---
name: "Kalamax, the Stormsire"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}{U}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elemental Dinosaur"
colors: ["G", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "C20-9"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Nicholas Gregory"
oracle_id: "b8501a37-23e4-4873-80cb-d1c0f6c95155"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kalamax-the-stormsire-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Kalamax, the Stormsire
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}{U}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elemental Dinosaur
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast your first instant spell each turn, if Kalamax is tapped, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Whenever you copy an instant spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Kalamax.

> *Its mood changes with the weather, and vice versa.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sea Gate Stormcaller](/printing/sea-gate-stormcaller-znr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Elda, Conjurer of Spectacle](/printing/elda-conjurer-of-spectacle-mbc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Flamehold Grappler](/printing/flamehold-grappler-tdm.md) — Creature — Human Monk
4. [Storm King's Thunder](/printing/storm-kings-thunder-hbg.md) — Instant
5. [Reflective Rimekin](/printing/reflective-rimekin-yecl.md) — Creature — Elemental Wizard
6. [Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant](/printing/jin-gitaxias-progress-tyrant-neo.md) — Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #C20-9
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Nicholas Gregory
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`