cloud by 91since

Format: Commander

Commander: Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This deck is a Naya Equipment Voltron strategy commanded by Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER. The primary game plan deploys high-impact weapons such as Colossus Hammer, Buster Sword, and Wrecking Ball Arm during the first three turns. On Turn 4, casting Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER allows him to auto-attach an Equipment for free upon entry and immediately attack thanks to innate haste. When Cloud attacks with at least 7 power, he draws a card and generates two Treasure tokens, fueling future plays while threatening lethal commander damage. The deck relies on combat damage multipliers like Tifa, Martial Artist, Lightning, Army of One, and Boros Charm alongside heavy equipment buffs to eliminate opponents one by one across consecutive turns. Defensive cards like Clever Concealment, Champion's Helm, and Conqueror's Flail protect your commander from opposing interaction, while efficient spot removal clears away blockers. Without infinite combos or fast-mana staples, the deck executes a focused, highly aggressive beatdown strategy.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Barret, Avalanche Leader
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Behemoth Sledge
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Cid, Freeflier Pilot
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloud's Limit Break
  • 1 Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Cloud, Planet's Champion
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Decimate
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Elena, Turk Recruit
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 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 Hero's Blade
  • 1 Hero's Heirloom
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Lifestream's Blessing
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Long-Lost Lances
  • 1 Loxodon Warhammer
  • 1 Machinist's Arsenal
  • 1 Mossfire Valley
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Professor Hojo
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Radiant Grove
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo
  • 1 Red XIII, Proud Warrior
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Peaks
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Slayers' Stronghold
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Summoning Materia
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Sunscorched Divide
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tifa, Martial Artist
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Ultimate Magic: Holy
  • 1 Unfinished Business
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Vincent, Vengeful Atoner
  • 1 Wooded Ridgeline
  • 1 Wrecking Ball Arm
  • 1 Yuffie, Materia Hunter