---
name: "Painter's Servant"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Scarecrow"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "257"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mike Dringenberg"
oracle_id: "baf93873-35e6-4bf2-bdcc-78a5206422fb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/painters-servant-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Painter's Servant
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3

## Oracle 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.

> *Er sammelt Schattierungen im Dämmernebel, damit sein Meister eine bessere Welt malen kann.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lurebound Scarecrow](/printing/lurebound-scarecrow-shm.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
2. [Scrapbasket](/printing/scrapbasket-shm.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
3. [Scuttlemutt](/printing/scuttlemutt-shm.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
4. [Shire Scarecrow](/printing/shire-scarecrow-ltr.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
5. [Shifting Sky](/printing/shifting-sky-pls.md) — Enchantment
6. [Scarecrow Guide](/printing/scarecrow-guide-woe.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #257
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mike Dringenberg
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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