I play Rw/R painter, and sport the new karn as a 4-of.
He's VERY good. Basically pushed painter from the somewhat unplayable side to good/great. Still obnoxiously hard to pilot well though (i suspect like mono-R prison).
I'd say that he's a wincon all on his own, much like the other pieces in mono-R that aren't straight prison pieces. One thing though, my painter build is a lot more prisony compared to other painter lists, which is why i figured i'd drop a line here. I doubt the other prison/stompy pieces would work in mono-R, but on the off chance it's worth testing: liquimetal coating (works like a rishadan port with karn in play. Can also work like a strip mine against lands if you +1 karn), and gorilla shaman for those times when you have multiple coatings and/or lattice in play.
He's VERY good. Basically pushed painter from the somewhat unplayable side to good/great. Still obnoxiously hard to pilot well though (i suspect like mono-R prison).
I'd say that he's a wincon all on his own, much like the other pieces in mono-R that aren't straight prison pieces. One thing though, my painter build is a lot more prisony compared to other painter lists, which is why i figured i'd drop a line here. I doubt the other prison/stompy pieces would work in mono-R, but on the off chance it's worth testing: liquimetal coating (works like a rishadan port with karn in play. Can also work like a strip mine against lands if you +1 karn), and gorilla shaman for those times when you have multiple coatings and/or lattice in play.
Do you have a current mono-R prison list?
Legacy - Solidarity - mono U aggro - burn - Imperial Painter - Strawberry Shortcake - Bluuzards - bom