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Anhelo, the Painter

Legendary Creature — Vampire Assassin · {U}{B}{R} · Black/Red/Blue commander

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.)

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What Anhelo, the Painter actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Keyword · deathtouchdeathtouch
• AbilityThe first instant or sorcery spell you cast each turn has casualty 2.

What an Anhelo, the Painter deck needs

Plays as spellslinger. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.

• instants and sorceries (the first each turn has casualty 2)
• creatures with power 2 or greater to sacrifice

The Anhelo, the Painter deck plan

The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.

• 28× Instants and sorceries — for a magecraft/prowess commander the spell COUNT is the engine
• 6× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 10× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 3× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
• 2× Answer a whole board at once
• 8× Refill your hand
• 3× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana
• 8× Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide

Best cards for Anhelo, the Painter

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Combos with Anhelo, the Painter

Known combos from Commander Spellbook that Anhelo, the Painter is a piece of, and how many decks list them.

• Anhelo, the Painter + Talrand, Sky Summoner + Call To Mind + Mystic Retrieval + Walk The Aeons29 decks
• Anhelo, the Painter + Poppet Stitcher + Time Warp + Call To Mind + Mystic Retrieval20 decks
• Anhelo, the Painter + Twinning Staff + Repeated Reverberation + Vraska's Fall19 decks
• Anhelo, the Painter + Twinning Staff + Repeated Reverberation + Prologue To Phyresis18 decks
• Anhelo, the Painter + Talrand, Sky Summoner + Call To Mind + Mystic Retrieval + Time Warp18 decks
• Anhelo, the Painter + Twinning Staff + Repeated Reverberation + Infectious Inquiry14 decks

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