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Painter's Servant

Shadowmoor (SHM)

{2}

Artifact Creature — Scarecrow

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.
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerBanned
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricBanned
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal

Used in 93 known combosEDHREC #7,118

Versions

4 printings · from $35.01

Special Guests
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2008#257In products

Rulings

6 · latest May 1, 2008
  • WotCMay 1, 2008

    Each card becomes a new object as it changes zones, so this effect will apply to it from scratch in the new zone. Zone-change replacement abilities that care about the new color (like "[color] permanents enter tapped") won't work because those effects are applied as the card is entering its new zone. Zone-change triggered abilities that care about the new color (like "when a [color] permanent enters" or "when you cast a [color] spell") will work because those effects apply after the card is already in its new zone.

  • WotCMay 1, 2008

    If something affected by Painter's Servant is normally colorless, it will simply be the new color. It won't be both the new color and colorless.

  • WotCMay 1, 2008

    The effects of multiple Painter's Servants are cumulative.

  • WotCMay 1, 2008

    This ability affects every card in every game zone, all tokens on the battlefield, and all spell copies on the stack, regardless of who controls or owns them.

  • WotCMay 1, 2008

    This ability doesn't overwrite any previous colors. Rather, it adds another color.

  • WotCMay 1, 2008

    While Painter's Servant is on the battlefield, an effect that changes an object's colors will overwrite Painter's Servant's effect. For example, casting Cerulean Wisps on a creature will turn it blue, regardless of the color chosen for Painter's Servant.