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Painter's Servant

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Artifact Creature — Scarecrow

SHMShadowmoor#257rare
Banned in HistoricBanned in Oathbreaker

It gathers hues from the twilight mist so that its master can paint a better world.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Illustrator
Mike Dringenberg
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
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
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.
1/3
Market · per finishtrend updated 9h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$35.92 low$4.92 gap
$86.00 low$34.00 gap
Cheapest playable copy$33.16· across 4 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$51.83-4.5%30D
30D range$51.63to$54.27Since Feb 2024:H $68.26L $48.97
Foil$120.00+29.8%30D2.32× nonfoil
30D range$92.44to$120.00Since Feb 2024:H $140.29L $82.00

Other printings

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Found in

4 productsRounded odds
  • Shadowmoor MTGO Redemption Foil

    Box Set · —

    Nonfoil —Foil 1+ copies
  • Shadowmoor MTGO Redemption

    Box Set · —

    Nonfoil 1+ copiesFoil —
  • Shadowmoor Tournament Pack

    Limited Aid Tool · $72.24

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%
  • Shadowmoor Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $48.77

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%

Combos

Rulings

6 · latest Sep 1, 2026
  • WotCSep 1, 2026

    Each card becomes a new object as it changes zones, so this effect will apply to it from scratch in the new zone. However, replacement effects that care about the color of permanents entering the battlefield (like "[color] permanents enter tapped") will apply to permanents entering if that color was chosen for Painter's Servant because Painter's Servant's effect applies simultaneously with those permanents entering the battlefield. Zone-change triggered abilities that care about the new color (like "whenever a [color] permanent enters" or "whenever you cast a [color] spell") will also work.

  • WotCSep 1, 2026

    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.

  • WotCSep 1, 2026

    The effects of multiple Painter's Servants are cumulative.

  • WotCSep 1, 2026

    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.

  • WotCSep 1, 2026

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

  • WotCSep 1, 2026

    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.