Painter's Servant
Judge Gift Cards 2023 1 • rare
- Set
- Judge Gift Cards 2023
- Collector number
- 1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mike Dringenberg
- Finish
- Foil
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 originally released in the 2008 Shadowmoor expansion, designed as an artifact creature that allows a player to choose a color, effectively turning every card in every library, hand, and graveyard that color. The card quickly became a centerpiece for powerful synergistic combinations, most notably when paired with Grindstone to mill an opponent's entire library in a single activation. Its complex interaction with the game's color rules made it a notable design that required several clarifications in the comprehensive rules.
The 2023 Judge Gift Card version features new, stylized illustrative work that emphasizes the card's theme of manipulating the game's color landscape. These promotional cards are distributed exclusively to members of the Magic: The Gathering Judge Program in recognition of their contributions to organized play events. This specific printing is highly sought after by collectors for its unique aesthetic, which distinguishes it from the original art while maintaining the utility that has kept the card a staple in eternal formats like Legacy and Commander.
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