---
name: "Kalain, Reclusive Painter"
mana_cost: "{B}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Elf Bard"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Treasure"]
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "342"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jeff Dee"
oracle_id: "4fca09ac-8134-43d9-a84b-686db5e2bf69"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kalain-reclusive-painter-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Kalain, Reclusive Painter
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Elf Bard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Treasure

## Oracle Text
When Kalain enters, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Other creatures you control enter with an additional +1/+1 counter on them for each mana from a Treasure spent to cast them.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #342
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jeff Dee
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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