Kalain, Reclusive Painter
$0.28
$0.28Legendary Creature — Human Elf Bard
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Proven Option
Well-established with solid community support.
Ranking
#1447
Current Rank
#1437
Last Week
#1578
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.
Coin of Mastery+33% Synergy
$2.30
Scuzzback Scrounger+11% Synergy
$0.49
Flamekin Gildweaver+7% Synergy
$0.11
Mirrormind Crown+4% Synergy
$1.48
Hexing Squelcher-9% Synergy
$17.77
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kalain, Reclusive Painter's abilities and overall game plan.
Xorn+65% Synergy
$8.61
Captain Lannery Storm+64% Synergy
$0.28
Marut+57% Synergy
$0.09
Hoarding Ogre+56% Synergy
$0.17
Goldspan Dragon+55% Synergy
$10.71
Juri, Master of the Revue+55% Synergy
$0.22
Blood Money+55% Synergy
$0.68
Unexpected Windfall+53% Synergy
$3.74
Deadly Dispute+52% Synergy
$0.36
Nadier's Nightblade+49% Synergy
$0.24
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kalain, Reclusive Painter decks.
Marionette Master+48% Synergy
$2.36
Rain of Riches+48% Synergy
$1.01
Professional Face-Breaker+47% Synergy
$8.40
Big Score+46% Synergy
$0.99
Mirkwood Bats+46% Synergy
$1.25
Grim Hireling+46% Synergy
$17.12
Reckless Fireweaver+46% Synergy
$0.50
Seize the Spoils+46% Synergy
$0.61
Mayhem Devil+35% Synergy
$0.25
Terminate+12% Synergy
$0.40
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Vampiric Tutor-7% Synergy
$63.69
Demonic Tutor-8% Synergy
$62.01
Jeska's Will-9% Synergy
$43.27
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kalain, Reclusive Painter's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Skullport Merchant+48% Synergy
$0.11
Decadent Dragon+46% Synergy
$0.81
Crime Novelist+42% Synergy
$1.02
Forsworn Paladin+42% Synergy
$0.35
Hoard Robber+40% Synergy
$0.13
Academy Manufactor+38% Synergy
$6.11
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge+38% Synergy
$0.24
Hagra Constrictor+37% Synergy
$0.17
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch+37% Synergy
$0.21
Swashbuckler Extraordinaire+35% Synergy
$0.23
Fain, the Broker+35% Synergy
$1.79
Magda, Brazen Outlaw+34% Synergy
$2.38
Impulsive Pilferer+32% Synergy
$0.22
Plundering Barbarian+32% Synergy
$0.28
Mahadi, Emporium Master+30% Synergy
$1.89
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind+30% Synergy
$3.42
Disciple of the Vault+27% Synergy
$0.70
Mastermind Plum+27% Synergy
$1.40
Rapacious Dragon+26% Synergy
$0.31
Ancient Copper Dragon+25% Synergy
$94.19
Magda, the Hoardmaster+25% Synergy
$0.43
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky+23% Synergy
$0.57
Marionette Apprentice+22% Synergy
$1.19
Hellkite Tyrant+22% Synergy
$3.46
Ingenious Artillerist+21% Synergy
$0.51
Ruthless Technomancer+20% Synergy
$3.80
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+20% Synergy
$15.17
Shambling Ghast+20% Synergy
$0.42
Prosperous Bandit+19% Synergy
$0.29
Zhentarim Bandit+19% Synergy
$0.08
Patron of the Arts+18% Synergy
$0.20
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer+18% Synergy
$14.82
Generous Plunderer+17% Synergy
$10.50
Breeches, Eager Pillager+17% Synergy
$0.36
Mer-Ek Nightblade+17% Synergy
$0.16
Rose Room Treasurer+17% Synergy
$0.42
Pitiless Plunderer+16% Synergy
$2.14
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+16% Synergy
$0.28
Hired Hexblade+16% Synergy
$0.03
Storm-Kiln Artist+15% Synergy
$2.59
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+15% Synergy
$0.33
Treasure Dredger+15% Synergy
$0.11
Prosper, Tome-Bound+14% Synergy
$14.50
Locke, Treasure Hunter+14% Synergy
$0.37
Ruthless Knave+14% Synergy
$0.19
Undercity Scrounger+14% Synergy
$0.17
Bonehoard Dracosaur+13% Synergy
$12.84
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+12% Synergy
$42.97
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate+11% Synergy
$1.71
Rev, Tithe Extractor+11% Synergy
$34.25
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kalain, Reclusive Painter safe.
