Cloud, Midgar Mercenary

Global Commander Stats

282 Wins

496 Losses

Summary

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 778 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (282–496) at an Elo of 1,557, ranking #980 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.84 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 23 Jun 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Cloud, Midgar Mercenary's win rate?

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary has a 36% win rate across 778 recorded Playgroup games (282 wins, 496 losses).

How long do winning games with Cloud, Midgar Mercenary take?

Wins with Cloud, Midgar Mercenary take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 9 days.

How many decks use Cloud, Midgar Mercenary?

248 decks list Cloud, Midgar Mercenary as their commander on Playgroup, of which 160 have played at least one recorded game.

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

980

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1557

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 10

Average poison counters given per game 6

Average kills per game 0.84

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 248

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 160

No. games played with this commander 778

Total hours played 9 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1676	EATMAN	74	31	42 %
2	1577	David VF	9	6	67 %
3	1536	Devin Webber	4	2	50 %
4	1511	Jayden	2	1	50 %
5	1479	xXDragonsbaneXx	30	13	43 %

How does this commander win?

When Cloud, Midgar Mercenary wins, 63.86% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

63.86%

Combat

26.24%

Poison

3.47%

Non Combat Damage

2.97%

Alternative

2.48%

Combo

0.99%

Avg win turn 8.1 based on 294 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary wins 66.67% of games from position 6 and 21.05% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

44.14% n=222

Seat 2

37.7% n=244

Seat 3

32.52% n=206

Seat 4

28.44% n=109

Seat 5

21.05% n=19

Seat 6

66.67% n=3

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Cloud, Midgar Mercenary wins 36.22% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

36.22% n=254

1 mulligan

35.85% n=106

2 mulligans

26.32% n=38

3 mulligans

40.0% n=15

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Cloud, Midgar Mercenary 3.83/5 on average, across 531 self-reports.

3.83 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Cloud, Midgar Mercenary wins, opponents flag the game as salty 60.6% of the time across 297 tracked wins.

60.6 \%

Best and worst matchups

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