Arcane Maelstrom
Kalamax, the Stormsire · C20 2020 · official decklist · 100 cards
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What originality means here
Every card scores 0 to 1: one minus how close its nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so 0.30 means something out there is 70% like it. A deck's figure is the average across its most original half of nonland cards, so it climbs by holding cards with less competition, never by holding more cards.
- 52 Avengers Assemble 0.184
- 53 Klingon Fury 0.183
- 54 Virtue and Valor 0.182
- 55 Arcane Maelstrom 0.182
- 56 Everyone's Invited! 0.182
- 57 Food and Fellowship 0.182
- 58 Counter Intelligence 0.181
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What originality means here
Every card scores 0 to 1: one minus how close its nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so 0.30 means something out there is 70% like it. A deck's figure is the average across its most original half of nonland cards, so it climbs by holding cards with less competition, never by holding more cards.
- 121 Counter Intelligence 0.181
- 122 Food and Fellowship 0.182
- 123 Everyone's Invited! 0.182
- 124 Arcane Maelstrom 0.182
- 125 Virtue and Valor 0.182
- 126 Klingon Fury 0.183
- 127 Avengers Assemble 0.184
Most original cards
- Pako, Arcane Retriever 0.45
- Wort, the Raidmother 0.37
- Haldan, Avid Arcanist 0.33
- Eon Frolicker 0.30
- Nascent Metamorph 0.30
- Lavabrink Floodgates 0.26
- Twinning Staff 0.24
- Djinn Illuminatus 0.22
- Channeled Force 0.20
- Curious Herd 0.19
- Bonder's Ornament 0.19
- Niblis of Frost 0.18
- Kalamax, the Stormsire 0.17
- Jace, Architect of Thought 0.16
- Whiplash Trap 0.15
- Chaos Warp 0.15
- Temur Charm 0.15
- Shiny Impetus 0.15
- Strength of the Tajuru 0.14
- Wilderness Reclamation 0.13
- Xyris, the Writhing Storm 0.13
- Rashmi, Eternities Crafter 0.13
- Tribute to the Wild 0.13
- Ravenous Gigantotherium 0.11
- Comet Storm 0.11
- Hunter's Insight 0.11
- Surreal Memoir 0.11
- Decoy Gambit 0.10
- Crackling Drake 0.10
- Lunar Mystic 0.10
- Artifact Mutation 0.10
- Lightning Greaves 0.08
- Primal Empathy 0.07
- Predatory Impetus 0.07
- Growth Spiral 0.06
- Frantic Search 0.06
- Glademuse 0.05
- Deflecting Swat 0.04
- Etali, Primal Storm 0.04
- Commander's Sphere 0.03
- Crop Rotation 0.03
- Dualcaster Mage 0.02
- Melek, Izzet Paragon 0.02
- Swarm Intelligence 0.01
- Psychic Impetus 0.01
- Commune with Lava 0.00
- Prophetic Bolt 0.00
- Harrow 0.00
- Murmuring Mystic 0.00
- Talrand, Sky Summoner 0.00
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers 0.00
- Charmbreaker Devils 0.00
- Evolution Charm 0.00
- Slice in Twain 0.00
- Solemn Simulacrum 0.00
- Starstorm 0.00
- Arcane Signet 0.00
- Hunting Pack 0.00
- Natural Connection 0.00
- Sol Ring 0.00
- Chemister's Insight -0.00
- Clash of Titans -0.00
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What salt means here
EDHREC's annual survey asks players which cards they least enjoy facing, scoring each 0 to about 3: Stasis is 3.06, Rhystic Study 2.73, Mind Stone a flat 0. A deck's figure is those scores added up, so it gets there either through a few famous offenders or a long tail of mildly irritating ones. The one number here that is an opinion rather than a measurement.
