Cloud, Ex SOLDIER by unholy

Format: Commander

Commander: Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 46

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity Naya Voltron and Equipment aggro strategy helmed by Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER. The primary objective is to accelerate mana and deploy massive Equipment such as Colossus Hammer, Wrecking Ball Arm, or Blackblade Reforged during the first three turns. On turn 4, Cloud is cast for five mana, instantly equipping a weapon for free upon entering the battlefield and attacking immediately with haste. This swing draws cards and generates Treasure tokens when Cloud reaches 7 or more power. The deck scales its damage output using double strike from Embercleave or Genji Glove and extra combat phases from Tifa, Martial Artist to eliminate opponents across consecutive turns. Comprehensive tutor support guarantees reliable access to key weapons, while robust protection suites including Clever Concealment, Heroic Intervention, and Robe of Stars safeguard Cloud against opposing removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adaptive Omnitool
  • 1 Akiri, Fearless Voyager
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Barret, Avalanche Leader
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Behemoth Sledge
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
  • 1 Bureau Headmaster
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Cid, Freeflier Pilot
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conformer Shuriken
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Embercleave
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fighter Class
  • 1 Fire-Lit Thicket
  • 1 Firion, Wild Rose Warrior
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Game Trail
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Inventory Management
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Kellan, the Fae-Blooded // Birthright Boon
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Kíli the Resourceful
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Loxodon Warhammer
  • 1 Mossfire Valley
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Professor Hojo
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Red XIII, Proud Warrior
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Robe of Stars
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Slayers' Stronghold
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Sunscorched Divide
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Tifa, Martial Artist
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Training Compound
  • 1 Ultimate Magic: Holy
  • 1 Wrecking Ball Arm
  • 1 Yuffie, Materia Hunter
  • 1 Zack Fair