Arcane Maelstrom

Kalamax, the Stormsire Commander Deck

Kalamax, the Stormsire is the engine of this deck: by keeping him tapped through combat and then casting instants, every instant spell gets copied and Kalamax grows larger with each copy triggered. The deck uses effects that untap lands at end step, extra mana rocks, and a suite of copy-multiplying permanents like Twinning Staff and Swarm Intelligence to chain instant spells and generate enormous board presence through tokens from spell-triggered creature producers like Talrand, Sky Summoner and Murmuring Mystic. The deck wins by either overwhelming opponents with a massive, ever-growing Kalamax backed by an aerial token army, or by copying high-impact instants like damage-dealing spells enough times to eliminate the table outright.

Decklist

• Jace, Architect of Thought
• Xyris, the Writhing Storm
• Haldan, Avid Arcanist
• Pako, Arcane Retriever
• Eon Frolicker
• Nascent Metamorph
• Glademuse
• Ravenous Gigantotherium
• Lunar Mystic
• Niblis of Frost
• Talrand, Sky Summoner
• Charmbreaker Devils
• Dualcaster Mage
• Etali, Primal Storm
• Goblin Dark-Dwellers
• Djinn Illuminatus
• Melek, Izzet Paragon
• Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
• Wort, the Raidmother
• Solemn Simulacrum
• Murmuring Mystic
• Crackling Drake
• Surreal Memoir
• Decoy Gambit
• Deflecting Swat
• Curious Herd
• Chaos Warp
• Comet Storm
• Commune with Lava
• Starstorm
• Strength of the Tajuru
• Artifact Mutation
• Prophetic Bolt
• Clash of Titans
• Channeled Force
• Chemister's Insight
• Frantic Search
• Whiplash Trap
• Crop Rotation
• Evolution Charm
• Harrow
• Hunter's Insight
• Hunting Pack
• Natural Connection
• Slice in Twain
• Tribute to the Wild
• Growth Spiral
• Temur Charm
• Lavabrink Floodgates
• Twinning Staff
• Bonder's Ornament
• Arcane Signet
• Commander's Sphere
• Lightning Greaves
• Sol Ring
• Swarm Intelligence
• Primal Empathy
• Psychic Impetus
• Shiny Impetus
• Predatory Impetus
• Wilderness Reclamation
• Cinder Glade
• Desolate Lighthouse
• Exotic Orchard
• Kessig Wolf Run
• Mossfire Valley
• Mosswort Bridge
• Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• Scavenger Grounds
• Yavimaya Coast
• Command Tower
• Frontier Bivouac
• Gruul Turf
• Halimar Depths
• Izzet Boilerworks
• Myriad Landscape
• Rupture Spire
• Simic Growth Chamber
• Rugged Highlands
• Swiftwater Cliffs
• Thornwood Falls
• 3× Forest
• 3× Forest
• 2× Forest
• 2× Island
• 2× Island
• Island
• 2× Mountain
• 2× Mountain
• Mountain