It gathers hues from the twilight mist so that its master can paint a better world.
Painter's Servant - Shadowmoor (#257) - Illustrated by Mike Dringenberg - Magic: The Gathering Card
Shadowmoor Rare #257 Mike Dringenberg

Painter's Servant

Card Rules and Details

Card Type: Artifact Creature — Scarecrow

Mana Cost: {2}

Oracle Rules Text: 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.

Flavor Text: It gathers hues from the twilight mist so that its master can paint a better world.

Set: Shadowmoor (#257), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Mike Dringenberg

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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
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Thumbnail Set Name Code Rarity Artist Released
Painter's Servant - Shadowmoor MTG card scan Painter's Servant Shadowmoor Viewing SHM Rare Mike Dringenberg 2008-05-02

Official Rulings (6)

2008-05-01
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.
2008-05-01
Each card becomes a new object as it changes zones, so this effect will apply to it from scratch in the new zone. Zone-change replacement abilities that care about the new color (like "[color] permanents enter tapped") won't work because those effects are applied as the card is entering its new zone. Zone-change triggered abilities that care about the new color (like "when a [color] permanent enters" or "when you cast a [color] spell") will work because those effects apply after the card is already in its new zone.
2008-05-01
The effects of multiple Painter's Servants are cumulative.
2008-05-01
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.
2008-05-01
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.
2008-05-01
This ability doesn't overwrite any previous colors. Rather, it adds another color.

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