Those Who Fight On! (Optimal build) by JayBabay

Format: Commander

Commander: Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 54

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity Naya Equipment Voltron strategy commanded by Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER. The primary game plan focuses on deploying high-impact Equipment on early turns, casting Cloud on Turn 4 to attach that Equipment for free via his enter-the-battlefield trigger, and immediately attacking with haste. Cloud's attack triggers draw cards and produce Treasure tokens whenever his power reaches 7 or greater, fueling additional deployments and interaction. The deck transitions into a lethal win using massive commander damage, extra combat steps from Aggravated Assault, Aurelia, the Warleader, or Full Throttle, and an infinite combat loop with Sword of Feast and Famine. It protects its aggressive turns through proactive silence effects and instant phasing spells, while maintaining high functional redundancy across its Equipment suite.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Akiri, Fearless Voyager
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Black Widow, Agile Avenger
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Codsworth, Handy Helper
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Embercleave
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Fighter Class
  • 1 Final Fortune
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hushwood Verge
  • 1 Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk
  • 1 Kellan, the Fae-Blooded // Birthright Boon
  • 1 Kessig Wolf Run
  • 1 Krosan Grip
  • 1 Kíli the Resourceful
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Nettlecyst
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Red XIII, Proud Warrior
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Stonehewer Giant
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sunforger
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
  • 1 Sword of Forge and Frontier
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Taiga
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Thornspire Verge
  • 1 Tifa, Martial Artist
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth