Kalain, Reclusive Painter
$0.19
$0.19Legendary 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
#1617
Current Rank
#1523
Last Week
#1430
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
INSANE MTG COMMANDER EDH GAMEPLAY!! MYSTERY BOOSTER BOX GIVEAWAY
(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.
Locke, Treasure Hunter+11% Synergy
$0.48
Vincent, Vengeful Atoner+3% Synergy
$1.60
Ring of the Lucii+3% Synergy
$0.17
Midgar, City of Mako-4% Synergy
$3.63
The Fire Crystal-4% Synergy
$4.85
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kalain, Reclusive Painter's abilities and overall game plan.
Xorn+69% Synergy
$4.91
Captain Lannery Storm+65% Synergy
$0.21
Hoarding Ogre+60% Synergy
$0.13
Juri, Master of the Revue+59% Synergy
$0.31
Unexpected Windfall+59% Synergy
$0.98
Marut+56% Synergy
$0.07
Goldspan Dragon+56% Synergy
$9.09
Deadly Dispute+54% Synergy
$0.49
Marionette Master+53% Synergy
$1.86
Blood Money+52% Synergy
$0.83
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kalain, Reclusive Painter decks.
Grim Hireling+50% Synergy
$10.56
Seize the Spoils+50% Synergy
$0.36
Nadier's Nightblade+49% Synergy
$0.16
Big Score+48% Synergy
$0.62
Reckless Fireweaver+48% Synergy
$0.40
Professional Face-Breaker+46% Synergy
$4.04
Mirkwood Bats+46% Synergy
$0.54
Decadent Dragon+46% Synergy
$0.50
Mayhem Devil+37% Synergy
$0.35
Terminate+14% Synergy
$0.32
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Vampiric Tutor-9% Synergy
$50.85
Jeska's Will-10% Synergy
$26.15
Deflecting Swat-10% Synergy
$46.20
Demonic Tutor-10% Synergy
$58.30
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kalain, Reclusive Painter's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Skullport Merchant+50% Synergy
$0.16
Forsworn Paladin+50% Synergy
$0.23
Hoard Robber+47% Synergy
$0.10
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge+43% Synergy
$0.21
Academy Manufactor+41% Synergy
$2.99
Crime Novelist+41% Synergy
$0.49
Hagra Constrictor+39% Synergy
$0.05
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch+39% Synergy
$0.22
Plundering Barbarian+39% Synergy
$0.16
Fain, the Broker+38% Synergy
$0.28
Impulsive Pilferer+37% Synergy
$0.20
Swashbuckler Extraordinaire+37% Synergy
$0.14
Magda, Brazen Outlaw+36% Synergy
$1.20
Mahadi, Emporium Master+30% Synergy
$0.46
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind+30% Synergy
$1.73
Rapacious Dragon+30% Synergy
$0.13
Disciple of the Vault+28% Synergy
$0.70
Mastermind Plum+27% Synergy
$1.18
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky+26% Synergy
$0.91
Ancient Copper Dragon+25% Synergy
$70.01
Magda, the Hoardmaster+25% Synergy
$0.38
Ruthless Technomancer+24% Synergy
$1.34
Shambling Ghast+23% Synergy
$0.59
Ingenious Artillerist+22% Synergy
$0.18
Hellkite Tyrant+22% Synergy
$5.38
Zhentarim Bandit+22% Synergy
$0.12
Marionette Apprentice+21% Synergy
$1.13
Pitiless Plunderer+20% Synergy
$3.60
Mer-Ek Nightblade+20% Synergy
$0.18
Hired Hexblade+20% Synergy
$0.02
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+19% Synergy
$18.31
Patron of the Arts+19% Synergy
$0.06
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer+19% Synergy
$7.20
Rose Room Treasurer+19% Synergy
$0.30
Storm-Kiln Artist+18% Synergy
$0.90
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+18% Synergy
$0.21
Breeches, Eager Pillager+18% Synergy
$0.31
Treasure Dredger+17% Synergy
$0.07
Undercity Scrounger+17% Synergy
$0.03
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+16% Synergy
$0.29
Prosperous Bandit+16% Synergy
$0.27
Ruthless Knave+16% Synergy
$0.26
Prosper, Tome-Bound+15% Synergy
$8.42
Generous Plunderer+14% Synergy
$6.03
Bloodtracker+14% Synergy
$0.17
Bonehoard Dracosaur+13% Synergy
$7.28
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+12% Synergy
$27.60
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate+12% Synergy
$1.39
Rev, Tithe Extractor+10% Synergy
$32.41
Dockside Extortionist+7% Synergy
$11.87
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kalain, Reclusive Painter safe.
