Painter 


Painter Legacy decklist played by BaardAce at ELM Qualifier - Win a Savannah! (7 Mar 2026).
- Player
- BaardAce
- Finish
- #10 of 18, 2-3
- Archetype
- Painter
- Staples
- Painter
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (19)
- 2 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 4 Goblin Engineer
- 4 Goblin Welder
- 4 Painter's Servant
- 1 Phyrexian Devourer
- 1 Phyrexian Dragon Engine
- 2 Simian Spirit Guide
Instants (8)
Artifacts (9)
- 2 Agatha's Soul Cauldron
- 1 Ensnaring Bridge
- 2 Grindstone
- 1 Lavaspur Boots
- 1 Lotus Petal
- 1 Pithing Needle
- 1 Portable Hole
Enchantments (4)
Lands (20)
- 4 Ancient Tomb
- 4 Arid Mesa
- 1 Elegant Parlor
- 2 Great Furnace
- 2 Mountain
- 1 Plains
- 2 Plateau
- 4 Urza's Saga
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Painter list
Average of 27 decks in the 30 days up to March 7, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Swords to Plowshares (4 vs 0.3)
- +4 Arid Mesa (4 vs 0.3)
- +2 Broadside Bombardiers (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki (4 vs 2.1)
- +1 Plateau (2 vs 0.6)
- +1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron (2 vs 0.8)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Mountain (2 vs 5.3)
- -2 Red Elemental Blast (0 vs 1.6)
- -1 Lightning Bolt (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Lotus Petal (1 vs 2.3)
- -1 City of Traitors (0 vs 1.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Fury (3 vs 1.4)
- +1 Abrade (2 vs 0.8)
- +1 Magus of the Moon (2 vs 1.0)
Fewer than usual
- –
Most unusual list in this period: Anderson Martins in CLC 2026 | Etapa 02 (38 cards away from the average)
Combos in this deck
1 combo from Commander Spellbook with every card in this list.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.83 average mana value · 1.87 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
20 33.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 71.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 63.8%
- Same, on the draw
- 72.2%
Colors: costs and sources
Card types
- Creatures 19 (31.7%)
- Instants 8 (13.3%)
- Artifacts 9 (15.0%)
- Enchantments 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 20 (33.3%)


































