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
#1536
Current Rank
#1692
Last Week
#1702
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, Wicked Worm+36% Synergy
$1.57
Smaug the Magnificent+24% Synergy
$21.48
The Misty Mountains Cold+8% Synergy
$0.34
Dragon-Cursed Halls+7% Synergy
$6.65
The Sackville-Bagginses+4% Synergy
$0.59
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kalain, Reclusive Painter's abilities and overall game plan.
Xorn+63% Synergy
$11.01
Captain Lannery Storm+62% Synergy
$0.32
Marut+57% Synergy
$0.08
Hoarding Ogre+55% Synergy
$0.26
Goldspan Dragon+55% Synergy
$10.30
Blood Money+53% Synergy
$2.93
Juri, Master of the Revue+52% Synergy
$0.25
Unexpected Windfall+50% Synergy
$4.51
Rain of Riches+48% Synergy
$8.48
Deadly Dispute+47% Synergy
$0.34
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kalain, Reclusive Painter decks.
Seize the Spoils+45% Synergy
$0.20
Big Score+45% Synergy
$0.39
Professional Face-Breaker+45% Synergy
$8.27
Nadier's Nightblade+44% Synergy
$0.28
Grim Hireling+44% Synergy
$12.22
Marionette Master+42% Synergy
$3.66
Reckless Fireweaver+42% Synergy
$0.43
Mirkwood Bats+41% Synergy
$1.59
Mayhem Devil+33% Synergy
$0.31
Terminate+9% Synergy
$0.34
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Vampiric Tutor-6% Synergy
$54.51
Demonic Tutor-8% Synergy
$66.72
Jeska's Will-10% Synergy
$40.20
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kalain, Reclusive Painter's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Skullport Merchant+44% Synergy
$0.17
Decadent Dragon+41% Synergy
$2.19
Crime Novelist+40% Synergy
$3.02
Hoard Robber+39% Synergy
$0.29
Forsworn Paladin+38% Synergy
$0.34
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge+35% Synergy
$0.36
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch+35% Synergy
$0.22
Academy Manufactor+34% Synergy
$9.59
Swashbuckler Extraordinaire+34% Synergy
$0.36
Hagra Constrictor+33% Synergy
$0.18
Fain, the Broker+31% Synergy
$3.44
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind+30% Synergy
$4.71
Mahadi, Emporium Master+29% Synergy
$1.61
Magda, Brazen Outlaw+28% Synergy
$11.53
Impulsive Pilferer+28% Synergy
$0.45
Plundering Barbarian+28% Synergy
$0.29
Mastermind Plum+26% Synergy
$5.77
Ancient Copper Dragon+26% Synergy
$137.00
Rapacious Dragon+24% Synergy
$0.36
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky+23% Synergy
$0.34
Disciple of the Vault+23% Synergy
$1.03
Magda, the Hoardmaster+21% Synergy
$2.77
Marionette Apprentice+21% Synergy
$2.44
Prosperous Bandit+21% Synergy
$0.35
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+20% Synergy
$21.89
Shambling Ghast+19% Synergy
$0.38
Hellkite Tyrant+19% Synergy
$4.40
Generous Plunderer+19% Synergy
$19.44
Ruthless Technomancer+18% Synergy
$4.02
Rose Room Treasurer+18% Synergy
$0.40
Ingenious Artillerist+17% Synergy
$2.54
Patron of the Arts+17% Synergy
$0.28
Zhentarim Bandit+17% Synergy
$0.26
Pitiless Plunderer+16% Synergy
$4.77
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer+16% Synergy
$11.97
Treasure Dredger+16% Synergy
$0.18
Prosper, Tome-Bound+14% Synergy
$6.67
Mer-Ek Nightblade+14% Synergy
$0.28
Bonehoard Dracosaur+14% Synergy
$14.40
Breeches, Eager Pillager+14% Synergy
$1.16
Hired Hexblade+13% Synergy
$0.07
Locke, Treasure Hunter+13% Synergy
$0.29
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+13% Synergy
$0.44
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+13% Synergy
$0.32
Storm-Kiln Artist+11% Synergy
$3.80
Goldlust Triad+11% Synergy
$6.18
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+11% Synergy
$42.57
Knuckles the Echidna+9% Synergy
$20.78
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate+9% Synergy
$1.76
Scuzzback Scrounger+9% Synergy
$1.32
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kalain, Reclusive Painter safe.
