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Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
Legendary Creature — Dragon · 3BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever a Dragon you control attacks, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
Dash {3}{B}{R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
Reference price of the card: €0.52
Average lands in decks for Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury: 37
DragonsAggroFlyingReanimatorTreasureBounceVoltronBlink
Build your Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (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 (69/100)
- Consistency62
- Speed70
- Interaction39
- Resilience67
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (27 nonbasic, 3 Swamp, 7 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Dragon Tempest · Crux of Fate · Dragonlord's Servant · Dragon's Hoard · Lathliss, Dragon Queen · Rivaz of the Claw · Dragonspeaker Shaman · Rakdos Signet · Ganax, Astral Hunter · Thunderbreak Regent · Bladewing the Risen · Scourge of Valkas · Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind · Chaos Warp · Talisman of Indulgence · Terminate · Decadent Dragon // Expensive Taste · Utvara Hellkite · Boltwing Marauder · Scourge of the Throne · Feed the Swarm · Blasphemous Act · Wrathful Red Dragon · Goldspan Dragon · Rakdos Charm · Terror of the Peaks · Crucible of Fire · Dragonmaster Outcast · Immersturm Predator · Kolaghan's Command · Bedevil · Hazoret's Monument · Herald's Horn · Minion of the Mighty · Faithless Looting · Reckless Barbarian · Boneyard Scourge · Drakuseth, Maw of Flames · Orb of Dragonkind · Sarkhan's Triumph · Changeling Outcast · Scavenger Regent // Exude Toxin · Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest · Ruby Medallion · Atsushi, the Blazing Sky · Parapet Thrasher · Read the Bones · Spit Flame · Thrill of Possibility · Dark Ritual · Dragonstorm Globe · Kolaghan Monument · Night's Whisper · Phyrexian Arena · Shared Animosity · Sign in Blood · Chaos Dragon · Dragonlord Kolaghan · Fellwar Stone · Swashbuckler Extraordinaire · Command Tower · Smoldering Marsh · Dragonskull Summit · Blood Crypt · Path of Ancestry · Haven of the Spirit Dragon · Foreboding Ruins · Luxury Suite · Sulfurous Springs · Haunted Ridge · Bojuka Bog · Rakdos Carnarium · Temple of Malice · Bloodstained Mire · Shadowblood Ridge · Graven Cairns · Tainted Peak · Myriad Landscape · Evolving Wilds · Crucible of the Spirit Dragon · Blazemire Verge · Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway · Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon · Bloodfell Caves · Canyon Slough · Cavern of Souls · Raucous Theater
🃏 Recommended cards for Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon Tempest | 66% | +64% |
| Crux of Fate | 64% | +62% |
| Dragonlord's Servant | 63% | +62% |
| Lathliss, Dragon Queen | 62% | +60% |
| Dragon's Hoard | 62% | +60% |
| Rivaz of the Claw | 61% | +60% |
| Dragonspeaker Shaman | 60% | +58% |
| Ganax, Astral Hunter | 54% | +52% |
| Thunderbreak Regent | 50% | +49% |
| Scourge of Valkas | 48% | +47% |
| Bladewing the Risen | 48% | +46% |
| Haven of the Spirit Dragon | 45% | +44% |
| Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind | 44% | +43% |
| Utvara Hellkite | 43% | +42% |
| Boltwing Marauder | 40% | +39% |
| Decadent Dragon | 43% | +39% |
| Scourge of the Throne | 40% | +39% |
| Wrathful Red Dragon | 38% | +37% |
| Crucible of Fire | 36% | +35% |
| Dragonmaster Outcast | 36% | +35% |
| Immersturm Predator | 36% | +34% |
| Terror of the Peaks | 37% | +33% |
| Hazoret's Monument | 34% | +32% |
| Kolaghan's Command | 36% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury 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.
- Crux of Fate
- Dragonlord's Servant
- Lathliss, Dragon Queen
- Dragon's Hoard
- Rivaz of the Claw
- Dragonspeaker Shaman
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Dragon Tempest
- Scourge of Valkas
- Wrathful Red Dragon
- Boneyard Scourge
- Herald's Horn
- Goldspan Dragon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Utvara Hellkite
- Terror of the Peaks
- Urza's Incubator
- Balefire Dragon
- Molten Echoes
- Twinflame Tyrant
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury's color identity?
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury is Rakdos (black and red): 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 Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.4 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 18 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury deck run?
Real Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury decks run 37 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 Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury?
The three highest-synergy cards are Dragon Tempest, Crux of Fate, Dragonlord's Servant. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury decks.
What combos does Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury deck cost?
You can start cheap: Crux of Fate, Dragonlord's Servant, Lathliss, Dragon Queen 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.