Art: Aurore Folny · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Anhelo, the Painter
UBRLegendary Creature — Vampire Assassin · from $0.34
Deathtouch
The first instant or sorcery spell you cast each turn has casualty 2. (As you cast that spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power 2 or greater. When you do, copy the spell and you may choose new targets for the copy.)
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
57 of 100 at $5 or less · 40 at $1 or less
| # | Card | Type | MV | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sol Ring | Artifact | 1 | $1.07 |
| 2 | Command Tower | Land | 0 | $0.26 |
| 3 | Arcane Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.34 |
| 4 | Exotic Orchard | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 5 | Reliquary Tower | Land | 0 | $4.28 |
| 6 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 7 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 8 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 9 | Counterspell | Instant | 2 | $1.33 |
| 10 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 11 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 12 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 13 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 14 | Blasphemous Act | Sorcery | 9 | $0.72 |
| 15 | Bojuka Bog | Land | 0 | $1.12 |
| 16 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 17 | Chaos Warp | Instant | 3 | $0.32 |
| 18 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 19 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 20 | Dark Ritual | Instant | 1 | $0.44 |
| 21 | An Offer You Can't Refuse | Instant | 1 | $3.01 |
| 22 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 23 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 24 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 25 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 26 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 27 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 28 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 29 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 30 | Rhystic Study | Enchantment | 3 | $61.06 |
| 31 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 32 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 33 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 34 | Watery Grave | Land | 0 | $9.86 |
| 35 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 36 | Arcane Denial | Instant | 2 | $1.88 |
| 37 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 38 | Reanimate | Sorcery | 1 | $6.56 |
| 39 | Negate | Instant | 2 | $0.12 |
| 40 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 41 | Cyclonic Rift | Instant | 2 | $29.75 |
| 42 | Steam Vents | Land | 0 | $9.63 |
| 43 | Demonic Tutor | Sorcery | 2 | $62.80 |
| 44 | Toxic Deluge | Sorcery | 3 | $5.04 |
| 45 | Swan Song | Instant | 1 | $10.72 |
| 46 | Blood Crypt | Land | 0 | $8.68 |
| 47 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 48 | Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | $0.56 |
| 49 | Deflecting Swat | Instant | 3 | $70.85 |
| 50 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 51 | Sulfur Falls | Land | 0 | $0.20 |
| 52 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 53 | Fierce Guardianship | Instant | 3 | $59.21 |
| 54 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 55 | Dragonskull Summit | Land | 0 | $0.45 |
| 56 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 57 | Sunken Hollow | Land | 0 | $0.29 |
| 58 | Otawara, Soaring City | Land | 0 | $26.57 |
| 59 | Feed the Swarm | Sorcery | 2 | $0.19 |
| 60 | Talisman of Dominance | Artifact | 2 | $0.49 |
| 61 | Smoldering Marsh | Land | 0 | $0.27 |
| 62 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 63 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 64 | Faithless Looting | Sorcery | 1 | $0.36 |
| 65 | Frantic Search | Instant | 3 | $0.82 |
| 66 | Mystic Remora | Enchantment | 1 | $10.97 |
| 67 | Vandalblast | Sorcery | 1 | $1.74 |
| 68 | Phyrexian Arena | Enchantment | 3 | $1.92 |
| 69 | Jeska's Will | Sorcery | 3 | $39.58 |
| 70 | Drowned Catacomb | Land | 0 | $0.50 |
| 71 | Deadly Rollick | Instant | 4 | $26.52 |
| 72 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 73 | Propaganda | Enchantment | 3 | $1.84 |
| 74 | Shivan Reef | Land | 0 | $0.22 |
| 75 | Vampiric Tutor | Instant | 1 | $48.13 |
| 76 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 77 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 78 | Mana Drain | Instant | 2 | $50.65 |
| 79 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 80 | Talisman of Creativity | Artifact | 2 | $0.45 |
| 81 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 82 | Talisman of Indulgence | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 83 | Black Market Connections | Enchantment | 3 | $10.78 |
| 84 | Victimize | Sorcery | 3 | $0.57 |
| 85 | Deadly Dispute | Instant | 2 | $0.29 |
| 86 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 87 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 88 | Big Score | Instant | 4 | $0.41 |
| 89 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 90 | Blood Artist | Creature | 2 | $2.78 |
| 91 | Underground River | Land | 0 | $0.51 |
| 92 | Sulfurous Springs | Land | 0 | $0.49 |
| 93 | Abrade | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 94 | Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | $1.82 |
| 95 | Morphic Pool | Land | 0 | $28.50 |
| 96 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 97 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 98 | Training Center | Land | 0 | $17.67 |
| 99 | Pongify | Instant | 1 | $2.21 |
| 100 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
Curve of these staples
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Combos with Anhelo, the Painter
The 10 most popular of 19 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Anhelo, the Painter + Call to Mind + Mystic Retrieval + Talrand, Sky Summoner + Walk the Aeons
Infinite turns · Lock
Anhelo, the Painter + Call to Mind + Mystic Retrieval + Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory + Time Warp
Infinite turns · Lock
Anhelo, the Painter + Repeated Reverberation + Twinning Staff + Vraska's Fall
Each opponent loses the game
Anhelo, the Painter + Prologue to Phyresis + Repeated Reverberation + Twinning Staff
Each opponent loses the game
Anhelo, the Painter + Call to Mind + Mystic Retrieval + Talrand, Sky Summoner + Time Warp
Infinite turns · Lock
Anhelo, the Painter + Infectious Inquiry + Repeated Reverberation + Twinning Staff
Each opponent loses the game
Anhelo, the Painter + Call to Mind + Mystic Retrieval + Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory + Temporal Manipulation
Infinite turns · Lock
Anhelo, the Painter + Call to Mind + Mystic Retrieval + Talrand, Sky Summoner + Temporal Manipulation
Infinite turns · Lock
Anhelo, the Painter + Howl of the Horde + Prologue to Phyresis + Twinning Staff
Each opponent loses the game
Anhelo, the Painter + Phyresis Outbreak + Repeated Reverberation + Twinning Staff
Each opponent loses the game
Top finishes
One finish placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 6th of 36 — Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E6 on Topdeck.ggMay 15, 2026 · 1–0–1 · by Luiz Freire
Precons led by Anhelo, the Painter
Official preconstructed decks with Anhelo, the Painter at the helm.
- Maestros Massacre
PreconCommander· Released Apr 2022
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.