tower

-6% Synergy $2.59

Mana Artifacts

Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.

Glittering Stockpile

+32% Synergy $0.34

Commander's Sphere

-4% Synergy $0.17

Fire Diamond

-4% Synergy $0.26

Charcoal Diamond

-4% Synergy $0.23

Sol Ring

-14% Synergy $1.39

Mind Stone

-17% Synergy $0.21

Arcane Signet

-18% Synergy $0.51

Rakdos Signet

-21% Synergy $0.75

Fellwar Stone

-25% Synergy $1.38

Talisman of Indulgence

-28% Synergy $1.66

Lands

The mana base foundation for Kalain, Reclusive Painter decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.

Drossforge Bridge

+8% Synergy $0.79

Cliffgate

+7% Synergy $0.21

Heap Gate

+7% Synergy $0.22

Evolving Wilds

+6% Synergy $0.07

Rakdos Guildgate

+6% Synergy $0.17

Black Dragon Gate

+6% Synergy $0.30

Rakdos Carnarium

+4% Synergy $0.38

Bloodfell Caves

+3% Synergy $0.08

Tramway Station

+3% Synergy $0.11

Temple of Malice

+2% Synergy $0.24

Blightstep Pathway

+2% Synergy $5.09

Sulfurous Mire

+2% Synergy $0.24

Mountain

+1% Synergy $0.06

Swamp

+1% Synergy $0.07

Tainted Peak

+1% Synergy $0.27

Geothermal Bog

0% Synergy $0.21

Akoum Refuge

0% Synergy $0.21

Foreboding Ruins

-2% Synergy $0.24

Luxury Suite

-2% Synergy $16.50

Shadowblood Ridge

-2% Synergy $0.25

Terramorphic Expanse

-2% Synergy $0.18

Fabled Passage

-2% Synergy $5.05

Command Tower

-3% Synergy $0.26

Smoldering Marsh

-3% Synergy $0.29

Haunted Ridge

-3% Synergy $4.86

Myriad Landscape

-3% Synergy $0.21

Fell the Profane

-3% Synergy $4.97

Dragonskull Summit

-4% Synergy $0.69

Badlands

-4% Synergy

Canyon Slough

-6% Synergy $0.18

Blazemire Verge

-7% Synergy $6.54

Graven Cairns

-7% Synergy $2.66

Blackcleave Cliffs

-7% Synergy $0.84

Path of Ancestry

-7% Synergy $0.15

Raucous Theater

-8% Synergy $10.11

Malakir Rebirth

-8% Synergy $8.42

Blood Crypt

-9% Synergy $22.68

Mount Doom

-9% Synergy $4.72

Exotic Orchard

-10% Synergy $0.27

Bloodstained Mire

-11% Synergy $13.48

Sulfurous Springs

-15% Synergy $0.53

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