Anhelo, the Painter

Gameplan

Cast a steady stream of impactful instants and sorceries, using Anhelo's free casualty 2 to copy your first spell each turn—turning removal, card draw, and finishers into two-for-ones. You build a board of expendable bodies to fuel casualty, then snowball card and board advantage until a doubled extra-turn spell, mass damage, or combo ends the game.

Key Cards

• Ophidian Eye — Enchant Anhelo so its first deathtouch-enabled attack draws cards, and casualty-copies of cantrips snowball your hand.
• Bitter Reunion — Cheap creature-source plus card filtering, and its body can be sacrificed to casualty later for value.
• Time Warp — Copying an extra-turn spell with casualty chains turns into back-to-back extra turns, a primary win path.
• Young Pyromancer — Generates a stream of power-1... actually fuels token bodies; pair with anthems or use Monastery Mentor for power-2+ casualty fodder.
• Monastery Mentor — Each noncreature spell makes a 1/1 Monk that grows, providing repeatable casualty fodder while you spellsling.
• Comet, Stellar Pup — Reliably spits out 1/1 dogs and value for casualty fuel and aggression.

Upgrade Path

Tighten the mana base with fast lands, fetches, and signets, and add cheap recurring token-makers so casualty is always online. Lean into copyable payoffs—extra-turn spells, tutors, and scalable X-spells—plus protection like Lightning Greaves and counters to keep Anhelo safe. Add efficient interaction (Swords to Plowshares-style black/red removal, counterspells) to convert copied spells into both answers and threats.