Kalain, Reclusive Painter

Kalain, Reclusive Painter

Legendary Creature — Human Elf Bard

Mana cost: {B}{R}

How we read this card

When Kalain enters, create a Treasure token.

triggered — makes a token

Other creatures you control enter with an additional +1/+1 counter on them for each mana from a Treasure spent to cast them.

static — arrives with counters

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: create a Treasure artifact token, put a Treasure artifact token onto the battlefield, put a counter on a creature.

Cares about: a creature it applies enters with counters to.

Works well with

a Bard attacks — 130 cards in the game can cause this (Kalain is one).

  1. Chong and Lily, Nomads — When Kalain, Reclusive Painter attacks, Chong and Lily, Nomads triggers

an Elf attacks — 723 cards in the game can cause this (Kalain is one).

When Kalain, Reclusive Painter attacks:

  1. Celeborn the Wise — scries
  2. Tyvar the Bellicose — grants deathtouch
  3. Harald Unites the Elves — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  4. Arboreal Alliance — triggers

a nontoken Elf enters the battlefield — 728 cards in the game can cause this (Kalain is one).

  1. Wirewood Hivemaster — When Kalain, Reclusive Painter enters, Wirewood Hivemaster makes a token

an Elf enters the battlefield — 752 cards in the game can cause this (Kalain is one).

When Kalain, Reclusive Painter enters:

  1. Wolverine Riders — gains you its toughness life
  2. Elvish Warmaster — makes a token
  3. Thranduil, the Elvenking — draws you 2 cards
  4. Elvish Vanguard — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Marwyn, the Nurturer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Woodland Weavemaster — gets +1/+1
  7. High Perfect Morcant — puts a counter on a permanent an opponent controls
  8. Maralen, Fae Ascendant — exiles a card from an opponent's library

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Kalain is one).

  1. Scurry Oak — When Scurry Oak gets a counter thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter, it makes a token
  2. Fathom Mage — When Fathom Mage gets a counter thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter, it draws you 1 card
  3. Hollowmurk Siege — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter, Hollowmurk Siege draws you 1 card
  4. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter, Ant-Man, Colony Commander makes a token
  5. Earth Kingdom General — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter, Earth Kingdom General gains you that much life
  6. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter, Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute deals that much damage
  7. Shalai and Hallar — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter, Shalai and Hallar deals that much damage
  8. Danny Pink — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter, Danny Pink draws you 1 card
  9. Enduring Scalelord — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter, Enduring Scalelord puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter, Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order draws you 1 card

51 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Kalain is one).

When a Treasure enters thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Kalain is one).

When Kalain, Reclusive Painter makes a Treasure token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Kalain is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter, All Will Be One deals that much damage
  2. Berta, Wise Extrapolator — When Berta, Wise Extrapolator gets a counter thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter, it adds 1 mana
  3. Aragorn, Company Leader — When Aragorn, Company Leader gets a counter thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter, it puts counters on itself
  4. Lonis, Genetics Expert — When Lonis, Genetics Expert gets a counter thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter, it triggers
  5. Blaster, Combat DJ // Blaster, Morale Booster — When Blaster, Combat DJ // Blaster, Morale Booster gets a counter thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter, it triggers

8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (Kalain is one).

When Kalain, Reclusive Painter enters:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  7. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  8. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  9. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  10. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Kalain is one).

When a Treasure enters thanks to Kalain, Reclusive Painter:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1

85 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.