What are the best cards for Kalain, Reclusive Painter?

Across 689 public decks, the most-played cards with Kalain, Reclusive Painter are Command Tower (80%), Xorn (77%) and Deadly Dispute (74%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Kalain, Reclusive Painter?

The cards played far more often with Kalain, Reclusive Painter than usual: Hired Hexblade (144× its usual rate), Marut (134× its usual rate) and Vault Robber (102× its usual rate).

What colors is Kalain, Reclusive Painter?

Kalain, Reclusive Painter is Rakdos (black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Kalain, Reclusive Painter?

Kalain, Reclusive Painter leads 689 public decks in our corpus, #1,634 of 3,757 commanders.

Kalain, Reclusive Painter

BRRakdos commanders689 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Human Elf BardBR$0.33

Kalain, Reclusive Painter appears in 689 public decks. The most-played cards are Command Tower, Xorn and Deadly Dispute. The strongest synergies by lift are Hired Hexblade, Marut and Vault Robber.

Build a deck with Kalain, Reclusive Painter

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

91.9%

633 decks-0.05$0.18

#2Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain

91.3%

629 decks-0.06$0.16

#3Command Tower

Land

79.5%

548 decks-0.07$0.27

#4Xorn

Creature — Elemental

2R3

77.2%

532 decks+2.01$13.66

#5Deadly Dispute

Instant

1B2

73.6%

507 decks+0.95$0.46

#6Unexpected Windfall

Instant

2RR4

69.4%

478 decks+1.54$2.91

#7Sol Ring

Artifact

68.2%

470 decks-0.23$1.51

#8Captain Lannery Storm

Legendary Creature — Human Pirate

2R3

67.1%

462 decks+2.81$0.35

#9Goldspan Dragon

Creature — Dragon

3RR5

65.2%

449 decks+1.67$11.83

#10Mayhem Devil

Creature — Devil

1BR3

58.3%

402 decks+0.85$0.32

#11Hoarding Ogre

Creature — Ogre

3R4

58.3%

402 decks+4.17$0.19

#12Arcane Signet

Artifact

57.9%

399 decks-0.33$0.41

#13Grim Hireling

Creature — Tiefling Rogue

3B4

57.8%

398 decks+1.69$12.51

#14Juri, Master of the Revue

Legendary Creature — Human Shaman

BR2

57.6%

397 decks+2.12$0.26

#15Dragonskull Summit

Land

57.0%

393 decks-0.10$0.67

#16Smoldering Marsh

Land — Swamp Mountain

56.0%

386 decks-0.08$0.28

#17Seize the Spoils

Sorcery

2R3

55.7%

384 decks+1.96$0.53

#18Marionette Master

Creature — Human Artificer

4BB6

55.3%

381 decks+2.25$2.74

#19Big Score

Instant

3R4

54.9%

378 decks+0.92$0.79

#20Professional Face-Breaker

Creature — Human Warrior

2R3

53.1%

366 decks+1.07$6.99

#21Revel in Riches

Enchantment

4B5

51.1%

352 decks+1.87$21.32

#22Reckless Fireweaver

Creature — Human Artificer

1R2

50.8%

350 decks+1.63$0.54

#23Brass's Bounty

Sorcery

6R7

50.5%

348 decks+2.62$0.57

#24Nadier's Nightblade

Creature — Elf Warrior

2B3

49.8%

343 decks+1.93$0.34

#25Treasure Vault

Artifact Land

48.6%

335 decks+1.98$2.46

#26Academy Manufactor

Artifact Creature — Assembly-Worker

47.8%

329 decks+1.68$9.58

#27Skullport Merchant

Creature — Dwarf Citizen

2B3

47.0%

324 decks+3.54$0.15

#28Forsworn Paladin

Creature — Human Knight

45.9%

316 decks+4.20$0.36

#29Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge

Legendary Creature — Dragon

2R3

45.7%

315 decks+2.98$0.35

#30Terminate

Instant

BR2

44.8%

309 decks+0.17$0.34

#31Blood Money

Sorcery

5BB7

44.4%

306 decks+2.25$2.57

#32Blood Crypt

Land — Swamp Mountain

44.1%

304 decks-0.18$8.68

#33Impulsive Pilferer

Creature — Goblin Pirate

43.5%

300 decks+1.76$0.47

#34Marut

Artifact Creature — Construct

43.0%

296 decks+4.90$0.11

#35Goldvein Pick

Artifact — Equipment

41.7%

287 decks+3.56$0.28

#36Chaos Warp

Instant

2R3

41.1%

283 decks-0.09$0.32

#37Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

