Commander

Kalamax, the Stormsire

Global commander stats {G} {U} {R} All Temur commanders
Win Rate 34%
817 Wins
1522 Losses
Overview

Summary

Kalamax, the Stormsire is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,353 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (817–1522) at an Elo of 1,513, ranking #1860 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 15889 damage dealt and 0.79 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 34% win rate across 2353 recorded Playgroup games (817 wins, 1522 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?
947 decks list Kalamax, the Stormsire as their commander on Playgroup, of which 535 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1860
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1513
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 15889
Average commander damage per game 715760
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.79
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 947
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 535
No. games played with this commander 2353
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, 34.47% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
34.47%
Combat
25.81%
Commander Damage
19.19%
Combo
13.75%
Alternative
5.77%
Mill
0.85%
Poison
0.17%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 829 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.

+11.6 pp
Top card: Big Score
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Increasing Vengeance
Increasing Vengeance 126 games
+1.8 pp
12
Halimar Depths
Halimar Depths 57 games
+1.8 pp
13
Mystic Confluence
Mystic Confluence 55 games
+1.6 pp
14
Harrow
Harrow 267 games
+1.1 pp
15
Return of the Wildspeaker
Return of the Wildspeaker 65 games
+1.0 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 41.19% of games from position 1 and 22.52% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
41.19% n=658
2
Seat 2
37.33% n=647
3
Seat 3
31.93% n=545
4
Seat 4
22.52% n=333
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=28
6
Seat 6
40.0% n=5
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kalamax, the Stormsire wins 36.03% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
36.03% n=1006
1
1 mulligan
35.67% n=356
2
2 mulligans
26.9% n=158
3
3 mulligans
12.82% n=39
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 1669 self-reports.

3.74 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Kalamax, the Stormsire wins, opponents flag the game as salty 43.3% of the time across 832 tracked wins.

43.3 \%
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
68.75%
Yarok, the Desecrated commander art
54.55%
Marrow-Gnawer commander art
Marrow-Gnawer 22 games
54.55%

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%