Painter's Servant
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Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$54.99
Cardmarket€42.81
ManaPool$47.92
TCGplayer$60.35
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$33.00
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $54.99High $64.99Low $54.99▼ 15.4%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$60.35TCGplayer, USD, retail, foil
Latest observation: 2026-11-09
7d▲ 0.7%30d▼ 4.2%90d▼ 15.4%
90d high
$71.33
90d low
$59.91
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 3rd
Cheapest paper printing
$32.57
Special Guests
- Down 4.2% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 15% below its 90 day high of $71.33.
- This printing is the 3rd cheapest paper printing currently priced (4 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
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.
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Card capabilities
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Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (12)
wotc1 Sept 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.
wotc1 Sept 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.
wotc1 Sept 2026
This ability doesn't overwrite any previous colors. Rather, it adds another color.
wotc1 Sept 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.
wotc1 Sept 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.
wotc1 Sept 2026
The effects of multiple Painter's Servants are cumulative.
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About this card
Painter's Servant
Painter's Servant is an Artifact Creature — Scarecrow, with mana cost {2} (mana value 2). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $60.35 (down 4.2% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Painter's Servant FAQ
How much is Painter's Servant worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Painter's Servant is $60.35. It is down 4.2% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $59.91 to $71.33.
What is the cheapest printing of Painter's Servant?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Special Guests at $32.57 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Painter's Servant?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Kaladesh Inventions at $224.00 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Painter's Servant are there?
Painter's Servant has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Painter's Servant first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from SHM #257, released 2008-05-02.
What is the newest printing of Painter's Servant?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from SPG #147, released 2026-01-23.
Is Painter's Servant legal in Commander?
Yes, Painter's Servant is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Painter's Servant legal in Modern?
Yes, Painter's Servant is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.












