Enemies at the Gate by C4ptnS4lty

Format: Commander

Commander: Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 45

Deck overview

This Naya Voltron list focuses on aggressive combat sequences led by Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER. The strategy deploys high-stat or evasion-granting Equipment during the early turns, casts Cloud on Turn 4, and uses Cloud's enter-the-battlefield trigger to bypass equip costs entirely. Because Cloud has haste, it attacks immediately, drawing cards and creating Treasure tokens whenever its power reaches 7 or higher. The deck converts this mana and card advantage into explosive extra combat steps using cards like Aurelia, the Warleader, Tifa, Martial Artist, and Genji Glove. An expansive interaction and protection suite shields Cloud from removal while clearing opposing blockers. If Cloud is answered, resilient recursion spells and backup legendary carriers ensure the deck maintains continuous offensive momentum.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Andúril, Flame of the West
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Armored Skyhunter
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Behemoth Sledge
  • 1 Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Bruenor Battlehammer
  • 1 Brushland
  • 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, Ex-SOLDIER
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Danitha, New Benalia's Light
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Diamond Pick-Axe
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fighter Class
  • 1 Fire-Lit Thicket
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Game Trail
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Hero's Heirloom
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Kíli the Resourceful
  • 1 Leyline Axe
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mantle of the Ancients
  • 1 Mask of Memory
  • 1 Maul of the Skyclaves
  • 1 Mossfire Valley
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Red XIII, Proud Warrior
  • 1 Reyav, Master Smith
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Slayers' Stronghold
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Sunscorched Divide
  • 1 Sword of Forge and Frontier
  • 1 Sword of Vengeance
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tenza, Godo's Maul
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Tifa, Martial Artist
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Ultimate Magic: Holy
  • 1 Unfinished Business
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Wooded Ridgeline
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Wrecking Ball Arm