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Kalamax, the Stormsire
Legendary Creature — Elemental Dinosaur · 1GUR
Color identity: Green · Red · Blue · Temur
Kalamax, the Stormsire is Temur (green, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you cast your first instant spell each turn, if Kalamax is tapped, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Whenever you copy an instant spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Kalamax.
Reference price of the card: €0.41
Average lands in decks for Kalamax, the Stormsire: 35
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🛠️ Build a deck for Kalamax, the Stormsire 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Kalamax, the Stormsire deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (72/100)
- Consistency94
- Speed58
- Interaction71
- Resilience99
- Closing63
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 4 Island, 4 Mountain, 2 Forest)
Sol Ring · Growth Spiral · Arcane Signet · Harrow · Archmage Emeritus · Frantic Search · Storm-Kiln Artist · Wilderness Reclamation · Twinning Staff · Springleaf Drum · Veyran, Voice of Duality · Big Score · Beast Within · Chaos Warp · Snap · Thrill of Possibility · Narset's Reversal · Crop Rotation · Opt · Entish Restoration · Goblin Electromancer · Reverberate · Counterspell · Manamorphose · Relic of Legends · Brainstorm · Ral, Storm Conduit · Wavebreak Hippocamp · Double Vision · Deflecting Swat · Expansion // Explosion · Planar Genesis · Chandra's Ignition · Soul's Fire · Swiftfoot Boots · Comet Storm · Rashmi, Eternities Crafter · Talrand, Sky Summoner · Unexpected Windfall · Farseek · Lightning Bolt · Dualcaster Mage · Increasing Vengeance · Guttersnipe · Lightning Greaves · Stormcatch Mentor · Dig Through Time · Rampant Growth · Thousand-Year Storm · Twincast · Auroral Procession · Artifact Mutation · Nature's Lore · Return of the Wildspeaker · Swarm Intelligence · Eureka Moment · Nature's Claim · Pongify · Young Pyromancer · Archmage of Runes · Birds of Paradise · Blasphemous Act · Demand Answers · Cultivate · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Frontier Bivouac · Cinder Glade · Holdout Settlement · Survivors' Encampment · Yavimaya Coast · Reliquary Tower · Sulfur Falls · Breeding Pool · Steam Vents · Stomping Ground · Ketria Triome · Hinterland Harbor · Shivan Reef · Rootbound Crag · Kessig Wolf Run · Rejuvenating Springs · Izzet Boilerworks · Training Center · Simic Growth Chamber · Wooded Foothills · Dreamroot Cascade · Misty Rainforest · Scalding Tarn
🃏 Recommended cards for Kalamax, the Stormsire
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kalamax, the Stormsire, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Wilderness Reclamation | 67% | +62% |
| Harrow | 71% | +60% |
| Twinning Staff | 63% | +59% |
| Archmage Emeritus | 69% | +58% |
| Storm-Kiln Artist | 67% | +55% |
| Frantic Search | 67% | +53% |
| Springleaf Drum | 59% | +53% |
| Growth Spiral | 74% | +50% |
| Holdout Settlement | 49% | +48% |
| Survivors' Encampment | 48% | +47% |
| Veyran, Voice of Duality | 52% | +46% |
| Thrill of Possibility | 48% | +45% |
| Big Score | 50% | +43% |
| Narset's Reversal | 47% | +43% |
| Reverberate | 44% | +42% |
| Wavebreak Hippocamp | 41% | +40% |
| Opt | 46% | +39% |
| Relic of Legends | 42% | +39% |
| Ral, Storm Conduit | 41% | +39% |
| Entish Restoration | 45% | +39% |
| Double Vision | 40% | +38% |
| Expansion // Explosion | 39% | +37% |
| Snap | 49% | +37% |
| Soul's Fire | 38% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your Kalamax, the Stormsire deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Wilderness Reclamation
- Harrow
- Archmage Emeritus
- Storm-Kiln Artist
- Frantic Search
- Springleaf Drum
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Veyran, Voice of Duality
- Snap
- Crop Rotation
- Manamorphose
- Unexpected Windfall
- Chandra's Ignition
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Twinning Staff
- Deflecting Swat
- Mystical Tutor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kalamax, the Stormsire
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Narset's Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
- Twinning Staff + Narset's Reversal → Infinite magecraft triggers
- Storm-Kiln Artist + Thousand-Year Storm + Narset's Reversal → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite copies of instant and sorcery spells on the stack, Infinite power for any creature, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite Treasure tokens
- Narset's Reversal + Reverberate → Infinite magecraft triggers
👥 Community decks with Kalamax, the Stormsire
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kalamax, the Stormsire's color identity?
Kalamax, the Stormsire is Temur (green, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Kalamax, the Stormsire come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kalamax, the Stormsire deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 20 % of the time and floods 21 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Kalamax, the Stormsire deck run?
Real Kalamax, the Stormsire decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Kalamax, the Stormsire?
The three highest-synergy cards are Wilderness Reclamation, Harrow, Twinning Staff. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kalamax, the Stormsire decks.
What combos does Kalamax, the Stormsire have?
Kalamax, the Stormsire has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Kalamax, the Stormsire deck cost?
You can start cheap: Wilderness Reclamation, Harrow, Archmage Emeritus are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.