Costly Plunder+23% Synergy
$0.16
Fake Your Own Death+21% Synergy
$0.08
Sudden Breakthrough+16% Synergy
$0.16
Deadly Derision+16% Synergy
$0.09
Demand Answers+10% Synergy
$0.28
Flick a Coin+10% Synergy
$0.11
Bottle-Cap Blast+10% Synergy
$0.50
Smashing Success+8% Synergy
$0.05
Ancestors' Aid+7% Synergy
$0.09
Power Word Kill+6% Synergy
$0.16
Great Train Heist+5% Synergy
$1.76
Eviscerator's Insight+4% Synergy
$0.18
Unlicensed Disintegration+4% Synergy
$0.17
Bedevil+3% Synergy
$0.51
Murder+3% Synergy
$0.06
Reckoner's Bargain+3% Synergy
$0.64
Go for the Throat+2% Synergy
$0.79
Hurl Through Hell+2% Synergy
$1.61
Feign Death+1% Synergy
$0.84
Abrade-2% Synergy
$0.15
Infernal Grasp-2% Synergy
$0.26
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$5.21
Rakdos Charm-4% Synergy
$0.31
Withering Torment-6% Synergy
$2.59
Chaos Warp-7% Synergy
$0.34
Thrill of Possibility-7% Synergy
$0.06
Tibalt's Trickery-7% Synergy
$8.49
Village Rites-8% Synergy
$0.20
Malakir Rebirth-8% Synergy
$9.16
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$18.24
Untimely Malfunction-11% Synergy
$4.20
Dark Ritual-28% Synergy
$2.94
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kalain, Reclusive Painter's game plan and control the board.
Brass's Bounty+46% Synergy
$0.30
Pirate's Pillage+36% Synergy
$0.31
Strike It Rich+32% Synergy
$0.70
Grim Bounty+28% Synergy
$0.05
Inspired Tinkering+27% Synergy
$0.27
Reckless Endeavor+25% Synergy
$6.74
Hit the Mother Lode+20% Synergy
$0.30
Hell to Pay+15% Synergy
$0.35
Seize the Spotlight+13% Synergy
$4.47
Improvised Weaponry+11% Synergy
$0.04
Contract Killing+11% Synergy
$0.03
Spiteful Repossession+8% Synergy
$0.25
Devour Intellect+8% Synergy
$0.04
Visions of Ruin+7% Synergy
$0.43
Season of the Bold+7% Synergy
$0.52
Price of Loyalty+6% Synergy
$0.05
You've Been Caught Stealing+6% Synergy
$0.05
Megaton's Fate+5% Synergy
$0.16
Smoke Spirits' Aid+5% Synergy
$0.28
Lich-Knights' Conquest+4% Synergy
$0.54
Damnation-1% Synergy
$18.68
Diabolic Tutor-1% Synergy
$1.75
Feed the Swarm-2% Synergy
$0.23
Sign in Blood-4% Synergy
$0.60
Read the Bones-4% Synergy
$0.28
Blasphemous Edict-5% Synergy
$3.59
Night's Whisper-6% Synergy
$0.25
Toxic Deluge-8% Synergy
$5.30
Vandalblast-11% Synergy
$2.73
Victimize-11% Synergy
$0.56
Faithless Looting-13% Synergy
$0.29
Blasphemous Act-14% Synergy
$1.13
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Diamond Pick-Axe+46% Synergy
$0.33
Goldvein Pick+39% Synergy
$0.05
Treasure Map+37% Synergy
$0.29
The Reaver Cleaver+31% Synergy
$9.77
Beamtown Beatstick+31% Synergy
$0.37
Collector's Vault+28% Synergy
$0.30
Idol of Oblivion+18% Synergy
$0.63
The Ozolith+17% Synergy
$41.21
Prying Blade+17% Synergy
$0.24
Thieves' Tools+16% Synergy
$0.04
Tempting Contract+15% Synergy
$7.33
Treasure Chest+14% Synergy
$0.45
Noble's Purse+13% Synergy
$0.10
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+10% Synergy
$1.39
Cranial Plating+10% Synergy
$0.30
Cranial Ram+9% Synergy
$0.09
Hoard Hauler+9% Synergy
$0.37
Gilded Pinions+9% Synergy
$0.08
Oni-Cult Anvil+7% Synergy
$0.10
Bucknard's Everfull Purse+7% Synergy
$1.43
RMS Titanic+7% Synergy
$4.16
Throne of Geth+7% Synergy
$0.72
Inspiring Statuary+6% Synergy
$0.22
Dragonspark Reactor+6% Synergy
$0.11
Vat of Rebirth+4% Synergy
$0.28
Prized Statue+4% Synergy
$0.19
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine+4% Synergy
$17.42
Wayfarer's Bauble-8% Synergy
$0.24
Swiftfoot Boots-14% Synergy
$1.30
Lightning Greaves-18% Synergy
$4.45
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kalain, Reclusive Painter's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Sticky Fingers+47% Synergy
$0.19
Rain of Riches+45% Synergy
$0.37
