Painter 
Painter Legacy decklist played by Lauren Kelly at Charlotte Legacy League Season 1 Week 8 (24 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Lauren Kelly
- Finish
- #4 of 9, 2-1
- Archetype
- Painter
- Staples
- Painter
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (61)
Creatures (13)
- 3 Barrowgoyf
- 3 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
- 4 Painter's Servant
- 3 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar
Instants (6)
Sorceries (10)
- 2 Stock Up
- 4 Thoughtcast
- 4 Thoughtseize
Artifacts (16)
- 1 Aether Spellbomb
- 2 Grafdigger's Cage
- 2 Grindstone
- 4 Lotus Petal
- 4 Mishra's Bauble
- 2 Mox Opal
- 1 Pithing Needle
Lands (16)
- 4 Ancient Tomb
- 2 Island
- 3 Seat of the Synod
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Underground Sea
- 4 Urza's Saga
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Painter list
Average of 23 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 24, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Mishra's Bauble (4 vs 0.5)
- +3 Thoughtcast (4 vs 0.5)
- +3 Thoughtseize (4 vs 0.5)
- +3 Force of Will (4 vs 0.7)
- +3 Barrowgoyf (3 vs 0.4)
- +3 Emry, Lurker of the Loch (3 vs 0.4)
- +2 Seat of the Synod (3 vs 0.5)
- +2 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar (3 vs 0.6)
Fewer than usual
- -6 Mountain (0 vs 5.9)
- -3 Pyroblast (0 vs 3.4)
- -3 Goblin Engineer (0 vs 3.0)
- -3 Goblin Welder (0 vs 3.0)
- -2 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki (0 vs 2.1)
- -2 Red Elemental Blast (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Simian Spirit Guide (0 vs 1.8)
- -1 Great Furnace (0 vs 1.5)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Force of Negation (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Hydroblast (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Into the Flood Maw (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Orcish Bowmasters (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Consign to Memory (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Leyline of the Void (2 vs 0.4)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Fury (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Magus of the Moon (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Abrade (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Lightning Bolt (0 vs 1.0)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 35 cards away from the average.
Combos in this deck
1 combo from Commander Spellbook with every card in this list.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.00 average mana value · 2.02 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
16 26.2% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 58.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 43.6%
- Same, on the draw
- 52.1%
Colors: costs and sources
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0 symbols (0.0%)
9 sources (16.4%)
-
22 symbols (75.9%)
16 sources (29.1%)
-
7 symbols (24.1%)
12 sources (21.8%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
9 sources (16.4%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
9 sources (16.4%)
Card types
- Creatures 13 (21.3%)
- Instants 6 (9.8%)
- Sorceries 10 (16.4%)
- Artifacts 16 (26.2%)
- Lands 16 (26.2%)