Cloud again by applejack

Format: Commander

Commander: Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This deck is a high-synergy Naya equipment aggro deck led by Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER. The strategy relies on casting early-game equipment and mana acceleration, then casting Cloud on Turn 4. Cloud enters with haste and immediately attaches a weapon for free, bypassing equip costs. When Cloud attacks with 7 or more power, it creates two Treasure tokens and draws cards for each equipped attacker, fueling subsequent plays. The deck leverages devastating weapons like Colossus Hammer, Buster Sword, and Caduceus, Staff of Hermes to threaten rapid commander damage eliminations. Extra combat phases from Tifa, Martial Artist and Genji Glove, paired with decisive finishers like Akroma's Will, enable the deck to wipe out a full table over two combat turns. Robust protective spells such as Clever Concealment and Flare of Fortitude guard key pieces against sweepers and removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aettir and Priwen
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Avatar's Wrath
  • 1 Barret, Avalanche Leader
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Behemoth Sledge
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bruenor Battlehammer
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Cid, Freeflier Pilot
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Dancer's Chakrams
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fire-Lit Thicket
  • 1 Fishing Gear
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Game Trail
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Ghost Quarter
  • 1 Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
  • 1 Glimpse the Impossible
  • 1 Godo, Bandit Warlord
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Inspiring Statuary
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Karplusan Forest
  • 1 Kassandra, Eagle Bearer
  • 1 Kessig Wolf Run
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Lifestream's Blessing
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Loxodon Warhammer
  • 1 Machinist's Arsenal
  • 1 Mossfire Valley
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Nibelheim Aflame
  • 1 One Last Job
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Professor Hojo
  • 1 Psychic Paper
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Red XIII, Proud Warrior
  • 1 Rockfall Vale
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Samurai's Katana
  • 1 Shared Roots
  • 1 Sheltering Landscape
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sonic Screwdriver
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Stump Stomp // Burnwillow Clearing
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Light and Shadow
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Aetherspark
  • 1 The Spear of Leonidas
  • 1 Tifa, Martial Artist
  • 1 Training Compound
  • 1 Unfinished Business
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vibranium Strike Gauntlets