Revel in Riches+42% Synergy
$14.48
Alchemist's Talent+38% Synergy
$6.36
Shiny Impetus+37% Synergy
$0.13
Black Market Connections+18% Synergy
$15.42
Spiteful Banditry+18% Synergy
$2.85
Agent of the Iron Throne+17% Synergy
$0.27
Descent into Avernus+16% Synergy
$5.49
There and Back Again+16% Synergy
$2.72
Uncivil Unrest+12% Synergy
$12.32
Korvold and the Noble Thief+10% Synergy
$0.05
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker+8% Synergy
$7.33
Guild Artisan+8% Synergy
$0.10
Greed+5% Synergy
$0.24
Loot Dispute+5% Synergy
$0.39
Ghirapur Aether Grid+4% Synergy
$0.18
Curse of Opulence0% Synergy
$0.55
Phyrexian Arena-5% Synergy
$1.55
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kalain, Reclusive Painter to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast+6% Synergy
$4.99
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Treasure Vault+45% Synergy
$1.33
Mines of Moria+38% Synergy
$0.55
Volatile Fault+17% Synergy
$0.15
Karn's Bastion+13% Synergy
$0.66
Fountainport+8% Synergy
$3.16
Rogue's Passage+6% Synergy
$0.27
Inventors' Fair+5% Synergy
$9.47
Vault of Whispers+4% Synergy
$2.22
Great Furnace+4% Synergy
$1.64
War Room+3% Synergy
$2.73
Witch's Cottage+2% Synergy
$0.61
Bojuka Bog+1% Synergy
$0.57
Castle Locthwain0% Synergy
$3.76
Mortuary Mire0% Synergy
$0.28
Urza's Saga0% Synergy
$38.71
Barren Moor0% Synergy
$0.19
Forgotten Cave0% Synergy
$0.15
Arena of Glory-1% Synergy
$11.65
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$6.61
Reliquary Tower-5% Synergy
$1.98
Cabal Coffers-5% Synergy
$24.56
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-6% Synergy
$47.16
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Glittering Stockpile+32% Synergy
$0.23
Charcoal Diamond-4% Synergy
$0.26
Fire Diamond-4% Synergy
$0.24
Commander's Sphere-5% Synergy
$0.16
Sol Ring-14% Synergy
$1.07
Arcane Signet-17% Synergy
$0.51
Mind Stone-17% Synergy
$0.22
Rakdos Signet-21% Synergy
$0.76
Fellwar Stone-25% Synergy
$1.12
Talisman of Indulgence-28% Synergy
$1.94
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kalain, Reclusive Painter decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Drossforge Bridge+9% Synergy
$0.71
Cliffgate+7% Synergy
$0.15
Heap Gate+7% Synergy
$0.17
Evolving Wilds+6% Synergy
$0.23
Rakdos Guildgate+6% Synergy
$0.15
Black Dragon Gate+6% Synergy
$0.28
Rakdos Carnarium+3% Synergy
$0.32
Temple of Malice+3% Synergy
$0.22
Bloodfell Caves+3% Synergy
$0.11
Tramway Station+3% Synergy
$0.08
Blightstep Pathway+2% Synergy
$4.57
Sulfurous Mire+2% Synergy
$0.22
Mountain+1% Synergy
$0.06
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.07
Tainted Peak+1% Synergy
$0.31
Geothermal Bog+1% Synergy
$0.22
Akoum Refuge0% Synergy
$0.16
Foreboding Ruins-2% Synergy
$0.22
Terramorphic Expanse-2% Synergy
$0.28
Fabled Passage-2% Synergy
$3.53
Command Tower-3% Synergy
$0.22
Smoldering Marsh-3% Synergy
$0.38
Luxury Suite-3% Synergy
$13.40
Shadowblood Ridge-3% Synergy
$0.28
Haunted Ridge-3% Synergy
$3.99
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$5.21
Dragonskull Summit-4% Synergy
$1.01
Myriad Landscape-4% Synergy
$0.11
Badlands-4% Synergy
Graven Cairns-6% Synergy
$3.36
Blackcleave Cliffs-6% Synergy
$1.23
Canyon Slough-6% Synergy
$0.40
Blazemire Verge-8% Synergy
$6.82
Raucous Theater-8% Synergy
$8.92
Path of Ancestry-8% Synergy
$0.18
Malakir Rebirth-8% Synergy
$9.16
Blood Crypt-9% Synergy
$15.33
Exotic Orchard-9% Synergy
$0.45
Mount Doom-9% Synergy
$3.80
Bloodstained Mire-10% Synergy
$13.68
Sulfurous Springs-14% Synergy
$0.40
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Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
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