Cloud b3 oct1 by phynoz

Format: Commander

Commander: Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 49

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity Naya Equipment Voltron and combat-combo strategy commanded by Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER. The primary game plan revolves around accelerating in the first two turns, casting high-leverage Equipment like Colossus Hammer, Buster Sword, or Sword of Feast and Famine, and deploying Cloud on Turn 4. Cloud enters with haste, attaches an Equipment for free, and attacks immediately to draw cards and generate Treasure tokens if its power reaches 7 or greater. The deck leverages heavy redundancy in Equipment tutors and equip-cost reducers (Sigarda's Aid, Puresteel Paladin, Forge Anew, Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist) to bypass normal mana bottlenecks. It protects its aggressive posture through a robust Sunforger toolbox and instant-speed phasing effects like Teferi's Protection and Clever Concealment. Games are closed via overwhelming commander damage, extra combat chains with Aggravated Assault or Tifa, Martial Artist, or a compact infinite combat combo with Godo, Bandit Warlord and Helm of the Host.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Andúril, Flame of the West
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Cid, Freeflier Pilot
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Final Showdown
  • 1 Fire-Lit Thicket
  • 2 Forest
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Godo, Bandit Warlord
  • 1 Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Horizon Canopy
  • 1 Hushwood Verge
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Karplusan Forest
  • 1 Kellan, the Fae-Blooded // Birthright Boon
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Kíli the Resourceful
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Lion Sash
  • 1 Loxodon Warhammer
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mistveil Plains
  • 1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Red XIII, Proud Warrior
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sunforger
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Tifa, Martial Artist
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Wear // Tear
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Wrecking Ball Arm