Kalain, Reclusive Painter
$0.25
$0.25Legendary 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
#1741
Current Rank
#1831
Last Week
#1670
Past 2 Years
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.
Smaug the Magnificent+15% Synergy
$75.45
Luke Cage, Hero for Hire+14% Synergy
$0.78
Stark Industries Executive+12% Synergy
$0.13
The Sackville-Bagginses+11% Synergy
$19.99
The Misty Mountains Cold+9% Synergy
$4.43
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kalain, Reclusive Painter's abilities and overall game plan.
Xorn+64% Synergy
$7.70
Captain Lannery Storm+63% Synergy
$0.32
Marut+57% Synergy
$0.09
Hoarding Ogre+56% Synergy
$0.23
Goldspan Dragon+56% Synergy
$6.33
Blood Money+54% Synergy
$2.79
Juri, Master of the Revue+52% Synergy
$0.24
Unexpected Windfall+51% Synergy
$3.72
Rain of Riches+49% Synergy
$2.18
Deadly Dispute+48% Synergy
$0.26
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kalain, Reclusive Painter decks.
Professional Face-Breaker+46% Synergy
$6.30
Seize the Spoils+45% Synergy
$0.24
Big Score+45% Synergy
$0.43
Nadier's Nightblade+45% Synergy
$0.33
Grim Hireling+44% Synergy
$10.35
Reckless Fireweaver+43% Synergy
$0.44
Marionette Master+42% Synergy
$3.45
Mirkwood Bats+42% Synergy
$1.64
Mayhem Devil+33% Synergy
$0.36
Terminate+9% Synergy
$0.26
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Vampiric Tutor-6% Synergy
$58.03
Demonic Tutor-8% Synergy
$73.42
Jeska's Will-10% Synergy
$41.52
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kalain, Reclusive Painter's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Skullport Merchant+44% Synergy
$0.15
Decadent Dragon+42% Synergy
$1.54
Crime Novelist+41% Synergy
$1.09
Hoard Robber+40% Synergy
$0.20
Forsworn Paladin+38% Synergy
$0.40
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge+37% Synergy
$0.33
Academy Manufactor+36% Synergy
$6.66
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch+35% Synergy
$0.23
Swashbuckler Extraordinaire+33% Synergy
$0.30
Hagra Constrictor+33% Synergy
$0.18
Fain, the Broker+32% Synergy
$3.72
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind+30% Synergy
$4.27
Mahadi, Emporium Master+30% Synergy
$2.00
Magda, Brazen Outlaw+29% Synergy
$3.11
Impulsive Pilferer+28% Synergy
$0.39
Plundering Barbarian+28% Synergy
$0.29
Mastermind Plum+27% Synergy
$2.45
Ancient Copper Dragon+25% Synergy
$110.66
Rapacious Dragon+25% Synergy
$0.31
Disciple of the Vault+23% Synergy
$0.88
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky+23% Synergy
$0.33
Magda, the Hoardmaster+22% Synergy
$0.72
Marionette Apprentice+21% Synergy
$0.84
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+21% Synergy
$49.99
Prosperous Bandit+20% Synergy
$0.32
Hellkite Tyrant+20% Synergy
$4.12
Ruthless Technomancer+19% Synergy
$3.51
Shambling Ghast+19% Synergy
$0.39
Ingenious Artillerist+18% Synergy
$0.92
Generous Plunderer+18% Synergy
$11.35
Patron of the Arts+17% Synergy
$0.34
Zhentarim Bandit+17% Synergy
$0.28
Rose Room Treasurer+17% Synergy
$0.42
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer+17% Synergy
$12.24
Pitiless Plunderer+16% Synergy
$3.60
Treasure Dredger+16% Synergy
$0.28
Breeches, Eager Pillager+15% Synergy
$0.66
Prosper, Tome-Bound+15% Synergy
$5.84
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+14% Synergy
$0.35
Mer-Ek Nightblade+14% Synergy
$0.24
Locke, Treasure Hunter+14% Synergy
$0.31
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+14% Synergy
$0.42
Bonehoard Dracosaur+13% Synergy
$13.23
Hired Hexblade+13% Synergy
$0.08
Storm-Kiln Artist+13% Synergy
$1.46
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+11% Synergy
$42.91
Scuzzback Scrounger+11% Synergy
$0.56
Goldlust Triad+10% Synergy
$5.58
Knuckles the Echidna+10% Synergy
$18.76
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate+9% Synergy
$1.40
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kalain, Reclusive Painter safe.