- 34 World Shaper 23.4
- 35 From Cute to Brute 23.3
- 36 Silverquill Influence 23.3
- 37 Arcane Maelstrom 23.2
- 38 Jeskai Striker 23.0
- 39 Timey-Wimey 22.9
- 40 Grand Larceny 22.8
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What salt means here
EDHREC's annual survey asks players which cards they least enjoy facing, scoring each 0 to about 3: Stasis is 3.06, Rhystic Study 2.73, Mind Stone a flat 0. A deck's figure is those scores added up, so it gets there either through a few famous offenders or a long tail of mildly irritating ones. The one number here that is an opinion rather than a measurement.
- 139 Grand Larceny 22.8
- 140 Timey-Wimey 22.9
- 141 Jeskai Striker 23.0
- 142 Arcane Maelstrom 23.2
- 143 Silverquill Influence 23.3
- 144 From Cute to Brute 23.3
- 145 Blight Curse 23.4
Saltiest cards
- Deflecting Swat 1.73
- Sol Ring 1.59
- Xyris, the Writhing Storm 0.97
- Etali, Primal Storm 0.88
- Kalamax, the Stormsire 0.88
- Wilderness Reclamation 0.85
- Crop Rotation 0.83
- Dualcaster Mage 0.74
- Twinning Staff 0.72
- Niblis of Frost 0.62
- Lightning Greaves 0.53
- Talrand, Sky Summoner 0.47
- Temur Charm 0.44
- Melek, Izzet Paragon 0.42
- Rashmi, Eternities Crafter 0.42
- Swarm Intelligence 0.42
- Pako, Arcane Retriever 0.41
- Arcane Signet 0.40
- Whiplash Trap 0.39
- Haldan, Avid Arcanist 0.37
- Chaos Warp 0.36
- Eon Frolicker 0.36
- Scavenger Grounds 0.32
- Strength of the Tajuru 0.31
- Psychic Impetus 0.30
- Frantic Search 0.29
- Decoy Gambit 0.28
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers 0.27
- Natural Connection 0.27
- Ravenous Gigantotherium 0.27
- Crackling Drake 0.25
- Primal Empathy 0.24
- Lunar Mystic 0.23
- Bonder's Ornament 0.21
- Comet Storm 0.21
- Shiny Impetus 0.21
- Command Tower 0.20
- Hunter's Insight 0.20
- Starstorm 0.20
- Artifact Mutation 0.19
- Glademuse 0.19
- Tribute to the Wild 0.19
- Commune with Lava 0.18
- Halimar Depths 0.18
- Kessig Wolf Run 0.18
- Surreal Memoir 0.17
- Predatory Impetus 0.16
- Growth Spiral 0.15
- Clash of Titans 0.14
- Djinn Illuminatus 0.14
- Harrow 0.14
- Nascent Metamorph 0.14
- Oran-Rief, the Vastwood 0.14
- Hunting Pack 0.13
- Lavabrink Floodgates 0.13
- Mosswort Bridge 0.13
- Murmuring Mystic 0.13
- Jace, Architect of Thought 0.12
- Wort, the Raidmother 0.12
- Charmbreaker Devils 0.11
- Solemn Simulacrum 0.11
- Exotic Orchard 0.08
- Simic Growth Chamber 0.08
- Rugged Highlands 0.07
- Rupture Spire 0.07
- Slice in Twain 0.07
- Channeled Force 0.06
- Cinder Glade 0.06
- Commander's Sphere 0.06
- Gruul Turf 0.06
- Prophetic Bolt 0.06
- Yavimaya Coast 0.06
- Frontier Bivouac 0.05
- Desolate Lighthouse 0.04
- Myriad Landscape 0.03
- Thornwood Falls 0.03
- Mossfire Valley 0.01
- Chemister's Insight 0.00
- Curious Herd 0.00
- Evolution Charm 0.00
- Izzet Boilerworks 0.00
- Swiftwater Cliffs 0.00
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What of cards means here
The cheapest paper printing of every card, added together: what the hundred cards cost to own as singles, not what the sealed box sells for. That is why one reserved list card can put a deck above four decks of staples. Basic lands count toward the total but are left out of the card list below, since thirty Islands are not what anyone means by a deck's cheapest cards.