2BR4

41.1%

283 decks+4.53$0.22

#38Hoard Robber

Creature — Tiefling Rogue

1B2

40.9%

282 decks+3.96$0.26

#39Pirate's Pillage

Sorcery

3R4

40.8%

281 decks+2.42$0.83

#40Fain, the Broker

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock

2B3

40.6%

280 decks+3.37$2.55

#41Magda, Brazen Outlaw

Legendary Creature — Dwarf Berserker

1R2

39.9%

275 decks+2.09$7.80

#42Rain of Riches

Enchantment

3RR5

39.2%

270 decks+1.95$7.62

#43Feed the Swarm

Sorcery

1B2

39.0%

269 decks-0.03$0.35

#44Treasure Map // Treasure Cove

Artifact // Land

38.8%

267 decks+3.38$0.52

#45Rakdos Signet

Artifact

38.6%

266 decks-0.34$3.94

#46Mirkwood Bats

Creature — Bat

3B4

38.6%

266 decks+1.02$1.24

#47Tainted Peak

Land

38.5%

265 decks-0.05$1.62

#48Foreboding Ruins

Land

38.2%

263 decks-0.12$0.39

#49Bojuka Bog

Land

37.9%

261 decks+0.10$1.64

#50Shiny Impetus

Enchantment — Aura

2R3

37.2%

256 decks+2.20$0.27

#51Luxury Suite

Land

37.0%

255 decks-0.09$11.54

#52Pitiless Plunderer

Creature — Human Pirate

3B4

36.6%

252 decks+1.10$4.74

#53Rakdos Charm

Instant

BR2

36.3%

250 decks-0.08$0.39

#54Blasphemous Act

Sorcery

8R9

36.3%

250 decks-0.31$1.01

#55Strike It Rich

Sorcery

35.6%

245 decks+1.94$1.49

#56Sticky Fingers

Enchantment — Aura

35.4%

244 decks+2.78$0.24

#57Hagra Constrictor

Creature — Snake

2B3

35.3%

243 decks+4.34$0.19

#58Bedevil

Instant

BBR3

34.8%

240 decks+0.16$0.78

#59Decadent Dragon // Expensive Taste

Creature — Dragon // Instant — Adventure

2RR2B4

34.0%

234 decks+1.94$1.20

#60Temple of Malice

Land

33.5%

231 decks+0.13$0.23

Highest synergy

#1Hired Hexblade

Creature — Elf Warlock

1B2

114 decks+4.97

In 17% of these decks, 144× its usual rate.

#2Marut

Artifact Creature — Construct

296 decks+4.90

In 43% of these decks, 134× its usual rate.

#3Vault Robber

Creature — Dwarf Rogue

1R2

98 decks+4.63

In 14% of these decks, 102× its usual rate.

#4Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

2BR4

283 decks+4.53

In 41% of these decks, 93× its usual rate.

#5Hagra Constrictor

Creature — Snake

2B3

243 decks+4.34

In 35% of these decks, 76× its usual rate.

#6Sudden Breakthrough

Instant

1R2

103 decks+4.30

In 15% of these decks, 74× its usual rate.

#7Prying Blade

Artifact — Equipment

143 decks+4.26

In 21% of these decks, 71× its usual rate.

#8Forsworn Paladin

Creature — Human Knight

316 decks+4.20

In 46% of these decks, 67× its usual rate.

#9Grim Bounty

Sorcery

2BB4

168 decks+4.20

In 24% of these decks, 67× its usual rate.

#10Hoarding Ogre

Creature — Ogre

3R4

402 decks+4.17

In 58% of these decks, 65× its usual rate.

#11Plundering Barbarian

Creature — Dwarf Barbarian

2R3

224 decks+4.00

In 33% of these decks, 55× its usual rate.

#12Hoard Robber

Creature — Tiefling Rogue

1B2

282 decks+3.96

In 41% of these decks, 53× its usual rate.

Public decklists

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Questions about Kalain, Reclusive Painter

What are the best cards for Kalain, Reclusive Painter?: Across 689 public decks, the most-played cards with Kalain, Reclusive Painter are Command Tower (80%), Xorn (77%) and Deadly Dispute (74%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Kalain, Reclusive Painter?: The cards played far more often with Kalain, Reclusive Painter than usual: Hired Hexblade (144× its usual rate), Marut (134× its usual rate) and Vault Robber (102× its usual rate).
What colors is Kalain, Reclusive Painter?: Kalain, Reclusive Painter is Rakdos (black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Kalain, Reclusive Painter?: Kalain, Reclusive Painter leads 689 public decks in our corpus, #1,634 of 3,757 commanders.