Fake Your Own Death+23% Synergy
$0.26
Costly Plunder+19% Synergy
$0.25
Deadly Derision+14% Synergy
$0.20
Demand Answers+12% Synergy
$0.51
Bottle-Cap Blast+12% Synergy
$4.94
Sudden Breakthrough+10% Synergy
$0.23
Flick a Coin+10% Synergy
$0.36
Ancestors' Aid+6% Synergy
$0.27
Great Train Heist+6% Synergy
$4.86
Smashing Success+6% Synergy
$0.29
Eviscerator's Insight+4% Synergy
$0.36
Bedevil+2% Synergy
$0.33
Murder+2% Synergy
$0.30
Go for the Throat+0% Synergy
$0.62
Feign Death+0% Synergy
$1.44
Abrade0% Synergy
$0.31
Valakut Awakening-2% Synergy
$16.85
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$4.61
Withering Torment-2% Synergy
$1.52
Infernal Grasp-4% Synergy
$0.34
Tibalt's Trickery-5% Synergy
$11.51
Rakdos Charm-6% Synergy
$0.37
Chaos Warp-7% Synergy
$0.27
Malakir Rebirth-8% Synergy
$15.04
Village Rites-8% Synergy
$0.76
Untimely Malfunction-8% Synergy
$10.13
Thrill of Possibility-9% Synergy
$0.28
Deflecting Swat-10% Synergy
$72.00
Deadly Rollick-11% Synergy
$30.53
Lightning Bolt-13% Synergy
$0.99
Dark Ritual-29% Synergy
$6.31
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kalain, Reclusive Painter's game plan and control the board.
Brass's Bounty+40% Synergy
$0.53
Pirate's Pillage+35% Synergy
$0.99
Strike It Rich+29% Synergy
$1.68
Inspired Tinkering+25% Synergy
$1.96
Grim Bounty+23% Synergy
$0.16
Reckless Endeavor+21% Synergy
$12.58
Hit the Mother Lode+21% Synergy
$0.81
Hell to Pay+15% Synergy
$0.44
Contract Killing+11% Synergy
$0.19
Seize the Spotlight+10% Synergy
$16.30
Improvised Weaponry+8% Synergy
$0.16
Spiteful Repossession+7% Synergy
$0.39
Season of the Bold+7% Synergy
$1.62
Devour Intellect+6% Synergy
$0.17
Megaton's Fate+5% Synergy
$0.31
Involuntary Employment+4% Synergy
$0.23
Visions of Ruin+4% Synergy
$0.43
Lich-Knights' Conquest+4% Synergy
$1.14
Damnation+0% Synergy
$21.24
Diabolic Tutor0% Synergy
$2.30
Feed the Swarm-3% Synergy
$0.21
Read the Bones-4% Synergy
$0.31
Toxic Deluge-6% Synergy
$4.26
Sign in Blood-7% Synergy
$3.34
Night's Whisper-8% Synergy
$5.45
Vandalblast-10% Synergy
$1.48
Faithless Looting-13% Synergy
$0.37
Blasphemous Act-17% Synergy
$0.95
Reanimate-17% Synergy
$9.23
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Diamond Pick-Axe+44% Synergy
$2.57
Coin of Mastery+43% Synergy
$2.17
Goldvein Pick+35% Synergy
$0.21
Treasure Map+33% Synergy
$0.42
The Reaver Cleaver+31% Synergy
$38.05
Beamtown Beatstick+26% Synergy
$0.68
Collector's Vault+23% Synergy
$1.24
Idol of Oblivion+22% Synergy
$3.05
Thieves' Tools+13% Synergy
$0.27
Tempting Contract+13% Synergy
$10.14
The Ozolith+13% Synergy
$64.25
Prying Blade+13% Synergy
$0.41
Treasure Chest+12% Synergy
$0.49
Noble's Purse+11% Synergy
$0.30
Cranial Ram+9% Synergy
$0.23
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+7% Synergy
$3.99
Gilded Pinions+6% Synergy
$0.28
Hoard Hauler+6% Synergy
$0.40
Arcade Cabinet+6% Synergy
$0.36
Cranial Plating+6% Synergy
$0.37
Bucknard's Everfull Purse+5% Synergy
$3.31
Oni-Cult Anvil+5% Synergy
$0.29
RMS Titanic+5% Synergy
$5.70
Inspiring Statuary+5% Synergy
$0.37
Vat of Rebirth+4% Synergy
$0.31
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$5.04
Swiftfoot Boots-12% Synergy
$2.30
Lightning Greaves-16% Synergy
$4.55
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kalain, Reclusive Painter's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Sticky Fingers+42% Synergy
$0.28
Alchemist's Talent+40% Synergy
$13.20
Revel in Riches+36% Synergy
$21.03
Shiny Impetus+32% Synergy
$0.23
Black Market Connections+19% Synergy
$9.09
Descent into Avernus+16% Synergy
$13.42
Spiteful Banditry+15% Synergy
$9.01
Agent of the Iron Throne+13% Synergy
$0.60
There and Back Again+12% Synergy
$11.70
Uncivil Unrest+10% Synergy
$18.41
Obsessive Pursuit+8% Synergy
$0.49
Korvold and the Noble Thief+7% Synergy
$0.25
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker+6% Synergy
$6.81
Guild Artisan+5% Synergy
$0.27
Greed+3% Synergy
$0.34
Curse of Opulence0% Synergy
$4.29
Phyrexian Arena-6% Synergy
$4.56
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kalain, Reclusive Painter to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast+4% Synergy
$5.68
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Treasure Vault+42% Synergy
