Art: Sam Burley · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Kalamax, the Stormsire

URG

Legendary Creature — Elemental Dinosaur · from $0.59

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.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

61 of 100 at $5 or less · 41 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
16	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
17	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
18	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
19	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
20	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
21	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
22	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
23	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
24	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
25	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
26	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
27	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
28	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
29	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
30	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
31	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
32	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
33	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
34	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
35	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
36	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
37	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
38	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
39	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
40	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
41	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
42	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
43	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
44	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
45	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
46	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
47	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
48	Breeding Pool	Land	0	$9.15
49	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
50	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
51	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
52	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
53	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
54	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
55	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
56	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
57	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
58	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
59	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
60	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
61	Cinder Glade	Land	0	$0.25
62	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
63	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
64	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
65	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
66	Hinterland Harbor	Land	0	$0.28
67	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
68	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
69	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
70	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
71	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
72	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
73	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
74	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
75	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
76	Shivan Reef	Land	0	$0.22
77	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
78	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
79	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
80	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
81	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
82	Talisman of Creativity	Artifact	2	$0.45
83	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
84	Rootbound Crag	Land	0	$0.23
85	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
86	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
87	Yavimaya Coast	Land	0	$0.31
88	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
89	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
90	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
91	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
92	Rejuvenating Springs	Land	0	$4.12
93	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
94	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
95	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
96	Training Center	Land	0	$17.67
97	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
98	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
99	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
100	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78

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Combos with Kalamax, the Stormsire

The 10 most popular of 27 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Kalamax, the Stormsire + Reverberate
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite magecraft triggers
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Expansion // Explosion + Kalamax, the Stormsire
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite magecraft triggers
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Increasing Vengeance + Kalamax, the Stormsire
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite magecraft triggers
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Kalamax, the Stormsire + Twincast
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite magecraft triggers
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Kalamax, the Stormsire + Return the Favor
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite magecraft triggers
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Kalamax, the Stormsire + Reiterate
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite magecraft triggers
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Fury Storm + Kalamax, the Stormsire
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite magecraft triggers
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Flare of Duplication + Kalamax, the Stormsire
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite magecraft triggers
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Insidious Will + Kalamax, the Stormsire
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite magecraft triggers
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Fork + Kalamax, the Stormsire
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite magecraft triggers
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Top finishes

4 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

2nd of 33 — Liga Mesão Presencial S3-E03 on Topdeck.ggJul 17, 2026 · 2–0–0 · by Melquesedeque da Silva Rocha
3rd of 27 — Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E8 on Topdeck.ggMay 29, 2026 · 2–0–0 · by Melquesedeque da Silva Rocha
7th of 25 — Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E7 on Topdeck.ggMay 22, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Metusalen Rocha
7th of 29 — Commander Party - Secrets of Strixhaven - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggMay 2, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by RAUL BERMEJO PEREZ

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Precons led by Kalamax, the Stormsire

Official preconstructed decks with Kalamax, the Stormsire at the helm.

Arcane Maelstrom
PreconCommander· Released Apr 2020

Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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