Commander

Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

Global commander stats

All Naya commanders Featured in Final Fantasy

3724 Wins

8696 Losses

Overview

Summary

Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 12,786 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (3724–8696) at an Elo of 1,423, ranking #5118 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 246558 damage dealt and 0.61 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 11 Nov 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER's win rate?

Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER has a 29% win rate across 12786 recorded Playgroup games (3724 wins, 8696 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: 6 months.

How many decks use Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER?

4,304 decks list Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER as their commander on Playgroup, of which 2,905 have played at least one recorded game.

Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

5118

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1423

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 246558

Average commander damage per game 206241

Average poison counters given per game 81

Average kills per game 0.61

Average turn length 3 minutes

No. decks for this commander 4304

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 2905

No. games played with this commander 12786

Total hours played 6 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1623	Prowain	14	10	71 %
2	1612	Kihl	8	5	63 %
3	1596	JeffreyVeestraeten	14	8	57 %
4	1594	mossmaus	4	3	75 %
5	1593	FrFrJulian	5	3	70 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER wins, 49.96% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

49.96%

Commander Damage

44.12%

Alternative

2.82%

Non Combat Damage

2.01%

Combo

0.85%

Mill

0.16%

Poison

0.08%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 3802 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.

+11.8 pp

Top card: Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway Signature build 51 games · Signature build	+11.8 pp	51
2	Monumental Henge Signature build 46 games · Signature build	+6.7 pp	46
3	Kodama of the West Tree 205 games	+5.2 pp	205
4	Reliquary Tower 183 games	+4.3 pp	183
5	Shadowspear 548 games	+4.1 pp	548
6	Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar 89 games	+4.1 pp	89
7	Sacred Foundry 693 games	+4.1 pp	693
8	Karplusan Forest 252 games	+3.9 pp	252
9	Kessig Wolf Run 207 games	+3.9 pp	207
10	Buster Sword 1,460 games	+3.8 pp	1,460

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Trouble in Pairs 30 games	+3.7 pp	30
12	Hushwood Verge 162 games	+3.7 pp	162
13	Annie Joins Up 286 games	+3.6 pp	286
14	Lightning, Army of One 687 games	+3.3 pp	687
15	Jetmir's Garden 451 games	+3.3 pp	451

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 36.02% of games from position 1 and 17.14% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

36.02% n=3944

Seat 2

31.27% n=3969

Seat 3

23.47% n=2974

Seat 4

20.9% n=1804

Seat 5

19.77% n=263

Seat 6

17.14% n=35

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER wins 28.36% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

28.36% n=3321

1 mulligan

30.06% n=2084

2 mulligans

26.92% n=624

3 mulligans

24.37% n=158

4 mulligans

21.25% n=40

5 mulligans

45.45% n=11

6 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER 3.71/5 on average, across 8019 self-reports.

3.71 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER wins, opponents flag the game as salty 31.8% of the time across 3835 tracked wins.

31.8 \%

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.