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Magic: The Gathering Artist

Kai Carpenter

Kai Carpenter has painted 47 distinct Magic: The Gathering artworks, printed 82 times across 35 sets, from 2022 to 2026. Their palette is led by red and white, and it lands mostly on creatures and enchantments. Their most reprinted piece is Writ of Return, which has appeared on 4 printings, and 1 of these artworks was made for Secret Lair drops.

47
Artworks
35
Sets
2022–2026
Active
82
Printings
Writ of Return
First card · 2022
Sahir, Visitor in Darkness
Most recent · 2026
Faerie Mastermind
Most valuable · $12

What they paint

By colour · 47 artworks

White 8
Blue 7
Black 5
Red 8
Green 6
Multicolor 7
Colorless 6

By card type · 7 kinds

Creature 25
Instant 3
Sorcery 3
Artifact 2
Enchantment 8
Planeswalker 2
Other 4

Sets

35 sets, oldest first. Hover or tap a symbol for its name; click it to filter the art below.

New Capenna Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2022 New Capenna Commander Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2022 Magic Online Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2022 Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate ↗ 4 artworks · 2022 Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2022 Battle for Baldur's Gate Tokens ↗ 1 artwork · 2022 Starter Commander Decks ↗ 1 artwork · 2022 Foundations Jumpstart ↗ 2 artworks · 2023 Phyrexia: All Will Be One ↗ 2 artworks · 2023 Universes Within ↗ 1 artwork · 2023 Commander Masters ↗ 1 artwork · 2023 Wilds of Eldraine ↗ 4 artworks · 2023 Eternal Weekend ↗ 1 artwork · 2023 Special Guests ↗ 2 artworks · 2023 Murders at Karlov Manor ↗ 2 artworks · 2024 Murders at Karlov Manor Promos ↗ 2 artworks · 2024 Ravnica: Clue Edition ↗ 1 artwork · 2024 Outlaws of Thunder Junction ↗ 1 artwork · 2024 Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander Tokens ↗ 1 artwork · 2024 Modern Horizons 3 Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2024 Duskmourn: House of Horror ↗ 3 artworks · 2024 Foundations ↗ 3 artworks · 2024 Foundations Jumpstart Front Cards ↗ 1 artwork · 2024 Foundations Promos ↗ 2 artworks · 2024 Aetherdrift ↗ 2 artworks · 2025 Aetherdrift Promos ↗ 2 artworks · 2025 Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos ↗ 2 artworks · 2025 Tarkir: Dragonstorm ↗ 3 artworks · 2025 Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2026 Lorwyn Eclipsed ↗ 4 artworks · 2026 Lorwyn Eclipsed Promos ↗ 2 artworks · 2026 Lorwyn Eclipsed Tokens ↗ 1 artwork · 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven ↗ 1 artwork · 2026 Mystery Booster Commander Edition ↗ 1 artwork · 2026

Secret Lair

1 artwork made for Secret Lair drops.

Immard, the Stormcleaver — art by Kai Carpenter Immard, the Stormcleaver Universes Within · 2023 · Bitterblossom Dreams

Every artwork

2022

Writ of Return — art by Kai Carpenter 4 printings Writ of Return New Capenna Commander · 2022 Copy — art by Kai Carpenter Copy Battle for Baldur's Gate Tokens · 2022 Acolyte of Bahamut — art by Kai Carpenter 2 printings Acolyte of Bahamut Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate · 2022 Cloakwood Hermit — art by Kai Carpenter 2 printings Cloakwood Hermit Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate · 2022 Raised by Giants — art by Kai Carpenter 3 printings Raised by Giants Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate · 2022 Folk Hero — art by Kai Carpenter 2 printings $8 Folk Hero Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate · 2022 Emmara, Soul of the Accord — art by Kai Carpenter Emmara, Soul of the Accord Starter Commander Decks · 2022

2023

Hexgold Hoverwings — art by Kai Carpenter 2 printings Hexgold Hoverwings Phyrexia: All Will Be One · 2023 Immard, the Stormcleaver — art by Kai Carpenter Immard, the Stormcleaver Universes Within · 2023 · Bitterblossom Dreams Vulshok Splitter — art by Kai Carpenter Vulshok Splitter Phyrexia: All Will Be One · 2023 Bribery — art by Kai Carpenter 2 printings $7 Bribery Commander Masters · 2023 Bellowing Bruiser // Beat a Path — art by Kai Carpenter Bellowing Bruiser // Beat a Path Wilds of Eldraine · 2023 Lady of Laughter — art by Kai Carpenter 2 printings Lady of Laughter Wilds of Eldraine · 2023 Beluna's Gatekeeper // Entry Denied — art by Kai Carpenter Beluna's Gatekeeper // Entry Denied Wilds of Eldraine · 2023 Tenacious Tomeseeker — art by Kai Carpenter Tenacious Tomeseeker Wilds of Eldraine · 2023 Mental Misstep — art by Kai Carpenter Mental Misstep Eternal Weekend · 2023 Dargo, the Shipwrecker — art by Kai Carpenter $5 Dargo, the Shipwrecker Special Guests · 2023

