Commander

Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

Global commander stats {R} {G} {W} All Naya commanders Featured in Final Fantasy
Win Rate 29%
3021 Wins
7220 Losses
Overview

Summary

Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 10,320 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (30217220) at an Elo of 1,553, ranking #1090 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 122855 damage dealt and 0.63 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER's win rate?
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER has a 29% win rate across 10320 recorded Playgroup games (3021 wins, 7220 losses).
How long do winning games with Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER take?
Wins with Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 months.
How many decks use Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER?
3,397 decks list Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER as their commander on Playgroup, of which 2,312 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1090
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1553
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 122855
Average commander damage per game 10
Average poison counters given per game 8
Average kills per game 0.63
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 3397
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 2312
No. games played with this commander 10320
Total hours played 5 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1596 SpeedLord 4 3
2 1594 mossmaus 4 3
3 1592 Prowain 9 6
4 1585 JeffreyVeestraeten 7 5
5 1574 iuryfs 39 23
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER wins, 49.73% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
49.73%
Commander Damage
44.28%
Alternative
3.14%
Non Combat Damage
2.01%
Combo
0.64%
Poison
0.1%
Mill
0.1%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 3104 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER decks that leave them out.

+5.8 pp
Top card: Karlach, Fury of Avernus
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Sacred Foundry
Sacred Foundry 377 games
+1.6 pp
12
Esper Sentinel
Esper Sentinel 165 games
+1.6 pp
13
Buster Sword
Buster Sword 800 games
+1.3 pp
14
Stroke of Midnight
Stroke of Midnight 253 games
+1.3 pp
15
Spire Garden
Spire Garden 223 games
+1.2 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER wins 35.96% of games from position 1 and 13.79% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
35.96% n=3034
2
Seat 2
31.48% n=2992
3
Seat 3
23.47% n=2352
4
Seat 4
20.77% n=1449
5
Seat 5
18.38% n=234
6
Seat 6
13.79% n=29
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER wins 28.45% after 0 mulligans and 37.5% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.45% n=2814
1
1 mulligan
30.02% n=1689
2
2 mulligans
26.57% n=478
3
3 mulligans
24.45% n=137
4
4 mulligans
20.0% n=30
5
5 mulligans
37.5% n=8
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER 3.7/5 on average, across 6816 self-reports.

3.7 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER wins, opponents flag the game as salty 64.2% of the time across 3105 tracked wins.

64.2 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Inquisitor Greyfax commander art
63.64%
Rhys the Redeemed commander art
63.64%
Legolas, Master Archer commander art
60.0%
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild commander art
60.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Rowan, Scion of War commander art
0.0%
Jodah, Archmage Eternal commander art
0.0%
Mabel, Heir to Cragflame commander art
0.0%
Surrak Dragonclaw commander art
0.0%