$2.40
Mines of Moria+35% Synergy
$4.14
Volatile Fault+13% Synergy
$0.30
Fountainport+10% Synergy
$2.92
Karn's Bastion+9% Synergy
$2.03
Rogue's Passage+6% Synergy
$0.43
The Gold Saucer+5% Synergy
$0.34
Inventors' Fair+3% Synergy
$18.76
Great Furnace+3% Synergy
$2.16
Vault of Whispers+2% Synergy
$5.53
Midgar, City of Mako+2% Synergy
$1.76
War Room+1% Synergy
$5.35
Urza's Saga+0% Synergy
$40.76
Castle Locthwain0% Synergy
$4.32
Mortuary Mire0% Synergy
$0.40
Arena of Glory0% Synergy
$8.48
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$1.46
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$11.21
Cabal Coffers-4% Synergy
$32.75
Reliquary Tower-4% Synergy
$3.85
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-5% Synergy
$58.36
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Glittering Stockpile+28% Synergy
$0.40
Fire Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.40
Commander's Sphere-4% Synergy
$0.26
Mind Stone-16% Synergy
$0.25
Sol Ring-20% Synergy
$1.56
Arcane Signet-24% Synergy
$0.64
Rakdos Signet-24% Synergy
$4.26
Fellwar Stone-25% Synergy
$0.90
Talisman of Indulgence-32% Synergy
$1.94
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kalain, Reclusive Painter decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Drossforge Bridge+5% Synergy
$1.18
Rakdos Carnarium+5% Synergy
$0.37
Black Dragon Gate+4% Synergy
$0.50
Rakdos Guildgate+4% Synergy
$0.15
Cliffgate+4% Synergy
$0.42
Evolving Wilds+4% Synergy
$0.25
Bloodfell Caves+2% Synergy
$0.16
Sulfurous Mire+1% Synergy
$0.35
Mountain+0% Synergy
$0.09
Swamp+0% Synergy
$0.09
Temple of Malice+0% Synergy
$0.23
Blightstep Pathway+0% Synergy
$5.13
Geothermal Bog+0% Synergy
$0.30
Terramorphic Expanse+0% Synergy
$0.26
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.22
Dark Fortress-1% Synergy
$2.06
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$1.12
Luxury Suite-1% Synergy
$9.37
Tainted Peak-1% Synergy
$1.68
Valakut Awakening-2% Synergy
$16.85
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$4.61
Foreboding Ruins-2% Synergy
$0.33
Command Tower-3% Synergy
$0.30
Badlands-3% Synergy
Haunted Ridge-3% Synergy
$7.61
Blackcleave Cliffs-3% Synergy
$2.53
Shadowblood Ridge-4% Synergy
$0.39
Canyon Slough-4% Synergy
$0.19
Raucous Theater-4% Synergy
$11.28
Smoldering Marsh-4% Synergy
$0.33
Dragonskull Summit-4% Synergy
$0.40
Blood Crypt-6% Synergy
$8.89
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.26
Blazemire Verge-7% Synergy
$9.65
Graven Cairns-7% Synergy
$5.33
Bloodstained Mire-8% Synergy
$18.14
Malakir Rebirth-8% Synergy
$15.04
Mount Doom-8% Synergy
$9.81
Exotic Orchard-10% Synergy
$0.20
Sulfurous Springs-14% Synergy
$1.08
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Kalain, Reclusive Painter.
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Agent of the Iron Throne
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Krark, the Thumbless
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Guild Artisan
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Guild Artisan
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Tavern Brawler
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Popular Entertainer
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Tavern Brawler
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Agent of the Iron Throne
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Cultist of the Absolute
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Criminal Past
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Cultist of the Absolute
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Haunted One
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Street Urchin
Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Magda, the Hoardmaster
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Popular Entertainer
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Rankle and Torbran
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Faceless One
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Guild Artisan
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Passionate Archaeologist
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Street Urchin