2024

Tenth District Hero — art by Kai Carpenter 4 printings Tenth District Hero Murders at Karlov Manor Promos · 2024 Outrageous Robbery — art by Kai Carpenter 4 printings Outrageous Robbery Murders at Karlov Manor Promos · 2024 Lonis, Genetics Expert — art by Kai Carpenter $6 Lonis, Genetics Expert Ravnica: Clue Edition · 2024 Spinewoods Paladin — art by Kai Carpenter Spinewoods Paladin Outlaws of Thunder Junction · 2024 Bounty: Rissa "Blades" Lee // Wanted! — art by Kai Carpenter Bounty: Rissa "Blades" Lee // Wanted! Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander Tokens · 2024 Expressive Iteration — art by Kai Carpenter Expressive Iteration Special Guests · 2024 Coram, the Undertaker — art by Kai Carpenter 3 printings Coram, the Undertaker Modern Horizons 3 Commander · 2024 Boilerbilges Ripper — art by Kai Carpenter Boilerbilges Ripper Duskmourn: House of Horror · 2024 House Cartographer — art by Kai Carpenter House Cartographer Duskmourn: House of Horror · 2024 Veteran Survivor — art by Kai Carpenter Veteran Survivor Duskmourn: House of Horror · 2024 Dark Bargain — art by Kai Carpenter Dark Bargain Foundations Jumpstart · 2024 Giada, Font of Hope — art by Kai Carpenter 2 printings Giada, Font of Hope Foundations · 2024 Clerics — art by Kai Carpenter Clerics Foundations Jumpstart Front Cards · 2024 Archmage of Runes — art by Kai Carpenter 3 printings Archmage of Runes Foundations Promos · 2024 Midnight Snack — art by Kai Carpenter Midnight Snack Foundations · 2024

2025

Sita Varma, Masked Racer — art by Kai Carpenter 4 printings Sita Varma, Masked Racer Aetherdrift Promos · 2025 Basri, Tomorrow's Champion — art by Kai Carpenter 4 printings Basri, Tomorrow's Champion Aetherdrift · 2025 Dracogenesis — art by Kai Carpenter 3 printings $12 Dracogenesis Tarkir: Dragonstorm · 2025 Dracogenesis — art by Kai Carpenter 2 printings Dracogenesis Tarkir: Dragonstorm · 2025 Stillness in Motion — art by Kai Carpenter 3 printings Stillness in Motion Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos · 2025

2026

Ashling, the Limitless — art by Kai Carpenter Ashling, the Limitless Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander · 2026 Oko, Shadowmoor Scion Emblem — art by Kai Carpenter Oko, Shadowmoor Scion Emblem Lorwyn Eclipsed Tokens · 2026 Flame-Chain Mauler — art by Kai Carpenter Flame-Chain Mauler Lorwyn Eclipsed · 2026 Flaring Cinder — art by Kai Carpenter Flaring Cinder Lorwyn Eclipsed · 2026 Rhys, the Evermore — art by Kai Carpenter 3 printings Rhys, the Evermore Lorwyn Eclipsed Promos · 2026 Oko, Lorwyn Liege // Oko, Shadowmoor Scion — art by Kai Carpenter Oko, Lorwyn Liege // Oko, Shadowmoor Scion Lorwyn Eclipsed · 2026 Oko, Lorwyn Liege // Oko, Shadowmoor Scion — art by Kai Carpenter $7 Oko, Lorwyn Liege // Oko, Shadowmoor Scion Lorwyn Eclipsed Promos · 2026 Faerie Mastermind — art by Kai Carpenter $12 Faerie Mastermind Secrets of Strixhaven Commander · 2026 Emil, Vastlands Roamer — art by Kai Carpenter Emil, Vastlands Roamer Secrets of Strixhaven · 2026 Sahir, Visitor in Darkness — art by Kai Carpenter Sahir, Visitor in Darkness Mystery Booster Commander Edition · 2026

Worked alongside

Artists whose catalogue overlaps most with Kai Carpenter’s.

Evyn Fong 21 shared sets · 64 artworks Edgar Sánchez Hidalgo 16 shared sets · 62 artworks Julian Kok Joon Wen 17 shared sets · 65 artworks Brent Hollowell 15 shared sets · 51 artworks Aldo Domínguez 12 shared sets · 34 artworks Vincent Christiaens 12 shared sets · 31 artworks Michal Ivan 14 shared sets · 41 artworks Olivier Bernard 19 shared sets · 68 artworks Valera Lutfullina 18 shared sets · 79 artworks Julia Metzger 13 shared sets · 49 artworks Iris Compiet 13 shared sets · 48 artworks Sergey Glushakov 12 shared sets · 82 artworks