Anhelo, the Painter
Legendary Creature — Vampire Assassin
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.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BRU
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- New Capenna Commander
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #11146
Anhelo, the Painter turns every instant or sorcery into a two-for-one the moment a creature has died on your turn — a condition so easy to manufacture that the casualty trigger fires reliably as early as turn four. Compared to Talrand, Sky Summoner, which rewards you with a 2/2 Drake, Anhelo hands you a full copy of the spell for free, making him one of the highest-ceiling spell-doubling commanders in the format.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Anhelo, the Painter is a Commander card through and through — the zone where a three-mana 2/3 deathtouch can sit in the command zone and warp your entire deck-building philosophy around casualty. In Legacy and Vintage, where he's technically legal, the powered-up spell density makes him intriguing in theory, but those formats have no commander mechanic and no reason to build around a fragile three-drop when faster engines exist. Oathbreaker is the one 60-card variant worth mentioning: pairing Anhelo as your planeswalker's signature spell commander equivalent could generate absurd value, though the format's smaller community limits how often you'll test it. Commander is where he belongs, and where spell-doubling at no extra mana cost is genuinely broken.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card





Anhelo, the PainterTalrand, Sky SummonerCall to MindMystic RetrievalWalk the Aeons
Infinite turns; Lock
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Anhelo, the PainterPoppet Stitcher // Poppet FactoryTime WarpCall to MindMystic Retrieval
Infinite turns; Lock
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Anhelo, the PainterTalrand, Sky SummonerCall to MindMystic RetrievalTime Warp
Infinite turns; Lock
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Anhelo, the PainterTwinning StaffRepeated ReverberationVraska's Fall
Each opponent loses the game
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Anhelo, the PainterTwinning StaffRepeated ReverberationPrologue to Phyresis
Each opponent loses the game
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Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Anhelo, the Painter isn't currently available in the system, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. As a mythic commander from a precon-adjacent product with a strong built-in combo identity, copies tend to settle in the $3–8 range historically — worth picking up if you're building spellslinger.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Talrand, Sky Summoner
- Call to Mind
- Mystic Retrieval
- Walk the Aeons
- Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
- Time Warp
- Twinning Staff
- Repeated Reverberation
- Vraska's Fall
- Prologue to Phyresis
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.