Commander

Kalamax, the Stormsire

Global commander stats {G} {U} {R} All Temur commanders
Win Rate 35%
796 Wins
1462 Losses
Overview

Summary

Kalamax, the Stormsire is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,271 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (796–1462) at an Elo of 1,630, ranking #317 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 16346 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 2271 recorded Playgroup games (796 wins, 1462 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: 22 days.
How many decks use Kalamax, the Stormsire?
909 decks list Kalamax, the Stormsire as their commander on Playgroup, of which 513 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
317
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1630
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 16346
Average commander damage per game 740144
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.8
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 909
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 513
No. games played with this commander 2271
Total hours played 22 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 1592 SaltyNutz 7 3
5 1571 Tobivanwesterop@gmail.com 9 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Kalamax, the Stormsire wins, 34.62% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
34.62%
Combat
26.19%
Commander Damage
19.33%
Combo
13.01%
Alternative
5.8%
Mill
0.88%
Poison
0.18%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 808 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.

+9.3 pp
Top card: Big Score
# Card Lift
1
Big Score
Big Score 144 games
+9.3 pp
2
Thrill of Possibility
Thrill of Possibility 108 games
+7.6 pp
3
Dig Through Time
Dig Through Time 95 games
+4.5 pp
4
Mossfire Valley
Mossfire Valley 53 games
+4.2 pp
5
Twinning Staff
Twinning Staff 190 games
+3.3 pp
6
Comet Storm
Comet Storm 158 games
+2.9 pp
7
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower 162 games
+2.9 pp
8
Halimar Depths
Halimar Depths 47 games
+2.0 pp
9
Crop Rotation
Crop Rotation 164 games
+1.9 pp
10
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp 129 games
+1.8 pp
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Expansion // Explosion
Expansion // Explosion 149 games
+1.6 pp
12
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
Chandra, Hope's Beacon 67 games
+1.4 pp
13
Wilderness Reclamation
Wilderness Reclamation 179 games
+1.4 pp
14
Veyran, Voice of Duality
Veyran, Voice of Duality 189 games
+0.7 pp
15
Opt
Opt 118 games
+0.4 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 23.22% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.92% n=633
2
Seat 2
38.0% n=621
3
Seat 3
32.25% n=524
4
Seat 4
23.22% n=323
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=28
6
Seat 6
50.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kalamax, the Stormsire wins 35.96% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
35.96% n=997
1
1 mulligan
36.66% n=341
2
2 mulligans
26.53% n=147
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 1609 self-reports.

3.74 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Kalamax, the Stormsire wins, opponents flag the game as salty 73.4% of the time across 811 tracked wins.

73.4 \%
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%