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Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Mercenary · WW
Color identity: White
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Cloud enters, search your library for an Equipment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
As long as Cloud is equipped, if a triggered ability of Cloud or an Equipment attached to it triggers, that ability triggers an additional time.
Reference price of the card: €22.90
Average lands in decks for Cloud, Midgar Mercenary: 35
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Build your Cloud, Midgar Mercenary deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Cloud, Midgar Mercenary 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Cloud, Midgar Mercenary deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B+ (74/100)
- Consistency85
- Speed67
- Interaction84
- Resilience90
- Closing65
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (12 nonbasic, 23 Plains)
Puresteel Paladin · Sol Ring · Swords to Plowshares · Buster Sword · Sword of the Animist · Sigarda's Aid · Sram, Senior Edificer · Forge Anew · Path to Exile · Swiftfoot Boots · Stoneforge Mystic · Genji Glove · Sword of Feast and Famine · Danitha Capashen, Paragon · Arcane Signet · Cid, Freeflier Pilot · Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist · Steelshaper's Gift · Sword of Fire and Ice · Codsworth, Handy Helper · Hammer of Nazahn · Open the Armory · Sword of Hearth and Home · Shadowspear · Dispatch · Commander's Plate · Esper Sentinel · Colossus Hammer · Masterwork of Ingenuity · Brotherhood Regalia · Enlightened Tutor · Mithril Coat · Grand Abolisher · Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms · Umezawa's Jitte · Mother of Runes · Zack Fair · Generous Gift · Pip-Boy 3000 · Sword of Forge and Frontier · Lightning Greaves · Mask of Memory · The Aetherspark · Excalibur, Sword of Eden · Mantle of the Ancients · Teferi's Protection · Adaptive Omnitool · Armored Skyhunter · Land Tax · Restoration Magic · Stonehewer Giant · Single Combat · Stroke of Midnight · Ultima Weapon · Argentum Armor · Caduceus, Staff of Hermes · Kíli the Resourceful · Sevinne's Reclamation · Smothering Tithe · Beatrix, Loyal General · Brass Squire · Leyline Axe · Rebuff the Wicked · Sword of Light and Shadow · Rogue's Passage · Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief · Buried Ruin · Monumental Henge · Urza's Saga · Inventors' Fair · Emeria, the Sky Ruin · War Room · Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire · Reliquary Tower · Ancient Den · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
🃏 Recommended cards for Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Cloud, Midgar Mercenary, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Puresteel Paladin | 91% | +79% |
| Buster Sword | 79% | +71% |
| Forge Anew | 74% | +67% |
| Sigarda's Aid | 75% | +64% |
| Sram, Senior Edificer | 75% | +59% |
| Genji Glove | 63% | +57% |
| Sword of the Animist | 76% | +57% |
| Stoneforge Mystic | 65% | +56% |
| Sword of Feast and Famine | 62% | +55% |
| Cid, Freeflier Pilot | 60% | +55% |
| Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist | 59% | +54% |
| Sword of Fire and Ice | 58% | +53% |
| Hammer of Nazahn | 56% | +50% |
| Codsworth, Handy Helper | 57% | +50% |
| Steelshaper's Gift | 59% | +50% |
| Danitha Capashen, Paragon | 61% | +48% |
| Sword of Hearth and Home | 53% | +46% |
| Masterwork of Ingenuity | 48% | +43% |
| Dispatch | 51% | +43% |
| Colossus Hammer | 49% | +43% |
| Shadowspear | 52% | +41% |
| Open the Armory | 55% | +41% |
| Commander's Plate | 50% | +38% |
| Umezawa's Jitte | 40% | +38% |
💰 The best cards for your Cloud, Midgar Mercenary deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Puresteel Paladin
- Sram, Senior Edificer
- Cid, Freeflier Pilot
- Danitha Capashen, Paragon
- Masterwork of Ingenuity
- Colossus Hammer
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Forge Anew
- Genji Glove
- Sword of the Animist
- Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
- Hammer of Nazahn
- Steelshaper's Gift
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Buster Sword
- Sigarda's Aid
- Stoneforge Mystic
- Sword of Feast and Famine
- Sword of Fire and Ice
- Codsworth, Handy Helper
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Approach of the Second Sun + Reprieve → Win the game
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer + With Great Power . . . → Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer + Pariah → Lock, Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you
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Frequently asked questions
What is Cloud, Midgar Mercenary's color identity?
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Cloud, Midgar Mercenary come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Cloud, Midgar Mercenary deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 34 % of the time and floods 1 %. Deck health: B+ (74/100).
How many lands should a Cloud, Midgar Mercenary deck run?
Real Cloud, Midgar Mercenary decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Cloud, Midgar Mercenary?
The three highest-synergy cards are Puresteel Paladin, Buster Sword, Forge Anew. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Cloud, Midgar Mercenary decks.
What combos does Cloud, Midgar Mercenary have?
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Cloud, Midgar Mercenary deck cost?
You can start cheap: Puresteel Paladin, Sram, Senior Edificer, Cid, Freeflier Pilot are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.