Commander

Kalamax, the Stormsire

Global commander stats {G} {U} {R} All Temur commanders
Win Rate 35%
782 Wins
1439 Losses
Overview

Summary

Kalamax, the Stormsire is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,231 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (7821439) at an Elo of 1,580, ranking #740 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 16607 damage dealt and 0.8 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Kalamax, the Stormsire's win rate?
Kalamax, the Stormsire has a 35% win rate across 2231 recorded Playgroup games (782 wins, 1439 losses).
How long do winning games with Kalamax, the Stormsire take?
Wins with Kalamax, the Stormsire take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 21 days.
How many decks use Kalamax, the Stormsire?
898 decks list Kalamax, the Stormsire as their commander on Playgroup, of which 497 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
740
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1580
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 16607
Average commander damage per game 747865
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.8
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 898
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 497
No. games played with this commander 2231
Total hours played 21 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1649 Loyd Huhn 19 9
2 1602 Salemoche 14 8
3 1593 TheGnours 4 3
4 1571 Tobivanwesterop@gmail.com 9 4
5 1569 mrcoffeestuff 24 7
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Kalamax, the Stormsire wins, 34.46% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
34.46%
Combat
26.43%
Commander Damage
19.29%
Combo
12.86%
Alternative
5.89%
Mill
0.89%
Poison
0.18%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 794 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Kalamax, the Stormsire

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Kalamax, the Stormsire decks that leave them out.

+6.2 pp
Top card: Thrill of Possibility
Show 3 more (ranks 11-13)
# Card Lift
11
Twinning Staff
Twinning Staff 169 games
+1.1 pp
12
Wilderness Reclamation
Wilderness Reclamation 157 games
+0.9 pp
13
Halimar Depths
Halimar Depths 48 games
+0.1 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Kalamax, the Stormsire wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 23.44% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
41.0% n=622
2
Seat 2
38.03% n=610
3
Seat 3
31.9% n=511
4
Seat 4
23.44% n=320
5
Seat 5
25.93% n=27
6
Seat 6
50.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kalamax, the Stormsire wins 35.95% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
35.95% n=986
1
1 mulligan
36.25% n=331
2
2 mulligans
26.71% n=146
3
3 mulligans
13.89% n=36
4
4 mulligans
20.0% n=15
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Kalamax, the Stormsire 3.74/5 on average, across 1583 self-reports.

3.74 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Kalamax, the Stormsire wins, opponents flag the game as salty 73.0% of the time across 797 tracked wins.

73.0 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Kalamax, the Stormsire. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Judith, Carnage Connoisseur commander art
73.33%
Yarok, the Desecrated commander art
54.55%
Marrow-Gnawer commander art
Marrow-Gnawer 22 games
54.55%
Yuma, Proud Protector commander art
53.33%

Top 5 worst matchups

Urza, Lord High Artificer commander art
6.25%
Dihada, Binder of Wills commander art
6.67%
The Tenth Doctor commander art
The Tenth Doctor 12 games
8.33%
Goro-Goro and Satoru commander art
8.33%