Painter 
Painter Legacy decklist played by Humbert Milazzo at Legacy ELM Qualifier (LawLeague Edition) (31 Jan 2026).
- Player
- Humbert Milazzo
- Finish
- #121 of 135, 1-3
- Archetype
- Painter
- Staples
- Painter
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (10)
Planeswalkers (3)
Instants (13)
Sorceries (5)
Artifacts (10)
- 1 Aether Spellbomb
- 2 Grindstone
- 3 Lotus Petal
- 1 Mox Opal
- 1 Pithing Needle
- 1 Shadowspear
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
Lands (19)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Painter list
Average of 5 decks in the 30 days up to Jan. 31, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Brainstorm (4 vs 0.8)
- +3 Force of Will (4 vs 0.8)
- +3 Ponder (4 vs 0.8)
- +3 Scalding Tarn (4 vs 0.8)
- +3 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar (4 vs 0.8)
- +2 Seat of the Synod (3 vs 0.6)
- +2 Karn, the Great Creator (3 vs 1.2)
- +2 Hullbreacher (2 vs 0.4)
Fewer than usual
- -5 Mountain (1 vs 6.4)
- -3 Goblin Engineer (0 vs 3.2)
- -3 Goblin Welder (0 vs 3.0)
- -2 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Simian Spirit Guide (0 vs 2.2)
- -2 Great Furnace (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Lightning Bolt (0 vs 1.6)
- -2 Red Elemental Blast (0 vs 1.6)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Consign to Memory (2 vs 0.4)
- +2 Pyroclasm (2 vs 0.4)
- +2 Unholy Heat (2 vs 0.4)
- +1 Untimely Malfunction (2 vs 0.6)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Fury (0 vs 1.6)
- -1 Abrade (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Magus of the Moon (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Damping Sphere (0 vs 1.0)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 26 cards away from the average.
Combos in this deck
1 combo from Commander Spellbook with every card in this list.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.41 average mana value · 1.90 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
19 31.7% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 69.3%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 59.3%
- Same, on the draw
- 68.0%
Colors: costs and sources
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0 symbols (0.0%)
10 sources (14.5%)
-
28 symbols (90.3%)
21 sources (30.4%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
10 sources (14.5%)
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3 symbols (9.7%)
18 sources (26.1%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
10 sources (14.5%)
Card types
- Creatures 10 (16.7%)
- Planeswalkers 3 (5.0%)
- Instants 13 (21.7%)
- Sorceries 5 (8.3%)
- Artifacts 10 (16.7%)
- Lands 19 (31.7%)