Abstract Paintmage

Secrets of Strixhaven #171

Type: Creature — Djinn Sorcerer

Mana cost: {U}{U/R}{R}

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

P/T: 2/2

Rarity: uncommon

Artist: David Auden Nash

""Life is vivid; the pigments I use should be too.""

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$0.28 USD · $0.27 USD (Foil) · €0.13 EUR

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Format Legality

Format	Legality
Standard	✓ Legal
Pioneer	✓ Legal
Modern	✓ Legal
Legacy	✓ Legal
Commander	✓ Legal
Vintage	✓ Legal
Pauper	✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker	✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Abstract Paintmage in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Ancestral Anger

Sorcery

Abstract Paintmage gives you {U}{R} to cast instant/sorcery spells, and Ancestral Anger is a cheap cantrip that gets better with multiples, helping you chain spells together.

Tome Blast

Sorcery

The mana from Abstract Paintmage helps cast Tome Blast and its flashback cost, providing consistent removal while utilizing the Paintmage's mana ability.

Quick Study

Instant

Abstract Paintmage's {U}{R} perfectly casts Quick Study, helping you dig for more spells to cast with the Paintmage's mana.

uncommon

Pigment Wrangler // Striking Palette

Creature — Orc Sorcerer // Sorcery

Striking Palette copies your next instant/sorcery, and Abstract Paintmage provides the perfect mana to cast both the Palette and the spell you want to copy.

rare

Colorstorm Stallion

Creature — Elemental Horse

Abstract Paintmage helps you cast expensive instant/sorcery spells to trigger Colorstorm Stallion's Opus ability for 5+ mana, creating token copies.

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