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Kamahl, Pit Fighter
Legendary Creature — Human Barbarian · 4RR
Color identity: Red
Kamahl, Pit Fighter is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)
{T}: Kamahl deals 3 damage to any target.
Reference price of the card: €0.15
Average lands in decks for Kamahl, Pit Fighter: 35
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Build your Kamahl, Pit Fighter deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Kamahl, Pit Fighter 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Kamahl, Pit Fighter 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 (67/100)
- Consistency64
- Speed56
- Interaction34
- Resilience76
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (6 nonbasic, 29 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Ruby Medallion · Gratuitous Violence · Blasphemous Act · Torbran, Thane of Red Fell · Chaos Warp · Lightning Bolt · Fiery Emancipation · Arcane Signet · Basilisk Collar · Solphim, Mayhem Dominus · Mind Stone · Thousand-Year Elixir · Faithless Looting · Fire Diamond · Vandalblast · Furnace of Rath · Abrade · Dictate of the Twin Gods · City on Fire · Jeska's Will · Magewright's Stone · Illusionist's Bracers · Jeska, Warrior Adept · Mana Geyser · Thrill of Possibility · Patriar's Seal · Chandra's Incinerator · Neheb, the Eternal · Swiftfoot Boots · Heartless Hidetsugu · Price of Progress · Gamble · Sting, the Glinting Dagger · Thran Dynamo · Brash Taunter · Chandra's Ignition · Seething Song · Fiendish Duo · Angrath's Marauders · Big Score · Repercussion · Solemn Simulacrum · Twinflame Tyrant · Defiler of Instinct · Inferno Titan · Demand Answers · Chain Reaction · Unexpected Windfall · Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge · Chandra, Torch of Defiance · Deflecting Swat · Iron Myr · Thornbite Staff · Wayfarer's Bauble · Bolt Bend · Cursed Mirror · Magus of the Wheel · The Fire Crystal · Tormenting Voice · Anger · Blood Moon · Caged Sun · Fellwar Stone · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Myriad Landscape · War Room · Forgotten Cave · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Rogue's Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for Kamahl, Pit Fighter
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kamahl, Pit Fighter, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Gratuitous Violence | 64% | +56% |
| Basilisk Collar | 53% | +42% |
| Thousand-Year Elixir | 47% | +41% |
| Jeska, Warrior Adept | 39% | +39% |
| Furnace of Rath | 44% | +39% |
| Fiery Emancipation | 54% | +38% |
| Magewright's Stone | 40% | +37% |
| Torbran, Thane of Red Fell | 59% | +36% |
| Illusionist's Bracers | 39% | +36% |
| Dictate of the Twin Gods | 42% | +34% |
| Solphim, Mayhem Dominus | 48% | +34% |
| Patriar's Seal | 38% | +34% |
| Chandra's Incinerator | 37% | +30% |
| Heartless Hidetsugu | 34% | +29% |
| Sting, the Glinting Dagger | 32% | +27% |
| Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle | 51% | +27% |
| Angrath's Marauders | 29% | +26% |
| City on Fire | 40% | +26% |
| Fiendish Duo | 30% | +25% |
| Thran Dynamo | 32% | +25% |
| Price of Progress | 33% | +25% |
| Repercussion | 29% | +24% |
| Inferno Titan | 27% | +23% |
| Chandra's Ignition | 31% | +22% |
💰 The best cards for your Kamahl, Pit Fighter 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.
- Gratuitous Violence
- Jeska, Warrior Adept
- Dictate of the Twin Gods
- Chandra's Incinerator
- Heartless Hidetsugu
- Angrath's Marauders
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Basilisk Collar
- Furnace of Rath
- Fiery Emancipation
- Magewright's Stone
- Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
- Illusionist's Bracers
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
- Twinflame Tyrant
- Goblin Sharpshooter
- Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
- Wheel of Fortune
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kamahl, Pit Fighter
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Reiterate + Mana Geyser → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kamahl, Pit Fighter's color identity?
Kamahl, Pit Fighter is red: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Kamahl, Pit Fighter come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kamahl, Pit Fighter deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 90 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Kamahl, Pit Fighter deck run?
Real Kamahl, Pit Fighter 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 Kamahl, Pit Fighter?
The three highest-synergy cards are Gratuitous Violence, Basilisk Collar, Thousand-Year Elixir. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kamahl, Pit Fighter decks.
What combos does Kamahl, Pit Fighter have?
Kamahl, Pit Fighter has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Kamahl, Pit Fighter deck cost?
You can start cheap: Gratuitous Violence, Jeska, Warrior Adept, Dictate of the Twin Gods 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.