Painter's Servant
Shadowmoor 257 • rare
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 257
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mike Dringenberg
- Market price
- $51.63
What it does
As this creature enters, choose a color.
All cards that aren't on the battlefield, spells, and permanents are the chosen color in addition to their other colors.
It gathers hues from the twilight mist so that its master can paint a better world.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricBanned
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerBanned
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Where it came from
Painter's Servant was released in 2008 as part of the Shadowmoor expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused on a world defined by a perpetual state of twilight and the interplay between color and hybrid mana, a theme that heavily influenced the game's mechanics during this period. The card was designed to interact with the game's core color-pie system, allowing players to manipulate the color of all cards in existence, which created unique strategic possibilities for deck building.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Matt Cavotta, who utilized a distinct, evocative style common to the Shadowmoor set to depict the construct. The illustration captures a bizarre, slightly melancholic servant reflecting the set's gothic undertones. Upon its release, it became a focal point for players interested in combo-heavy strategies, particularly in eternal formats, where its ability to instantly interact with various color-matters mechanics cemented its status as a staple of niche competitive play.
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