Arcane Maelstrom
Commander $148.26
100 cards
Bracket 3 by the list · Upgraded
Blue: the colour is how well it does what Bracket 3 allows.
- The three dials average 72 for what Bracket 3 allows: that sets the colour.
- Power 32 counts as 64 here: Bracket 3 is for Power 50 and up. With Manabase 76 and Health 79, that is 72 on average (weights 40 / 30 / 30).
- 1 Game Changer (Core allows none; Upgraded up to three): Crop Rotation
- Extra turns in low numbers: Eon Frolicker (fine in 2–3 if not chained; not in 1)
- cEDH signals: 1 piece of fast mana · 0 tutors that find any card · 2 free spells
- Combos are not checked yet.
Power 32: why
- Average mana value 3.71: it acts late
- 17 cards that draw or dig
- No tutors: it sees its best cards only by drawing them
Manabase 76: why
- 12 lands always enter tapped
- 19 sources make blue, and it has a card costing {U}{U}: aim for about 26
- 20 sources make red, and it has a card costing {R}{R}: aim for about 26
Health 79: why
- Only 4 ways to remove a threat (aim for 8)
- Only 1 board wipe (aim for 2)
- 8 spells cost 6 or more (13% of spells; aim under 10%)
◈ Commander
Kalamax, the Stormsire
$0.63 Main deck (99)
Creatures 21
1
Charmbreaker Devils
5R $0.26
1
1
Crackling Drake
UURR $0.30
1
1
Djinn Illuminatus
5U/RU/R $0.27
1
1
Dualcaster Mage
1RR $4.03
1
1
Eon Frolicker
2UU $0.46
1
1
Etali, Primal Storm
4RR $0.56
1
1
Glademuse
2G $0.33
1
1
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
3RR $0.28
1
1
Haldan, Avid Arcanist
2U $0.68
1
1
Lunar Mystic
2UU $0.20
1
1
Melek, Izzet Paragon
4UR $0.31
1
1
Murmuring Mystic
3U $0.37
1
1
Nascent Metamorph
1U $0.29
1
1
Niblis of Frost
2UU $0.37
1
1
Pako, Arcane Retriever
3RG $1.10
1
1
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
2GU $0.53
1
1
Ravenous Gigantotherium
5GG $0.27
1
1
Solemn Simulacrum
4 $0.36
1
1
Talrand, Sky Summoner
2UU $0.73
1
1
Wort, the Raidmother
4R/GR/G $0.34
1
1
Xyris, the Writhing Storm
2GUR $1.75
1
Planeswalkers 1
1
Jace, Architect of Thought
2UU $0.50
1
Instants 25
1
Artifact Mutation
RG $1.78
1
1
Channeled Force
2UR $0.24
1
1
Chaos Warp
2R $0.66
1
1
Chemister's Insight
3U $0.28
1
1
Clash of Titans
3RR $0.18
1
1
Comet Storm
XRR $3.23
1
1
Commune with Lava
XRR $0.60
1
1
Crop Rotation
G $3.56
1
1
Curious Herd
3G $0.65
1
1
Decoy Gambit
2U $0.25
1
1
Deflecting Swat
2R $75.59
1
1
Evolution Charm
1G $0.34
1
1
Frantic Search
2U $1.10
1
1
Growth Spiral
GU $0.43
1
1
Harrow
2G $0.39
1
1
Hunter's Insight
2G $0.59
1
1
Hunting Pack
5GG $0.09
1
1
Natural Connection
2G $0.11
1
1
Prophetic Bolt
3UR $0.28
1
1
Slice in Twain
2GG $0.26
1
1
Starstorm
XRR $0.38
1
1
Strength of the Tajuru
XGG $0.31
1
1
Temur Charm
GUR $0.37
1
1
Tribute to the Wild
1G $0.14
1
1
Whiplash Trap
3UU $0.24
1
Sorceries 1
1
Surreal Memoir
3R $0.24
1
Artifacts 7
1
Arcane Signet
2 $0.82
1
1
Bonder's Ornament
3 $0.75
1
1
Commander's Sphere
3 $0.27
1
1
Lavabrink Floodgates
3R $0.35
1
1
Lightning Greaves
2 $4.23
1
1
Sol Ring
1 $1.66
1
1
Twinning Staff
3 $14.50
1
Enchantments 6
1
Predatory Impetus
4G $0.17
1
1
Primal Empathy
