---
name: "Abstract Paintmage"
mana_cost: "{U}{U/R}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Djinn Sorcerer"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "171"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "David Auden Nash"
oracle_id: "bc899d5c-0a91-4f19-a3e4-3078ae966110"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/abstract-paintmage-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Abstract Paintmage
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{U/R}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Djinn Sorcerer
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your first main phase, add {U}{R}. Spend this mana only to cast instant and sorcery spells.

> *「人生は色鮮やかだ。私が使う絵の具もそうでなくては。」*

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6. [Anhelo, the Painter](/printing/anhelo-the-painter-ncc.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #171
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** David Auden Nash
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`