- 21 Exit from Exile €113.63
- 22 Enduring Enchantments €112.06
- 23 Sliver Swarm €110.78
- 24 Arcane Maelstrom €110.60
- 25 Stalwart Unity €107.31
- 26 Masters of Evil €105.83
- 27 Timeless Wisdom €105.53
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What of cards means here
The cheapest paper printing of every card, added together: what the hundred cards cost to own as singles, not what the sealed box sells for. That is why one reserved list card can put a deck above four decks of staples. Basic lands count toward the total but are left out of the card list below, since thirty Islands are not what anyone means by a deck's cheapest cards.
- 152 Timeless Wisdom €105.53
- 153 Masters of Evil €105.83
- 154 Stalwart Unity €107.31
- 155 Arcane Maelstrom €110.60
- 156 Sliver Swarm €110.78
- 157 Enduring Enchantments €112.06
- 158 Exit from Exile €113.63
Priciest cards
- Deflecting Swat €63.21
- Twinning Staff €15.30
- Crop Rotation €3.57
- Lightning Greaves €3.16
- Dualcaster Mage €3.11
- Wilderness Reclamation €1.59
- Artifact Mutation €1.49
- Comet Storm €1.36
- Pako, Arcane Retriever €0.99
- Xyris, the Writhing Storm €0.85
- Sol Ring €0.82
- Haldan, Avid Arcanist €0.70
- Murmuring Mystic €0.63
- Frantic Search €0.58
- Rashmi, Eternities Crafter €0.49
- Bonder's Ornament €0.48
- Kalamax, the Stormsire €0.47
- Oran-Rief, the Vastwood €0.47
- Yavimaya Coast €0.42
- Chaos Warp €0.40
- Etali, Primal Storm €0.38
- Commune with Lava €0.37
- Hunter's Insight €0.35
- Halimar Depths €0.33
- Jace, Architect of Thought €0.32
- Kessig Wolf Run €0.31
- Niblis of Frost €0.30
- Eon Frolicker €0.29
- Arcane Signet €0.28
- Glademuse €0.28
- Lavabrink Floodgates €0.27
- Talrand, Sky Summoner €0.27
- Harrow €0.26
- Curious Herd €0.25
- Strength of the Tajuru €0.25
- Wort, the Raidmother €0.24
- Growth Spiral €0.23
- Mosswort Bridge €0.23
- Cinder Glade €0.21
- Decoy Gambit €0.21
- Nascent Metamorph €0.21
- Ravenous Gigantotherium €0.21
- Scavenger Grounds €0.21
- Channeled Force €0.18
- Myriad Landscape €0.18
- Solemn Simulacrum €0.18
- Exotic Orchard €0.17
- Melek, Izzet Paragon €0.17
- Starstorm €0.17
- Swarm Intelligence €0.17
- Desolate Lighthouse €0.16
- Djinn Illuminatus €0.16
- Tribute to the Wild €0.16
- Simic Growth Chamber €0.15
- Izzet Boilerworks €0.14
- Lunar Mystic €0.14
- Mossfire Valley €0.14
- Command Tower €0.13
- Frontier Bivouac €0.13
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers €0.13
- Charmbreaker Devils €0.12
- Chemister's Insight €0.12
- Gruul Turf €0.12
- Primal Empathy €0.09
- Prophetic Bolt €0.09
- Psychic Impetus €0.09
- Whiplash Trap €0.09
- Commander's Sphere €0.08
- Crackling Drake €0.08
- Evolution Charm €0.08
- Temur Charm €0.08
- Predatory Impetus €0.07
- Shiny Impetus €0.07
- Surreal Memoir €0.06
- Clash of Titans €0.05
- Natural Connection €0.05
- Thornwood Falls €0.05
- Rupture Spire €0.04
- Hunting Pack €0.03
- Slice in Twain €0.03
- Rugged Highlands €0.02
- Swiftwater Cliffs €0.02
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What median play rate means here
EDHREC ranks every card by how many Commander decks run it, #1 being the most played in the format. A deck's figure is the median rank across its nonland cards, so #1200 means half this deck sits inside the format's twelve hundred most played cards. A smaller number is the deck built out of staples.