1GU $0.20
1
1
Psychic Impetus
2U $0.33
1
1
Shiny Impetus
2R $0.32
1
1
Swarm Intelligence
6U $0.36
1
1
Wilderness Reclamation
3G $3.36
1
Lands 38
1
Cinder Glade
$0.37
1
1
Command Tower
$0.35
1
1
Desolate Lighthouse
$0.24
1
1
Exotic Orchard
$0.29
1
3
Forest
$0.66
3
3
Forest
$0.21
3
2
Forest
$0.22
2
1
Frontier Bivouac
$0.34
1
1
Gruul Turf
$0.32
1
1
Halimar Depths
$1.06
1
2
Island
$0.14
2
2
Island
$0.14
2
1
Island
$0.16
1
1
Izzet Boilerworks
$0.36
1
1
Kessig Wolf Run
$0.41
1
1
Mossfire Valley
$0.25
1
1
Mosswort Bridge
$0.39
1
2
Mountain
$0.93
2
2
Mountain
$0.15
2
1
Mountain
$0.17
1
1
Myriad Landscape
$0.31
1
1
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
$0.86
1
1
Rugged Highlands
$0.23
1
1
Rupture Spire
$0.35
1
1
Scavenger Grounds
$0.39
1
1
Simic Growth Chamber
$0.32
1
1
Swiftwater Cliffs
$0.22
1
1
Thornwood Falls
$0.18
1
1
Yavimaya Coast
$0.39
1
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3Bracket
3 · Upgraded by the list. The bracket comes from Wizards' card rules alone; the colour says how well the deck does what Bracket 3 allows.
- The three dials average 72 for what Bracket 3 allows: that sets the colour.
- Power 32 counts as 64 here: Bracket 3 is for Power 50 and up. With Manabase 76 and Health 79, that is 72 on average (weights 40 / 30 / 30).
- 1 Game Changer (Core allows none; Upgraded up to three): Crop Rotation
- Extra turns in low numbers: Eon Frolicker (fine in 2–3 if not chained; not in 1)
- cEDH signals: 1 piece of fast mana · 0 tutors that find any card · 2 free spells
- Combos are not checked yet.
32Power
How fast and how hard this deck can take over a game. Absolute: about 90 and up is cEDH, so a casual deck scores low on purpose.
Focused
- Average mana value 3.71: it acts late
- 17 cards that draw or dig
- No tutors: it sees its best cards only by drawing them
- 1 Game Changer: Crop Rotation
- Extra turns: Eon Frolicker
- 1 answer at mana value 2 or less, and free spells: Deflecting Swat, Whiplash Trap
- 1 piece of fast mana: Sol Ring
76Manabase
Can it cast its spells on time, in its colours?
Fair
- 12 lands always enter tapped
- 19 sources make blue, and it has a card costing {U}{U}: aim for about 26
- 20 sources make red, and it has a card costing {R}{R}: aim for about 26
- 38 lands, counting ramp ≈ 40.5 sources: enough for mana value 3.71
79Health
Does it have the parts every Commander deck needs: ramp, cards, answers, and a curve it can cast?
Fair
- Only 4 ways to remove a threat (aim for 8)
- Only 1 board wipe (aim for 2)
- 8 spells cost 6 or more (13% of spells; aim under 10%)
- 11 ramp pieces ✓
- 17 cards that draw or dig ✓
Scores read the list alone, from each card's own rules text: they can't see how a deck is played. Bracket names and the Game Changers list are Wizards of the Coast's (Commander Brackets, list as Wizards last changed it, 9 February 2026).
Led by Kalamax, the Stormsire. A blue-red-green Commander deck built around spellslinging. 22 creatures, 38 lands, average mana value 3.71.
Summarised from the decklist — not official product copy.