Cloud by user3471955

Format: Commander

Commander: Cloud, Midgar Mercenary

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 60

Deck overview

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary headlines a focused mono-white Equipment Voltron and Stax Midrange deck. Cloud delivers built-in tutoring upon entering the battlefield and doubles every trigger from attached Equipment. The primary game plan deploys Cloud on Turn 2, fetches high-impact Equipment, and uses cost-cheat enablers like Sigarda's Aid, Puresteel Paladin, and Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist to establish an equipped threat by Turn 3. On Turn 4, Cloud swings to trigger doubled combat effects—generating massive card advantage via Buster Sword, ramp via Sword of Hearth and Home, or lethal commander pressure via Colossus Hammer. A disruptive hatebear package featuring Drannith Magistrate, Archon of Emeria, and Deafening Silence slows down faster opponents. Robust protection spells such as Flawless Maneuver, Teferi's Protection, and Grand Abolisher safeguard Cloud through combat steps to eliminate the table by Turn 6. As a backup win condition, Heliod, Sun-Crowned and Walking Ballista provide a compact instant-kill combo.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Adaptive Omnitool
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Brass Squire
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
  • 1 Cid, Freeflier Pilot
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Codsworth, Handy Helper
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Emeritus of Truce // Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mask of Memory
  • 1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Pip-Boy 3000
  • 29 Plains
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
  • 1 Sword of Forge and Frontier
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Sword of Light and Shadow
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Umezawa's Jitte
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Zack Fair