- 155 Merciless Rage #7518
- 156 The Fantastic Four #7580
- 157 The Ruinous Powers #7670
- 158 Arcane Maelstrom #7846
- 159 Heavenly Inferno #7891
- 160 Doom Prevails #8152
- 161 Masters of Evil #8272
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What median play rate means here
EDHREC ranks every card by how many Commander decks run it, #1 being the most played in the format. A deck's figure is the median rank across its nonland cards, so #1200 means half this deck sits inside the format's twelve hundred most played cards. A smaller number is the deck built out of staples.
- 18 Masters of Evil #8272
- 19 Doom Prevails #8152
- 20 Heavenly Inferno #7891
- 21 Arcane Maelstrom #7846
- 22 The Ruinous Powers #7670
- 23 The Fantastic Four #7580
- 24 Merciless Rage #7518
Most played cards
- Sol Ring #1
- Arcane Signet #3
- Lightning Greaves #13
- Chaos Warp #29
- Solemn Simulacrum #44
- Commander's Sphere #56
- Deflecting Swat #74
- Frantic Search #97
- Crop Rotation #220
- Growth Spiral #240
- Harrow #255
- Etali, Primal Storm #283
- Dualcaster Mage #688
- Talrand, Sky Summoner #816
- Wilderness Reclamation #978
- Hunter's Insight #1077
- Shiny Impetus #1406
- Comet Storm #1455
- Twinning Staff #1689
- Murmuring Mystic #1863
- Artifact Mutation #2634
- Starstorm #3164
- Rashmi, Eternities Crafter #3705
- Commune with Lava #3976
- Xyris, the Writhing Storm #4659
- Swarm Intelligence #4922
- Psychic Impetus #7177
- Jace, Architect of Thought #7349
- Temur Charm #7601
- Charmbreaker Devils #7632
- Melek, Izzet Paragon #7745
- Evolution Charm #7947
- Primal Empathy #8092
- Chemister's Insight #8306
- Niblis of Frost #8366
- Bonder's Ornament #8902
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers #9036
- Kalamax, the Stormsire #10102
- Crackling Drake #10556
- Curious Herd #10701
- Channeled Force #10814
- Haldan, Avid Arcanist #11526
- Natural Connection #12208
- Strength of the Tajuru #13271
- Wort, the Raidmother #13389
- Tribute to the Wild #13434
- Lavabrink Floodgates #13439
- Glademuse #13729
- Prophetic Bolt #13928
- Predatory Impetus #13972
- Eon Frolicker #14096
- Decoy Gambit #14166
- Hunting Pack #14997
- Slice in Twain #15550
- Whiplash Trap #16127
- Nascent Metamorph #17776
- Djinn Illuminatus #18019
- Pako, Arcane Retriever #19472
- Lunar Mystic #19653
- Surreal Memoir #19691
- Clash of Titans #20869
- Ravenous Gigantotherium #21954
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What a card on average means here
How long ago each card was first printed, averaged across the deck. A reprint does not make an old card new, so a deck published last year and stuffed with reprints still reads old. The total underneath is every card's age added together; the ranking uses the average, because a sum quietly rewards the bigger deck for being bigger.
- 45 Wretched Ranks 14.1 years
- 46 Dungeons of Death 14.0 years
- 47 Mind Flayarrrs 13.9 years
- 48 Arcane Maelstrom 13.9 years
- 49 Mystic Intellect 13.8 years
- 50 Everyone's Invited! 13.8 years
- 51 Lorehold Legacies 13.7 years
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What a card on average means here
How long ago each card was first printed, averaged across the deck. A reprint does not make an old card new, so a deck published last year and stuffed with reprints still reads old. The total underneath is every card's age added together; the ranking uses the average, because a sum quietly rewards the bigger deck for being bigger.
