Cloud Ex- Soldier - Deck Check Budget Edits by Bombsplinter

Format: Commander

Commander: Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 52

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity Naya Equipment Voltron and aggro-combo build led by Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER. The primary strategy accelerates mana in the opening turns to drop high-stat Equipment such as Colossus Hammer, Wrecking Ball Arm, or Buster Sword, then casts Cloud on Turn 4 (or Turn 3 with fast mana). Cloud's enter-the-battlefield ability bypasses exorbitant equip costs by attaching Equipment for free, while his built-in haste allows him to attack immediately, drawing cards and generating Treasure tokens whenever his power reaches 7 or greater. The deck converts this immense single-target commander damage into table-wide lethality using Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar, Chandra's Ignition, and extra combat phases from Tifa, Martial Artist and Genji Glove. Robust silence pieces and phasing effects protect the primary line, while an independent Godo, Bandit Warlord and Helm of the Host combo provides a decisive backup win condition.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Angelic Destiny
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Axgard Armory
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Decimate
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Disrupt Decorum
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fighter Class
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Gift of the Viper
  • 1 Godo, Bandit Warlord
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Inventory Management
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Kíli the Resourceful
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lizard Blades
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
  • 1 Mistveil Plains
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Monumental Henge
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Planar Disruption
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Razorverge Thicket
  • 1 Robe of Stars
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Selesnya Signet
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Sunforger
  • 1 Sunscorched Divide
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swordsman's Steel
  • 1 Taiga
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Unity
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Mycosynth Gardens
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Tifa, Martial Artist
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Wrecking Ball Arm