Fake Your Own Death+22% Synergy
$0.21
Costly Plunder+22% Synergy
$0.17
Deadly Derision+14% Synergy
$0.16
Demand Answers+13% Synergy
$0.43
Bottle-Cap Blast+12% Synergy
$0.46
Sudden Breakthrough+12% Synergy
$0.17
Flick a Coin+10% Synergy
$0.14
Smashing Success+7% Synergy
$0.07
Ancestors' Aid+7% Synergy
$0.25
Great Train Heist+5% Synergy
$3.55
Power Word Kill+5% Synergy
$0.19
Bedevil+4% Synergy
$1.33
Eviscerator's Insight+4% Synergy
$0.32
Murder+3% Synergy
$0.08
Reckoner's Bargain+3% Synergy
$0.97
Feign Death+1% Synergy
$1.11
Hurl Through Hell+1% Synergy
$3.73
Go for the Throat0% Synergy
$0.57
Abrade-1% Synergy
$0.15
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$4.65
Valakut Awakening-2% Synergy
$13.37
Infernal Grasp-4% Synergy
$0.32
Rakdos Charm-5% Synergy
$0.43
Withering Torment-5% Synergy
$4.07
Chaos Warp-6% Synergy
$0.51
Tibalt's Trickery-6% Synergy
$10.47
Malakir Rebirth-7% Synergy
$12.12
Thrill of Possibility-8% Synergy
$0.27
Deflecting Swat-9% Synergy
$66.45
Untimely Malfunction-9% Synergy
$6.43
Village Rites-9% Synergy
$0.55
Deadly Rollick-12% Synergy
$25.03
Dark Ritual-30% Synergy
$4.53
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kalain, Reclusive Painter's game plan and control the board.
Brass's Bounty+43% Synergy
$0.36
Pirate's Pillage+34% Synergy
$0.46
Strike It Rich+31% Synergy
$1.22
Inspired Tinkering+26% Synergy
$0.54
Grim Bounty+25% Synergy
$0.07
Reckless Endeavor+24% Synergy
$10.64
Hit the Mother Lode+21% Synergy
$0.35
Hell to Pay+16% Synergy
$0.35
Seize the Spotlight+13% Synergy
$15.60
Contract Killing+11% Synergy
$0.13
Improvised Weaponry+9% Synergy
$0.08
Devour Intellect+8% Synergy
$0.09
Season of the Bold+6% Synergy
$0.49
Visions of Ruin+6% Synergy
$0.49
Spiteful Repossession+6% Synergy
$0.36
Lich-Knights' Conquest+5% Synergy
$1.20
Megaton's Fate+5% Synergy
$0.29
Price of Loyalty+5% Synergy
$0.11
Involuntary Employment+4% Synergy
$0.14
Diabolic Tutor0% Synergy
$1.97
Damnation-1% Synergy
$19.75
Feed the Swarm-2% Synergy
$0.28
Read the Bones-3% Synergy
$0.26
Blasphemous Edict-4% Synergy
$5.43
Sign in Blood-7% Synergy
$2.77
Night's Whisper-7% Synergy
$0.36
Toxic Deluge-7% Synergy
$7.71
Vandalblast-11% Synergy
$2.56
Faithless Looting-13% Synergy
$0.37
Blasphemous Act-14% Synergy
$0.74
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Diamond Pick-Axe+46% Synergy
$0.58
Goldvein Pick+37% Synergy
$0.19
Treasure Map+35% Synergy
$0.38
The Reaver Cleaver+33% Synergy
$10.44
Beamtown Beatstick+28% Synergy
$0.44
Collector's Vault+27% Synergy
$1.42
Idol of Oblivion+23% Synergy
$0.80
The Ozolith+16% Synergy
$59.49
Thieves' Tools+14% Synergy
$0.08
Tempting Contract+14% Synergy
$7.80
Treasure Chest+14% Synergy
$0.51
Prying Blade+14% Synergy
$0.18
Noble's Purse+11% Synergy
$0.25
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+9% Synergy
$1.90
Cranial Ram+9% Synergy
$0.15
Cranial Plating+8% Synergy
$0.41
Hoard Hauler+8% Synergy
$0.37
Oni-Cult Anvil+7% Synergy
$0.32
Gilded Pinions+7% Synergy
$0.21
Inspiring Statuary+6% Synergy
$0.33
Bucknard's Everfull Purse+6% Synergy
$5.27
RMS Titanic+6% Synergy
$5.32
Vat of Rebirth+5% Synergy
$0.26
Throne of Geth+5% Synergy
$1.06
Phoenix Fleet Airship+4% Synergy
$2.43
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$0.28
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$1.85
Lightning Greaves-17% Synergy
$4.56
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kalain, Reclusive Painter's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Sticky Fingers+46% Synergy
$0.22
Revel in Riches+39% Synergy
$16.67
Alchemist's Talent+39% Synergy
$3.51
Shiny Impetus+36% Synergy
$0.23
Black Market Connections+19% Synergy
$16.46
Descent into Avernus+17% Synergy
$13.78
Agent of the Iron Throne+16% Synergy
$0.37
Spiteful Banditry+16% Synergy
$8.17
There and Back Again+15% Synergy
$3.77
Obsessive Pursuit+11% Synergy
$0.57
Uncivil Unrest+11% Synergy
$21.14
Korvold and the Noble Thief+8% Synergy
$0.21
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker+7% Synergy
$7.35
Guild Artisan+6% Synergy
$0.16
Loot Dispute+5% Synergy
$0.39
Greed+4% Synergy
$0.31
Curse of Opulence0% Synergy
$1.09
Phyrexian Arena-6% Synergy
$3.69
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kalain, Reclusive Painter to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast+5% Synergy
$5.95
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Treasure Vault+45% Synergy