- 128 Lorehold Legacies 13.7 years
- 129 Everyone's Invited! 13.8 years
- 130 Mystic Intellect 13.8 years
- 131 Arcane Maelstrom 13.9 years
- 132 Mind Flayarrrs 13.9 years
- 133 Dungeons of Death 14.0 years
- 134 Wretched Ranks 14.1 years
Oldest cards
- Sol Ring 33.3 years
- Harrow 29.1 years
- Crop Rotation 27.7 years
- Frantic Search 27.7 years
- Artifact Mutation 26.1 years
- Prophetic Bolt 25.4 years
- Yavimaya Coast 25.4 years
- Mossfire Valley 25.1 years
- Starstorm 24.1 years
- Hunting Pack 23.5 years
- Lightning Greaves 23.1 years
- Solemn Simulacrum 23.1 years
- Djinn Illuminatus 20.8 years
- Gruul Turf 20.8 years
- Izzet Boilerworks 20.8 years
- Simic Growth Chamber 20.5 years
- Evolution Charm 19.8 years
- Mosswort Bridge 19.1 years
- Wort, the Raidmother 18.5 years
- Exotic Orchard 17.8 years
- Rupture Spire 17.8 years
- Whiplash Trap 17.2 years
- Oran-Rief, the Vastwood 17.1 years
- Comet Storm 16.8 years
- Halimar Depths 16.8 years
- Strength of the Tajuru 16.8 years
- Surreal Memoir 16.6 years
- Slice in Twain 16.1 years
- Chaos Warp 15.4 years
- Command Tower 15.4 years
- Tribute to the Wild 15.4 years
- Hunter's Insight 15.3 years
- Charmbreaker Devils 15.1 years
- Kessig Wolf Run 15.1 years
- Desolate Lighthouse 14.5 years
- Lunar Mystic 14.5 years
- Talrand, Sky Summoner 14.3 years
- Jace, Architect of Thought 14.1 years
- Melek, Izzet Paragon 13.6 years
- Frontier Bivouac 12.1 years
- Rugged Highlands 12.1 years
- Swiftwater Cliffs 12.1 years
- Temur Charm 12.1 years
- Thornwood Falls 12.1 years
- Commander's Sphere 12.0 years
- Dualcaster Mage 12.0 years
- Myriad Landscape 12.0 years
- Commune with Lava 11.6 years
- Cinder Glade 11.1 years
- Natural Connection 11.1 years
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers 10.8 years
- Niblis of Frost 10.3 years
- Rashmi, Eternities Crafter 10.1 years
- Scavenger Grounds 9.3 years
- Swarm Intelligence 9.3 years
- Etali, Primal Storm 8.8 years
- Chemister's Insight 8.1 years
- Crackling Drake 8.1 years
- Murmuring Mystic 8.1 years
- Growth Spiral 7.8 years
- Wilderness Reclamation 7.8 years
- Arcane Signet 7.1 years
- Bonder's Ornament 6.6 years
- Curious Herd 6.6 years
- Decoy Gambit 6.6 years
- Deflecting Swat 6.6 years
- Eon Frolicker 6.6 years
- Glademuse 6.6 years
- Haldan, Avid Arcanist 6.6 years
- Kalamax, the Stormsire 6.6 years
- Lavabrink Floodgates 6.6 years
- Nascent Metamorph 6.6 years
- Pako, Arcane Retriever 6.6 years
- Predatory Impetus 6.6 years
- Psychic Impetus 6.6 years
- Ravenous Gigantotherium 6.6 years
- Shiny Impetus 6.6 years
- Twinning Staff 6.6 years
- Xyris, the Writhing Storm 6.6 years
- Channeled Force 6.6 years
- Clash of Titans 6.6 years
- Primal Empathy 6.6 years
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What the figures on each card mean
- Originality
- One minus how close the card's nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so a card at 0.30 has something out there 70% like it.
- Play rate
- EDHREC's rank for how often the card is played in Commander, where #1 is the most played card in the format.
- Salt
- Out of about 3, from EDHREC's salt survey, where players vote on the cards they least enjoy facing.
- Card age
- How long ago the card was first printed, counted from its earliest printing, so a reprint does not make an old card new.
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