Fake Your Own Death+22% Synergy
$0.25
Costly Plunder+19% Synergy
$0.27
Deadly Derision+14% Synergy
$0.24
Bottle-Cap Blast+12% Synergy
$3.35
Demand Answers+11% Synergy
$0.39
Sudden Breakthrough+11% Synergy
$0.23
Flick a Coin+10% Synergy
$0.33
Ancestors' Aid+7% Synergy
$0.35
Smashing Success+6% Synergy
$0.22
Great Train Heist+6% Synergy
$4.70
Eviscerator's Insight+3% Synergy
$0.26
Murder+2% Synergy
$0.20
Bedevil+2% Synergy
$0.26
Hurl Through Hell+1% Synergy
$3.89
Feign Death+0% Synergy
$1.10
Go for the Throat+0% Synergy
$0.59
Abrade0% Synergy
$0.30
Valakut Awakening-1% Synergy
$17.40
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$3.30
Withering Torment-3% Synergy
$0.74
Infernal Grasp-5% Synergy
$0.34
Tibalt's Trickery-5% Synergy
$9.59
Rakdos Charm-6% Synergy
$0.39
Chaos Warp-7% Synergy
$0.35
Malakir Rebirth-8% Synergy
$12.86
Untimely Malfunction-8% Synergy
$7.99
Village Rites-8% Synergy
$0.62
Deflecting Swat-9% Synergy
$66.94
Thrill of Possibility-9% Synergy
$0.33
Deadly Rollick-11% Synergy
$25.98
Lightning Bolt-13% Synergy
$0.76
Dark Ritual-29% Synergy
$8.75
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kalain, Reclusive Painter's game plan and control the board.
Brass's Bounty+41% Synergy
$0.45
Pirate's Pillage+35% Synergy
$0.70
Strike It Rich+30% Synergy
$2.06
Inspired Tinkering+25% Synergy
$1.87
Grim Bounty+24% Synergy
$0.17
Reckless Endeavor+22% Synergy
$9.99
Hit the Mother Lode+20% Synergy
$0.68
Hell to Pay+16% Synergy
$0.40
Contract Killing+11% Synergy
$0.20
Seize the Spotlight+10% Synergy
$15.52
Improvised Weaponry+8% Synergy
$0.17
Season of the Bold+7% Synergy
$1.39
Spiteful Repossession+6% Synergy
$0.36
Devour Intellect+6% Synergy
$0.16
Ominous Harvest+5% Synergy
$0.41
Megaton's Fate+5% Synergy
$0.35
Visions of Ruin+4% Synergy
$0.48
Involuntary Employment+4% Synergy
$0.26
Lich-Knights' Conquest+4% Synergy
$0.91
Damnation0% Synergy
$20.20
Diabolic Tutor0% Synergy
$2.27
Feed the Swarm-3% Synergy
$0.20
Blasphemous Edict-3% Synergy
$4.81
Read the Bones-4% Synergy
$0.28
Toxic Deluge-6% Synergy
$3.54
Night's Whisper-8% Synergy
$0.24
Sign in Blood-8% Synergy
$4.19
Vandalblast-10% Synergy
$1.05
Faithless Looting-13% Synergy
$0.39
Blasphemous Act-16% Synergy
$0.67
Reanimate-17% Synergy
$9.12
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Diamond Pick-Axe+44% Synergy
$0.84
Coin of Mastery+42% Synergy
$2.13
Goldvein Pick+36% Synergy
$0.24
Treasure Map+33% Synergy
$0.45
The Reaver Cleaver+32% Synergy
$20.02
Beamtown Beatstick+27% Synergy
$0.59
Collector's Vault+23% Synergy
$0.97
Idol of Oblivion+22% Synergy
$2.22
The Ozolith+14% Synergy
$65.32
Thieves' Tools+13% Synergy
$0.21
Tempting Contract+13% Synergy
$9.32
Treasure Chest+13% Synergy
$0.46
Prying Blade+12% Synergy
$0.23
Noble's Purse+11% Synergy
$0.28
Cranial Ram+8% Synergy
$0.16
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+8% Synergy
$3.50
Hoard Hauler+7% Synergy
$0.35
Cranial Plating+6% Synergy
$0.36
Gilded Pinions+6% Synergy
$0.28
Bucknard's Everfull Purse+5% Synergy
$3.36
Oni-Cult Anvil+5% Synergy
$0.24
Daily Bugle Newspaper+5% Synergy
$0.32
RMS Titanic+5% Synergy
$5.69
Arcade Cabinet+5% Synergy
$0.39
Inspiring Statuary+5% Synergy
$0.38
Vat of Rebirth+4% Synergy
$0.31
Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver+4% Synergy
$52.59
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$0.33
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$1.89
Lightning Greaves-18% Synergy
$3.99
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kalain, Reclusive Painter's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Sticky Fingers+44% Synergy
