Combos with Painter's Servant

15 known combos in Commander — View Painter's Servant

Painter's Servant Painter's Servant
Grindstone Grindstone
Results: Infinite self-mill · Infinite mill for target opponent
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  1. Activate Grindstone by paying {3} and tapping it, causing target player to mill two cards.
  2. Because both cards will share a color due to Painter's Servant, the process in step 1 repeats until the player has milled their entire library.
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Llawan, Cephalid Empress Llawan, Cephalid Empress Painter's Servant Painter's Servant
Results: Opponents can't cast creature spells · Lock
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  1. Painter's Servant causes all creature spells to be blue in addition to their other colors.
  2. Because Llawan prevents your opponent from casting blue creature spells, they are unable to cast creature spells.
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Teysa, Orzhov Scion Teysa, Orzhov Scion Painter's Servant Painter's Servant
Results: Infinite ETB · Exile all creatures opponents control · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
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  1. Activate Teysa by sacrificing three other creatures, targeting any creature.
  2. When the creatures die, Teysa triggers three times, creating three 1/1 Spirit creature tokens that are black due to Painter's Servant.
  3. Repeat.
  4. Resolve all Teysa abilities, exiling the targeted creature(s).
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Wrath of Marit Lage Wrath of Marit Lage Painter's Servant Painter's Servant
Results: Creatures do not untap · Lock
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  1. Painter's Servant causes all creatures to be red in addition to their other colors.
  2. Wrath of Marit Lage prevents red creatures from untapping during their controller's untap steps.
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Light of Day Light of Day Painter's Servant Painter's Servant
Results: Creatures can't attack · Creatures can't block · Lock
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  1. Painter's Servant causes all creatures to be black.
  2. Because Light of Day prevents black creatures from attacking or blocking, no creature can attack or block.
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Elephant Grass Elephant Grass Solemnity Solemnity Painter's Servant Painter's Servant
Results: You can't be attacked · Lock
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  1. Cast Elephant Grass by paying {G}.
  2. Elephant Grass prevents creatures from attacking you due to Painter's Servant making them all black.
  3. Solemnity prevents age counters from being placed on Elephant Grass.
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Oona, Queen of the Fae Oona, Queen of the Fae Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar Painter's Servant Painter's Servant Prismite Prismite
Results: Exile each opponent's library · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite colorless mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Oona for {X} = 2 spending {2}{U/B}.
  2. Name the color chosen with Painter's Servant.
  3. The opponent you targeted mills two cards and you create two faerie rogue creature tokens.
  4. Sacrifice both tokens to Ashnod's Altar to add 4 {C}.
  5. Pay {C}{C} to add {U/B} with Prismite.
  6. Repeat.
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Basking Broodscale Basking Broodscale Painter's Servant Painter's Servant Ivy Lane Denizen Ivy Lane Denizen
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Put a +1/+1 counter on Basking Broodscale.
  2. Basking Broodscale triggers, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
  3. When the Eldrazi Spawn enters the battlefield as a green creature due to Painter's Servant, Ivy Lane Denizen triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Basking Broodscale.
  4. Repeat.
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Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite Grim Poppet Grim Poppet Painter's Servant Painter's Servant Antler Skulkin Antler Skulkin
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Results: Infinite -1/-1 counters · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Grim Poppet by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, targeting another creature.
  2. Repeat until Grim Poppet has no -1/-1 counters on it.
  3. Activate Antler Skulkin by paying {2}, giving Grim Poppet persist until end of turn.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Grim Poppet, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Grim Poppet dies, triggering its persist ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a total of four -1/-1 counters on it.
  6. Repeat.
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Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite Grim Poppet Grim Poppet Painter's Servant Painter's Servant Antler Skulkin Antler Skulkin
+1 more
Results: Infinite -1/-1 counters · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Grim Poppet by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, targeting another creature.
  2. Repeat until Grim Poppet has no -1/-1 counters on it.
  3. Activate Antler Skulkin by paying {2}, giving Grim Poppet persist until end of turn.
  4. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Grim Poppet, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Grim Poppet dies, triggering its persist ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a total of four -1/-1 counters on it.
  6. Repeat.
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Teferi's Moat Teferi's Moat Painter's Servant Painter's Servant Archetype of Imagination Archetype of Imagination
Results: Lock · You can't be attacked
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  1. Teferi's Moat prevents creatures of the chosen color without flying from attacking you.
  2. Because Painter's Servant makes all creatures the chosen color, and Archetype of Imaginaton causes all creatures your opponents control to lose flying, no creatures can attack you.
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Sphinx's Tutelage Sphinx's Tutelage Opposition Agent Opposition Agent Mana Severance Mana Severance Hive Mind Hive Mind
+1 more
Results: Infinite mill for target opponent
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  1. Cast Mana Severance by paying {1}{U}.
  2. Hive Mind triggers, causing each opponent to copy Mana Severance.
  3. Resolve each opponent's Mana Severance, exiling all lands from their libraries.
  4. Resolve your Mana Severance, choosing not to exile any lands from your library.
  5. The next time you draw a card, Sphinx's Tutelage triggers, causing an opponent to mill two cards.
  6. Because Painter's Servant will force the cards to share a color, and they will not be lands due to the opponent having no lands in their library, Sphinx's Tutelage will continue to repeat the process until the opponent's library is empty.
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Spreading Plague Spreading Plague Painter's Servant Painter's Servant Eldrazi Monument Eldrazi Monument
Results: Destroy all creatures opponents control whenever a creature enters the battlefield · Lock
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  1. Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, Spreading Plague triggers, destroying all creatures, as they all share a color due to Painter's Servant.
  2. Because Eldrazi Monument gives your creatures indestructible, only your opponents' creatures are destroyed.
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Spreading Plague Spreading Plague Painter's Servant Painter's Servant Avacyn, Angel of Hope Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Results: Destroy all creatures opponents control whenever a creature enters the battlefield · Lock
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  1. Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, Spreading Plague triggers, destroying all creatures, as they all share a color due to Painter's Servant.
  2. Because Avacyn gives your creatures indestructible, only your opponents' creatures are destroyed.
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Aragorn, the Uniter Aragorn, the Uniter Shrieking Drake Shrieking Drake Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Painter's Servant Painter's Servant
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast Shrieking Drake by paying {U}.
  2. Aragorn's first and second abilities trigger, causing you to scry 2 and create a 1/1 Human Soldier creature token.
  3. When Shrieking Drake enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Human Soldier, adding {U}.
  5. Repeat.
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