EDH Optimizer
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: €0.62
Average lands in decks for Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury: 37
DragonsAggroFlyingReanimatorTreasureVoltronBlinkObosh Companion
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🛠️ 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 (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 (66/100)
- Consistency84
- Speed64
- Interaction44
- Resilience72
- Closing63
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 · Dragon's Hoard · Lathliss, Dragon Queen · Dragonlord's Servant · Dragonspeaker Shaman · Rivaz of the Claw · Rakdos Signet · Ganax, Astral Hunter · Thunderbreak Regent · Bladewing the Risen · Scourge of Valkas · Chaos Warp · Terminate · Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind · Decadent Dragon // Expensive Taste · Boltwing Marauder · Talisman of Indulgence · Utvara Hellkite · Blasphemous Act · Feed the Swarm · Scourge of the Throne · Crucible of Fire · Kolaghan's Command · Rakdos Charm · Dragonmaster Outcast · Terror of the Peaks · Goldspan Dragon · Immersturm Predator · Wrathful Red Dragon · Bedevil · Scavenger Regent // Exude Toxin · Smaug, Wicked Worm · Hazoret's Monument · Herald's Horn · Faithless Looting · Minion of the Mighty · Reckless Barbarian · Sarkhan's Triumph · Boneyard Scourge · Dragonstorm Globe · Drakuseth, Maw of Flames · Spit Flame · Atsushi, the Blazing Sky · Dark Ritual · Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest · Kolaghan Monument · Orb of Dragonkind · Ruby Medallion · Night's Whisper · Parapet Thrasher · Sarkhan, Fireblood · Changeling Outcast · Desolation of Smaug · Read the Bones · Shared Animosity · Thrill of Possibility · Thundermaw Hellkite · Sign in Blood · Swashbuckler Extraordinaire · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Smoldering Marsh · Blood Crypt · Haven of the Spirit Dragon · Path of Ancestry · Luxury Suite · Foreboding Ruins · Haunted Ridge · Sulfurous Springs · Rakdos Carnarium · Bloodstained Mire · Bojuka Bog · Shadowblood Ridge · Temple of Malice · Graven Cairns · Tainted Peak · Myriad Landscape · Crucible of the Spirit Dragon · Evolving Wilds · Blazemire Verge · Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway · Bloodfell Caves · Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon · Cavern of Souls · Canyon Slough · 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 | 67% | +65% |
| Crux of Fate | 65% | +63% |
| Lathliss, Dragon Queen | 63% | +61% |
| Dragon's Hoard | 63% | +61% |
| Dragonlord's Servant | 61% | +59% |
| Dragonspeaker Shaman | 59% | +57% |
| Rivaz of the Claw | 58% | +57% |
| Ganax, Astral Hunter | 51% | +49% |
| Thunderbreak Regent | 48% | +47% |
| Scourge of Valkas | 47% | +46% |
| Haven of the Spirit Dragon | 46% | +45% |
| Bladewing the Risen | 47% | +45% |
| Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind | 43% | +41% |
| Boltwing Marauder | 41% | +41% |
| Utvara Hellkite | 41% | +40% |
| Scourge of the Throne | 40% | +38% |
| Decadent Dragon | 42% | +38% |
| Crucible of Fire | 38% | +37% |
| Dragonmaster Outcast | 37% | +36% |
| Wrathful Red Dragon | 36% | +34% |
| Immersturm Predator | 36% | +33% |
| Kolaghan's Command | 38% | +33% |
| Scavenger Regent | 34% | +33% |
| Terror of the Peaks | 37% | +32% |
💰 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.
- Dragon Tempest
- Crux of Fate
- Lathliss, Dragon Queen
- Dragon's Hoard
- Dragonlord's Servant
- Dragonspeaker Shaman
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ganax, Astral Hunter
- Utvara Hellkite
- Wrathful Red Dragon
- Sarkhan's Triumph
- Herald's Horn
- Boneyard Scourge
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Terror of the Peaks
- Urza's Incubator
- Twinflame Tyrant
- Balefire Dragon
- Molten Echoes
- Cavern of Souls
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Marauding Blight-Priest + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- 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
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Storm-Kiln Artist + Seething Song + Reiterate → 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
- Reiterate + Seething Song + Ruby Medallion → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite storm count
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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 cards most played with it, 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 17 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: B (66/100).
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, Lathliss, Dragon Queen. 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?
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror. 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 Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury deck cost?
You can start cheap: Dragon Tempest, Crux of Fate, 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.