Cloud Ex-Boom by user9227209

Format: Commander

Commander: Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 54

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity Voltron and Equipment Aggro strategy commanded by Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER. It leverages top-tier fast mana to accelerate its game plan, establishing a devastating board presence ahead of curve. The core game plan focuses on deploying high-impact Equipment on the first three turns, followed by casting Cloud on Turn 4. Thanks to Cloud's haste and enter-the-battlefield ability, it attaches an Equipment for free and attacks immediately, drawing cards and creating Treasure tokens when its power reaches 7 or higher. From this initial strike, the deck chains extra combats and heavy commander damage through cards like Karlach, Fury of Avernus, Aurelia, the Warleader, and Tifa, Martial Artist to eliminate opponents in rapid succession by Turn 6. An elite suite of free protection spells and phasing effects shields Cloud from removal, while dedicated Equipment tutors ensure continuous threat delivery.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aerith, Last Ancient
  • 1 Aettir and Priwen
  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Barret, Avalanche Leader
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Cait Sith, Fortune Teller
  • 1 Celestial Armor
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Cid, Freeflier Pilot
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Cloud's Limit Break
  • 1 Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Embercleave
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Final Fortune
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Full Throttle
  • 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
  • 1 Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
  • 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 Karlach, Fury of Avernus
  • 1 Kellan, the Fae-Blooded // Birthright Boon
  • 1 Kessig Wolf Run
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Loxodon Warhammer
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Nettlecyst
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Radiant Grove
  • 1 Raphael, Tag Team Tough
  • 1 Raphael, the Nightwatcher
  • 1 Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo
  • 1 Red XIII, Proud Warrior
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 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 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Thornspire Verge
  • 1 Tifa Lockhart
  • 1 Tifa, Martial Artist
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vincent, Vengeful Atoner
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Yuffie, Materia Hunter