$0.26
Alchemist's Talent+41% Synergy
$5.12
Revel in Riches+37% Synergy
$16.23
Shiny Impetus+32% Synergy
$0.27
Black Market Connections+19% Synergy
$9.51
Descent into Avernus+16% Synergy
$13.05
Spiteful Banditry+15% Synergy
$5.65
Agent of the Iron Throne+14% Synergy
$0.42
There and Back Again+14% Synergy
$4.92
Uncivil Unrest+10% Synergy
$18.62
Obsessive Pursuit+8% Synergy
$0.31
Korvold and the Noble Thief+7% Synergy
$0.21
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker+6% Synergy
$5.58
Guild Artisan+5% Synergy
$0.13
Greed+3% Synergy
$0.31
Curse of Opulence0% Synergy
$3.22
Phyrexian Arena-6% Synergy
$3.90
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kalain, Reclusive Painter to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast+5% Synergy
$4.99
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Treasure Vault+43% Synergy
$1.67
Mines of Moria+35% Synergy
$2.35
Volatile Fault+13% Synergy
$0.31
Fountainport+10% Synergy
$2.63
Karn's Bastion+9% Synergy
$2.57
Rogue's Passage+6% Synergy
$0.40
The Gold Saucer+5% Synergy
$0.28
Inventors' Fair+4% Synergy
$16.43
Dragon-Cursed Halls+3% Synergy
Great Furnace+3% Synergy
$2.27
Vault of Whispers+2% Synergy
$4.70
War Room+1% Synergy
$4.39
Midgar, City of Mako+1% Synergy
$1.82
Urza's Saga+0% Synergy
$43.18
Castle Locthwain0% Synergy
$4.57
Bojuka Bog0% Synergy
$1.09
Arena of Glory0% Synergy
$7.78
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$11.91
Cabal Coffers-3% Synergy
$28.96
Reliquary Tower-4% Synergy
$4.10
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-6% Synergy
$63.16
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Glittering Stockpile+28% Synergy
$0.38
Fire Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.32
Commander's Sphere-4% Synergy
$0.29
Mind Stone-16% Synergy
$0.32
Sol Ring-20% Synergy
$1.36
Rakdos Signet-24% Synergy
$2.64
Arcane Signet-24% Synergy
$0.44
Fellwar Stone-25% Synergy
$0.96
Talisman of Indulgence-31% Synergy
$0.87
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kalain, Reclusive Painter decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Black Dragon Gate+5% Synergy
$0.48
Rakdos Guildgate+5% Synergy
$0.13
Rakdos Carnarium+5% Synergy
$0.37
Evolving Wilds+5% Synergy
$0.27
Cliffgate+5% Synergy
$0.35
Drossforge Bridge+4% Synergy
$1.10
Bloodfell Caves+2% Synergy
$0.17
Sulfurous Mire+1% Synergy
$0.33
Dark Fortress+1% Synergy
$2.52
Mountain+0% Synergy
$0.09
Swamp+0% Synergy
$0.09
Temple of Malice+0% Synergy
$0.22
Terramorphic Expanse+0% Synergy
$1.11
Geothermal Bog+0% Synergy
$0.30
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.30
Blightstep Pathway0% Synergy
$5.75
Tainted Peak0% Synergy
$1.43
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$1.00
Luxury Suite-1% Synergy
$8.41
Valakut Awakening-1% Synergy
$17.40
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$3.30
Command Tower-2% Synergy
$0.31
Badlands-3% Synergy
Foreboding Ruins-3% Synergy
$0.23
Haunted Ridge-3% Synergy
$8.42
Shadowblood Ridge-4% Synergy
$0.35
Canyon Slough-4% Synergy
$0.29
Smoldering Marsh-4% Synergy
$0.25
Dragonskull Summit-4% Synergy
$0.33
Blackcleave Cliffs-4% Synergy
$2.51
Raucous Theater-5% Synergy
$9.09
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.32
Blazemire Verge-7% Synergy
$8.60
Blood Crypt-7% Synergy
$9.01
Malakir Rebirth-8% Synergy
$12.86
Graven Cairns-8% Synergy
$5.22
Bloodstained Mire-8% Synergy
$17.80
Mount Doom-8% Synergy
$39.99
Exotic Orchard-11% Synergy
$0.28
Sulfurous Springs-13% Synergy
$1.14
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