Commander

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary

Global commander stats {W} All White commanders
Win Rate 37%
373 Wins
607 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 987 recorded Playgroup games, winning 37% of them (373607) at an Elo of 1,615, ranking #412 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.82 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Cloud, Midgar Mercenary's win rate?
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary has a 37% win rate across 987 recorded Playgroup games (373 wins, 607 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: 11 days.
How many decks use Cloud, Midgar Mercenary?
332 decks list Cloud, Midgar Mercenary as their commander on Playgroup, of which 206 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
412
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1615
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6
Average commander damage per game 10
Average poison counters given per game 6
Average kills per game 0.82
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 332
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 206
No. games played with this commander 987
Total hours played 11 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1732 WhereamIHelp! 16 12
2 1685 EATMAN 85 36
3 1594 Xdecifer 12 6
4 1577 David VF 9 6
5 1548 pvtkranox 3 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Cloud, Midgar Mercenary wins, 64.66% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
64.66%
Combat
25.94%
Poison
3.01%
Alternative
2.63%
Non Combat Damage
2.63%
Combo
1.13%
Avg win turn 8.3 based on 384 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Cloud, Midgar Mercenary

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

+12.0 pp
Top card: Excalibur, Sword of Eden
Show 1 more (ranks 11-11)
# Card Lift
11
Forge Anew
Forge Anew 151 games
+0.8 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, Midgar Mercenary wins 66.67% of games from position 6 and 21.05% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
43.73% n=263
2
Seat 2
39.64% n=275
3
Seat 3
33.47% n=242
4
Seat 4
27.69% n=130
5
Seat 5
21.05% n=19
6
Seat 6
66.67% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Cloud, Midgar Mercenary wins 38.04% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
38.04% n=326
1
1 mulligan
35.25% n=139
2
2 mulligans
30.0% n=50
3
3 mulligans
38.89% n=18
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
5
5 mulligans
50.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Cloud, Midgar Mercenary 3.85/5 on average, across 635 self-reports.

3.85 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Cloud, Midgar Mercenary wins, opponents flag the game as salty 63.0% of the time across 387 tracked wins.

63.0 \%
Head to head

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.

Top 5 best matchups

Atraxa, Praetors' Voice commander art
66.67%
Hope Estheim commander art
Hope Estheim 18 games
66.67%
Lightning, Army of One commander art
60.0%
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander art
55.0%
Hazel of the Rootbloom commander art
54.55%

Top 5 worst matchups

Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion commander art
0.0%
Sauron, the Necromancer commander art
6.25%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy commander art
9.09%
Estinien Varlineau commander art
10.0%