$1.50
Mines of Moria+36% Synergy
$1.78
Volatile Fault+15% Synergy
$0.29
Karn's Bastion+10% Synergy
$2.21
Fountainport+10% Synergy
$2.44
Rogue's Passage+6% Synergy
$0.39
Inventors' Fair+4% Synergy
$13.10
The Gold Saucer+4% Synergy
$0.22
Great Furnace+3% Synergy
$1.78
Vault of Whispers+3% Synergy
$5.21
War Room+2% Synergy
$9.15
Bojuka Bog+1% Synergy
$1.06
Midgar, City of Mako0% Synergy
$1.37
Urza's Saga0% Synergy
$37.08
Castle Locthwain0% Synergy
$3.80
Mortuary Mire0% Synergy
$0.42
Barren Moor0% Synergy
$0.32
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$10.61
Arena of Glory-1% Synergy
$11.01
Cabal Coffers-4% Synergy
$31.12
Reliquary Tower-5% Synergy
$3.70
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-6% Synergy
$52.21
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Glittering Stockpile+31% Synergy
$0.37
Fire Diamond-3% Synergy
$0.32
Charcoal Diamond-3% Synergy
$0.32
Commander's Sphere-5% Synergy
$0.31
Sol Ring-16% Synergy
$1.01
Mind Stone-16% Synergy
$0.30
Arcane Signet-21% Synergy
$0.37
Rakdos Signet-23% Synergy
$2.74
Fellwar Stone-25% Synergy
$1.06
Talisman of Indulgence-31% Synergy
$3.03
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kalain, Reclusive Painter decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Rakdos Carnarium+6% Synergy
$0.35
Evolving Wilds+6% Synergy
$0.22
Rakdos Guildgate+6% Synergy
$0.13
Drossforge Bridge+6% Synergy
$1.03
Cliffgate+6% Synergy
$0.34
Black Dragon Gate+6% Synergy
$0.46
Heap Gate+6% Synergy
$0.56
Bloodfell Caves+3% Synergy
$0.20
Tramway Station+3% Synergy
$0.09
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.22
Mountain+1% Synergy
$0.25
Temple of Malice+1% Synergy
$0.24
Sulfurous Mire+1% Synergy
$0.32
Tainted Peak0% Synergy
$0.37
Blightstep Pathway0% Synergy
$5.13
Terramorphic Expanse0% Synergy
$0.30
Geothermal Bog0% Synergy
$0.28
Luxury Suite-1% Synergy
$29.08
Command Tower-2% Synergy
$0.23
Foreboding Ruins-2% Synergy
$0.28
Myriad Landscape-2% Synergy
$0.28
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$4.65
Fabled Passage-2% Synergy
$2.56
Valakut Awakening-2% Synergy
$13.37
Smoldering Marsh-3% Synergy
$0.34
Haunted Ridge-3% Synergy
$7.47
Dragonskull Summit-4% Synergy
$0.36
Shadowblood Ridge-4% Synergy
$0.30
Badlands-4% Synergy
Blazemire Verge-6% Synergy
$11.77
Raucous Theater-6% Synergy
$10.70
Canyon Slough-6% Synergy
$0.25
Blackcleave Cliffs-6% Synergy
$1.43
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.19
Malakir Rebirth-7% Synergy
$12.12
Blood Crypt-9% Synergy
$9.82
Bloodstained Mire-9% Synergy
$17.28
Graven Cairns-9% Synergy
$3.83
Mount Doom-9% Synergy
$6.38
Exotic Orchard-11% Synergy
$0.29
Sulfurous Springs-14% Synergy
$2.04
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Kalain, Reclusive Painter.
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Guild Artisan
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Tavern Brawler
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Tavern Brawler
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Agent of the Iron Throne
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Cultist of the Absolute
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Agent of the Iron Throne
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Guild Artisan
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Popular Entertainer
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Faceless One
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Street Urchin
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Mastermind Plum
Dan Lewis
Magda, the Hoardmaster
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Agent of the Iron Throne
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
Rankle and Torbran
Bill Potts
Laughing Jasper Flint
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Ignacio of Myra's Marvels
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Krark, the Thumbless
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Criminal Past
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Cultist of the Absolute
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Scion of Halaster
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Tavern Brawler
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Akiri, Line-Slinger // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Agent of the Iron Throne
Vihaan, Goldwaker