Ex-Soldier 1st Class

Format: Commander

Commander: Cloud, Midgar Mercenary

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity mono-white Equipment Voltron strategy led by Cloud, Midgar Mercenary. Cloud guarantees access to key weapons by searching library for an Equipment on entry, then doubles triggers from attached equipment once armed. The deck leverages explosive 0 to 1 CMC artifact acceleration to deploy Cloud on Turn 2, followed by free equip enablers like Sigarda's Aid and Forge Anew on Turn 3. Starting on Turn 4, Cloud swings with lethal equipment such as Colossus Hammer, Genji Glove, or Grafted Exoskeleton, eliminating one opponent per turn. A secondary win condition with Heliod, Sun-Crowned and Walking Ballista offers an instant-speed infinite damage backup plan. Supported by protective staples like Teferi's Protection and Grand Abolisher, the deck maintains resilience against interaction while executing a focused combat clock.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Argentum Armor
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Beatrix, Loyal General
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Cid, Freeflier Pilot
  • 1 Cloud's Limit Break
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Crackdown Construct
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Darksteel Forge
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Grafted Exoskeleton
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Leyline Axe
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Tithe
  • 1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
  • 1 Monumental Henge
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mycosynth Lattice
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 26 Plains
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Robe of Stars
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spellbinder
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Super State
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Ultima Weapon
  • 1 Ultimate Magic: Holy
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Weapons Vendor
  • 1 Worldslayer
  • 1 Zack Fair