Buster Blade Mercenary by Zayan

Format: Commander

Commander: Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This deck is a high-tempo Naya Equipment Voltron strategy commanded by Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER. The primary game plan focuses on casting low-cost, high-impact Equipment on turns 1 through 3, then casting Cloud on turn 4. Because Cloud has haste and auto-attaches an Equipment on entry, the deck bypasses equip costs and attacks immediately. Cloud's attack trigger generates card advantage and creates two Treasure tokens once Cloud's power reaches 7, providing explosive mana velocity to deploy further threats and protective spells. The deck rapidly eliminates opponents through commander damage, amplified by double strike sources and evasion equipment. In addition to Voltron beats, the deck runs a clean infinite combat combo via Godo, Bandit Warlord and Helm of the Host, which Godo tutors directly to the battlefield. A dense suite of hexproof, indestructible, and phasing protection ensures the operational engine remains resilient against removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Akiri, Fearless Voyager
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Axgard Armory
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bilbo's Ring
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Bruenor Battlehammer
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Captain America's Shield
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Cloud, Planet's Champion
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conformer Shuriken
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fighter Class
  • 1 Fire-Lit Thicket
  • 1 Fireshrieker
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Game Trail
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Godo, Bandit Warlord
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Hero's Heirloom
  • 1 Kessig Wolf Run
  • 1 Kíli the Resourceful
  • 1 Lion Sash
  • 1 Lizard Blades
  • 1 Mask of Memory
  • 1 Maul of the Skyclaves
  • 1 Midnight Angel Armor
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Nahiri, Forged in Fury
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Professor Hojo
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Reyav, Master Smith
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Slayers' Stronghold
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Sting, Bilbo's Sword
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Sunscorched Divide
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Sinew and Steel
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 The Lonely Mountain
  • 1 Tifa, Martial Artist
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vorrac Battlehorns
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Wrecking Ball Arm
  • 1 Zack Fair