Commander

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary

Global commander stats {W} All White commanders
Win Rate 38%
502 Wins
776 Losses
Overview

Summary

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,297 recorded Playgroup games, winning 38% of them (502–776) at an Elo of 1,653, ranking #203 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 5271357 damage dealt and 0.75 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 38% win rate across 1297 recorded Playgroup games (502 wins, 776 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: 14 days.
How many decks use Cloud, Midgar Mercenary?
443 decks list Cloud, Midgar Mercenary as their commander on Playgroup, of which 282 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
203
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1653
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5271357
Average commander damage per game 739536
Average poison counters given per game 21913104
Average kills per game 0.75
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 443
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 282
No. games played with this commander 1297
Total hours played 14 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1740 Sugamon 17 13
2 1718 EATMAN 91 40
3 1683 Xdecifer 16 10
4 1627 Sugamon 8 4
5 1577 David VF 9 6
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Cloud, Midgar Mercenary wins, 63.27% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
63.27%
Combat
28.57%
Poison
2.62%
Alternative
2.33%
Non Combat Damage
2.33%
Combo
0.87%
Avg win turn 8.3 based on 504 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.

+9.7 pp
Top card: War Room
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Brotherhood Regalia
Brotherhood Regalia 122 games
+3.0 pp
12
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
Emeria, the Sky Ruin 149 games
+2.8 pp
13
Thought Vessel
Thought Vessel 47 games
+2.8 pp
14
Forge Anew
Forge Anew 251 games
+1.8 pp
15
Zack Fair
Zack Fair 92 games
+1.4 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 18.18% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
46.8% n=391
2
Seat 2
39.15% n=424
3
Seat 3
34.05% n=301
4
Seat 4
29.29% n=169
5
Seat 5
18.18% n=22
6
Seat 6
66.67% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Cloud, Midgar Mercenary wins 38.79% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
38.79% n=406
1
1 mulligan
36.36% n=187
2
2 mulligans
32.84% n=67
3
3 mulligans
40.0% n=25
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
5
5 mulligans
33.33% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Cloud, Midgar Mercenary 3.86/5 on average, across 754 self-reports.

3.86 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Cloud, Midgar Mercenary wins, opponents flag the game as salty 25.3% of the time across 521 tracked wins.

25.3 \%
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

Hope Estheim commander art
Hope Estheim 20 games
65.0%
Lightning, Army of One commander art
63.64%
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice commander art
58.82%
Zurgo Stormrender commander art
50.0%
Piru, the Volatile commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion commander art
0.0%
Sauron, the Necromancer commander art
6.25%
Edgar Markov commander art
Edgar Markov 11 games
9.09%
Caesar, Legion's Emperor commander art
10.0%